JD wrote:
> I remember about a year ago reading about very simple devices -
> not much more than a tiny typewriter and an internet connection.

> They would send and receive emails and could browse the Internet
> and might serve as a small Internet radio or TV.

> The people I am thinking of giving them to are those who almost faint at
> the
> sight of a computer. The devices must be very simple.

> I did some searches but could not find the right search words to find
> them.

John McGaw wrote:
> JD wrote:
>> Hi Experts,

>> I remember about a year ago reading about very simple devices -
>> not much more than a tiny typewriter and an internet connection.

>> They would send and receive emails and could browse the Internet
>> and might serve as a small Internet radio or TV.

>> The people I am thinking of giving them to are those who almost faint
>> at the
>> sight of a computer. The devices must be very simple.

>> I did some searches but could not find the right search words to find
>> them.

>> Would appreciate info.

>> TIA

> Any good smart phone will do email, browsing, and a load of other
> Internet functions. If you could get along with email only, there is a
> device called Peek which seems as if it would be easy -- looks like an
> e-book reader actually.