http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/ Foleo Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:20:47 GMT Joel Suplido http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/218 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/218 @doug I don't think Apple will pursue this and for good reason. Look at what's happening now, the "netbook" market is already saturated. Take a look at one in Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:57:37 GMT L . . . http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/217 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/217 it seems to me that Apple doesn't want to pursue this - at least not the way we would like it. They seem to be more about lock in that feature completeness. Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:01:57 GMT Ron K. Jeffries http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/216 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/216 http://blog.eronj.com/2008/08/09/ron-k-jeffries-we-need-a-netbook-done-right/ Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:23:45 GMT L . . . http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/215 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/215 Hmmm ... I don't know about his assertion about this validating his product, I think the Asus EEE (which I'm writing this on in a hotel) both sparked and Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:12:44 GMT Joel Suplido http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/214 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/214 Hawkins is pleased the PC giants have validated the market, but he sees much room for improvement among their early so-called "netbooks." Hawkins spoke to IBD Sun, 09 Sep 2007 02:10:03 GMT Lio http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/213 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/213 ... yes - but neither is the Foleo ... I think all we need is a bigger TX - that runs Linux :). ... agreed - I don't know why Apple went away from that with Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:53:04 GMT Michael Graff http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/212 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/212 I've seen the enticing rumors of the smaller MacBook, but I suspect it will be very expensive. Sat, 08 Sep 2007 07:42:54 GMT Nigel Derbyshire http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/211 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/211 it's not a phone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_770), although it can do VOIP via the Gizmo project. as for syncing, not really, although you can get it Sat, 08 Sep 2007 07:34:13 GMT Lio http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/210 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/210 but can it sync with the phone? ... -- ============================== War Eagle Sat, 08 Sep 2007 07:18:14 GMT Nigel Derbyshire http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/209 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/209 what about a nokia 770 or 800 internet tableet with a bluetooth keyboard? they both have a full browser (oprea), a glorious hires screen, and run a debian Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:46:52 GMT Lio http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/208 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/208 I used an iPhone for the first time today and I must say that thumb typing or one handed operation is out of it. You have to retrain yourself to type with Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:43:56 GMT Lio http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/207 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/207 Asus EEE running XP (or the hacked 10.4). ... -- ============================== War Eagle Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:50:14 GMT Joel Suplido http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/206 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/206 I'm partial to Macs. So with the Foleo (temporarily) out of the picture, it's the MacBook for me. Though there are rumors of an ultraportable that could be Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:20:37 GMT Craig Froehle http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/205 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/205 Ah...gotcha. Me, I'm opting for one of those "2.5-pound laptops" you mention -- the Toshiba R500. Yum. ... -- http://www.GearBits.com -- Tech. Culture. Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:53:37 GMT Michael Graff http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/204 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/foleo/message/204 Liberal interpretation of "alternative"? Not an exact substitution, just something that shares some of the attributes. Like the Foleo, it has WiFi,