Submitted by From this year’s Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, CNET’s Justin Jaffe gives a first look at the new Ultra Mobile PC and ConsumerLaptop Concept. Intel’s Director of Marketing, Brad Graff, also shows off new software from StreetDeck that turns the PC into an interactive media center. More about this at CNet and CoolTechZone.
It looks like a tablet PC with better interactive software.
I’m suprised at how snappy it is in the demo.
A “computer” (or “mainframe”)is the size of a room.
A “minicomputer” is the size of a washing machine.
A “microcomputer” is what you have under your desk.
I’d suggest the word “nanocomputer”, but either way, “mini” is well off.
Actually, no. It is not off. If the title had said “minicomputer” then it would have been wrong. But it did not. a ” mini computer” works perfectly in this sense, because its just denoting size compared ot what most people think of when you say ‘computer’. computer/minicomputer/microcomputer etc are all old terms. Altho I suppose this is no different than me correcting people on hacker/cracker
i kid you not. in his presentation i counted 32 times when he said “um”. terribly unprofessional.
While I think this is great I don’t think it’ll fly… ‘Consumers’ will not adapt something so large. What we need is an iPod sized device. Something that can easily be carried.
Can you imagine the fanny-belt strap this thing would use.
What are they thinking? (newton?)
IMHO
Jb
Well actually what is needed is both. A small handheld device, maybe one day with a collapasable screen. But also a larger but light weight display.
An Ipod size isn’t good for watchng videos, or surfing the web but is useful for small amounts of data, and as a portable storage device. A larger tablet sized device is useful for reading and watching media.