We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It.

Re:We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It. by bprater on Monday July 21, 2008 @04:53PM (#252669)

Didn't the XO project give us some indication on how difficult it is to create this type of thing?

And unless Arrington is ready commit to this project full-time, it is going nowhere fast. I suspect that he is using his clout to simply trying to get into the inbox of vendors.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love one.

I suspect Apple is working on something like this. We have the technology of Air and the technology of iPhone. Their love child could fill this gap.

I don't know going OS-less either. I think "Grandma" mode would be fine, otherwise, I'd rather have more control over the box.

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Re:We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It. by dhbradshaw on Monday July 21, 2008 @05:09PM (#252685)

OS-less might be worth it if it allowed the thing to turn on and off in less than one second.

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Re:We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It. by bprater on Monday July 21, 2008 @05:38PM (#252712)

My Mac does wake up in about a second right now. However, I see your point and totally agree.

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Re:We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It. by ojbyrne on Monday July 21, 2008 @05:03PM (#252680)

If Apple does this, it's unlikely to be cheap.

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Re:We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It. by cubrilovic on Monday July 21, 2008 @11:10PM (#252947)

there are people within TC and within the companies we are working with who are working on this fulltime

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