Alan Kay: With the Tablet, Apple Will Rule the World

Re:Alan Kay: With the Tablet, Apple Will Rule the World by 10ren on Tuesday January 26, 2010 @06:39PM (#1079252)

5x8? add a keyboard, and it's very close to the eeePC's dimensions. Differences:

- much lighter (because ARM uses less power, therefore lighter batteries for same battery life; lighter construction in general; and lighter because no keyboard.

- connectivity (3G). This really is an internet appliance.

BUT I really don't think it can work without a keyboard (please make me famous by quoting me if I'm wrong!) Possibly, a large touch-screen keyboard would be workable enough to be useful, even without tactile feedback; but I really think it would be mainly a gimmick.

BTW: I typed on a video-hire kiosk's touchscreen today, and although slow, it was much less frustrating than I expected.

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Re:Alan Kay: With the Tablet, Apple Will Rule the World by bitwize on Tuesday January 26, 2010 @07:14PM (#1079327)

Spend much time on the go with a netbook and you will find out how much more essential a (multi) touch screen is than a keyboard for something that's primarily intended as a browsing device (as opposed to a tiny, tiny computer you can do your Excel spreadsheets on).

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