Part of the reason smartphone have largely replaced PDAs over the last few years is that there are a growing number of activities that require an always-on internet connection. But another reason is that people don’t like carrying around two or three devices when they can stuff just one item in their pocket. Who needs […]
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Smartbook concept uses smartphone as a pocketable QWERTY keyboard
With 50 or more tablets set to hit the market soon, starting with the iPad, there’s one thing that many people will notice is missing: keyboards. Sure, these tablets will have on-screen keyboards. And I dare say computer peripheral makers will be pumping out USB and Bluetooth keyboard accessories like nobody’s business. But the crazy […]
WOOGA concept turns your phone into a netbook/game console
Smartphones are getting more and more powerful. I’ve been playing with a Google Nexus One phone for the last few days, and thanks to its 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, it loads web pages over WiFi almost as fast as a netbook. It can also handle audio and video playback with ease, and the Google Android […]
Asus shows off mockups of its Waveface computing concept
Asus hasn’t actually built any Waveface products yet. The company’s concept for devices that let you interact with the web on the go or at home while transfering data from one device to another seamlessly are still in the realm of concept-only, and may never actually see the light of day. But Asus is showing […]
MSI’s Projector PC concept packs an entire PC into a projector case
You know what happens when PCs get smaller and smaller? It gets easier to cram a complete PC into other products that were once thought of as peripherals. Case in point: MSI’s Projector PC. Basically, this concept machine takes a low power computer and shoves it inside a somewhat standard looking projector. This lets you […]
Closer look at the Asus Waveface demo – Video
One of the most interesting things Asus showed at its press conference on Tuesday was a line of products that doesn’t actually exist yet. Asus calls the platform Waveface, and it consists of a group of concept devices designed to provide internet connectivity wherever you are. You can see how it (theoretically) would work in […]
OLPC XO-3 tablet concept in pictures
It’s probably not going to happen. Let’s be honest about that. As we’ve previously mentioned, Nicholas Negroponte’s newest vision for a next-generation educational computer isn’t a laptop, it’s a touchscreen tablet that will use less than 1W of power and cost $75. That already seemed pretty unrealistic, but now that I’ve seen the concept images […]
Concept: Disposable laptop made from recycled paper
OK, this thing ain’t real. Nobody’s manufacturing one, and it’s not at all clear that it would be a good idea to do so. But designer Je Sung Park has put together a mockup of a rather intriguing concept: a laptop made partly from recycled paper products, making parts easy to replace. Of course, cramming […]
This isn’t the Apple tablet/netbook, but it sure is pretty
There’s been a lot of talk about a possible Apple netbook, or touchscreen tablet, or something. Apple executives have repeatedly state that the iPhone is currently the company’s entry into the mobile, low cost space and that today’s netbooks are “junky.” But word on the street is that Apple has also placed orders for a […]
More info on the Asus dual screen notebook concept
Asus is unveiling a few more details about that dual screen notebook concept unveiled this morning. It turns out this PC concept is based on suggestions from computer users who contributed their ideas through the WePC web site. WePC is a collaboration between Asus and Intel, and the idea is to crowdsource the development — […]