http://applecomputer.tribe.net/thread/7bdaa465-3a7a-4efb-8cd5-4b444a32adae?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/7bdaa465-3a7a-4efb-8cd5-4b444a32adae#a9c2da02-7dab-4065-ba5b-6efe828b0716 Yeah, at some point though, it'll zero in on "net appliance". HTML standards haven't changed substantially in decades, so, maybe the next revision (to formalize and include CSS) will be the last for a long enough time to "appliance" a web device. Appliance - dedicated use device or limited use device or application. Home appliances like the telephone and microwave perform a single use admirably and fairly universally without re-training or knowledge of what goes on behind the scenes. As computer application growth stagnates it becomes a sub-appliance (like the mouse, keyboard, etc) and little thought is given to it's operation. When any sub appliance or set of appliances can be spun off, they too become appliances (like dvd players, digital TV converters, cell phones, etc). Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:42:07 GMT http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/7bdaa465-3a7a-4efb-8cd5-4b444a32adae#a9c2da02-7dab-4065-ba5b-6efe828b0716 Tedward 2009-01-04T09:42:07Z http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/7bdaa465-3a7a-4efb-8cd5-4b444a32adae#a06a8511-c1da-48ef-bbef-6ad1fefdc9c3 But wouldn't it be more like a netbook, in theory? A bit smaller, but still... Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:58:34 GMT http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/7bdaa465-3a7a-4efb-8cd5-4b444a32adae#a06a8511-c1da-48ef-bbef-6ad1fefdc9c3 FreckledGirl 2009-01-04T07:58:34Z http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/7bdaa465-3a7a-4efb-8cd5-4b444a32adae#4ca8e09f-4169-4392-a58e-2a910369c182 I suppose that could be an answer to the new book readers that have come out http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FI73MA/ref=amb_link_7645962_1 But if the price is to be much higher, I don't see it making much of a push in that direction. Plus, think about it an 8" diagonal is about 7" x4" at the current aspect ratio. That's the size of a paperback book. Sure you can still fit it into a back pocket, but that would make it the largest portable/personal device available (laptops have to be opened to use, and should be set on a stable surface, they're out. I'm comparing to gameboy, PSP, blackberry, Palm, etc. ) Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:02:38 GMT http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/7bdaa465-3a7a-4efb-8cd5-4b444a32adae#4ca8e09f-4169-4392-a58e-2a910369c182 Tedward 2009-01-03T22:02:38Z http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/7bdaa465-3a7a-4efb-8cd5-4b444a32adae#e3f6c3ff-6930-44ee-9c46-24d5d1802c27 Now if they make an iPhone version of that, I'll get one (and retire my trusty Tungsten T5 and freebie LG cell phone). Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:22:22 GMT http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/7bdaa465-3a7a-4efb-8cd5-4b444a32adae#e3f6c3ff-6930-44ee-9c46-24d5d1802c27 Bob 2009-01-03T20:22:22Z http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/7bdaa465-3a7a-4efb-8cd5-4b444a32adae#ee1b7649-d9c9-48e9-9734-e9d04eae9add Hurm, been hearing this kind of stuff since the Newton was taken off the market. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:33:44 GMT http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/7bdaa465-3a7a-4efb-8cd5-4b444a32adae#ee1b7649-d9c9-48e9-9734-e9d04eae9add Tedward 2009-01-03T01:33:44Z http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/7bdaa465-3a7a-4efb-8cd5-4b444a32adae#097b4caf-cb59-4703-b993-3f4acb420a61 This could be very cool. :-) http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/30/large-form-ipod-touch-to-launch-in-fall-09/ If they actually make it 9", then the screen will be the same size as the original Mac. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:53:03 GMT http://AppleComputer.tribe.net/thread/7bdaa465-3a7a-4efb-8cd5-4b444a32adae#097b4caf-cb59-4703-b993-3f4acb420a61 Adam 2009-01-02T22:53:03Z