Meanwhile the 'heavy users' run a generic PC that you can buy with display, inputs AND a copy of Office for hundreds less. Which do you want to run remote display over? Switched GigE or hopelessly overcrowded WiFi.

Lacking a wired network port they MUST suck in a cube farm, especially if remote display of terminal server is involved. Isn't this ass backwards? Buy a $500 (but probably a lot more, especially if cell data is involved) iPad and add another few hundred dollars for docks, displays, input devices and licenses for a sack of overpriced apps that can allow it to move from unusable to 'lame' for a desktop user.

Basically all communication-related activities have > This is a model that I've seen as well. It's a combination which would make BYOD offices very tempting for the corporations who are the Windows/Office combination's remaining cash-cow.' I only wish the company would license the idea as well to established makers, so otherwise conventional laptops could gain the ability to easily become advanced phone screens, too. If it succeeds, peripheral makers could build docks which would allow any monitor, keyboard, mouse and storage to be powered by any Android phone. Since many Android and Apple phones have multi-core processors powerful enough to deliver laptop-level performance, they only lack usable screens and keyboards to be productive for most office work.ĬlamCase believes their 13.3-inch 1,280 x 720 ClamBook with keyboard, multi-touch touchpad, and dedicated Android keys will make up for the lack, and turn smartphones into fully-functional laptops.Ī device like the ClamBook could be a real game-changer for the computer industry. Ozmanjusri writes with this story from PC World: 'A company that makes keyboard docks has announced a laptop-like peripheral that uses smartphones for processing and storage.

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