Station goes one better than Audrey by giving each family member a separate space for addresses and appointments. Station will be sold only through Internet providers that want to bundle it with their service. Intel already has inked one deal with SAGEport, which early next year will launch an Internet service tailored to seniors. Including the Dot. The price hasn't been set.
Analysts expect Internet appliances to catch on.
Gartner predicts sales of 12 million units a year by 2004. But most of the devices have annoying quirks that can make them frustrating to use. This is one case where it may pay to be a later adopter. World Report Inc. All rights reserved.