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(Mis)Uses of Technology

by Mike Masnick

Wed, Jan 8th 2003 5:12pm





Yet Another Mini PC

from the yes,-but-when-will-they-ship? dept

Yet another company is jumping into the "mini-PC" business. This one, backed by Paul Allen's Vulcan Ventures, is working on a tiny notebook computer that will weigh about a pound. While Allen says he just came up with the idea a year ago, the prototype machine looks strikingly similar to the tiny IBM handheld notebooks that were out in Japan about a decade ago (can't seem to find any pictures online, sorry). For some reason, those machines never really caught on. Of course, others are working on full-powered handheld computers as well, including IBM, OQO and Tiqit - though, they all seem to be focused on different designs than this new Vulcan venture. The main similarity between all of them, though, seems to be that they're a long way from shipping. Any bets on whether or not any of these devices make it out in 2003, or if they'll all appear in next year's VaporWare awards?

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    Little Machines for Little People

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    dorpus, Jan 9th, 2003 @ 4:11am

    Will it have the tiny keyboard buttons that only someone with liliputian fingers can peck too?

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    Re: Little Machines for Little People

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    dorkus, Jan 9th, 2003 @ 8:48am

    If you took the time to follow the link Mike posted, you would know your answer is... Yes.

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    Save us from tiny buttons

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    Sherman, Feb 11th, 2003 @ 5:04pm

    Now, if someone would invent a computer with a keyboard like Think Outside's that doesn't block the screen with your knuckles when typing, and a multi-part screen with flexible circuit board connectionss (or maybe a rollable screen), then you'd get something more than a handful of folks would want.

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