A true mobile PC?

By Usayd

Chicago (IL) - Even a ubiquitous presence of the term ‘mobility computing’ hasn’t changed the fact that mobility remains a compromise. Notebooks are still clunky and PDAs or smartphones lack screen size and processing power. A startup believes it can provide true mobility by with a cellphone-sized device that integrates your complete desktop PC and can be used wherever you go. Almost.

Let’s face it: Mobile computing is not as convenient as marketing campaigns of PC, PDA and phone makers suggest. If you need a computing device on the road, your decision always circles around what features are most important and what trade-offs are least painful. Notebooks today offer plenty of punch to run demanding applications, but size and weight limit contradict the ‘anytime, anywhere’ promise. PDAs and smartphones fit in your pocket and are as wireless as wireless can get, but often lack performance and support for desktop applications…

Tom’s Hardware [article cont]

Interesting, basically what PDA’s are going to become…

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