Re: [NTLK] Newton form factor redux

From: Ken Whitcomb (ken_at_imageguild.com)
Date: Wed Oct 31 2001 - 23:54:25 EST


At second blush, I started thinking about the infrared transmitter on this
thing. Hmmm, OBEX stack, an extension on the Newton, hmmmm, maybe HWR to the
Newton from paper? Hmmmmm.......

on 10/31/01 9:49 PM, Ken Whitcomb at ken_at_imageguild.com wrote:

> So you thought the Newton was too large to carry around? Look at what Seiko's
> done to the wonderfully tiny Palms, Clies, HandEras, and Visors.
>
> http://seikosmart.com/products/sp582.html
>
> It only costs $200 US to make your PDA much larger and heavier than a Newton
> and it STILL lack HWR! Now you can tap-type on a piece of paper. Can you
> imagine the looks you'd get taking notes with this in a meeting?
>
> Reminds me of a Newton sitting in the Leather Developer's Portfolio, just less
> functional.
>
> I can't wait until I run into a Palm user carrying one of these trying to
> extol the virtues of it's diminutive size and it's ease of data entry onto the
> screen! This is going to be fun!
>
> Ken Whitcomb

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