So I got a chance to see the Neo 1973 GTA 01 from Openhand... yes this little guy (compared it at once to the iPhone of course). It runs Linux and has a touch screen... and that's where the iPhone similarities end...
It is unfortunately nothing like the iPhone.... it is slow, it is ugly, it's menu is difficult to use, and it's touch screen... well... isn't very good. So the new version is coming out in November (the Neo 1973 GTA 02) which is promised to be MUCH better, faster, easier to use... well... we'll see. So far... not impressed and would only go as far as to call it the LG Prada killer which isn't saying much at all. (at least the GTA 01 is that it has a standard USB connector on it, hey I'm trying to look at the bright side)... oh and the cost... about £300. :-(
So let's talk about the other thing... the $100 laptop, which is now $400 but at least it exists... here it is in action.
It's kind of cool... I guess... waterproof, dirt proof, sand proof... sounds like a Panasonic Tough Book.
The screen is... well... very cheap, and those poor children, well their eyes will be ruined after using this baby. So maybe they need to include some Eye Doctor visits coupons with this laptop as well...
Those crazy antennas, and those colours... if poor kids had toys (which they might not) this baby should fit right in. And because it doesn't use IE they might avoid some of those nasty spyware problems. :-)
***Here is some breaking news!!!!***
The deal will be (and it's not yet official, but you've heard it here first) is that for the price of the laptop... you will get one for yourself and one will be donated to a poor child somewhere. So they are trying to figure out how to make this thing cheap (or even free for the poor) interesting idea, we'll see if it catches on.
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