Roy Schestowitz wrote:
I PDA neatly fits in one's pocket (even shirt's pocket it that's your sort of
dressing style). A folding full-sized keyboard fits into one's pocket easily.
Yes, it does, but so does a 2" x 3" x 1/2" block of wood.
Just because it "fits in my pocket" doesn't mean it's useful.
That's how I feel about the iPhone. Yeah, it's chockful of features,
but it's so small it's impossible to type a text message.
People have been too focused on making things small without considering
human ergonometrics. For me, the full sized PC desktop with a 22w LCD
is still my preferred way to use the Internet. However, a low power,
low weight, but full sized keyboard device might change that.
Not quite so with Foleo. It need a 'man's purse'. Sooner or later you end up
carrying one of these around just to save Newman from the landlord (think
Seinfeld).
Hey, I've found that a hemp "purse" -- the small one that girls used to
use a few years ago, is the best way for me to carry my wallet, cell
phone and keys when I bike to work. I call it my "Utility Kit" --
very manly.
Same with Foleo, eee -- I think it's not just another PDA -- but a whole
new class of device. Something that is more useful than a PDA but not
as cumbersome as a laptop -- useful enough that people will want to
carry it around and invent a whole new style of accessory wear to
accomodate it.
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