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There were (and still are) two things kept me from being at all interested in the JooJoo. The first is that the hardware design is ugly - the back of the devic
by maxharris 17y ago
There were (and still are) two things kept me from being at all interested in the JooJoo.
The first is that the hardware design is ugly - the back of the device isn't very well thought-out, and looks like a cheap plasticky thing made by second or third-rate industrial designers.
The second is that the software seems like just some warmed-over thing based on X-Windows (a technical nightmare) and Linux, and that there's very little original stuff there, unlike the iPhone OS. No app store? Not interested.
It doesn't make sense to pay $500 just to browse the web via a Linux-based tablet, when the iPad does so much more.
- lukifer 17y agoThe TouchBook looks like it might be a worthier contender: http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/touchbook/ http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/touchbook/ Cheaper, at least, and can be used as an actual laptop as well. Its biggest weakness is that most of the interface is still clearly designed to be mouse-centric with touch as an afterthought. As much as I hate to buy into a walled garden, I don't think anything will catch up to iPad's UI/UX for several years at least.
- astine 17y agoThat looks really cool. I don't know how much of an afterthought touch is since you can clearly buy the device without the keyboard and mousepad.
- hexley 17y agohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tisD1FOEpfU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tisD1FOEpfU Please watch this video and then come back and tell me it's a worthy contender.