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An XP Tablet with 16 hours' juice? | |
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| Time: 10:10 EST/15:10 GMT | News Source: The Register | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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A Canadian battery manufacturer reckons it can produce an XP Tablet PC with up to 16 hours' untethered life. The company, formerly known as ElectroFuel Inc. is best known for its lithium ion batteries, and claims its 'Scribbler' tablet can last between 10-16 hours on a 100W charge, running on an 866Mhz mobile PIII processor. According to this report, the company has chosen a 275x223 mm form factor smaller than the typical notebook. But that could be a canny choice - Tablets are surely as likely to be used for reading content as much as "content creation", and so a full-sized keyboard or an absurdly large 15" screen are overkill. | ||
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| #1 By 2332 (12.105.69.158) at 9/25/2002 10:30:27 AM |
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There have been primarily two complaints about the Tablet PC.
1.) Nobody will use it... who needs digital ink? It's been tried before, and it sucked. 2.) The battery life will make it pointless for long meetings. It will suck! Well, complaint #2 is now dismissed (hopefully.) Let's hope complaint #1 is unfounded as well. |
| #2 By 61 (65.32.170.1) at 9/25/2002 3:16:13 PM |
| How about a PDA that can last 16 hours? |
| #3 By 1896 (216.78.253.234) at 9/25/2002 3:46:18 PM |
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Well I am one waiting for the Tablet PC. I need to upgrade my laptop and I don't see why I should stick with the old concept; a laptop that can becomes a bloc-notes sounds good to me.
RMD, one hundred years ago people were complaining about the eccentrics using those noisy and unreliable cars instead of horses. Well we know how it ended. |
| #4 By 61 (65.32.170.1) at 9/25/2002 4:14:21 PM |
| I have an iPaq 3150 upgraded to PocketPC 2002, it's very nice, I use it for a lot of stuff, especially taking notes in class, but it doesn't even have a 16hr life span.... not that you really need that much with a PDA, as you simply use it for a couple of days, and then at night you charge it up... no biggie, I'm just saying... |
| #5 By 1896 (216.78.253.234) at 9/25/2002 7:07:36 PM |
| #7 It's not only called a Palm Pilot, it is a Palm Pilot. |
| #6 By 61 (65.32.170.1) at 9/26/2002 12:38:39 AM |
| What I meant was a PDA that is actually somewhat powerful, which a Palm is not (at least, not until version 5 is out.... we'll see). |
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