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Concept PC 2001

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the not-coming-soon-anywhere dept.

Rami Kassab writes: "Check out this sweet PC developed by HP. It runs on the Intel P4 and features a wireless keyboard, mouse, even a wireless 18" flat screen LCD monitor. The wireless mouse and keyboard run over RF. All of the components are connected to eachother via Bluetooth technology. Included with this PC is USB 2.0 and an ATI 7500 AGP card." The screen looks a little strange, but I always love seeing interesting new designs for these boxes since I spend so much time in front of one.

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  1. Slashdot tip of the day.... by BLAG-blast · · Score: 0, Troll
    The article says nothing about this being a wireless monitor. That would be quite a task though, bet that doesn't run across 802.11b or Bluetooth.

    Ok, if they article has "Posted by CmdrTaco" at the top then only read the parts that are in italics.

    The parts that are not in italics are either wrong, advertising or some text designed to piss you off and start many fame wars....

    Mod me OT or troll or whatever, but it's true...

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  2. This is good by Raven42rac · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is a good glimpse into the future of new technologies, with higher transfer rates and eliminated bottlenecks. But conspicuous in it's abscence is Intel's new bus architecture, 3GIO, where is it? Is it such vaporware that there are not even prototypes to use? Or does this mean that HP is endorsing Bluetooth as its connection interface of the future? I would like discussion on Hypertransport vs. Bluetooth vs. 3GIO. And which one, if any, will be the new standard.

    Insert Sig Here.

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  3. RF by Wyatt+Earp · · Score: 1, Troll

    I have a couple problems with the devices being hooked up via RF.

    1. There is the Cancer aspect. It's obvious that no one understands the issues that may arise from having a radio transmitter around you all the time (Cel phones) let alone multiple ones around you all the time at your computer.

    2. Interferance. The FCC regulations for RF devices at these frequencies state that you have to accept whatever outside interference there is. Getting bad input on an RF mouse, display or keyboard would blow.

    Those things said, my mother had an RF remote for her C-band sat dish, and it was really neat.

  4. Secure? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wireless everything... because RF is so secure.