Abstract: Certain aspects and embodiments of the present invention provide a local device capable of delivering selected functionalities without requiring users with little or no familiarity with computers or other processor-based devices to configure the local device. In some embodiments of the present invention, the local device includes a display integrated with a housing having a keyboard input that is adapted to communicate with a remote server and/or datacenter through a network. The local device can include network interface that is a telecom battery adapted to connect to the network and datacenter. The datacenter can include user data and/or functions that the user can access over the network using the local device.