<s>
The	O
i-Opener	B-Device
was	O
a	O
low-cost	O
internet	B-Device
appliance	I-Device
produced	O
by	O
Netpliance	O
(	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
TippingPoint	O
)	O
between	O
1999	O
and	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
low	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
popular	O
with	O
computer	O
hobbyists	O
,	O
who	O
modified	O
it	O
to	O
run	O
desktop	O
PC	B-Device
software	O
without	O
the	O
internet	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netpliance	O
introduced	O
the	O
i-Opener	B-Device
in	O
November	O
1999	O
at	O
a	O
$99	O
promotional	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
easy-to-use	O
,	O
low-cost	O
internet	B-Device
appliance	I-Device
for	O
first-time	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
Wide	O
Web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
modifying	O
the	O
hardware	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
load	O
his	O
own	O
software	O
onto	O
the	O
i-Opener	B-Device
,	O
bypassing	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
the	O
subscription	O
service	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
i-Opener	B-Device
had	O
quadrupled	O
to	O
$400	O
,	O
and	O
Netpliance	O
left	O
the	O
internet	O
device	O
market	O
in	O
January	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i-Opener	B-Device
had	O
a	O
10	O
"	O
,	O
800×600	O
LCD	B-Device
display	I-Device
with	O
stereo	O
speakers	B-Device
,	O
a	O
180MHz	O
IDT	B-Device
WinChip	I-Device
C6	O
Socket	B-General_Concept
7	I-General_Concept
CPU	O
,	O
a	O
single	O
SO-DIMM	O
socket	O
with	O
a	O
32MB	O
module	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
16MB	O
SanDisk	O
flash	B-Device
module	I-Device
housing	O
the	O
QNX	B-Operating_System
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connectivity	O
was	O
via	O
single	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
parallel	B-Device
port	I-Device
for	O
a	O
printer	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
56k	O
modem	O
.	O
</s>
