At first this seems like a good idea: A tablet that runs Android in stand-alone mode. Then you connect it to an HP Mini 1000 netbook and it will run Windows XP.
New device categories almost invariably fall between preexisting ones. Sometimes they find a useful niche, like netbooks. Other times, they seem like obsessive compulsive attempts to fill a tiny, intentional gap in the spectrum of consumer electronics. Like MID phones!
There really isn’t a whole lot that distinguishes a conference like Computex from a real life version of the Ben Heck forums: yesterday, we saw a PC in a vase; today, an Atom-based net-top in a Ferrari.
Seen on the Computex floor showcasing somebody’s cheap and nasty peripherals, this cheap and nasty version of Windows 7* actually makes me jump on the Microsoft anti-piracy bandwagon. More »
Sure, it’s only designed for advertising purposes, and isn’t actually a real “real-world product” just yet, but this odourous display system from Taiwanese company GVision International was a pleasant surprise on the Computex floor. More »
Apparently Intel have a museum of old machines like this old model designed in Taiwan. It was based on their 386 SX processor, had a 16MB HDD, 1 hour battery life and ran DOS. The scariest part – it was only 19 years ago that this bad boy was considered cutting edge…
