Re: Webpads

["Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>]

This was on "The Register" yesterday...

Gateway shows off shiny silver AOL Net appliance
It's bitchin' for kitchens
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/2/14645.html



----- Original Message -----
From: <REB.Barnett@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 9:58 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Webpads


> I'm coming under increasing pressure to install a flat screen monitor
in
the
> kitchen*, but am reluctant to do so: I spotted Honeywell's WebPad (not
sure
> if that's it's proper name) whilst browsing for central heating
controls
at
> the weekend and this looks just the ticket. It's expensive, but seems
a
fair
> price. I couldn't find out too many technical details on it, so
wondered
if
> anyone on the group has seen/bought/used on and could comment.
>
> What I do know is it is a cordless touch screen flat panel, running
Win
CE,
> with a radio link to a base station that has a LAN connection. What
I'm
> really curious about is whether the radio link uses legal UK
frequencies,
> whether it happens to be the same protocol as the new 10 megabit
wireless
> lans, and if not, whether it will interfere with them. Finally, the
Psion
> Netbook also looks good, but AFAIK does not have a wireless LAN link -
> anyone know if I'm wrong?
>
> *Top tip for how to be 'forced' into buying a flat screen - have quite
a
> nice trendy kitchen. Come up with a killer wife friendly app (my
success
was
> not a searchable recipe database as expected, but an online browsable
photo
> album and HotMail access). Install the grubbiest nastiest 14"
monitor in
> said kitchen with said killer app and leave wife to play. The only
catches
> are you need to install the monitor whilst wife is out so she can't
stop
> you, and install it in such a manner it can't easily be removed on a
whim
> [like running it's cables through a brick wall ;-)]
>
> Ray Barnett
> Systems Developer
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