Comments on: Palm Foleo

By: IFRS Vs Canadian GAAP

IFRS Vs Canadian GAAP — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:12:00 +0000

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By: hertenberger.co.za » Blog Archive » Via Nanobook

hertenberger.co.za » Blog Archive » Via Nanobook — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:45:39 +0000

[...] Via is a well-known manufacturer of computing components. Their Mini and Pico ITX motherboards are innovative, small form-factor computers suitable for home theatre or in-car PCs. Now, VIA has responded (rather quickly) to the recent release of the Palm Foleo by announcing the Via Nanobook. [...]

By: manfred

manfred — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:06:14 +0000

I agree – a smartphone already does everything, albeit on a smaller screen. Text entry is often an issue, but external BT keyboards and mice offer some convenience. In any case, heavy note taking is still the forte of a notebook. Or something like the Genius pad that digitizes ordinary scribblings and lets one download it to a PC.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:48:46 +0000

I must say I struggle to see the point of this a bit. If I need this functionality at my traditional work space, I already have a laptop that can do far more than this. If I’m mobile, do I really want to lug around something as large as this just to be able to view things on a larger screen but with a heavy device (compared to a PDA) that has limited functionality? Kind of defeats the purpose of a mobile device – I’m prepared to put up with limited functionality for ease of carrying around. It’s kind of like lugging an unwieldy pair of speakers everywhere to listen to your iPod.