Intel's 'Personal Server': The Handheld Killer?

markbaard writes "Intel is developing a wireless, pocket-sized personal server that may replace laptops and PDAs altogether. The 'personal server,' which is being developed at Intel Research by ubiquitous computing wizard Roy Want, is the size of a deck of cards, half the weight of an iPaq, and has no i/o, no screen, and no peripherals. The device never leaves its user's pocket or handbag. Pictures of the personal server and the story are at baard.com."

Comments

Re:How can it replace a PDA?

[Anonymous Coward]

your girlfriend doesn't have a screen either.

I've got one of these already

[WIAKywbfatw]

It's tightly integrated, I carry it around with me all the time, I never lose it and it's never crashed yet. It doesn't cost a thing and it comes as standard.

It's called a "brain".

Re:I've got one of these already

[unicron]

Yes, but it's outdated as all hell and is in DESPERATE need of an upgrade.

Re:I've got one of these already

[WIAKywbfatw]

Ah, well, you've obviously only got the basic, economy model. I'd suggest that you ask for the deluxe, super-duper version but it's obviously a bit late for that - I don't think that retrogrades are available (yet). :=)

Re:I've got one of these already

[Guppy06]

Hah! It takes at least 18 years to get one running up to speed, and it's only "free" if you don't include the tens of thousands of dollars spent on tuition.

Re:I've got one of these already

[Anonymous Coward]

Dr. Evil: There is a thing called "the internet". We can connect to it using "lasers" attached to sharks' heads.

Scott: But why don't you just put the stuff in your pocket?

Re:I've got one of these already

[Enonu]

It's these liberal, scum maxist commie producing, so-called "higher educational institutions" that are ruining kids these days. Think I'd ever send a kid to Harvard, to be trained to become another big-govt. moron monkey who wants to take away our God given right to the money we've earned? Forgeeet aboouuuuuut it.

God I love conservative talk radio. It's 10X better than Stern for shock-value entertainment. BTW, the above is impersonation if it wasn't obvious :)

Re:I've got one of these already

[skaffen42]

I never lose it and it's never crashed yet.

You obviously don't drink much tequila, do you?

When do clinical trials start?

[mindpixel]

Next step: Implantation.

Imagine a beowulf cluster of THESE.....

[whiteranger99x]

Ok that was bad, but how secure are these things? I mean I dont want anyone to be able to use a sniffer to find my MP3's and porn.....errr I mean my school work and documents :P

Intel is too late...

[Anonymous Coward]

Intel is too late. People have been serving themselves with their hands in their pockets for AGES!

Do you feel luck punk?...Go ahead...make my PDA

[Charcharodon]

I already have a handheld killer, it's called a Glock.

Re:Taken two ways...

[red_dragon]

3) Killer of that which is held in the hand.

As a male, I find this interpretation somewhat frightening.

Re:How can it replace a PDA?

[Troll_in_Captivity]

I beg to differ.

Buzzword...ubiquitous

[Anonymous Coward]

Has ubiquitous taken over wi-fi or xml for the hottest buzzword?
Can I put this word on my resume to abet my fortuity procuring a profitable position at a forune 500 company?

Re:How can it replace a PDA?

[Anonymous Coward]

This is great! Now all I have to carry is this server in my pocket and a full sized PC and monitor! Where can I get one of these things?!?

no I/O

[DraconicFae]

"Half the weight of an ipod, and it has no i/o" cool! Does it run on Write Only Memory too? :)

Re:How can it replace a PDA?

[WiPEOUT]

She definitely has some I/O capabilities, though :p

No I/O?

[eGabriel]

In what way exactly is wireless communication not I/O?

I read "no i/o" and thought, well, bricks don't have i/o either... so what?

Re:No I/O?

[NanoGator]

"I read "no i/o" and thought, well, bricks don't have i/o either... so what?"

Don't knock bricks man. You can deliver messages with bricks that 802.11b has a hard time penetrating.

Intel's other plans incude

[gilesjuk]

A watch with no display.

A walkman with no headphones.

A laptop with no keyboard or screen.

A mobile phone with no screen, mic or earpiece.

They're really going to corner the minialist arty gadget market :)

Popped in mind

[sw155kn1f3]

> the size of a deck of cards, half the weight of an iPaq, and has no i/o, no screen, and no peripherals. The device never leaves its user's pocket or handbag

Dumb like a rock and hard like a brick... Windows CE/ME/NT :)

The Empereor's new PDA

[August_zero]

"Your Majesty! this is the most advanced PDA ever envisioned! it can do everything! and it needs no no I/O, no batteries and it can hold all your data without ever needing to change batteries!"
"Looks like a block of wood to me." said the grand Vizer
"Well you see your majesty" continued the Intel Rep "only the most intelligent people can see the data it contains, because beams the data straight to their minds"
"Well of course I knew that" the empereor quickly replied "I was just schedualing my apointments and playing solitare just now, what a wonderful device, and I love the wooden finish"

"he device never leaves its user's pocket"

[Daetrin]

Where it spends it's time spewing EM waves into the user's crotch :)

ATTENTION: Ignorant Yankee

[Anonymous Coward]

We have been alerted of the nonphrase Wa-la used in your posting. Here at the institute for reeducating retards, we feel the need to point out that the word is voila. Learn some french yankee, it is the basis of your language.

Re:"the device never leaves its user's pocket"

[BoyHowdyAAF]

Never? Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.

Re:Irony

[Anonymous Coward]

Brings new meaning to the term "hairy Palms", doesn't it?

Re:Mirror

[Charlton Heston]

Obviously someone is too drunk to select the right moderation option from a fairly small list.