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Asus Says Netbook Is Dead, Hello Wearable Computers
pinkgadget27 pointed us at a story where the ASUS chairman waxes poetic on the end of the Netbook class that it pioneered, ChromeOS replacing Android, and the future you probably didn't know about: Wristwatch Computers.
Your mistake was to read the article, nobody else does.
I can wear it as I commute with my personal electric flying machine to my shiny new, high paying "Green" career.
Are the editors working from the Gernsback continuum today?
I've always wanted a pipboy on my wrist, FO3 style so I can check if my legs are broken and how many HP I have left. It could certainly come in handy for things like that.
I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar.
Mod this +5, Ironic.
APK quotes people (including myself) without context and should not be trusted. Just thought you should know.
Oh come on! Didn't you ever have a friend who wore one of those wristwatch calculators? Weren't you amazed by how quickly and easily they could calculate tips or do other feats of mathematical prowess in mere decaseconds by poking at the tiny, tiny buttons?
This would be just like that, but with applications that fit even worse onto a miniscule one-handed interface!
The enemies of Democracy are
Fine, but they can pry that 'fad' out of my cold dead fingers!
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Some users might be dim enough to need a backlight for that anyways...
@humanity: *facepalm*
Sorry, but I won't believe it until confirmed by Netcraft.
"A revolution without dancing is... a revolution not worth having"
a 1"x1" oval viewing screen strapped to your wrist
Nah, it's going to be a "Flavor Flav"-style wearable that goes around your neck - 17" screen and all.
That is all.
Your girlfriend wants 9" too but is settling for your 4 incher.
How about dictation...
Dear Mr. Barnsmithers, ...
Thank you for inquiring about our project. That's product you stupid fucking piece of shit. Jesus Christ almighty, don't you understand anything?
My other car is a 1984 Nark Avenger.
But hey, if you filter out editorial stupidity from slashdot we will have only one or two "news" every week or so.
You appear to have accidentally a whole word there...
At $200, I'm not surprised.
Those are still a pretty neat idea.
Matthew @ Bytemark Hosting
At least with the Slashdot crowd it would be simple to implement the "shake to shuffle" setting.
Connect that to the paper-clip from Office and you can get a dialog box like:
You seem to be masturbating.
Do you want me to:
[ ] Tweet this!
[ ] Search for datingsites.
[ ] Leave you alone?
i remember that kid
he would type "dolly parton is 5'5" (55) and her chest size is 37 (37) and she weighs 80 pounds (80). if she lost 8 pounds (08) she would be"
and then he would hold his wrist upside down and 55378008 becomes "BOOBLESS"
this was the very height of witty reparte in the 6th grade
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
No, I don't think so. Better ask for the latest display models.