Pepper Pad 2 Linux Web Pad 197
`Sean writes "Pepper Computer debuted their $800 Pepper Pad 2 at DEMOmobile 2004 this week. Specs include a 624 MHz XScale processor, 8.4" 800x600 TFT touchscreen, 802.11b+g, and 20 GB HDD running MontaVista Linux CEE. Out of the box the Pepper Pad 2 loads the Pepper Keeper as its GUI, but a full-blown Linux distribution with Java 2 JRE and X-Window System is sitting under the covers just waiting be customized. I personally can't wait to get a hold of one of these to turn into an OBD-II and telemetry workstation for the rally car."
Media Player (Score:3, Interesting)
Is this up to the standards of Windows Tablets? (Score:4, Interesting)
unfortunately no (Score:2, Interesting)
also there is the screen, its is only 800x600, very little can be done in that workspace. battery life is
so, no.
Re:USB 1.1 (Score:5, Interesting)
Of course the other half of me thought immediately, i could use it for a game controller and slap mame or another emulator on this bad boy... 600+ MGhz should be plenty enough to run a SNES emu.
I mean it has built in wireless networking and anyone who would buy this would fork over $50 for a wireless AP right? File Transfer problems solved.
Nice ad `Sean (Score:5, Interesting)
You thought you snuck one past the editors huh?
Look folks, of course `Sean wants one of these for his rally car...he's in on the damn thing!
Check out these [pepper.com] pics [pepper.com].
good job /. editors for plugging this thing for Sean Hamor.
News for nerds. Shills that matter.
Sounds nice... (Score:4, Interesting)
Combining the innate cluelessness of most of the people who will buy these, the fact that these don't "look like computers", the fact that these are wireless-only as far as networking is concerned, and the lack of apparent infrastructure for distributing security patches... I have to wonder how well these machines will fare once they reach the real (insecure) world.
`Sean IS Pepper Computing (Score:1, Interesting)
Technical Contact:
Sosik-Hamor, Sean webmaster@pepper.com
wickywickywack:~$ whois trunkmonkey.com
Administrative Contact:
Sosik-Hamor, Sean ssh@speakeasy.net
Pepper Keeper? (Score:3, Interesting)
From the site's page [pepper.com] on PK, it looks pretty good. Gotta try the download and see if it's better than my palm desktop.
Re:I hate to say it... (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Sounds nice... (Score:2, Interesting)
There is a full-blown computer in my wireless access point, mobile phone, DVD player. Soon in my TV, my fridge, you name it. I don't want to be the system administrator of my fridge!
Infrastructure, as you say, for distributing and installing security fixes is needed - but manufacturers will never invest into this unless forced to do so. So what we really need is security standards, extended customer protection, all enforced by regulations. NCAP crash tests for the home computer...
Re:Nice ad `Sean (Score:1, Interesting)
News for nerds. Shills that matter.
be honest here too, if you were an owner/parter/beneficiary or company A and company A produced exclusively a linux-bases tablet PC and you are just starting, what better way to expose that device to 5 million people (in a target audience, i might add) and hear feedback almost instantly in
sorry- i just get tired of people bashing the editors for 'ads', when they aren't. ad's are those things that say 'free porn' when they are not, that pop-up when you visit a shady website, and open two more when you close it. That is an ad. This is text, talking about and linking to a device that you may or may not want to look at. You have that choice*.
obligatory: * unless in soviet russia.
Re:Nice ad `Sean (Score:4, Interesting)