When you return from camping you should look at 15" laptops. Easily portable but big enough that you can kill a rattlesnake with it.
Posted on 11/16/2009 5:46:58 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Light and compact, a smartbook is the perfect way to work and play without ever having to stop.
As powerful as a laptop, a smartbook lets you create or enjoy whatever you want while you're on the go. Built-in 3G mobile broadband means you can connect at high speeds wherever your wireless coverage can reach. And like a mobile phone, it lasts as long as you do and is instantly ready to go when you are.
(Excerpt) Read more at hellosmartbook.com ...
Sounds like a winner to me. The pic in the link is awesome.
What is the price? Storage capacity?
I get so overwhelmed by all the new stuff.
Just give me a cell phone that:
-Can be an MP3 player that stores 1000+ songs
-Can store 4+ hours of video
-Can take pictures at 4+ megapixels
-Can be mounted in my car as a GPS system
-Can surf the internet anywhere for an unlimited amount of time
All for $30 a month.
Are we close to that yet?
No mas to this planned obsolescence sh*t. I'm getting out the tent and going out back to camp with the rattlesnakes - and there won't be a Blu Ray in sight; but I'll have my Jitterbug phone handy - just in case.
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Qualcomm readies mobile broadband Snapdragon chips
11/15/2007 12:35 AM
Industry Rallies around Qualcomm's Snapdragon Platform to Enable Mobile Computing Devices
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Posted November 12, 2008
- Market Segment Forecasted to Grow at CAGR of Over 80% -
SAN DIEGO - November 12, 2008 - Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) today announced that the Company's SnapdragonTM platform continues to gain industry traction with more than 30 device designs in development using Snapdragon chipsets. More than 15 leading device manufacturers are looking to Qualcomm's Snapdragon platform to enable mobile computing devices, which blend the best of the Smartphone and laptop computing categories to finally deliver on the promise of mobile Internet. According to independent industry research, this market segment is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 80% over the next several years. The first Snapdragon devices are expected to be launched by customers in the first half of next year.
Qualcomm's customers for Snapdragon include leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs), such as Acer, ASUS International, C-motech, Compal, Foxconn International Holdings (FIH), High Tech Computer (HTC) Corporation, Inventec, LG Electronics, Quanta Computer Incorporated, Samsung, Toshiba Corporation and Wistron Corporation.
"The mobile market continues to evolve and grow and Acer strives to successfully meet users' changing needs for greater functionality and real-time access to information," said Jim Wong, president of IT Products Global Operations for Acer. "We see great promise for products such as Snapdragon and are committed to working with Qualcomm toward our common goal of enabling a truly mobile computing experience."
"The mobile Internet is coming of age, due in no small part to the industry's recognition that the availability of devices that are easy to use and always connected is critical to consumer adoption," said Hyun Park, Vice President of the New Business Development Team at LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.
HTC Touch Pro 2 on the Verizon network with unlimited data, and a corporate plan does everything, but runs $50 a month (including calls)... Works great!
LG to Deliver Snapdragon-Based Android Handset
Available in 2010
This is shaping up to be a shootout...now that Motorola got its Droid out.
I use a Celio Redfly with my WinMo phone; it basically does all this, but it is two separate parts. One the Redfly, one the phone (connected via Bluetooth). It’s a great concept, handles web browsing, e-mail, phone calls, and lightweight applications (Mobile Office). Lasts forever on a charge, too...
I’m seriously interested in the Smartbook concept, it seems like the next logical step!
When you return from camping you should look at 15" laptops. Easily portable but big enough that you can kill a rattlesnake with it.
Qualcomm's CEO Paul Jacobs Talks About Smartbooks
Can’t get any sound...will reboot.
And I understood him to say the smartbook would include smartphone capabilities....
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