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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. Stupid M$ "Innovation" by Christopher+Anthony · · Score: -1, Troll
    You know that it's a stupid idea when Microsoft comes up with it. Face it, a huge tablet isn't a PDA. You can't use it where you use a PDA, it's too heavy and it sucks the life right out of your battery.

    It's a much cooler thing because it runs Linux instead of Windows, but there still isn't any point at all to it.

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  2. Piracy is great by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Piracy is great! I love to "sample" albums. I often sample hundreds of gigabytes of albums, often entire discographies. I've also taken to sampling games, movies, and even entire operating systems. I fully support copyright infringement for my own selfish purposes.

    Meanwhile, I sure hate companies who violate the GPL! I'm definitely a Slashdotter.

  3. *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.

  4. 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.

  5. Re:$645 Affordable? by bonch · · Score: -1, Troll

    Think of how many blowjobs you could afford with $645. I think it's clear which is the better deal here.

  6. BEND OVER! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You're about to get a delivery from Corporate ameriKa RIGHT UP YOUR ASS!!

    fuck off