On February 23, 2006 at 20:03, mburwen said...
Fujitsu is about to release a new "purse-sized"
tablet PC with an 8.9" SVGA screen. Occurs to
me that it could be a fantastic remote control
device with the addition of an IR radiator like
the iPronto NETX and a bit of software.
The intial price for the smallest configuration
is going to be around $1300. It will of course
have wi-fi and all the usual laptop goodies built-in.
It is powerful enough to run a full version of
XP Pro. Weighs in at 1 kilo, but if the screen
is detachable as it is in many tablet PCs, it
should be comfortable enough for the average couch
potato.
In a year or so, the street price should be well
below $1000.
Does anyone know of any plans to enter the programmable
remote business based on this sort of platform?
Are you talking about the UMPC from Samsung and the others??
Yes I have noticed these and when compared to the ipronto I would have to agree would make a superb replacement and with so much more capability.
As Philips have finally dropped production of the ipronto maybe this is evidence of their concern over the new potential competition!!!
