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Incredible Shrinking PC

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the things-to-lust-after dept.

Lawrence_Bird writes "Reuters is reporting that IBM is set to announce next week a prototype PC called a 'metapad' 5"x3"x0.75". 128Mb Ram, 10GB, and an 800 Mhz cpu. Understand this is a module that can be plugged into other devices, such as a LCD screen or docking station. "

2 of 228 comments (clear)

  1. Okay... by InfinityWpi · · Score: 1, Troll

    So, it's a really tiny computer. One that you still have to plug into a docking station. If you want to use the same computer everywhere you go, use a laptop. If you want to bring your work home with you, there's ZIP disks or CompactFlash cards. What, exactly, does this get us besides "Hey, look what we can do, even tho nobody'll use it?"

  2. Re:Where are *your* priorities? by aminorex · · Score: 0, Troll

    Your notion of a good salary is warped.
    You don't have a right to consume a hundred
    times as much of the world's resources as
    the median human. Therefore, you don't have
    the right to do so while slacking.

    You make your choices.

    .

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    -I like my women like I like my tea: green-