____/ Mark Kent on Wednesday 08 August 2007 09:06 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 07 August 2007 17:41 : \____
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> Palm Foleo to use Wind River Linux
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| Wind River said that over the coming months, it will work with Palm to
>>>>| port the Foleo's software stack to Wind River's Platform for Consumer
>>>>| Devices, Linux Edition.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6844359014.html
>>>>
>>>
>>> Here comes another one (device, I mean). The day of the desktop is
>>> looking very, well, dead and buried.
>>>
>>> Thinking somewhat laterally to the 3D driver stuff, will there be any
>>> need for 3D rendering in a world where almost nobody is using a desktop
>>> PC anyway? The power consumed is considerable, of course, and the
>>> gains, unless you're a gamer, more or less not worth the effort.
>>>
>> Have a look at this new one. Take your large desktop everywhere you go (and
>> let the CPU-intensive stuff run remotely).
>>
>> Palm Foleo bundles remote PC access ware
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Palm today announced that when it ships later "this summer," the Foleo
>>| mobile companion will come equipped with remote PC access software from
>>| LogMeIn. The software will enable users to quickly and securely access
>>| files and network resources on their home or work computers, Palm said.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2274337184.html
>>
>
> It's a neat solution, although I find VNC and SSH are adequate for my
> humble needs. It's amazing how much you can achieve with just ssh
> console access, in my experience, let alone with x-forwarding and so
> on.
>
> The Nokia 800 has vnc clients and servers, as well as telnet client, ssh
> clients & servers, so it has all that flexibility.
The size of the screen and keyboard remain an issue (productivity wise), which
is why Foleo is a brilliant device with great potential.
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