Tuesday, April 22, 2003
Whoa - Where Can I Buy This? HP's Matisse Prototype
Posted by Jason Dunn in "HARDWARE" @ 09:00 AM
This is a scan from the magazine Popular Science - would you look at this thing? Cool! Pocket PC software isn't sophisticated enough yet to be a primary computer for most people, but the potential is there, and as a concept, this makes me weak in the knees. The only problem is where would I put my DVD burner?
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Here's the text for those of you that can't make it out (I had to zoom in):
"We've seen the all-in-one flat-screen PCs before, and they always seemed a little half-baked. Sure the CPU was behind the monitor, but that made the monitor something less than svelte. HP's latest concept PC, the Matisse, reduces the bulk by storing all the brains in what it calls "knowledge pods", removable palm-size cartridges that hold everything but the monitor. The keyboard, mouse, and Internet connection are wireless, as you'd expect, but Matisse also provides wireless power though a metal rail at the base of the monitor. At the end of the day you'd place the keyboard in the tray, rest the mouse next to the base and pop the PDA into the cradle that snaps into the rail. No plugs required. What you see here is only a prototype, but the pod and wireless charging rail technology exist today and could show up on HP products as early as this winter."
[Click the thumbnail image to get a larger version.]
Here's the text for those of you that can't make it out (I had to zoom in):
"We've seen the all-in-one flat-screen PCs before, and they always seemed a little half-baked. Sure the CPU was behind the monitor, but that made the monitor something less than svelte. HP's latest concept PC, the Matisse, reduces the bulk by storing all the brains in what it calls "knowledge pods", removable palm-size cartridges that hold everything but the monitor. The keyboard, mouse, and Internet connection are wireless, as you'd expect, but Matisse also provides wireless power though a metal rail at the base of the monitor. At the end of the day you'd place the keyboard in the tray, rest the mouse next to the base and pop the PDA into the cradle that snaps into the rail. No plugs required. What you see here is only a prototype, but the pod and wireless charging rail technology exist today and could show up on HP products as early as this winter."