Re: hook a keyboard up to it:Paul Allen Shrinks Windows PC With Vulcan's FlipStart
- From: "David Poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 11:54:10 -0500
no price info. it should run jaws if someone can get it on there though
probably through a cf card.
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Subject: Re: hook a keyboard up to it:Paul Allen Shrinks Windows PC With
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Hi,
Well if some one can install JAWS and Adobe 6, let me know. Will buy
lunchfor a nice success story.
Pricing information?
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From: "David Poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 8:20 AM
Subject: hook a keyboard up to it:Paul Allen Shrinks Windows PC With
Vulcan's FlipStart
> Paul Allen Shrinks Windows PC With Vulcan's FlipStart.
>
> By Jay Lyman, TechNewsWorld, February 17, 2004.
>
> "Bottom line - this form factor could be a big winner,
> converging PCs, handhelds and tablet technology," Gartner
> research vice president Martin Reynolds told TechNewsWorld.
> "It also suggests that one day we could have cell phone-
> sized devices with this capability."
>
> The idea of the Windows desktop PC in a small, mobile form
> is nothing new, and judging by the amount of notebook sales
> to consumers, the mobile form factor is in high demand. But
> the latest approach to the mini PC -- on display at this
> week's DEMO 2004 trade show in Seattle -- has the
> endorsement of Microsoft co-founder and tech heavyweight
> Paul Allen.
>
> Analysts are mixed on the mini PC space and the new device
> itself, dubbed the FlipStart, which looks like a personal
> digital assistant (PDA) with a small display and thumb
> keyboard. However, it does seem to represent another step
> forward in the trajectory that is moving toward a real
> Windows PC experience in a very small mobile device, at
> least according to Gartner research vice president Martin
> Reynolds.
>
> "Bottom line -- this form factor could be a big winner,
> converging PCs, handhelds and tablet technology," Reynolds
> told TechNewsWorld. "It also suggests that one day we could
> have cell phone-sized devices with this capability."
>
> Porting the PC.
>
> The Windows XP-powered device, weighing 1 pound and sized
> at 5.8 inches by 4 inches by 1 inch, features a 1-GHz
> processor, 256 MB of RAM, a 30-GB hard drive, a 5.6-inch
> 1024 x 600 pixel display and a lithium ion battery that
> will run the device for two to six hours of use.
>
> The company said that with integrated 802.11b wireless
> capability, the FlipStart combines the performance and
> functionality of Windows XP with the connectivity of
> wireless PDAs to provide continuous, mobile access to
> software, e-mail and the Web.
>
> Analysts have praised the mini PC for its ability to use
> desktop PC software without the need for special mobile
> viewers or emulator applications.
>
> "These systems fit all existing infrastructures and make it
> easy to port corporate apps into the handheld environment,"
> Reynolds said. "It has most of the portability of a PDA but
> can do serious computing."
>
> Lost in Translation.
>
> IDC smart handheld devices analyst Alex Slawsby said
> handheld-size PCs are nothing new -- with other versions
> already out in the form of the Tiqit83 and OQO's Ultra
> Personal Computer. While bringing a full version of Windows
> XP into the small form factor could pique consumer
> interest, Slawsby cautioned that the XP experience might be
> better tuned to a larger system.
>
> While there is worldwide familiarity and fondness for the
> Windows PC experience, Slawsby said, it is difficult to
> replicate the experience in a smaller device with mobile
> constraints on size, battery life and heat.
>
> "The idea is to give you all the functionality you would
> want in the desktop or laptop in a mobile environment
> without sacrificing anything," he said. "But part of the PC
> experience is a larger screen, a mouse and a keyboard; the
> same thing goes for laptops.
>
> "You may be able to put XP on small hardware, but you don't
> have the ability to leverage the same input capabilities,"
> Slawsby added.
>
> Paul Allen's Pet.
>
> Reynolds said the biggest challenge for the handheld-size
> PC is to make it good enough for day-to-day work without
> the need for a sophisticated dock that stays at home or in
> the office.
>
> Slawsby, who said the FlipStart is getting attention in
> particular because of its backing from Paul Allen,
> indicated there are still questions about the price of such
> a device and its true ease-of-use and desktop-like
> interactivity.
>
> Vulcan spokesperson Michael Nank told TechNewsWorld that
> the company will be announcing more on distribution and
> pricing for the FlipStart device, which should be priced
> comparable to a midrange notebook computer. While he would
> not offer a timeline for those announcements, Nank did
> indicate the project is something Paul Allen believes will
> be embraced by users.
>
> "This is really something being driven by Paul G. Allen and
> his interest in technology," Nank said.
>
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