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Jumbo Dual-Screen "Kno" Tablet Debuts At D8
itwbennett writes "The Microsoft Courier may be a dead project, but that doesn't mean you can't still have a dual-touchscreen e-reader. And a super-sized one at that, says blogger Peter Smith. The Kno, which debuted at All Things Digital's D8 conference yesterday has 'two 14.1-inch (1440 x 900) capacitive touch screens. Each screen has its own battery, giving the Kno 8-hours of battery life, but a hefty weight of 5.5 lbs. ... If Kno (the company) has its way, students will be carrying around a Kno (the device) rather than a stack of textbooks. That's the reason for the huge screens; most textbook pages can be shown 'full size' on a 14-inch screen.' Engadget, who got some hands-on time with the device, says 'the entire experience is essentially a WebKit instance.' Price is still up in the air but Ina Fried at CNET says the company is aiming for a price well under $1,000."
It's better than naming your company after a description of your private parts, like Bill Gates did.
No left turn unstoned.
Apparently to you reading the post before replying is pointless, the device that would be over $500 isn't a laptop but the Kno. The op made no value judgement on laptops over $500, just saying that slate devices over that price don't really have a market segment.
Do you have problems with reading comprehension?
The post I was reply to begins with "So why not just get a laptop?" and later says "for $500 I can buy a great laptop or an iPad and anything more than $500 would just be pointless," and end with "Really, why would I want a giant, heavy, LCD tablet not running a real OS?"
How does anything in that post restrict the comment to the "slate device" market? It does the opposite, and puts laptops alongside "slate devices" as an option.
... and then they built the supercollider.