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The Post-PC thread
Masterpiece:
So I've been massively into "post-pc era" convertibles, namely the Surface, the Vaio Duo and all the similar devices. In my point of view, these things will be a huge thing, if not because of Microsofts huge push for the development of them.
I'd like to hear the opinions of you guys in the forum. Have you ever used a convertible laptop? Is there a place for laptops in todays ecosystem? What do you think of product x?
(and please don't make this into a fanboy flame war, I find it hard to contain myself at such things.)
Here's the beauty that started my obsession about convertibles:
Intels Cove Point Concept
mtmerrick:
This is the way the world is headed, for sure.
My tablet (Iconia A500) took over from my PC for everything except gaming, music, and autocad. When I got my Galaxy Note II, it completely replaced my tablet. Let's face it, for most people a lightweight OS (I refuse to use the term mobile OS) is all that's needed. This is evident by the popularity of ipads, android tablets, chromebooks, ect.
For those of us advanced users who need something more, we still have laptops. All in one PCs have been relegated to a niche market and desktops are all but dead outside the business world.
I am of the opinion that "Phablet" devices are the future. One device that does everything. And when you get home, dock it to your computer system, giving it a boost in CPU and GPU power, but still running the same OS off your single device.
Obviously we're a good ways off from that, as the best x86 chip we can get in a phone right now is an Atom. But it's coming. There's a great Ubuntu concept I wanna show here, that illustrates my point perfectly. I'll find it in a bit.
In the meantime, I do think a convertible laptop/tablet + smartphone is a great step in the right direction. Getting everything down to just two devices, for those of us who need a "fully powered" OS.
Masterpiece:
I like that "three screens and a cloud" idea that Microsoft is throwing around recently. The idea that the PC no longer holds your stuff but that it's merely a gateway to your content in the cloud. Some of that is already pulled off pretty nicely (the People hub in Windows Phone/Win 8, Music Pass), but it still feels like a concept that has not been implemented as good as it could be. I love the iCloud tabs idea that the Safari browser uses. Open one tab in a browser, and be able to continue browsing on that tab on your other device. That's "three screens and a cloud" pulled of nicely, for example.
I loved logging into a Win8 PC with my Microsoft account and to find that it had carried over some (if not most) of the settings. Then I frowned when I found out that it hadn't installed apps.
What do you think of the Asus PadPhone? That feels like a concept at most, and I'm not sure of its practicality. Also, this:
mtmerrick:
I love the Padfone concept, and I'm bummed the Padfone 2 and PadFone Infinity lost the keyboard dock.
It would definitely be a product I would consider if it had the keyboard.
But im more a FonePad kinda guy myself.
(and no you would NEVER hold a 10" Tablet to your head :P)
Masterpiece:
What do you think of the Cove Point design? It's what got me hooked on these sorts of devices in the first place.
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