Yeah, you're right, I knew that too I was just trying to simplify my post (and was tired ). Since Habit doesn't have a user forum, and Pepper does, most of what I know about the product is from their forums. The way I understand it is that the hardware has an issue with being recharged which causes the screen to stop working normally. A pretty serious issue, in my opinion. Apparently Pepper has been working on a version 4 of their software which has been "in the works" for years I guess, and much of the touted and promised functionality such as Skype still isn't available on the Pads... I'm not at all saying that it isn't a great little multimedia device though, and I'm sure there's lots of potential for third party software as well. Pretty much I realized that since I hadn't actually BOUGHT a product yet, that I wanted to get a product that was actually NEW not a 4 year old computer that's barely supported anymore. The lack of community involvement on their forums really worries me.

Like I had mentioned, I think the PP3 has a really innovative form factor and looks like it would be much more comfortable to use, although I don't like not being able to put it in my pocket. I actually read on a post somewhere (on this very forum I believe) where somebody basically said "what's the difference between a 7" device (i.e. eeepc/pp3) and a 20" device? as far as I'm concerned nothing because they all with end up riding in my backpack rather than my pocket." (about the jist of it anyway) I think it's pretty insight full because it's true, any device that I can keep in my pocket is bound to get a lot more use because I have it with me all the time. Yeah I can say, "oh I'm going to school, I better take my eeepc with me", but the truth is, it's really a pain in comparison to have a device with you all the time that you have to carry in your hand or pack. And the device will get a lot less use, even if you don't mean to. I will also say that always having a minicomputer with you is very convent and I end up using it in a lot of places that I wouldn't have even thought about using it before. It's a lot easier/convent (and more descreet) to pull out a device the Nxxx's size if you only want to check your email or the latest weather report. (and yet oh-so-much-better than having to use the 2-3" screen on your phone)

I judge potential future products like this very seriously by how active their user communities are. This obviously was a significant factor in my eventually choosing the Nokia Internet tablet.

Oh, Also forgot to mention another product I considered briefly as well, which was the Archos 705 wifi (this is their top-of-the-line media player). It has a ton of cool functionality, a huge 160GB hard drive (lack of disk space is actually my number-one complaint with the Tablets) wifi, browser, media playback capabilities among other things. My first real problem with the Archos was I was only able to find TWO reviews about it, that's a very bad sign (also they were not very good reviews which didn't help things) next there's no product forums, another horrible issue. The device is too big to fit in your pocket, still not a deal-breaker, but it's starting to add up. Finally, I realized how expensive it is, it's awful. First the device isn't that bad around $600 if I remember correctly, that wouldn't be so bad except that they seriously nickel and dime you for every. single. little. feature. It's like, if you want to play H264 video that's a $20 plugin. Want to watch MPEG2 dvds? $20 plug. Want to surf the web? $50 plugin. Sure it has cool digital recording capabilities, but only if you buy the $150 recorder. WTF? Ok, so this is where I draw the line, they are hostile to third party software (i.e. 0 third-party programs) and they charge way too much for basic functionality that I would expect would already be in the $600 device. No thanks.