MiniPC's = Death to Handhelds and Smartphones?

[Archived in Entry, Pocket Pc Palm]

Craig on 2004/03/01:

  „"I think that all of today's 'super-duper mobile devices' have a core flaw: they use a different OS than the one users are used to from their desktop PCs. Whether that OS is Symbian, Palm Cobalt or Pocket PC doesn't matter."“

http://www.gearbits.com/archives/000568.html - Cached

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Some slightly related:

Michael Gartenberg: December 2003 Archives

  „A flashier UI won't do it (or we would all be using Panther) and the need to upgrade all my hardware is not appealing for average consumers who expect (and can get) a longer shelf life from their PCS. I'd like to think ease of use and a better experience will work, but even in the days when there really was a major difference in the user experience between Mac OS and DOS/Win, most of the world took DOS/Win as it was good enough. I don't doubt Longhorn will be a success, PC replacement cycles for business and Microsoft's position with OEMs will ensure that.“

http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/gartenberg/archives/ 2003_12.html - Cached

Device Convergence

  „I think that all of today's 'super-duper mobile devices' have a core flaw: they use a different OS than the one users are used to from their desktop PCs. Whether that OS is Symbian, Palm Cobalt or Pocket PC doesn't matter. The mere fact that it is different collides head-on with ALL of the 4 points above.“

Found at a page of John Davis, posted on 2004/02/28

http://www.gadgetblogger.com/2004/02/ device_converge.html - Cached

Pen Computing

  „Zaurus SL-6000 Pocket PCs running the new Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition OS will not be the only handhelds on the scene with 640x480 displays that can rotate from portrait to landscape view with the a tap. Sharp is shipping the Zaurus SL-6000, the latest and greatest version of their powerful Linux/Java-based Zaurus handheld line. The SL-6000 not only offers the new VGA screen but a whole raft of improvements tailored to the needs of the device's target market: enterprise field deployments.“

http://www.pencomputing.com/palm/avantgo/ palmmain.html - Cached

WookieWeblog: Palm Archives

  „I can say Palm OS Cobalt 6.0 is the most important piece of technologies the Company delivers, but at the same time it is the most disappointing news I ever heard. Palm handhelds were once being touted as the most Mac-friendly PDA (of course except Newton) and when you consider the fact that most of the original Palm developers/executives came from Apple (lots of Newton developers went to work for Palm when SJ killed Newton). You can see lots of Mac-ness in the Palm development tools/methodology and user interface.“

http://www.wookieweb.com/weblog/archives/ cat_palm.html - Cached

The wait will be worth it...

  „They also released a few more details about the PSP, like that it will be more powerful than the PS2, and that it will have built-in 802.11b WiFi for connecting over a home network to both the PlayStation 3 and to PCs (for transferring audio and video files onto it). [Engadget ]“

Found at a page of atmasphere, posted on 2004/03/26

http://www.atmasphere.net/mt/archives/ cat_gadgets_and_technology.html#006878 - Cached

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