I like this gadget but it's not for me. Making cheap effective gadgets for the classroom is probably the future of marketing strategies. We can connect people but we still can't get much work done. Fix that problem and these devices will sell by the millions. You see I have news, mobile devices aren't just cheap hardware that you can carry around, we're beyond the portability thing. They're a small easy to manage footprint that connects people and work. Add the x86 instruction set to a mobile device and you have quite a few options. If it can have Windows, it can have anything else. I proved that.

Add the x86-64 instruction and it really can have anything. That's why I would recommend this device(after seeing the ENTIRE hardware vendor list of course...).



As for me? I'm probably going to find a cheap HP TC1100 tablet somewhere on eBay for around $300. Sure I like the Nokias but the hardware just doesn't cut it for my standards AND the price. My N810 has GPS, has Pidgen, a decent remote control client and a minimalist Skype for when I need it. With simple communication tools I use my N810 as a mobile terminal connection. So far it works well as long as I do just that. What I need is a device that can handle(READ: USE) large documents with minimal I/O lag.

I don't really have buyer's remorse with my Nokia but it helped me discover there is definitely something else that I need to be using for a main computer other than these absurdly powerful desktops. When an application lags out(and dies) because of other apps in the foreground or stalls on saving large documents due to a weak CPU, it's a bit frustrating and I seriously don't need any more of that.

If I could find a cheap mobile pocketable device that has decent graphics acceleration on a 1024x768 res and a semi-weak midrange CPU like one of VIA's C7s or the Intel Atom, I doubt the eee PC would ever see the light of day again let alone previous model Nokias and potential competitors. Adding tablet input, it's a fast paced development system that can be used for an art box. Add a graphics accelerator and I have a powerful game device. Don't really need a large video out port when an MP3 player can detect a certain input jack that can be used to present audio and video(think about that). Add vmware and I have a mobile server. Beat THAT Steve Jobs! o_O

I like USB ports, they should be a standard on ALL mobile devices. At the very least. Recession or not, the pocket computing platform needs to evolve. Now.