From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sog-mx-3.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.193] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-1.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1WLdMg-00018U-0d for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:49:54 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-3.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.220.170 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.220.170; envelope-from=alexy.kot.all@gmail.com; helo=mail-vc0-f170.google.com; Received: from mail-vc0-f170.google.com ([209.85.220.170]) by sog-mx-3.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1WLdMe-0008QH-A0 for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:49:53 +0000 Received: by mail-vc0-f170.google.com with SMTP id hu8so3041605vcb.15 for ; Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:49:46 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.221.37.1 with SMTP id tc1mr1283136vcb.32.1394131786796; Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:49:46 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: alexy.kot.all@gmail.com Received: by 10.59.0.38 with HTTP; Thu, 6 Mar 2014 10:49:06 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Alex Kotenko Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2014 18:49:06 +0000 X-Google-Sender-Auth: upH3V6a4X0exETv7jv2gXBXDhKs Message-ID: To: Mike Hearn Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11334c38ec155f04f3f499dc X-Spam-Score: -0.6 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (alexy.kot.all[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 1.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message -0.1 DKIM_VALID_AU Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from author's domain 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature X-Headers-End: 1WLdMe-0008QH-A0 Cc: Bitcoin Dev Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Instant / contactless payments X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:49:54 -0000 --001a11334c38ec155f04f3f499dc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 2014-03-06 17:03 GMT+00:00 Mike Hearn : > About the video - I'm curious how your device is better than just a > regular tablet. Could you give us the elevator pitch? :) sure, here: - tougher than phone/tablet. Phone dropped on the tiled floor is likely to die instantly. Our device is designed to survive everyday intense use and drops on the floor also. - cheaper than phone/tablet. Usual phone/tablet costs few hundred bucks, our device on mass scale will be definitely cheaper than that. Maybe a noname chinese tablet will match on price, but then again what about reliability? - simpler than phone/tablet. Phone app needs some basic understanding to operate. Cheap cashier employees hired by small corner shops might find this a challenge. - safer than phone/tablet. No option to install random apps on it. And no temptation to steal it from the counter. --001a11334c38ec155f04f3f499dc Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

= 2014-03-06 17:03 GMT+00:00 Mike Hearn <mike@plan99.net>:
About the video - I'm curious how your device is better than just a reg= ular tablet. Could you give us the elevator pitch? :)
sure, here:
- tougher than phone/tablet. Pho= ne dropped on the tiled floor is likely to die instantly. Our device is des= igned to survive everyday intense use and drops on the floor also.=C2=A0
- cheaper than phone/tablet. Usual phone/tablet c= osts few hundred bucks, our device on mass scale will be definitely cheaper= than that. Maybe a noname chinese tablet will match on price, but then aga= in what about reliability?
- simpler than phone/tablet. Phone app needs some= basic understanding to operate. Cheap cashier employees hired by small cor= ner shops might find this a challenge.
- safer than phone/tablet. No option to install r= andom apps on it. And no temptation to steal it from the counter.
=C2=A0
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