Posts Tagged: computer

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Mar 08

The indifferent future of laptops

ComputerWorld takes a look at the laptop of the future. Sadly all that seems to be considered in this article is the form factor and moving keyboards on-screen. The computers seem to be hamstrung with the same poor interaction paradigms that we’re dealing with today; inappropriate in a world where mobile computing is getting smaller and smaller.

“A lot has changed in the 20 years since the first laptop computers appeared, including gigahertz processors, color screens, optical drives and wireless data. However, one thing that has stubbornly stayed the same is the conventional clamshell format with its hinged display lid that opens to reveal a mechanical keyboard. That’s about to change. The rules of notebook design and the components that go inside are being rewritten to make the road a better place to work and play.”

Link: Hello, gorgeous! Meet the laptop you’ll use in 2015 (computerworld.com)

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5
Mar 08

eeePC as a breakthrough product

Niti Bhan has boldly argued that the eeePC is a potential iPod-like breakthrough (mobile) computing product.

“This product is aimed at first time users – “the next billion customers” – the majority of whom may only have been introduced to any kind of high tech computing device via their experience with their mobile phone. We can safely assume this, there are umpteen billion mobile phones being used in the world right now, 60% of them in developing nations. From this context, the user interface that ASUS presents as “easy to use” feels familiar to them, if only that the majority of cellphones now use some kind of icon based navigation and demonstrate a similar look and feel. Compare that to the intimidation of facing a totally unfamiliar desktop environment. Even the charger that comes with the eeePC resembles that of a mobile phone.”

Link: The little eeePC that could has become the real ‘iPod’ of personal computing (nitibhan.com)

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Jun 05

Of mobiles and desktops

I see so many articles that talk about the strong-specific vs weak-general device design. Is this really something that’s an interesting question? Or is it just idle talk to fill in the time because people don’t actually know what mobile devices are useful for?

“Tweak the question, though, to ask whether mobile phones will ever eclipse, or replace, the PC, and the issue suddenly becomes controversial. PC proponents say phones are too small and connect too sluggishly to the Internet to become effective at tasks now performed on the luxuriously large screens and keyboards of today’s computers. Fans of the phone respond: just wait.”

Link: Your Next Computer