Nimble Microsystems’ new V5 mini-PC seems to be getting some pretty good buzz at the moment (write-ups in PC World, MSNBC, The Register, and even a Slashdotting) but apart from being small, it’s not clear why anyone would really want one. The V5 is billed as a “personal video conferencing player,” but doesn’t include a display or an integrated web cam, and apart from a built-in speakerphone, doesn’t appear to do anything that couldn’t also be done with a regular PC. And for its list price of $699 you could just get a more full-featured desktop PC from somebody else.
