EPod
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The ePodsOne was an internet appliance from ePods.com (Salton) from the dot.com bubble era
that lives on as a hacked platform. ePods.com was founded in 1999; the company and the EP1 was discontinued in 2000. The EP1 was described as:
Dot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the more...
that lives on as a hacked platform. ePods.com was founded in 1999; the company and the EP1 was discontinued in 2000. The EP1 was described as:
- Compact and light Internet appliance, about the size of a magazine
- Requires only power and a phone line
- 256-color, 8.2-inch, 640 x 480 LCD touch screen controlled by stylus; also includes onscreen keyboard
- Customized Internet content and 5 e-mail accounts ($24.99 monthly service)
- 129 MHz, 32-bit RISC processor, 16 MB RAM, 56kbps modem, rechargeable NiMH battery,
- PCMCIA Slot II port, 2 USB ports, a serial port, IrDA 1.1 port, internal microphone, headphone and microphone jacks
- Windows CE operating system
- 2.2 pounds
- Partnered with Google for search
- Originally $199 (retail)
Reviews
- Bloomberg BusinessWeek's ePodsOne: An Internet Appliance That Shows Promise.
- EdgeReview's Internet Anywhere, For Cheap
- The Seattle Times The `e' in ePods? It stands for `easy'