[NTLK] (OT) OpenSlate Competition?

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TechCrunch Wants To Create an Open Source Tablet
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"TechCrunch announced that they are planning to
[1]design their own $200 web tablet device. Quoting: 'The idea is to
turn
it on, bypass any desktop interface, and go directly to Firefox running
in a modified Kiosk mode that effectively turns the browser into the
operating system for the device. Add Gears for offline syncing of Google
docs, email, etc., and Skype for communication and you have a machine
that will be almost as useful as a desktop but cheaper and more portable
than any laptop or tablet PC.' The aim is for the tablet to run on
modified open source software, which will be released back to the
community along with the specifications for the hardware."

Link:
     1. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/21/we-want-a-dead-simple-web-tablet-help-us-build-it/

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Received on Tue Jul 22 23:56:43 2008