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The ePodsOne (EP1) 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.〔More than 50 laid off at ePods. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20000809&slug=TTAR17DHO〕〔EPods CEO and founder resigns. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20001005&slug=TT4D1QON0〕 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, 56kbit/s 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〔http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/pressrelease24.html〕 * Originally $199 (retail)〔http://www.amazon.com/Salton-EP1-ePods-Handheld-Computer/dp/B00004YNWY〕 ==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' ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「EPod」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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