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Ummm...try again when you goto search.msn.com and type bill gates guess what the first hit is....
www.microsoft.com/billgates
Though that is sort of scary in its own right;)
I think the msn.co.uk difference means they're at least using different indexes for their countries;)... I was afraid they weren't even doing that right:)
I was at the Seattle show as well, here are my thoughts:
1. It is faster than handwriting.
You can't always type wherever you are. Try typing standing up or walking. With a "tablet" design, you have no need for a 2ndary support to get both hands aligned correctly. Side note: great for one-handed amputees) - I like the idea of now being able to keep the coffee cup in hand while using my computer without interrupting my workflow!
2. Other people can understand what you type.
Your writing has character recognition. You save your john hancock as text and it converts it into typed text...exactly the same output as your keyboard.
3. It is easier on foreigners who use other forms of writing (like Chinese, Korean, Japanese, or Arabic languages), in other words it is a better way to communicate in an increasingly global society.
The stylus supports all of those languages. It runs on a modified XP Pro installation and carries along the international language support.
1. Focus on vertical industries only, in areas and industries where this type of devices are commonly used.
It's a funny device that is applicable in every vertical market *other* than programming:) - Some have much higher ROI cases, but it's fairly safe to say if someone currently needs a laptop to do their work now, then a tablet PC is a naturally "next generation" replacement when their laptop needs to be replaced. It adds features and doesn't remove any. (You still have a keyboard under the swivel screen) - Compaq's model allows you to detach the keyboard from the monitor as another "feature"
2. Develop technology to extend battery life to at least a full working day (say, 10 hours), since these devices are *supposed* to be carried arround all day, that's the point; what good would it be to have it docked recharging every 2 hours for 3 hours? for that case simply buy a laptop.
Part of the business case is people currently are carrying around their laptops, and paper, and notebooks/etc. (Most meeting rooms are equipped for Typing in meetings is very noisey and I'm sure most slashdot readers have experienced this problem. I know a number of people who take written notes in meetings and then go back to type them up. If they took notes on their tablet they wouldn't have to retype notes, and the meeting would be smooth without the jabs of keys.
Botton line: pass this one on, and instead buy yourself a superslim notebook and a PDA-Phone like a Handspring Treo. You'll even have money left to buy some accessories.
XP Tablet: $1500
Normal Clam Phone: $300
Never having to find a pocket big enough to fit the Handspring Treo: Priceless
Bottom line: buy an XP tablet, it will replace your laptop, and notepad needs. Your going to carry this bad boy to any meeting you have that is going to be substantial enough to take notes. Get a new slim cell phone that has features to keep an address book/sync it. After using an XP Tablet, you'll never want to go back to using sancript palm symbols. Just try drying a stubbed program flow on your palm pilot while talking to a peer, this thing is a portable whiteboard - that you can save for later use.
I was at the same demo at the Maydenbower center...I have to concur with the original post about the "awe factor."
You did fail to mention they used lowsy examples that were very SOFT ROI cases (Using this/and the Share Point server to facilitate a couple of HR employment forms seems to be a bit overkill for the price of this bad boy).
To add to this particular thread, they also mentioned they had over 10 million samples of handwriting that went into the software algorithums. Additionally all of the scribbles are stored as (I believe belzier curves?) which makes it so it doesn't require storing pixel data so the "compression" of the hand writing is excellent. They also showed the ability to "italicize" your own hand writing! / That and highlight it/erase it/insert new whitespace/draw pictures/bold/and the list goes on. If I had this in college I would have done better in all my classes:) - Not to mention the lazy factor to be able and easily get notes from friends;)
Replacing legal pads might be at long last a reality - borrowing from StarTrek's "pad" design for reading books/analyzing data MS has finally matched the hardware vision and software capabilities to make this switch happen. There's no reason I'd buy a normal laptop again...especially since there are several "swivel" screens which allow you to still have the keyboard/etc for all us geeks, but when your in the meeting swivel the screen and you have your legal pad. Its tough to draw doodles and diagrams easily in your notes w/PDA/laptop...
Additionally, there's no training like most other current hand recognition programs (ACR technology http://www.charactell.com/), or the training found in "speech recognition" like dragon.
Make way, I was extremely impressed, whenever I started to think "maybe they should have..." they pulled out a new demonstration that showed the features...I'm almost surprised but I think MS actually did some planning before they launched this product:)
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I just sent a professional - but also nasty gram over to her @
:)
http://www.fcc.gov/commissioners/tate/mail.html
Feel free to do the same
Ummm...try again when you goto search.msn.com and type bill gates guess what the first hit is....
