Connectivity is the name of the game on the OhMyGoshPad TS-1
Of course, all of this power and connectivity comes at a price... the cooling of this baby requires four fans, two on the end and two on the bottom... with plenty of venting.
Posted on 01/24/2011 9:13:59 PM PST by Swordmaker
There have been in-numerable threads on Geek sites and Computer websites about the Geeks complaining about the failings of the Apple iPad... and how the various Android tablets are going to kick iPad butt in the near to distant future because THEY will have what the iPad doesn't have. The Geeks have had a litany of items that the iPad is missing... it doesn't have this, and it doesn't have that... It fails to meet a list of specs this, and list of specs that... and when the Android or Windows7 tablets finally hit the market, everyone will throw their iPads in the trash and Nirvana will wax joyful in Tablet heaven as all users will finally see the light about what they have been missing in their crippled Apple iPads.
So, inspired by the input offered by fellow Freeper on this thread:
Which is better, iPhone or Android?
who said that users of tablet computers REALLY weren't interested in "thinness or lightness" or even long life in the batteries... or even how good the screen is... what they really want is a complete desk top computer experience in a touch screen computer with Flash capabilities! Oh, and they want the ability to hook up any thing to anything no matter how antiquated or obsolete it might be (at least that seemed to be the concept...)! He stated it could be as thick and as heavy as it needed to be to attain that complete experience... along with spinning hard drives, and heavy batteries. He'd accept 1" thick... and heavy. Just so long as it had a touch screen... no matter what size.
So... I decided to RE-INVISION the Apple iPad from that viewpoint... giving he Geeks what they seemed to want... connectivity... retroactive connectivity...
My thanks to the head start given to the guys who created the MacBook Air Craft carrier two years ago... I just took their ideas to their logical and ridiculous conclusion.
Without further ado... I present the Not-Apple OhMyGoshPad Tablet computer:
The OhMyGoshPad comes with THREE SLIDE out keyboards... as well as the touchscreen's virtual keyboard. On one side are two slide outs, one in standard QWERTY layout and the other for those who prefer Dvorak layout. On the back side is another slide out keyboard that is customizable in any language the user choses, including Klingon and L33t sp3ak. The OhMyGoshPad comes with keycaps for all known languages at no extra charge as Geeks seem to think that such things should be free. . . so these extra key caps are included in the basic unit's base price.
The BLuRay/DVD tray has a built in ten-key pad so that when not being used to burn movies or watch them, you can use your OhMyGoshPad to crunch those spreadsheets that everyone wants to use your tablets for.
In addition, although you can't see it in these views, not only does the OhMyGoshPad have both forward facing 24 Megapixel IMAX video format video cameras, it has both forward and rearward facing IMAX video PROJECTORS * in 3D with the ability to simultaneously project two different 3D movies at up to 60 frames per second in full Dolby digital sound and at 3200 lumens of brightness... in broad daylight!
All of this comes with batteries that, although very heavy (we aren't going to advertise exactly HOW heavy they are, we are keeping that as a surprise for when you open your crate with the TF-2), will last a full month between recharges... if you are very careful not to use your OhMyGoshPad at all.
Of course, we've saved the very best news for last. The OhMyGoshPad not only does all of this, running the latest version of the Android cell Phone OS... and we PROMISE it will run the Tablet version if and when they finally get it out... someday... but, HERE is the really great news for all you Geeks out there, It also runs FLASH! ** Well, sort of ... It only crashes occasionally.
The Price? Well... it's only a little more expensive than the Apple iPad—those free keycaps cost money, you know! And so do all those connector thingies!— but you can get it subsidized from a carrier for less!
(* Warning!!! using your OhMyGoshPad will deplete your batteries in less than two hours, less if you use the projectors for their intended purposes. Projector system should only be used when the OhMyGoshPad is connected to a 220 volt power supply. Adequate ventilation must be provided. Please see OMGP.com for more information on specs of what constitutes adequate ventilation and size of ventilation fans required. Fire prevention equipment is responsibility of the user. Local fire permits and licensing to use projectors may be required. Lamps are rated at 22 minutes lifetime usage. Contact OhMyGoshPad store for replacement Lamps. Lamps sold separately. Lamps are not a user installable or replaceable item.)
** Note, use of FLASH will also deplete your OhMyGoshPad batteries at a faster rate than using other applications and you should turn off the FLASH applications when through using it...
Cooling vents? Those aren’t big enough. Just put it a port for circulating liquid helium cooling system, and don’t forget the handy dandy storage tank backpack combo.
Good for holding more batteries too, oh, and a keyboard and mouse
It should come with a telescoping handle and two little wheels, like a carry-on bag for a flight.
I’m a little bumped that you left off composite video out.
Oh, and remember to make wireless *optional*, since the whole wireless data transfer thing is just a passing fad. No point carrying around the extra weight and energy-hogging wireless components. ;’)
You for got the UPS, the backup diesel generator, and the stone axe clip.
Floppy disks??
That is so 1990’s!! :-)
You took my idea!
And you left off the DE-9 serial port, fibre channel, SCSI and serial-attached SCSI. I’ll give you a pass on not including a Zip drive and token ring networking.
Good points. We need bunny ears, an AM loop, and an HDTV antenna.
And don’t forget the coax input in case someone wants to plug this into cable to use as a DVR! Might need those component plugs too. And don’t forget the little screws for anyone who might have his own regular antenna.
People in the Sheriff’s office are searching for “Dupnik” and ending up on this blogger’s site. His server logs show that the visits are from the Sheriff’s office and that Google referred the visitors.
Specialty tablets have been around for a while, successful in their niches. Network engineers have a pen tablet with a couple each of every networking port such as RJ-45 (what you normally see but in a few different wirings), BNC, etc. I don't see a reason an Android version couldn't be made, since it would probably be better than the current XP-based one.
And I see no reason why a tablet can’t do everything a standard pc can do.
Fit two of these graphics cards into a tablet and get back to me.
Back when a laptop was a laptop.
BTW, I've done that with laptops, different hard drives for different purposes. Big PITA.
Kaypro! I had one. In an emergency you can use it as a boat anchor. Lunar lander rocks!
Yes you have - the speaker connections only have provision for a single, thus mono, speaker... not cool...
That’s the one!
Apple: “Want an iPod? Here.”
Microsoft: “Well, what exactly are you looking for? We have this version and that version and this option and that option and ...........”
“Back when a laptop was a laptop.”
You mean a “luggable”.
However, the OS and BASIC was written by Microsoft.
I have one of those. It’s in perfect shape. I use it for ham radio.
A lot of people still use the old Model 100, especially in rugged field environments.
It might or might not be pita. The more that it’s designed to allow for that, the less it would be a pita.
I don’t know what that is, but isn’t that just a super fast card.
I would hope that desktops can and should be a little faster than laptops and laptops a little faster than tablets.
Isn’t this graphics card just faster?
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