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New Netbook Offers Detachable Tablet
Engadget is reporting that a new "Touch Book" being previewed at DEMO '09 in California by the company "Always Innovating" promises a new take on mobile computing devices. Touting 10 to 15 hours of battery life, this ARM-powered netbook weighs less than two pounds, but the true magic comes with the detachable screen that can function as a completely stand-alone touchscreen tablet. The machine is currently running a Linux OS with a touchable 3D UI, the entire screen is magnetic for mounting on a metal surface, and the whole package is being projected for less than $300.
...really? 0.90718474? Did you EVER take a science class? You can't add all that extra precision because it doesn't exist in the original measure. It would have been easier and much more correct to say "around 1kg"
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He's converting the weight of a damn machine that was given in an article. The precision was NOT there in the initial measurement, so the extra precision on the conversion was unwarranted. Really... I know that there is a very precise conversion from pounds to kilograms. That's not what's at issue here.
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Yes. The fucking article said "less than two pounds". That is VERY imprecise. About 1kg is the ONLY reasonable conversion a person could make. Please, don't ever work on anything important to other people's safety.
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