Internet appliance
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An Internet appliance is a consumer device whose main function is easy access to
network computer, or even thin client,[2]
but now it has fallen out of general use.
Internet appliance was contrasted with any general purpose
smart phones and tablet computers
do approximately the same things, but are more powerful, more successful in the market, and generally not classified as Internet appliances.
History
Internet appliances were promoted by a variety of technology companies during the 1990s but, as the price of full-featured computers dropped, never met the market expectations. Jim Louderback would later describe the concept as one of the "eight biggest tech flops ever".
An
Nokia Internet Tablet series (including the Nokia N900
).
Early in the 21st century a new breed of household devices, such as Vonage
IPTV
boxes, began to use the broadband connections in PC-independent ways.
Notable devices
Current
Discontinued
- 3Com Audrey
- Amstrad E-mailer
- CIDCo Mivo/MailStation
- Compaq iPAQ
- ePod
- GlobalPC
- i-Opener
- MSN Companion
- MSN TV
- New Internet Computer
- Nokia 770 Internet Tablet
- Nokia N800
- Nokia N810
- Nokia N900
- Pepper Pad
- Sony Airboard
- Sony eVilla
- Sony Mylo
- Virgin Webplayer
- VTech Companion
See also
- Computer appliance
- Ubiquitous computing
- Mobile Internet Device(MID)
- Server appliance
- Netbook
References
- ISBN 1-55860-600-9. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ISBN 0-87584-840-0.
- ^ Martyn Williams 02 November, 2010 Sony's ten biggest flops, Techworld.com.au
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Internet appliances.
- Linux-Hacker.net Community Page pertaining to getting Linux to run on older Internet Appliances