[LINK] Internet TV Portal: Powered by Android, Tablet and Ubuntu Laptop from Kogan

[Tom Worthington]

Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
> Some interesting developments from Kogan...
> 
> The Kogan Agora Internet TV Portal ...
> The Kogan Agora 7" Tablet PC ...

The Internet TV appears to have similar components to the tablet PC 
(more like a high end smart phone than a PC), but with the touch screen 
replaced by a remote control and external monitor interface. The unit 
has three USB sockets, so presumably an ordinary mouse and keyboard can 
be plugged in.

It would be interesting to see how good a web appliance this device 
makes. It might be useful where you just want to surf the web. It may 
also be useful for digital signage, where there is a large display in 
the corridor of a building, or a classroom.

> Agora PRO 12" Ultra Portable Laptop Computer ...

The Agora PRO 12 looks much like the Kogan 10 inch netbook, but with a 
bigger keyboard and screen. It is actually a 11.6 inch screen, not 12 
inch, as the name suggests. This is a very practical size: large enough 
to type with a screen with about the size of an A4 page, but still small 
enough to carry easily.

> Windows Compatible Operating System: 	 Ubuntu 11.04 ...

It is an amazing advance by Kogan: a "Windows compatible" version of 
Linux.  ;-)


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