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

Posted by michael on from the have-your-device-call-my-device-and-we'll-do-lunch dept.

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."

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  1. I've got one of these already by WIAKywbfatw · · Score: 4, Funny

    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".

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    "Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue." - David Brent, Wernham Hogg
    1. Re:I've got one of these already by unicron · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yes, but it's outdated as all hell and is in DESPERATE need of an upgrade.

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      Finally, math books without any of that base 6 crap in them.
    2. Re:I've got one of these already by Guppy06 · · Score: 4, Funny

      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.

    3. Re:I've got one of these already by skaffen42 · · Score: 4, Funny

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

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

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      People couldn't type. We realized: Death would eventually take care of this.
  2. Intel is too late... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

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

  3. Re:Taken two ways... by red_dragon · · Score: 4, Funny

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

    As a male, I find this interpretation somewhat frightening.

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    In Soviet Russia, Jesus asks: "What Would You Do?"
  4. No I/O? by eGabriel · · Score: 4, Funny

    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?