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The Tablet Debate – Situational Device, Take # 764531276534

The Tablet Debate – Situational Device, Take # 764531276534

By Zoli Erdos on January 3, 2010

Gotta love the new debate on Tablets – it’s not about the CrunchPad, JooJoo or the Apple Tablet anymore.  It’s about whether we need any.  Joe Wilcox declared that The world doesn’t need an Apple tablet, or any other. Really?  Well, there was this other guy who famously declared: I think there is a world […]

Posted in Analysis | Tagged Apple, crunchpad, iphone, islate, situational computer, situational device, situational hardware, tablet | 1 Response

CrunchPad Getting Close to Launch - Now Really Sexy Situational Device.

CrunchPad Getting Close to Launch – Now Really Sexy Situational Device.

By Zoli Erdos on June 3, 2009

 I admit I was skeptical when Mike Arrington first announced he wanted to build a  lightweight  Web Tablet.  But a few month later we saw the first prototype, which was not particularly attractive – but real.  Mea Culpa, I was wrong. The second prototype was already quite likable, albeit not as sexy as as the […]

Posted in Design, Product reviews | Tagged crunchpad, e-paper, e-reader, ebooks, kindle, netbooks, situational computer, situational devices, tablet, techcrunch | 3 Responses

The CrunchPad is Real. A Sexy Little Situational Device.

The CrunchPad is Real. A Sexy Little Situational Device.

By Zoli Erdos on April 9, 2009

Wow, what a difference 3 months make.   Here’s the CrunchPad prototype in January: And the current version leaked today: Certainly a lot better-looking, albeit not as thin as the original sketch.  That said, if this thing is really in the $300 range, I’d love to buy one. Now, I can hear people complain about all […]

Posted in Design, Product reviews | Tagged situational computer, situational device, situational hardware, tablet | 5 Responses

How Many Computers Does The World Really Need?  There Are Two Answers.

How Many Computers Does The World Really Need? There Are Two Answers.

By Zoli Erdos on March 6, 2009

Legendary IBM Chairman & CEO Thomas Watson declared in 1943: I think there is a world market for maybe five computers. The fact the famous quote is likely incorrectly attributed to him is immaterial. 80 or years later the World may just prove him (or whoever said this) right. According to Microsoft research chief Rick […]

Posted in Analysis | Tagged big switch, cloud computing, IBM, iphone, megacomputer, mobility, netbook, nick carr, personal computer, situational computer, situational device, situational hardware, supercomputer | 4 Responses

CrunchPad: a Netbook Sans Keyboard

CrunchPad: a Netbook Sans Keyboard

By Zoli Erdos on January 19, 2009

I admit I was skeptical when Mike Arrington first announced he wanted to build a  lightweight  Web Tablet.  Skeptical partly because I had just witnessed Ismael Ghalimi of the Office 2.0 fame feverishly work on the Redux Model 1.  I had been doubtful about his effort, too, but his energy level was just radiating, he […]

Posted in Design, Product reviews | Tagged crowdsourcing, crunchpad, device-independent computing, fablet, mobility, multi-touch, netbooks, situational computer, situational device, situational hardware, tablet, techcrunch, touch-screen | 3 Responses

The Cell-Phone Aware PC May Be a PC-less PC

The Cell-Phone Aware PC May Be a PC-less PC

By Zoli Erdos on December 31, 2008

2008 REDUX Another piece in the 2008 Redux series, originally posted in March 2008. The computing landscape has somewhat changed with the appearance of netbooks, but I am still waiting for the cellphone-aware PC-less PC. Mike Egan @ Computerworld makes the case for PC’s to be smarter, with improved awareness of cell-phones, which means of […]

Posted in General | Tagged cellular, cloud computing, digital personality, iphone, location-awareness, mobile awareness, mobility, portability, portable personality, saas, server farm, servers, situational computer, situational device, situational hardware, synchronization, web applications, zoho | 3 Responses

Netbook or Notebook? It’s Not Only About Size.

Netbook or Notebook? It’s Not Only About Size.

By Zoli Erdos on October 31, 2008

Hardly a day goes by without another new Netbook announcement, at lower and lower prices.  The first baby eee PC by ASUS was toy-like ( I returned it after a day), but the current crop are quite usable mobile computing devices.  These new Netbooks are flying off the shelf, so much so that sometimes you […]

Posted in Analysis | Tagged acer, asus, bloatware, crapware, dell, devicevm, hp, lenovo, linux, mobility, netbooks, notebooks, online, situational computer, situational device, situational hardware, splashtop, web applications, web office, windows, winxp | 6 Responses

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