This headline is entirely correct and I will stand by it.
This is one of those products that I truly cannot wait to experience and review firsthand: LG is bringing the quirky, one-of-a-kind StanbyME Go to the United States later this month for $999.99. If you missed its international launch, which flew under the radar for many, let me catch you up: the StanbyME Go is a 27-inch 1080p LCD TV housed in a large suitcase that also contains a built-in battery and 20-watt speakers.
The idea is that this thing can be a portable entertainment solution whether you’re at a picnic, on a family vacation, or just hanging out on the back patio. Maybe you’ll bring it tailgating with all your pals during football season. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination and the StanbyME Go’s three-hour battery life.
This thing runs webOS and does tons of tablet things. This is a webOS tablet.
999 for what is basically a media consumption device/video boombox.
The form factor seems very very awkward to me. Basically…. a tablet with a $100 screen and 20W speakers instead of a $20one and larger speakers and a weird case.
If this was $400 they might actually be able to sell it.
iPad can cost much more, and this device is different than other “media consumption device”.
I don’t get what they are trying to achieve here.
What is the point of such a product?
It’s a portable TV with a few extra interactive features.. that’s it, there’s nothing else to get.
Great for fair stand on events. It`s much faster to set up than projector + wall + notebook. I`ll buy a few ASAP
So you can barely watch a movie when it’s brand new — but probably not anymore after six months and some battery wear. I guess this is millennial thing. For me, personally, the purpose for an outdoor trip is to leave some of the flashy and noisy electronics behind and go listen to the birds sing or leaves rustle.
This thing is 27″ but features a measly 1080p display, so nobody will actually try to use it as a tablet, hence most of the touchscreen features are irrelevant and it’s just a big, portable TV.
Same the one thing I could have done without on the recent beach trip I took was my brother’s bluetooth boom box…
So that makes the price somewhat more reasonable, I guess… My main beef with the product is the fact that the lid can’t be detached for using it in table mode. If you look at the video and photos closely, what looks like the ultimate system for playing chess and other such games turns out to have a vertical lid open all the time, which is a bit irritating to think about. Maybe in practice you don’t notice it, though.