Comments on: I Guess Everyone Drinks Kool-Aid Nowadays http://www.gearfuse.com/i-guess-everyone-drinks-kool-aid-nowadays/ Gearfuse is a tech blog featuring news, views and opinions on the best of gadgets, gizmos, consumer electronics, hardware and more... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:42:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Rudiger http://www.gearfuse.com/i-guess-everyone-drinks-kool-aid-nowadays/comment-page-1/#comment-108864 Rudiger Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:44:12 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/?p=7254#comment-108864 See you all in 2 years, when this device doesn't exist because these guys can't make it. See you all in 2 years, when this device doesn’t exist because these guys can’t make it.

]]> By: Vince Veneziani http://www.gearfuse.com/i-guess-everyone-drinks-kool-aid-nowadays/comment-page-1/#comment-108863 Vince Veneziani Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:41:46 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/?p=7254#comment-108863 Hans, Great counterpoint. Very well put. Remember though, Arrington is looking for a TOUCH screen, which has gotta jack up the price of that TFT display. Plus, check this out: http://www.gearfuse.com/hey-michael-arrington-heres-your-firefox-tablet/ - Only $130 and pretty damn close, sans webcam and 3GB of included storage space. We'll see how this plays out. Again, great constructive criticism. Hans,

Great counterpoint. Very well put. Remember though, Arrington is looking for a TOUCH screen, which has gotta jack up the price of that TFT display.

Plus, check this out: http://www.gearfuse.com/hey-michael-arrington-heres-your-firefox-tablet/ – Only $130 and pretty damn close, sans webcam and 3GB of included storage space.

We’ll see how this plays out. Again, great constructive criticism.

]]> By: Hans http://www.gearfuse.com/i-guess-everyone-drinks-kool-aid-nowadays/comment-page-1/#comment-108860 Hans Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:24:45 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/?p=7254#comment-108860 Hey Vince, I wouldn't discard this idea so easily. I don't know Michael, but I happen to have some experience in embedded consumre electronics design AND volume manufacturing (>8K units). Did you know that you can get ARM9 processors for less than 10$, 7" TFT screens go for less than 50$ when you buy bulk (>1k units), flash is just <20$ for 2G (which should be enough for an embedded OS and 10$ for a touchscreen in volume. Anyway, my experience tells me that it can be done for that price, but I don't know if Michael is the right guy to pull it off, as said I don't know him. Anyway, good luck with you blog, just my two cents. BR, Hans Hey Vince,

I wouldn’t discard this idea so easily. I don’t know Michael, but I happen to have some experience in embedded consumre electronics design AND volume manufacturing (>8K units).

Did you know that you can get ARM9 processors for less than 10$, 7″ TFT screens go for less than 50$ when you buy bulk (>1k units), flash is just <20$ for 2G (which should be enough for an embedded OS and 10$ for a touchscreen in volume.

Anyway, my experience tells me that it can be done for that price, but I don’t know if Michael is the right guy to pull it off, as said I don’t know him. Anyway, good luck with you blog, just my two cents.

BR, Hans

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