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"Naturally, that bargain-bin sticker explains the lack of an embedded camera and microphone, though consumers will find WiFi (no 3G, sadly)"

Posted by Guigue (aka Guigue) Sep 28 '11, 06:54

Per Engadget. It seems to be a more simple tablet, basically a pimped eReader

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three things I wouldn't care about missing from our iPad: camera, microphone, 3G. - TFox Sep 28, 06:57 3
- Last month at the zoo I saw somebody using his ipad to take a picture of the gorillas. It was rather amusing. -- nm - Don Homer Sep 28, 07:09 2
  - My father-in-law was taking pictures of Sam with it. He looked like he should be ducking his head under a black sheet and have a powder flash. - TFox Sep 28, 07:11
  - I saw that quite a bit on vacation also. Rock what you got, but I don't miss not having it on mine -- nm - oblique Sep 28, 07:10
They're smart in this play. Not everyone wants a tablet coupled with a cellular plan and they're going after a space that Apple has left wide open -- nm - oblique Sep 28, 06:55 6
- Apple sells iPad without 3G. The difference is the smaller screen and some hardware feature missing - Guigue Sep 28, 06:57 5
  - the "wide open space" is the price point. -- nm - amanda jones Sep 28, 07:01
  - Your IM is the killer. I just bought a refurb 1st gen iPad for $300. They're not in the same ballpark -- nm - oblique Sep 28, 06:59 3
    - The questions is, how can they sell at that price? Are they losing money? How's the hardware? - Guigue Sep 28, 07:02 1
      - Amazon is most like losing money on each unit. There will never be a price increase (just more expensive models with more hardware in the future) -- nm - decline Sep 28, 07:12
    - that's a great deal./ -- nm - TFox Sep 28, 07:00

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"Naturally, that bargain-bin sticker explains the lack of an embedded camera and microphone, though consumers will find WiFi (no 3G, sadly)"

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