[ale] Cory Doctorow on the Ipad

[Björn Gustafsson]

On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 4:00 PM,  <briarpatch.jim at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 2, 2010 3:47pm, Charles Shapiro <hooterpincher at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Short answer: Just about as good as the Kindle.
>>
>> http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/02/why-i-wont-buy-an-ipad-and-think-you-shouldnt-either.html#more

Or just about as bad, depending on your point of view.

> What I want is a good notebook that would flip around and let me operate in
> tablet mode with a touch-screen. That wouldn't have all of the crippling
> deficiencies that the iPad has. Apple wants to lock you into doing
> *everything* their way, including 3G connections through AT&T exclusively.

http://dealnews.com/HP-Touch-Smart-tm2-t-Core-2-Duo-1.3-GHz-12-Laptop-for-965-free-shipping/356771.html

Supports gestures.  Don't know if the touch interface works under Linux, though.

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Björn Gustafsson