The airlines aren't banning cell phone because they want you to use their in flight phone. Cell phones don't work past about 10,000 feet anyways. (I've tried).
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If you could travel forward by 1 minute, what would you say to your future self? Do you think he'll listen to well-considered advice from a smarter past self?
It's alwaus fun to dream about some product with all the top technology thrown in. It's even better when you draw it on paper.
But I think this discussion (and all the companies developing these things) should focus on what a handheld DOES, not looks like.
My ideal portable electronic device would keep me connected to a (fast) TCP/IP network at all times for web, ssh, mail, file transfers, and remote access to my PC. Data input (text, pointing, voice, images, or whatever it has) would be fast and accurate. Data output would not strain my eyes or ears. Compatibility with what I already have is good. It should last for a long weekend trip without a recharge. It should fit in my pocket when I'm not using it, and be usable immediatly out of my pocket -- maybe sooner with a satelite for the unit always on my wrist for immediate access to common functions. The UI needs to be flexible enough for me to map the unit's most accessible features to my most common tasks. It's not a replacement for my desktop.
Beyond what it does, who cares how it does it.
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The airlines aren't banning cell phone because they want you to use their in flight phone. Cell phones don't work past about 10,000 feet anyways. (I've tried). Aner
If you could travel forward by 1 minute, what would you say to your future self? Do you think he'll listen to well-considered advice from a smarter past self?
It's alwaus fun to dream about some product with all the top technology thrown in. It's even better when you draw it on paper. But I think this discussion (and all the companies developing these things) should focus on what a handheld DOES, not looks like. My ideal portable electronic device would keep me connected to a (fast) TCP/IP network at all times for web, ssh, mail, file transfers, and remote access to my PC. Data input (text, pointing, voice, images, or whatever it has) would be fast and accurate. Data output would not strain my eyes or ears. Compatibility with what I already have is good. It should last for a long weekend trip without a recharge. It should fit in my pocket when I'm not using it, and be usable immediatly out of my pocket -- maybe sooner with a satelite for the unit always on my wrist for immediate access to common functions. The UI needs to be flexible enough for me to map the unit's most accessible features to my most common tasks. It's not a replacement for my desktop. Beyond what it does, who cares how it does it.