Take a Tablet?
Posted on:: November 18th, 2002
Dan Bricklin writes up his thoughts about his new Toshiba tablet PC. He’s excited about it, on the whole. Amy Wohl, on the other hand, thinks that the genre won’t take off until they machines are much cheaper and lighter.
Steve MacLaughlin at Saltire sums up his reaction in one word: “Fantastic.” Details follow. He sees a big future for it in hundreds of niche applications: hospitals, sales people, etc.
I personally am not feeling the familiar surges of technolust when contemplating this device in the privacy of my office. If it had a screen with twice the resolution, I’d feel differently.
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I agree with Amy. I had one in my hands 10 days ago in California, and it was very hard to get a sense of how to use it.
I couldn’t imagine being in say Starbucks reading my e-mail on it, (assuming the WiFI worked) or using the pen to surf the web.
When it is the size and shape of a thick legal pad, i.e. the kind with the heavy backing, then you will have something.
Also, I selfishly think that ActiveWords would be a wonderful application for the Tablet!
Buzz, I dare you to come up with a list of five things you think would NOT be a wonderful application for ActiveWords.
Let me start you off:
Barium enemas
Your turn!
:)
Prostrate surgery…
Over to you…
Sweeping sawdust.
No, what am I thinking! ActiveWords would be extraordinarily helpful in sweeping sawdust!