WePad Tablet Will Use Linux To Rival the iPad

cypherdtraitor writes with news of an iPad rival being prepped in Germany for a June launch. "A German company, Neofonie GmbH, has set out to provide an alternative to the iPad, according to Neofonie's founder, Helmut Hoffer von Ankershoffen. The WePad will boast a Linux-based OS, USB ports, webcam, and Wi-Fi, as well as other features. The 16GB edition will cost €449 ($610), and the 32GB €569 ($773). A more expensive model will include a 3G modem. This PDF compares WePad specs with the iPad. There are also hints of cheap, available software. For example, OpenOffice.org will be the primary office suite, and you may use 'any application that pleases you' to play music and video, a clear edge over Apple's limitation to iTunes." The WePad will also run Flash.

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Re:Slashvert

[rinoid]

I'd agree with you but since you are using an idiotic flamebait reference to a computing device I will not.

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[aussersterne]

that kind of truth won't make you any friends here. We don't care how usable a device's features actually are, we only care that there are 2394872672304 features listed on the website, and that it can theoretically be used to run a webserver and tunnel a remote desktop through ssh (even if in practice this takes hours of fiddling to accomplish and is forgotten afterward in a day).