Editing Internet appliance (section)

== History ==
Internet appliances were promoted by a variety of technology companies during the 1990s but, as the price of full-featured computers dropped, never met the market expectations. [[Jim Louderback]] would later describe the concept as one of the "eight biggest tech flops ever".

An [[Internet tablet]] is a type of a mobile Internet appliance. Examples include the Sony Airboard<ref>[http://www.techworld.com.au/article/366537/sony_10_greatest_tech_flops/#closeme Martyn Williams 02 November, 2010] Sony's ten biggest flops, Techworld.com.au</ref> and the [[Nokia Internet Tablet]] series (including the [[Nokia N900]]).

Early in the 21st century a new breed of household devices, such as Vonage [[Internet Phone]]s, PenguinRadio's [[Internet radio]], and [[IPTV]] boxes, began to use the broadband connections in PC-independent ways.