{"id":675,"date":"2008-07-22T23:09:42","date_gmt":"2008-07-23T04:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trustyetc.com\/trustyblog\/?p=675"},"modified":"2008-07-23T07:06:35","modified_gmt":"2008-07-23T12:06:35","slug":"200-tc-tablet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trustyetc.com\/trustyblog\/2008\/07\/22\/200-tc-tablet\/","title":{"rendered":"$200 TC Tablet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yesterday, TechCrunch proposed a challenge to build a web tablet for $200<\/a>.\u00a0 The initial product specs are pretty simple.\u00a0\u00a0 The device needs to run Firefox and Skype.\u00a0 The screen needs to be some sort of iPhone-like touch screen.\u00a0 There must also be WiFi, a speaker, camera and microphone.<\/p>\n

The basic idea is a device that can be used any time you are away from your main computer.\u00a0 Since many people surf the web during\u00a0much of this screen time,\u00a0the TC Tablet\u00a0will handle this quickly, from any WiFi location.\u00a0 If all the software is open source (Linux, Firefox, etc) and customized by the open source community, all the cost is in the hardware.<\/p>\n

Personally, I think this problem has been solved.\u00a0 I can use my iPod Touch to do all the “quick computing” I need to do.\u00a0 If I need to check my email, the Touch goes from “off” to “checking mail” in five seconds.\u00a0 The Touch is also more portable.\u00a0 It easily fits in my shirt pocket.\u00a0 The battery lasts all day with constant use and three or four days if I use it periodically throughout the day.<\/p>\n

I’m not sure how I would tote the TC Tablet around all day.\u00a0 If I am going to carry something this big with me all the time, that screen better be sharp.\u00a0 Although my Touch screen is small, it\u00a0is high resolution.\u00a0 I can easily read six point text on the Touch.\u00a0 The big screen with multi-touch may be the demise of the TC Tablet.\u00a0 I don’t know the prices of such hardware, but the screen alone might be too much of a factor in the bottom line cost of the TC Tablet.<\/p>\n

If TechCrunch can pull this off for $200 it will be something to see.\u00a0 It will take a dedicated effort from the open source community to\u00a0make the software perfect.\u00a0 For $200, it could be useful in a classroom setting.\u00a0 E-books would look nice on a device of this size.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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