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OLO iPhone-integrated netbook concept

Disappointed that Apple didn't announce a new Apple-branded netbook today? The OLO may fill the Apple netbook gap.

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Computing | by C.K. Sample III | Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:45PM | 0 comments

For the last several days, all the gadget sites have been talking about a new concept computer posted on OLO's website. The device would theoretically be powered by an iPhone or iPod Touch inserted where the trackpad of a laptop normally would be, transforming your iPhone or iPod Touch into a netbook computer.

After today's Apple announcements and the lack of any affordable Apple netbook, do you think a device like this would gain traction if it made it to market? Read through the conversation below and join in in our comments.

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external link Battery Pack for iPhone 3G [Just Another Mobile Phone Blog]
external link iPhone wielding College kids from Texas Univ.… [Newlaunches.com]
external link Mophie iPhone 3G Battery Extender Available… [Gizmodo]
external link Mophie iPhone 3G Juice Pack [Ubergizmo]
external link Mophie Juice Pack for the iPhone 3G Lightning… [Gizmodo]
external link New MacBook unboxing photos [The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)]
external link Roll Your Own Nike+ iPhone for Free [IPhone] [Lifehacker]
external link The wishing ends now - unlock your iPhone 3G… [Shiny Shiny]
external link Scosche Passport Makes New iPods Work with… [Gizmodo]
external link Scosche Passport Makes New iPods Work with… [Gizmodo]
external link Type e-mails in landscape mode on iPhone or… [PhysOrg]
external link A Netbook-style clamshell for the iPhone is… [Techmeme]
external link Concept Phone Looks Perfect [Ubergizmo]
external link Meet OLO, the Netbook-Style 'Dumb' Terminal… [Switched]
external link mophie's iPhone 3G Juice Pack ships today,… [Engadget Mobile]
external link OLO Computer iPhone-integrated netbook… [SlashGear]
external link OLO Computer Previews a Netbook Companion for… [Brighthand.com Handheld News and Reviews]
external link OLO Computer would turn an iPhone into a… [Liliputing]
external link OLO dreams up iPhone-powered netbook, CELIO… [Engadget]
external link OLO dreams up iPhone-powered netbook, CELIO… [Engadget Mobile]
external link OLO Subnotebook Runs On iPhone Platform [Ubergizmo]
external link OLO Wants to Fuse the iPhone with Netbooks… [Gizmodo]
external link The OLO iPhone-powered Netbook [gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine]

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