full featured machines in smaller form factors.
To be honest Tablet PCs are way too big for me. these things are cool for
remote access (esp if outfitted with wifi and wimax), multimedia, and all
the things that are too cumbersome or complerx to do on a PDA. I love the
idea, maybe not so much the implementation.
Apple is rumored to be working on one, which i think is cool. The Newton 2?
I guess the OQO is the standard.
On 5/2/06, Michael Lax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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
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> 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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>
> Sincerely,
>
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