New Cellphone Sized "Computer" Takes Aim at Sub-Notebooks

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday October 20, 2008 @05:12AM from the no-nomad-comparisons dept.

IMOVIO has launched a new cellphone-sized computer that is aimed at something similar to the subnotebook market. While it doesn't have 3G of its own, it does have a QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi, and a $175 price point. "It can connect to the Internet using a standard Wi-Fi connection, or it can use your cell phone's mobile broadband connection via Bluetooth. The company is currently pitching it to mobile network operators and retail stores. It's being compared to the ill-fated Palm Foleo. But the comparison doesn't work because the Foleo was Palm-phone only, didn't fit in a pocket and cost well over three times the price of the iKIT.

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infuriating by mcgrew · 2008-10-20 05:14 · Score: 5, Insightful

It's infuriating. I already have a computer the size of a cell phone. It's called a "cell phone". Damn it, why can't I plug it into a TV or monitor, and plug a mouse and keyboard into it and use the damned thing like a computer?

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But does it run Linux by davidwr · 2008-10-20 05:24 · Score: 5, Insightful

2.6?
Let's hope 2.4 stays supported for some time to come.

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