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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. Tablets by The_Mystic_For_Real · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's good to see the idea that failed for Windows adopted by the Linux community.

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  2. LookPal??? by ferrellcat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where do they get these names?

    Seems kind of intimidating!

  3. translations by geeber · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apparantly some phrases, such as "surprisingly affordable," translate better than others...

    $650 as surprisingly afforadble? Sheesh.

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  4. sleep/wake fails under Windows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting
    And about using Windows, "Apart from the cost being high, we wanted the ability to save the state of the device to memory immediately before powering off - and be able to resume work in that same position when the device is power on again. But since operating the device in this fashion made freezes very likely, we let Windows go."

    This is the truth. All I need to do to lock up my Thinkpad is to close the lid, wait just long enough for Windows to *begin* going to sleep, and then open the lid again. At that point, the laptop is hung. Reliably. Works every time. It's probably one of the most reliable aspects of Windows...