;)
;) ... I was afraid they weren't even doing that right :)
www.microsoft.com/billgates
Though that is sort of scary in its own right
I think the msn.co.uk difference means they're at least using different indexes for their countries
oPT
I was at the Seattle show as well, here are my thoughts:
:) - Some have much higher ROI cases, but it's fairly safe to say if someone currently needs a laptop to do their work now, then a tablet PC is a naturally "next generation" replacement when their laptop needs to be replaced. It adds features and doesn't remove any. (You still have a keyboard under the swivel screen) - Compaq's model allows you to detach the keyboard from the monitor as another "feature"
1. It is faster than handwriting.
You can't always type wherever you are. Try typing standing up or walking. With a "tablet" design, you have no need for a 2ndary support to get both hands aligned correctly. Side note: great for one-handed amputees) - I like the idea of now being able to keep the coffee cup in hand while using my computer without interrupting my workflow!
2. Other people can understand what you type.
Your writing has character recognition. You save your john hancock as text and it converts it into typed text...exactly the same output as your keyboard.
3. It is easier on foreigners who use other forms of writing (like Chinese, Korean, Japanese, or Arabic languages), in other words it is a better way to communicate in an increasingly global society.
The stylus supports all of those languages. It runs on a modified XP Pro installation and carries along the international language support.
1. Focus on vertical industries only, in areas and industries where this type of devices are commonly used.
It's a funny device that is applicable in every vertical market *other* than programming
2. Develop technology to extend battery life to at least a full working day (say, 10 hours), since these devices are *supposed* to be carried arround all day, that's the point; what good would it be to have it docked recharging every 2 hours for 3 hours? for that case simply buy a laptop.
Part of the business case is people currently are carrying around their laptops, and paper, and notebooks/etc. (Most meeting rooms are equipped for Typing in meetings is very noisey and I'm sure most slashdot readers have experienced this problem. I know a number of people who take written notes in meetings and then go back to type them up. If they took notes on their tablet they wouldn't have to retype notes, and the meeting would be smooth without the jabs of keys.
Botton line: pass this one on, and instead buy yourself a superslim notebook and a PDA-Phone like a Handspring Treo. You'll even have money left to buy some accessories.
XP Tablet: $1500
Normal Clam Phone: $300
Never having to find a pocket big enough to fit the Handspring Treo: Priceless
Bottom line: buy an XP tablet, it will replace your laptop, and notepad needs. Your going to carry this bad boy to any meeting you have that is going to be substantial enough to take notes. Get a new slim cell phone that has features to keep an address book/sync it. After using an XP Tablet, you'll never want to go back to using sancript palm symbols. Just try drying a stubbed program flow on your palm pilot while talking to a peer, this thing is a portable whiteboard - that you can save for later use.
I was at the same demo at the Maydenbower center...I have to concur with the original post about the "awe factor."
:) - Not to mention the lazy factor to be able and easily get notes from friends ;)
:)
You did fail to mention they used lowsy examples that were very SOFT ROI cases (Using this/and the Share Point server to facilitate a couple of HR employment forms seems to be a bit overkill for the price of this bad boy).
To add to this particular thread, they also mentioned they had over 10 million samples of handwriting that went into the software algorithums. Additionally all of the scribbles are stored as (I believe belzier curves?) which makes it so it doesn't require storing pixel data so the "compression" of the hand writing is excellent. They also showed the ability to "italicize" your own hand writing! / That and highlight it/erase it/insert new whitespace/draw pictures/bold/and the list goes on. If I had this in college I would have done better in all my classes
Replacing legal pads might be at long last a reality - borrowing from StarTrek's "pad" design for reading books/analyzing data MS has finally matched the hardware vision and software capabilities to make this switch happen. There's no reason I'd buy a normal laptop again...especially since there are several "swivel" screens which allow you to still have the keyboard/etc for all us geeks, but when your in the meeting swivel the screen and you have your legal pad. Its tough to draw doodles and diagrams easily in your notes w/PDA/laptop...
Additionally, there's no training like most other current hand recognition programs (ACR technology http://www.charactell.com/), or the training found in "speech recognition" like dragon.
Make way, I was extremely impressed, whenever I started to think "maybe they should have..." they pulled out a new demonstration that showed the features...I'm almost surprised but I think MS actually did some planning before they launched this product
How do you find out about RFPs available to bid on for tech projects like the one described here?
ELance seems to get an extreme ammount of bidding down on projects, are there better places to bid?
Are there local organizations that deal with announcing projects?
Thanks!