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Old 09-09-2010, 10:08 AM   #1
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I would love to see a fast processor, good battery life and a browser that supports flash.

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A name change.
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A name change.
What is wrong with the name blackpad?
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What is wrong with the name blackpad?
I don't like it. So it's wrong.
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I don't like it. So it's wrong.
Do you have any alternative name suggestions?
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Do you have any alternative name suggestions?
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I agree blackpad is not very good to me but hey neither is ipad a good name
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Except for very, very good, battery life, I don't really know what I would like to see because I don't know what is reasonable to expect?

I do expect it will be closer to a blackberry in concept than what I think of as a computer in terms of PC hardware running some flavor of windows. But if it is not much more than a big blackberry, I'll pass.

If it is nothing more than an entertainment appliance, an e-reader with more, I'll pass.

Flash support in the browser would be nice, but that's not a big deal for me.

I guess it will have the doc's to go package installed free or available at a very low price.

I hope it has standard hardware interfaces. For example USB. And will it support the USB thumb drives? Will there be drivers for external USB hard drivers and external USB CD/DVD reader/writers and such? . . . Or will I care?

Camera, front or rear, two cameras . . . I don't really care.

I'm expecting it to have, and I want it to have, wifi and bluetooth, and to be able to tether to the mobile network through the blackberry. I don't expect it to have -- and don't want it to have -- a mobile phone.

My main thing is carrying as little and as light when I travel. I quit carrying a laptop a long time ago, and I'd like to go smaller and lighter than a netbook. I want to have something to take notes, carry a library of doc's and pdf's, and be able to take notes, read/write/edit documents, send/receive emails, do a little browsing, and go at least all day on battery.
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Probably will be running a totally new OS - probably a precursor to OS7 or OS8 since RIM recently bought a company in that space.
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My wife is pushing for an ipad now. I agree I see it more as a toy for now. If anything this may force the netbooks to become more efficient above the general 1GB RAM
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I recently bought the Toshiba T135 characterized as a "super netbook" Win 7, 4 GB RAM, fairly fast processor, 5 hours of battery in eco mode. No CD. So far so good.
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I recently bought the Toshiba T135 characterized as a "super netbook" Win 7, 4 GB RAM, fairly fast processor, 5 hours of battery in eco mode. No CD. So far so good.
What was the price?
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About $550 at Best Buy.

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Wonder if it GSM/CDMA capable and if so wonder which carriers it will be locked to.

Not to mention if it will have email/PIM info and if it will sync with BlackBerries.. Would be annoying to end up with 2 calendar/contacts lists on 2 devices.

Time will tell though. I am happy with my mobile BlackBerry.
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Wonder if it GSM/CDMA capable and if so wonder which carriers it will be locked to..
It's not supposed to have any wireless carrier capabilities at all.
Just WiFi and Bluetooth.

It's a companion device for your BlackBerry. You'd use the BlackBerry device's 3G connection to provide Internet connectivity to the pad.
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It's not supposed to have any wireless carrier capabilities at all.
Just WiFi and Bluetooth.

It's a companion device for your BlackBerry. You'd use the BlackBerry device's 3G connection to provide Internet connectivity to the pad.
Hmmm. That's a bit disappointing. A no go for me.
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It's not supposed to have any wireless carrier capabilities at all.
Just WiFi and Bluetooth.

It's a companion device for your BlackBerry. You'd use the BlackBerry device's 3G connection to provide Internet connectivity to the pad.

That would work fine for me, particularly if the Blackberry continues to update and upgrade the OS on the handheld (maybe this QNX stuff?). I do hope its bigger than the pending Samsung tablet and the rumored Dell releases, which seem neither fish or foulish -- too big for a handheld, too small to do hi-def viewing. Lightweight, hi-res, and battery accessible. Also, something that plays nice with other formats, etc., that allows me to use it with my files and programs without a special app or license. I know what I'm doing with my PC, my laptop, my e-reader and my handheld. The tablet has to fit in and not try and sell me on new programs, formats, subscriptions. . .
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No CDMA/GSM radio.. I probably won't have too much a problem with that, Since I can't honestly see myself walking around with one in public. I know the iPad is small, but for mobility you really can't beat a phone strapped to your waist.
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