Mossberg down on the Pepper Pad
Good ol' Walt had a look at the Pepper Pad, the Linux-based tablet device that wants to be a simple, convenient tool for surfing the web and playing digital media around the house. Mossberg's not so hot on it, though — he reports it's not as easy or intuitive to use as claimed, and that many of the built-in applications seem limited and rough around the edges. He's also not digging on the 2-3 hours of battery life or the slow response times. Ultimately, the verdict is too expensive ($799) and too limited a device to compete with a low-end laptop or cheap desktop machine.
[Thanks, Jordan]
