Pepper Pad 3 Speeds Web Browsing

I’m still struggling with this. Not because of the OS, but rather because of the fact that its actual usefulness has not been made very clear.

The new Pepper Pad 3 has a built-in Web cam and claims to browse the Web three times faster than its predecessors - but is that enough to make you plunk down $700 for a pre-order?

Pepper Computer has announced the Pepper Pad 3, a new version of its two pound, handheld wireless Web player. Manufactured by Korea’s Hanbit Electronics and running Linux Kernel 2.6m the Pepper Pad focusses on media and connectivity applications and tries to put “digital convergence” in the palms of your hands.

Built in part from open source software and powered by an AMD Geode LX800 processor, the Pepper Pad features a 7-inch 800 by 480 LCD screen, a 20 GB internal hard drive, a full QWERTY keypad, built-in speakers, built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), Bluetooth, and USB, a Web cam, and offers wireless Web browsing, photo viewing, live streaming of music and videos, remote control capabilities, plus voice communications…. Source: Digital Trends

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