“Intel will enter the increasingly crowded field for
Internet appliances today with the Dot.Station, a countertop
terminal powered by Red Hat Linux that lets people surf the Web,
exchange emails and make phone calls.“
“The Dot.Station–which will be announced today, be shown next
week in New York, and begin to reach customers in the third
quarter–is the latest in a series of devices designed to bring the
Internet into homes without PCs. Although many believe that the
device market will be huge, no company has really experienced a
smash success.”
“The question looming over the industry, therefore, is which one
of these things–AOLTV, Palm VII, PlayStation2–will be the
breakthrough device with the public. Right now, Intel’s device is
drawing mixed opinions from analysts.”