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Forget the PDA, Here Comes the TDA
Roland Piquepaille writes "A French company has just started to sell the Jackito, the first 'Tactile Digital Assistant' (TDA). This new kind of PDA has no stylus, doesn't offer handwriting recognition and has no keyboard. Instead, it is based on touchscreen technology and relies entirely on your thumbs for input -- which are harder to lose than a stylus. And as Jackito has two simultaneous touch points, you can operate it with your two thumbs at the same time, at least according to the company. For an entry price of $600, you'll get parallel-processing capabilities with 7 processors and plenty of brand new technology, including 3ActilOS, a multitasking OS, which is not even referenced by Google. So be warned before purchasing one! However, the approach is pretty unique and I wish them good luck. Before opening your wallet, you'll find some selected pictures in this summary."
Why not call it the 'kalimba' if the whole thing is just a little box that you hold between your palms and work with your thumbs?
By the way, mes amis, is the accent for the name 'jackito' on the first syllable, "jack' i to" like the english 'jackulator' or the middle syllable, "ja-kee'-to" like a drunken frat boy doing vulgar Mexican imitation?
I thought that you guys in France weren't allowed to make up stupid words for marketing purposes. Isn't there 'un academie francais' that decides whether or not all these new nitwit words are really French or not? Do they have vigilantes that go around making sure that no one tries to sneak in an English word into a sign by putting a bogus accent over an 'e' like they do in Quebec?