Pepper Computer has announced the Pepper Pad 3, a new version of its two pound, handheld wireless Web player. Manufactured by Korea’s Hanbit Electronics and running Linux Kernel 2.6m the Pepper Pad focusses on media and connectivity applications and tries to put “digital convergence” in the palms of your hands.
Built in part from open source software and powered by an AMD Geode LX800 processor, the Pepper Pad features a 7-inch 800 by 480 LCD screen, a 20 GB internal hard drive, a full QWERTY keypad, built-in speakers, built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), Bluetooth, and USB, a Web cam, and offers wireless Web browsing, photo viewing, live streaming of music and videos, remote control capabilities, plus voice communications.
