how many of them have 802.11 integrated into them? If I could get a machine like that for surfing/ emailing while lounging about the flat that would be really cool...
Those tablets are sweet. I went to the launch in S.F.. All of the tablet have 802.11b in them. Plus a NIC card and a 56k. My favorit model is the HP/Compaq one. The keyboard detaches from the screen. The battries Last about 4 hours and recharge between 1.5 to 2.5 hours depending on if you use it while recharging it. It also has 2 usb ports. The docking station allows for your tablet screen to be on streched onto a montor (dule montors).
[ November 12, 2002, 21:07: Message edited by: Dead Meat ]
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Originally posted by dogscoff: Apart from serving as a source of peurile "Palm Pilot" jokes, what good are these things? What can you actually do with them? Can you do any worthwhile computing without a keyboard or is it just a glorified AddressBook & diary?
On a practical note:
People used to have "Day Timers" which was a hard copy Calendar / to do list / address book.
Palm Pilots (brand name), and i'm sure others link with Outlook. The managers around the office can't live without them.
I guess what I'm saying is I have not seen anything other than the Palm Pilots and the managers here can't live without them. I don't know if you can play SE on them
[ November 13, 2002, 12:33: Message edited by: Gryphin ]
I know a couple doctors & nurses that use a program called "e-pocrates" that runs on Palm OS-based handhelds. The program is basically a database that provides information on prescription medicines (dosages, interactions, recommended uses, etc.). That's probably the best use I've heard so far for Palm Pilots/Handspring Visors...
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Yeah, that's the sort of market these tablet books are supposed to be aimed at: medical ppl, stores ppl - anyone who spends mnost of their working day walking around a building.
Anyone heard much about this "Grid computing" that's set to be the next big thing? As I understand it you network a bunch of computers together and pool all their memory & processing power & resources into one distributed uber-computer, so you could have a simple wireless-enabled palmtop with the performance of a giant desktop...
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