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RE: [ECS] 3com Internet Appliance - Audrey Dan Butterfield Tue, 28 Nov 2000 19:11:18 -0600

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Another interesting device in this class is the Honeywell WebPAD; it
basically does everything the Audrey does, and is wireless to boot!  Of
course, it's a lot more expensive (I think $1200?).  Check out
http://content.honeywell.com/Home/webpad/webpad.htm .  According to TechTV,
this is the first of what will probably be a series of devices using
technology developed by a company called Qubit (http://www.qubit.net).

Kind of neat; not sure it's worth $1200 tho...  Let me know when they drop
to $250!

- Dan Butterfield  (dan@butterfields.net)

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From: Terry, Martin G Mr SAIC [mailto:Martin.Terry@CEN.AMEDD.ARMY.MIL]
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 1:08 PM
To: Ecs-List (E-mail)
Subject: [ECS] 3com Internet Appliance - Audrey


ECSers,

Although I'm currently having ECS withdrawal until my new house is complete,
I have been studying the prospect of what to install.

Has anyone seen "Audrey", 3coms new internet appliance? It's small, it has a
built in browser, and can connect to an ethernet network without using a
preselected service like MSN.

Compaq has a similar machine, but is tied directly to MSN, which I don't
want (I'm planning a cable modem).

I'm looking for something that will work nicely in the kitchen.

Audrey is small, touchscreen or keyboard, and available in several designer
colors :) All for about $600...

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