RE: [Treo] Ultra mobile PCs - a unique keyboard

Tue, 02 May 2006 14:52:57 -0700

Interesting article, and curious keyboard, but I have to ask "why?"  The article even says - it's bigger than a PDA and smaller than a laptop.    So...it's too big to put in your pocket, too small to use for extended periods (like a computer/laptop), too expensive, too slow, too....well, you get the way I feel about it.  The biggest problem with these devices for me is the size of the screen, which dictates the size of the device.  Also, the screen on the UMBC is at risk and likely to be damaged or broken very easily - even tablet PC's were designed to cover the screen when not in use.  By the time you add the keyboard & DVD drive, it's become both larger and more cumbersome than a laptop. 

What I'm still waiting for is the long-promised 'wearable' computer.  Some may recall the IBM commercial with the guy wearing a trenchcoat in the park and seemingly talking to himself; his coat was his PC, and his monitor was a virtual display viewed through a contact lens (theoritically this would be huge).  This would be *my* ideal portable machine - portable but powerful.  I could imagine input through some combination of 3-D gesture recognition, sub-vocalization, and eye scanning (all existing technologies).  I know...I'll get this when they deliver my flying car.

Mike Lax


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Subject: [Treo] Ultra mobile PCs - a unique keyboard



On 2nd page of this article is the most unique keyboard I've seen. Can be
quite interesting if it's friendly to use. Still too big to be a phone, but
almost right size to be a PC :)
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12579136/


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