Wednesday, July 5, 2006
The Smaller The Better!
Posted by Jon Westfall in "HARDWARE" @ 12:00 PM
"Compulab recently announced a computer that manages to cram a complete PDA into a device two-thirds the size of a credit card. The CM-X270L measures just 4.4 x 6.6 cm. In comparison, a MiniPCI wireless card is 6.0 x 4.4 cm - just half a centimetre thinner. In this space, the CM-X270L somehow manages fits in an Intel (should that be Marvell?) XScale chip running Windows CE or Linux, half a gig of flash, 128MB of RAM, AC’97 sound and a Philips 802.11b wireless interface, as well as some things you wouldn’t find on a PDA, such as a PCI bus, 4 USB host ports and wired networking."
Well, assuming you want 10,000, they're a bargain at $49. Hopefully this is a good sign of devices to come. When it comes to cell phones, I take the position that the smaller the better, however Pocket PC Phones pose an interesting issue: Screen Size. Keeping space for a larger screen but doing it with less electronics does mean more space for other cool things!
Well, assuming you want 10,000, they're a bargain at $49. Hopefully this is a good sign of devices to come. When it comes to cell phones, I take the position that the smaller the better, however Pocket PC Phones pose an interesting issue: Screen Size. Keeping space for a larger screen but doing it with less electronics does mean more space for other cool things!
