Ouch -- first the issues with the fans grinding against the chassis on the
eo kept
TabletKiosk's
UMPC out
of the hands of consumers until just recently, but now those early adopters who finally have their eo v7110 are being asked to part with theirs in a voluntary recall due to a "battery life that did not perform as advertised." Battery life not as long as advertised in a UMPC? Welcome to the club, TabletKiosk. (We kid, we kid!) At least peeps won't be without their machines more than 72 hours (or so TK claims), and for their trouble they're offering 25% off "any single eo accessory." Well, gee, thanks. But hey, good on TabletKiosk for nipping this in the bud early instead of pretending the problem didn't exist until consumers either shut up or stopped buying.
posted May 27th 2006 2:51PM
these devices were doomed from the start...they probably only recalled 6 (all they sold) and it was prob to cnet and other review publishers.
That's actually awesome how they're recalling it so quick since it is kind of a new device and such and they're testing the waters to make sure the consumer gets what they and the company expect to get.
so, has anyone figured out what there fore yet?
Wow, that is definitely something other companies wouldn't do. That's super cool that they're recalling them because of battery life. I wish Sony, Samsung and Apple would do things like that, too!
Man, I've never seen a company care so much about their customers. I mean, Apple doesn't do anything even when there are lawsuits against them.
I'm a teacher who uses a tablet PC in class almost daily. With an integrated wifi card and a wifi adapter for my projector and tv, I can project any pictures, videos, equations, or outlines onto the screen. Not only do I have that great capability, but great mobility as well. The only things I would improve on is the weight and the battery life. The UMPC is supposed to be better than the tablet in both of those respects. Although I'm not so sure how easy writing on the small screen would be compared to my 17" tablet.
I gave up using chalkboards for technology and never looked back!
It's easy to do a full recall when you've only shipped twelve units =)
To Bob at 3: (so, has anyone figured out what there fore yet?)
It's probably to teach morons like you proper spelling and grammar.