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NEC Develops Linux Tablet/PDA Hybrid

Posted by timothy on from the your-hot-little-hands dept.

zmcnulty writes "I've translated today's PC Watch article (Japanese) about a new tablet/PDA device from NEC - it has an 8.4" (640x480) touchscreen LCD, and a CD-ROM drive. It's also suprisingly affordable; about $645 USD. However, don't expect to be able to buy one soon, as production is limited to only 4,000 units for the first year. Still, this is an interesting prospect, and it's good to see major Japanese corporations interested in Linux."

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  1. *ring-ring*... by bonch · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...1998 is calling--it wants its "M$" back.

    You know that it's a stupid idea when Microsoft comes up with it.

    Just like:

    * Taskbars
    * Maximize, minimize, and close buttons in the upper-right corner.
    * The standard print dialog.
    * Internet browser/file browser integration.
    * "Start" menus
    * .NET technology
    * ...and much, much more

    Which as we all know are ideas never seen in the OSS community. Oh...wait.

  2. Truth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Troll

    Thank you for your karma whore. You like this idea very much. You like PDAs very much. You wish you could tweak your PDA. You think the open nature of Linux would work to the PDA's advantage. Thank you for offering nothing of actual value that will be modded up. Speak in repeated short sentences that ends with a "I hope this is the beginning of..." statement that yet again doesn't actually say anything.