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Article: internet hardwar: Who needs a computer when you can surf from your sofa?
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 16, 1995
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 1995 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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If you've ever sat in front of the TV and thought, "I wish I
was surfing the World Wide Web now", then Philips has just the
product for you. Called CD-Online, and launched this month, it uses
the handset and facilities of the CD-i interactive compact disc
player to offer access to the Internet. For the would-be Internet
user unwilling to shell out pounds 1,000 for a PC and modem, but
who already has a pounds 300 CD-i player, it could be the ideal
choice.
The lingering question, though, is whether this is the
masterstroke to retrieve the CD-i's rather battered reputation as a
product launched a few years ahead of its time that has never quite
caught on.
The CD-Online system incorporates an ...