Monday, April 18, 2005
What Do You Prefer -- A Mini-Tablet or a Pocket PC?
Posted by Janak Parekh in "THE COMPETITION" @ 08:00 AM
Akihabara News reported on a new "handheld-sized" prototype Tablet PC with integrated thumbboard being unveiled at IDF Japan last week. Dubbed "Ruby", it weighs in at 450g (15.8oz), uses a Pentium M 600MHz, and has an electrostatic (non-touch-sensitive) digitizer.
Despite the buzz, this unit just doesn't do it for me. In my opinion, it's not small enough to be truly mobile, and not large enough to be truly useful -- I'd much rather have a Pocket PC alongside a full Tablet PC (which, in fact, is my current setup ;)). I'm glad to see the miniaturization, but at the same time I'd just love to see the Pocket PC OS integrate more functionality, as it's a great base for tablet-style applications. What do you think?
Despite the buzz, this unit just doesn't do it for me. In my opinion, it's not small enough to be truly mobile, and not large enough to be truly useful -- I'd much rather have a Pocket PC alongside a full Tablet PC (which, in fact, is my current setup ;)). I'm glad to see the miniaturization, but at the same time I'd just love to see the Pocket PC OS integrate more functionality, as it's a great base for tablet-style applications. What do you think?
