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Group: Members Posts: 572 Joined: 8-June 05 Member No.: 7,295 ![]() |
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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![]() Group: Members Posts: 462 Joined: 15-June 04 Member No.: 3,698 ![]() |
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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