We have a winner -- Intel's wireless Tablet PC surfboard

By Simon Spagnoletti

And the prize for absurd gadget of the day goes to Intel, for
their computer-in-a-surfboard, appropriately named the Wireless Technology Surfboard. The surfboard accomplishes
this amazing feat by having a Centrino-powered tablet PC sealed inside of it (we hope they remembered to
waterproof it). Power is provided by a solar panel. Now of what possible use could this be? Do surfers really need
to check their email while waiting for the next wave? Of course it was designed for the GoldCoast Oceanfest sports
festival, oh wait, sorry, "lifestyle event" (must get our terminology for these over-sponsored events right). What
this has to do with wireless internet access is quite beyond us.

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