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Hat:

--- Quote from: clockworkjames on 10 Mar 2009, 02:07 ---he has a website where his designs are shows including a toothbruush with disposable heads. Make of that futility what you will.

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This is not a new idea and it is actually pretty cool, I don't know why you'd single out this idea to pick a fight with.

clockworkjames:
Because it's a fucking toothbrush, they cost like £2 for a good one that will last for ages and a disposable head will last just as long, but even if it costs half the price you will save a total of maybe £3 a year but then you have to put up with the possibility of it falling out while in use, or what if you have to buy a toothbrush while you are away from your home and you cannot find replacement heads zomgwaste.

I don't get how it's a good idea.

bicostp:
From their FAQ:

Q. Does the Touch Book support multitouch?
A. No. And we don't think that it's an issue

Q. Does the Touch Book use a stylus?
A. There will be no stylus

Q. Can the Touch Book be used with an external monitor?
A. This feature is still under development. We will update the website as soon as the final decision has been made.

YouDontReallyNeedThat™

In my opinion, this should be called a Mobile Internet Device like the Nokia tablets, not a Netbook. ARM is underpowered compared to even the Atom (which only uses 2 watts of power, it's not "Power-hungry" considering what it does, and it's 2-3x as fast as their system-on-a-chip.) I also like how they don't have any screenshots of their OS running on their website.

According to PC World, it costs about $400 with a keyboard. :lol:

Get a real netbook, an OpenPandora, or wait for Nvidia to launch the ION platform in a netbook if you want performance.

notselfcreated:

--- Quote from: bicostp on 10 Mar 2009, 15:27 ---YouDontReallyNeedThat™
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Sounds like Sony.

--- Quote ---Get a real netbook, an OpenPandora, or wait for Nvidia to launch the ION platform in a netbook if you want performance.
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Good arguments. I was disappointed to read that there might not be video-out from the TouchBook; that might be a dealbreaker for me. But I do like the "internernal USB" ports (will make it very easy to add internal 3G).

I already have a netbook; I'm looking for something with the long battery life of the ARM. So, basically for me it's between the OpenPandora and the TouchBook.

OpenPandora advantages:

* Made for games, almost certainly better gaming performance.
* Smaller, lighter.
* Dual SDHC ports.
* Devs have been around a while, definitely seem more transparent and communicativeTouchBook advantages:

* Larger, removable screen--1024-width screen, a minimum
* Multiple USB ports + internal ports
* Magnetic screen

bicostp:
I'm hoping something like this makes it to market:


(I posted this on another forum. [link])

It's just Nvidia's core ION board stuck in a case the size of the original DS with a 5" touch screen. (The screen could even be replaced with a 1024x600 widescreen, I suppose.) Different controls could be added through the dock port. If you want a Samsung Q1 style keyboard, you can add that cradle. (Or a portrait model like a big Treo 650 keyboard for vertical use, so you can see the whole page on a wide screen held sideways.) Want game controls?  Add a controller cradle. It would also have a dock with Ethernet, DVI-I, power, and more USB ports, and a slot-loading DVD drive. It would run Windows Tablet Edition, so you get handwriting recognition and a decent on-screen keyboard.

I figure this way you get the possibility of a handheld gaming device, and it won't be dismissed as a toy. (Sort of like the OQO but with better video hardware.)

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