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Asus Says Netbook Is Dead, Hello Wearable Computers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the all-new-ways-to-strain dept.

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.

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  1. Ergonomics? by captaindomon · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yeah, because we all know how easy it is to use a 1"x1" oval viewing screen strapped to your wrist, to view large PDF attachments, for example.

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  2. Re:To Infinite... And Beyond! by mcgrew · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Is it the future already?

    What do you mean "already?" Do you know how long I had to wait for my own flat screen computer, communicator, self-opening doors, and all the other impossible stuff they had on Star Trek? About the only thing that we don't have, out of all the impossible things we do have (microwave ovens, phonorecords you can play in your car, GPS, iPods...) is faster than light travel, replicators, and transporter pads.

    Yes, this is the future, and I had to wait a long time for it.

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  3. ASUS is dumb by Kevin108 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Everybody I know still wants a 9" netbook for $200.

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    A perfect time to watch the stars.
    - Burden Brothers, "Beautiful Night"
  4. Typists by tepples · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The desktop computer is on its way out for everyone but typists and coders.

    And guess what anyone is who writes e-mail, blog posts, or forum posts: a typist.