Gateway and AOL Introduce the "Touch Pad"
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America Online has given consumers yet another Web appliance. This one, dubbed the Touch Pad, features processing power from Transmeta, and falls into the "AOL Anywhere" strategy. Gateway also introduced a new home appliance called the Connected Music Player. This device looks and feels like a home stereo and plays MP3 files from a connected PC. The Touch Pad will retail for $599 USD and be used to connect to the Internet or check e-mail. Gateway is providing the hardware, and AOL is providing the software, called Instant AOL. Read more over at CNet if you'd like.