To provide a device as intuitive and robust as Pepper's software, Pepper has created a design specification for the Pepper Pad 2, a simplified wireless computer designed specifically for consumers to use in the Digital Home or on-the-go. The Pepper Pad has an invisible embedded operating system based on MontaVista® Linux® and Java, which have both been enhanced and optimized for the Intel® XScale® processor. It also has an 8.4-inch SVGA TFT LCD touchscreen with an 800 x 600 resolution so it can display a true Web page or movie. The lighted, split thumb QWERTY keypad makes text entry easy.
The 2 lb. Pepper Pad features a 20 GB hard drive, 256 MB of SDRAM, 32MB video RAM and 32 MB of flash memory so it can store hours of music and videos plus pages of photos and web clippings. It has a rechargeable lithium polymer battery with power management, plus an AC power supply. Bluetooth, IR and a USB 1.1 port complement the 802.11b+g Wi-Fi. It also features built-in stereo speakers, microphone, and headphone jacks, external mike, plus a five-way game D-pad. The entire package is ruggedized and splash-resistant for the rigors of daily use.
A Pepper Pad can be used either as a user's only Internet-connected device or as a convenient, easy-to-use accessory to a PC.
