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1 Definition  
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2 Merge of Information appliance  
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3 Def. Needs to be corrected  
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4 File:Webconverger.png Nominated for Deletion  
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Definition[edit]

So in principle, an Internet appliance is a portable, wireless dumb terminal? JIP | Talk 14:48, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No, it simply means "a single purpose thingy for accessing the internet". Those kiosks in airports that let you browse the web are internet applicances, as are WebTVs. They can be, but certainly don't have to be, either wireless or portable, and even the walled-garden variety aren't really dumb enough to be dumb terminals like a Sun Ray. Indeed, most (all, really) internet applicances failed because they weren't dumb (and thus cheap) enough: you could get a cheap PC for the cost of an Audrey (or a small amount more), and do all the same stuff and much more (PCs having overwhelming economies of scale). Truly dumb terminals have never worked in the home, because the connection was (and probably still is, really) too poor. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 17:06, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Def. Needs to be corrected[edit]

These types of devices may have a hard drive and may actually be in fact a computer that performs a function or functions that in effect interact with the internet but do not use a computer to interface with the app. or Internet. --Akc9000 18:47, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]


While I happen to completely agree with the bias, the article is most definitely biased against proprietary technology. Referring to open standards as "ideal" shows bias not fitting of an encyclopedia Scheater5 12:56, 17 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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iPad[edit]

Why is the iPad considered an internet appliance? Isn't it's main function to run software from the App Store (on the device). --MiffTheFox (talk) 23:23, 14 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Good question. It runs fine offline, there's countless apps that don't require internet, and it's hardly as limited in scope as even a Chromebook. I think it should be removed from this list. FireLordAang (talk) 03:11, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]


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