The curious rise of giant tablets on wheels
by Scharon Harding from Ars Technica - All content on (#6YEGM)
Over the past few years, LG has set off a strange tech trend that's been rolling onto devices sold across Amazon and other online electronics retailers.
In 2022, the company launched the StanbyME, which is essentially a $1,000 27-inch tablet running LG's smart TV operating system (OS), webOS, but lacking a tuner. LG's press release announcing the device described it as a wireless private TV screen with a built-in battery" that is easily portable and ideal for watching shows and movies, in addition to video conferencing with family and coworkers and viewing online lectures."
Today, the StanbyME competes against a slew of similar devices, including some from Samsung, but mostly from smaller brands and running Android.