My R600 "internet tablet" and 12.1 inch digital photo frame

[LandyMan]

Yesterday while browsing myBB I came across a thread by foozball3000 (http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?p=3494995) He asked about hardware for a digital photo frame. I suggested an Itona thin-client and a Posiflex 12.1 inch LCD monitor. When I got home last night, dazed and confused from the hot Cape sun I though why don’t I eat my own dog food and try to build a photo frame using the hardware I suggested. Too many times people on internet forums suggest hardware they read a review on or hear about and never actually use the hardware. I also thought why just a photo frame? Why not a device that can connect to the internet. As a thin client is a stripped down PC.

And here is the result: http://www.ratemyisp.co.za

Dude, this gave me a good idea for all the Jivas standing around our office

[Keeper]

Wayne once again assures us that he hired someone to get his post count to 22 000.

You picked up on this as well?

What have you done with wayne?!! seriously, it's like a different guy!

[waynegohl]

Wayne once again assures us that he hired someone to get his post count to 22 000.

hey hey watch it there!!

no man i love gadget things and i like that thingamajig and when someone can throw something like that together in no time then i am speechless.

[Nerfherder]

i am in awe of this thing but please tell me what it is in non computer language.

from what i see and from what you say this machine is a photo frame for pictures then what is an internet tablet then?

Its a pill you take to understand the internet.

I can see you haven't taken yours yet

[waynegohl]

You picked up on this as well?

What have you done with wayne?!! seriously, it's like a different guy!

ha ha ha why you guys say that. i am a noob when it comes to technology things.

[waynegohl]

Its a pill you take to understand the internet.

I can see you haven't taken yours yet

come now guys you making me feel bad man.

[Rate My ISP]

R500? you're kidding!

where did you get the LCD?

I have sold over 20 of those LCD's alone and with POS (Point Of Sale) systems. I have another box with cracked ones that I must still sort out (I actually picked them up for less than R300 each but I want to cover my ass. In case I get more in and want to resell and add a nice mark up).

I buy from importers, that buy containers from other countries. Mainly refurbished.

[rabbiddog]

Looks good. Touch screen would make a good addition.

[Rate My ISP]

Wow Firefox probably takes an age to launch on that. Chrome FTW.

Not really hey, 800MHz CPU, 256MB RAM it runs ok, Chrome - maybe next time.

[waynegohl]

you see now i still have not learnt how this thing works cause i see picture frames then tablets and google chrome. is this machine like a computer and can it take the place of my pc?

[Nerfherder]

Tablet is just like a laptop but you can write on the screen, like a touch screen.

So this thing is like a mini laptop

[waynegohl]

wow!! now that is nice so it does not have the frills like other laptops/computers but you can surf the net like one of those small Asus laptops i think.

[Rate My ISP]

wow!! now that is nice so it does not have the frills like other laptops/computers but you can surf the net like one of those small Asus laptops i think.

Let me rather intervene. It’s a full blown computer (just very small), it can surf the web, type, print, watch movies, listed to music, it has a serial port and parallel port, network port etc. The motivation and photo frame addition came from a discussions on a previous thread. The "internet tablet" name is because the monitor can tilt all the way back and it looks like a tablet PC. This has been cobbled together in a few hours. It could be made much nicer.

[Grouter]

"Internet Explorer is a Windows application used to download Firefox."

I lol'd...

[waynegohl]

Let me rather intervene. It’s a full blown computer (just very small), it can surf the web, type, print, watch movies, listed to music, it has a serial port and parallel port, network port etc. The motivation and photo frame addition came from a discussions on a previous thread. The "internet tablet" name is because the monitor can tilt all the way back and it looks like a tablet PC. This has been cobbled together in a few hours. It could be made much nicer.

man oh man now that is awesome and well done. do you sell them and can you add things to it like dvd players etc?