the tech surfer
I got a great laugh reading this article from Gizmodo. It’s about USB sticks that are embedded in brick walls and in curbs all over New York. People are naturally curious as to what’s in them. There is only way to find out is to pull up a laptop next to it.
I think it’s great idea, until your laptop gets infected with some kind of virus.
Remember the CherryPal? I wrote about the low-cost computer two years ago. Now, there is a CherryPad, a 7 inch computer tablet based on the Android 2.1 OS. It’s priced at $188. The CherryPad can browse the web, check emails, listen to music, watch YouTube videos, work on documents and presentations.
It also has access to the Android Market where you can download thousands of applications. Battery life is about 6 to 8 hours. It comes withWiFi 802.11 b/g. By the way, I found more specs from CherryPal’s website.
So far, so good. Will people buy it?
Read the review of the CherryPad from PC Magazine.
A color Nook is coming to a Barnes & Noble near you. The latest e-Reader from Barnes & Noble comes in a seven inch display and retails for $249. It sounds like competition for the iPad in terms of the color display, although the Nook is mostly just an e-Reader.
The competition is tough in the e-Reader business. With Amazon’s Kindle at just $139, it’s a tough sell for B&N’s to get consumers to buy a Nook for $249. Who knows? The market will very much decide if color displays is the way to go with e-Readers.
Color displays usually requires more power and can be an issue under direct sunlight.