Casey Bisson gets his Pepper Pad loaner
TeleBlog contributor Casey Bisson has just received a Pepper Pad for review. He says: “The Pepper Pad, I believe, is the type of device we need to drive information services into the mainstream.” Casey hopes the device will help foster “Internet access well beyond the 100 million US subscribers who have at-home internet access today and start approaching the nearly 200 million US subscribers who carry cell phones. That’s why I’m interested in their applications in libraries, and that’s why I’m looking at [a] demo unit….”
Related: More on MIT’s $100 linux laptop for the Third World, via CNET.
October 1st, 2005 at 2:40 am
Sounds interesting. But what exactly is a PepperPad?
October 1st, 2005 at 9:07 am
Hi, David. A Pepper Pad is a linux-based computer that hopefully will be good at displaying e-books–I haven’t seen one yet. “Pepper Pad” is what the manufacturer calls it. It’s shaped like a tablet. More info at http://www.pepper.com. - David R
October 1st, 2005 at 2:33 pm
I can safely say that, after four days, I am thoroughly enjoying my Pepper Pad. I’ve started posting tips, tricks, and hacks on my site over here:
http://www.chuma.org/category/computers/pepper-pad/
October 1st, 2005 at 5:46 pm
Great, Victor. Tell us more about your Pepper experiences, especially any e-book-related ones! Thanks. David