Term for super
cheap,
computer whose only function is to
access the
internet. This consists of
reading email,
composing email and
browsing the
web pages. Usually
small enough to connect to a
TV, resides amongst the other
home theatre appliances, and costs about the same. Newer
devices include
standalone units that have their own
monitor and maybe a
keyboard built-in.
Updated for tftv256 who saw fit to rant about my 'error' for unknowingly suggesting that an internet appliance was not an actual computer.
Tell me something... My microwave oven has a microprocessor in it. Should it be classified as a computer? How about my VCR?
No, one is a kitchen appliance the other a home theatre appliance. Their microprocessors were designed to do one thing. Nuke food and play tapes respectively.