Comments on: Pocket sized netbook

By: Al

Al — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:32:40 +0000

I think having the screen split is not a problem at all. I would love to see a refined version on the market for sale. He has identified the problems so many mobile devices have been so ignorant to realize, that is a full PC needs a keyboard and must be small enough to carry in a coat pocket in order to be a benefit over a laptop.

The SonyP is not that good to me as it is more of P for purse type device for women. You can not carry a P in your large coat pocket. If a Sony P was say more like the size of 7.5″ x 4″ x 1″ it would be an alternative to a laptop for business men on the go. That smaller size would still provide a reasonable keyboard to touch type. The dragonfly would clearly be a better touch type keyboard computer but I could see a strong demand for both types of mobile devices.

Right now there is not one option for a man whom needs a full PC as all the options have no touch type keyboard and BT keyboards are a joke and by the time you carry both you might as well carry a laptop.

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By: Harry

Harry — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:19:03 +0000

From the look of the video it seems like an artist’s conceprt rather than a real engineers design. I wonder how long it would be before a rel protoype shows up.

As a concept it is innovative. The netbook mode looks like a Sony Vaio p design. The only problem for me is that the screen is really in two parts, and could not be used to show a single window, somnething really necessary to use as a netbook. The split keyboard is not really a problem (touch typing is rare in netbooks). The smartphone mode has no problems that I can see.

Also if it runs something like Moblin or Android, you can have a single OS that works both for a phone and a netbook. Overall a great concept with only a small annoyance.