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 Oct 17 2006, 02:01 AM
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I think the biggest issue so far, has been that of the keyboard. Feel free to disagree.
Everyone and their grandmother has had their own idea of what they want from this. I've been after a keyboard similar to a Universal or Clamshell Zaurus, some have wanted chorded keyboards, some folding belkin-style keyboards, some just want a slate. How about just MAKING a slate, without a keyboard. I propose that a separate keyboard is produced, however the heck anyone wants it, that connects to a port on the bottom of the device. You can have it on a cable, folding, with a Zaurus-style hinge on it so that it folds over the slate part. Whatever. You could either use a USB/M-USB connector, or attach it to the internal keyboard pins, (As long as they're capable of hotplugging.) What you'd end up with is a thicker display unit, and a thinner keyboard that you could flip out. You could carry a blooming Sun Type 6 130 odd key USB model instead, if you felt like it. In fact, put the ATA connector on the same port and put the hard disk in the keyboard. That'll bulk up the keyboard a it, slim down the base unit, and let you decide again whether you want a 2.5GB notebook drive (With an external PSU or LARGE extra battery) a 1.8" CF-type Microdrive, a 60GB iPod drive, or a 256MB Flash card. Whatever floats your boat. |
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Oct 25 2006, 02:53 AM
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An odd idea I had in the bath last night....
Assuming you have WiFi Have your PDA with a 4" touch screen and a VGA/DV out Have a Larger Touch / Flat screen (normaly used on the PC) with a docking slot for the PDA. Why? This would allow you to use the PC as normal, or use a terminal session / VNC session to the PC from the PDA using the same screen as the PC when in the house,or using its own 4" display while out and about. To expand the idea a little further a range of screens with docks could be produced in several sizes to suit. posibly 5", 7", 10" and up as a mobile tablet form facter but with your pullout PDA at its core. |
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Ferret-Simpson Alternative Design For The Ppz Oct 17 2006, 02:01 AM
Da_Blitz that is a really good idea, provided i can come up... Oct 17 2006, 03:14 AM Da_Blitz i might also add that every alternate keyboard des... Oct 17 2006, 03:18 AM morrijr Now that is a *very* nice idea. As for securing t... Oct 17 2006, 11:50 PM Da_Blitz i was thinking more like the psp with an external ... Oct 18 2006, 12:51 AM Ferret-Simpson I knew I was a Genius! Oct 22 2006, 01:17 PM craigtyson Ferret
This Idea ties in realy well with a goal I... Oct 22 2006, 04:05 PM uMP2k The description of something about PSP format with... Oct 22 2006, 05:20 PM
BarryW Wasn't there a pocket pc with a detachable key... Oct 22 2006, 08:38 PM stampsm QUOTE(BarryW @ Oct 22 2006, 08:38 PM)Wasn... Oct 23 2006, 01:02 AM uMP2k OMG - do I want one of those or what!
Form fa... Oct 22 2006, 11:19 PM Da_Blitz hahah, its 4:00 am here and i have work in about a... Oct 23 2006, 10:28 AM chiark I had a nexio XP30, and it's the PDA that I... Oct 24 2006, 12:50 AM BarryW QUOTE(chiark @ Oct 23 2006, 11:50 PM)I had a ... Oct 24 2006, 12:34 PM chiark The idea was there, yes - definitely. I think the... Oct 24 2006, 02:30 PM Da_Blitz QUOTEI personally don't want a view-only devic... Oct 24 2006, 07:20 PM stampsm 4 inch screen sounds good. sharp makes one LS040V7... Oct 24 2006, 11:01 PM chiark No insult taken
The nexio failed because whilst ... Oct 25 2006, 01:24 AM wsuetholz I like the idea of having the keyboard be a blueto... Oct 25 2006, 10:21 AM Da_Blitz chiark: ill have to look at avalible LCD's bef... Oct 26 2006, 07:44 PM chiark every 5" panel I know of runs at 800x480, so ... Oct 27 2006, 05:27 AM MONVMENTVM I personally wouldn't like a detachable keyboa... Nov 1 2006, 03:04 PM Da_Blitz the detachable keyboard is still a good idea if yo... Nov 1 2006, 07:13 PM BarryW QUOTE(Da_Blitz @ Nov 1 2006, 06:13 PM)the det... Nov 1 2006, 07:19 PM Ferret-Simpson I'd also prefer the sound card to be onboard, ... Nov 2 2006, 12:45 AM Da_Blitz actually thats the thing i find funny, i say move ... Nov 2 2006, 03:46 AM stampsm QUOTE(Da_Blitz @ Nov 2 2006, 03:46 AM)actuall... Nov 3 2006, 04:14 AM Da_Blitz sorry missed a post, no battery in the screen/cpu ... Nov 2 2006, 03:48 AM Ferret-Simpson QUOTE(Da_Blitz @ Nov 2 2006, 12:48 PM)no batt... Nov 2 2006, 04:17 PM Da_Blitz no offence but i see you as misintrperting alot of... Nov 2 2006, 07:33 PM BarryW QUOTE(Da_Blitz @ Nov 2 2006, 06:33 PM)it also... Nov 2 2006, 08:12 PM Da_Blitz little from coulmn A and a little from coulmn B
... Nov 3 2006, 12:31 AM BarryW QUOTE(Da_Blitz @ Nov 2 2006, 11:31 PM)little ... Nov 3 2006, 01:00 AM Ferret-Simpson Sounds like fun. You never worked at Gillingham, d... Nov 3 2006, 03:39 AM chiark I am really, really liking the suggestion on form ... Nov 3 2006, 10:09 AM Da_Blitz i am assuming a 5" in 16:9 would be about the... Nov 4 2006, 04:08 AM Ragnorok - I'm not against a two-piece design, the disc... Dec 6 2006, 06:16 PM stampsm you could do what motorola does with some of thier... Dec 6 2006, 11:01 PM Da_Blitz i guess the usb audio idea is really somthing that... Dec 7 2006, 12:18 AM stampsm yep i am of the design mind that if you do not use... Dec 7 2006, 12:29 AM stampsm QUOTE(stampsm @ Dec 7 2006, 12:29 AM)yep i am... Dec 7 2006, 11:23 PM Da_Blitz i think by the time i finshed this it will be a ra... Dec 7 2006, 02:11 AM Da_Blitz breaking this up into 2 posts because i feel ther... Dec 7 2006, 02:24 AM stampsm a range of products actually sounds like a much be... Dec 7 2006, 11:38 PM stampsm well if you do use a 16/9 wide screen format scree... Dec 7 2006, 11:55 PM Da_Blitz nice pic actually i haad my eye on those keyfobs ... Dec 9 2006, 02:44 AM |
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