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Midori Linux Powered FIC Aquapad
quantumgravity1 writes: "Check out this review of the FIC Aquapad. It has a 500MHz Transmeta Crusoe CPU, runs Midori Linux, is wireless capable, and is totally portable. According to pics included it is comparable to the Iopener in size. There's no hard drive, but it comes with up to 256MB of memory with 32 embedded for the os, but you can expand it with compact flash or the IBM Microdrive. GPS support is in the works, but it already supports MP3 and MPG. Now I just need a wireless setup at home, or perhaps I can do some mobile sniffing. :)"
Okay, I have to ask : why so much power in a device like this ? I know faster is better, and you can't stop progress, yadda yadda, but exactly who is this destined to ? Meteorologists who need to get tomorrow's forecast while on the plane ? Serial killers on the run who happens to like finding large prime numbers as a hobby ? Linux geeks who want to compile their kernel in the john ?
Seriously, the only explanation I can come up with is the thing is designed to run XP, but it doesn't. Makes you wonder how Palms got away with a lousy 68K CPU for so long ...
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