Adi Smith wrote: > The problem with OLPC is that out of the box it has been designed for a > child.
As I said, dainty fingers are needed. But once it is popular and has proven how useful such a cheap but cleverly-designed device really is, a 130% scaled-up version will appear, for sure. > The Sugar interface is restrictive and breaks many of the well > extablish UI standards. Most of them deserve to be broken. Most Web sites, particularly the newer "Web 2.0" interactive sites also break "established UI standards", but people still seem tot be able to use them fairly easily, judging from their popularity. I think that the value of conformity with user interface standards dreamt up by Microsoft a decade ago is overestimated. > And do you really want to be powering your laptop by hand-crank. It does have a battery, that lasts 8 or 10 hours, and a charger. But if there is no power-point for the charger, or no sun for the solar-powered version of the charger), then the hand charger might be, umm, handy. > Wait till a true innovator comes in to the Ultra-mobile market- > iTablet anyone? I'm stunned that anyone can regard any and every aspect of the OLPC as not being innovative! Just wait until later this year or early next year when examples start appearing in the flesh. I saw one recently, and fell in love instantly... Tim C >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> On Behalf Of Tim Churches >> Sent: Thursday, 5 April 2007 8:49 AM >> To: General Practice Computing Group Talk >> Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] Ultramobile PCs >> >> Adi Smith wrote: >>> UMPCs are horribly underpowered and clumsy to use. Usually I would >>> recommend holding off till second generation before investing in a > new >>> technology but at this rate I wouldn't expect a usable UMPC till at >>> least 4 gen. >> Agreed. A colleague paid a small fortune for a Sony ultra-min PC. Cute >> but my thumbs were sore after just 1 minute of typing on the tiny >> keyboard, and my presybopia (overlaid on myopia) meant that I had to >> remove my specs to see the screen, and even then I had to hold it > right >> up to my face. >> >>> Investment in this technology now is not wise as there are several >>> power-saving features that will soon become mainstream resulting > leaps >>> and bounds in battery life. OLED screens are a good example. >>> >>> On a related note Engadget has interesting articles on some recent >>> announcement of medical table PCs: >>> > http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/27/hands-on-with-motion-computings-c5-me >>> dical-tablet-pc/ >>> > http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/28/philips-introduces-wireless-medical-t >>> ablet-powered-by-intels-mc/ >> Personally I'm waiting for a OLPC device for $200 - see >> http://news.digitaltrends.com/article12578.html - the OLPC design is >> just fabulous and it even has a yellow key on the keyboard labelled >> "Show source" which shows you the Python source code for any widget or >> application you happen to be using (almost the whole thing, including >> most of the operating system, is written in Python). Oh, and if the >> battery runs down you can recharge it by pulling on a string which >> operates a built-in generator. One minute of vigorous pulling (or the >> string!) is good for ten minutes of computing. True! >> >> Once these OLPC devices are widely available for $200 each, expect a >> flood of health applications to appear for them, not the least because >> they are designed from the outset to be easy to programme for, using >> Python. And they have built-in mesh wi-fi networking... I could go on, >> but have a look at the web site: http://laptop.org/en/laptop/ >> >> But you will still need fairly dainty fingers... may the petite > inherit >> the Earth! >> >> Tim C >> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> On Behalf Of Les Bolitho >>>> Sent: Wednesday, 4 April 2007 11:03 PM >>>> To: 'General Practice Computing Group Talk'; 'Simon James' >>>> Subject: [GPCG_TALK] Ultramobile PCs >>>> >>>> Simon and All >>>> Can you comment on the new generation of Ultramobile PCs? - using > M$ >>> XP or >>>> other OS - for use in hospital wards rounds for recording EMR, >>> prescribing >>>> and access to pathology and radiology images- battery life now >>> reportedly >>>> 6-8 hours, etc >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Les Bolitho >>>> >>>> Dr Leslie E Bolitho >>>> Consultant Physician in Internal Medicine >>>> MBBS FRACP FACRRM >>>> >>>> 6 Dixon Street, Wangaratta .Vic.3677.Australia >>>> Phone 61 3 5721 5533 ; Fax 61 3 5722 1781 >>>> Mobile 0418 574 463 ; email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Skype username: leslie.e.bolitho >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Gpcg_talk mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk >>> The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and > may >> be privileged >>> or otherwise protected from disclosure. >>> >>> If you are not the intended recipient of this email >>> please notify the sender immediately, delete the email and >>> any attachments from your system and do not print, distribute, >>> store, commercialise or act on any information it contains. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gpcg_talk mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gpcg_talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk > _______________________________________________ > Gpcg_talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk > > _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
