Linux/Java has topped CEO Ed Zander's list things to look for from Motorola as it attempts a financial turnaround. At a New York press conference this morning, Zander introduced Linux-based 'Rokr' and 'Razr2' [photos|video] models, along with new top-level executives. Native SDKs won't be available.
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Member since:2005-07-24
Yeah, I'm bad about that.
You are right about gadgets. Targeted appliances are the future. It's just that the limited scope of gadgets doesn't excite me. Smaller and smaller PCs do, as long as they have the flexibility of a real PC. I've had more *advanced* handhelds. But *nothing* has ever excited me any more than my old HP 200LX running DOS. The keyboard was quite usable, and DOS apps ran nicely on its 320x200 screen.
It wasn't a gadget, but a small PC.
I have a test that I employ which may sound a bit weird to some, but it doesn't to me.
If I use a handheld device for a day, and I don't have a queasy, nauseous feeling while doing it, then it is a PC. Otherwise it is a gadget. I'm speaking about literal, physical queasiness and nausea.
I used to love messing with my HP48SX and HP48GX. But I always ended up with a vaguely nauseous feeling after an extended session. Gadgets.
It never happened with my 200LX. PC.
Probably more than you wanted to know, but hey! ;-)
-Steve
Member since:2005-07-06
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2005-06-28
My reply was for your first sentence, not the second one. You updated your post and added a second sentence while I had already replied.
And yes, I like gadgets. The future is even more gadgets. Just like once desktop computers were the kings, and now laptop sales overcame desktops.