Maybe. Especially the part about not having to have duplicated apps and data. Might be at serious risk of becoming obsolete if cloud storage and fast mobile connections with large data allowances become the norm though. Even so, it could serve as a stop gap at least.
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ASUS Padfone: combination tablet and phone
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Maybe. Especially the part about not having to have duplicated apps and data. Might be at serious risk of becoming obsolete if cloud storage and fast mobile connections with large data allowances become the norm though. Even so, it could serve as a stop gap at least.
I personally like the idea. I am happy to see someone really inovating and trying to revolutionize the game.
Shy Ronnie is my hero
Shy Ronnie is my hero
Problem is, we are all busy inspecting our hemorrhoids. As far as we can tell, iOS, Android, WebOS, these are the only conceivable designs for a UI and system. Those old-guard windowing setups, there us no way we can adapt anything like that to touch-based devices. Hence, this idea is obviously worthless, since we can only use a device one way at any given time.
Apple has taught us to appreciate complete, compact, integrated devices. To the extent that some of us find the idea of modularity almost apalling. But modularity can put less stuff into the landfill, if we are able to upgrade components instead of having to replace the entire unit. I personally like the idea of being able to buy a phone-sized processor that could take a 7", 10" or 12" screen, depending on my needs (and even adapt to my needs as they change between 10am and 8pm. Just make the design look a little more elegant and less 1957.
I have to admit that I'm somewhat intrigued by the idea and not totally against it.
I could see something like this as having some possibilities.
Imagine of having a central device that could run all your computer needs no matter if it is a phone, tablet or computer like this item and the motorola laptop one and no matter what the OS is.
You'd come home or go to work and pick up a laptop or other computer device and it is all there, no more synching you just have the one device small enough to put into your pocked.
As cellphones are getting more powerful I can see this working in some way.
However if this could be done wirelessly this would rock.
Anyway I'm just daydreaming here
I could see something like this as having some possibilities.
Imagine of having a central device that could run all your computer needs no matter if it is a phone, tablet or computer like this item and the motorola laptop one and no matter what the OS is.
You'd come home or go to work and pick up a laptop or other computer device and it is all there, no more synching you just have the one device small enough to put into your pocked.
As cellphones are getting more powerful I can see this working in some way.
However if this could be done wirelessly this would rock.
Anyway I'm just daydreaming here
I think its a great idea but it comes down to a couple things:
Can you buy both phone and pad as a package?
How much with both cost together?
Will the combined functionality be more cost effective than buying them seperately?
What are the phone and tablet like seperately? Are you sacrificing user experience to have a combined experience?
It will be interesting to see how it sells. I'm personally in the market for a new phone and I'm not sure I will buy another iPhone (depending on iOS 5 and whether Apple gives the end user more freedom with the OS). So i'd intrigued.
Can you buy both phone and pad as a package?
How much with both cost together?
Will the combined functionality be more cost effective than buying them seperately?
What are the phone and tablet like seperately? Are you sacrificing user experience to have a combined experience?
It will be interesting to see how it sells. I'm personally in the market for a new phone and I'm not sure I will buy another iPhone (depending on iOS 5 and whether Apple gives the end user more freedom with the OS). So i'd intrigued.
I saw the video where the CEO guy presented it. It looked like he had to remove the phone to even see who was calling. The PadFone looks like a disaster.
Johnny Shih on the other hand is my new hero. Every time I try to sell anything I will now wave my hands like a wizard and remove a black cloth from it.
Johnny Shih on the other hand is my new hero. Every time I try to sell anything I will now wave my hands like a wizard and remove a black cloth from it.
That of course is the biggest question, this will play a big role in determining whether or not it becomes a popular device (or set of devices) people will actually invest in.
ah, i remember the good old days when we had one device that we carried around in our pocket and one we held in our hands, browsing the web.
we didn't have to wiggle the phone out of our pocket when wanting to browse on a bigger screen, neither did we have to wear a bluetooth headpiece when taking a phonecall while doing that kind of browsing.
ah, those were the days ...
we didn't have to wiggle the phone out of our pocket when wanting to browse on a bigger screen, neither did we have to wear a bluetooth headpiece when taking a phonecall while doing that kind of browsing.
ah, those were the days ...
These types of products would do at least a little better if they were marketed better. How many Acer billboards or TV commercials have you ever seen? How about Asus? After the initial Super Bowl campaign for the Xoom, how much heavy hitting advertising do you see for it?
People that read tech sites will hear about all of these products. The rest of the world thinks the iPad is the only tablet out there.
People that read tech sites will hear about all of these products. The rest of the world thinks the iPad is the only tablet out there.