HPClean has a closeup picture of the five inch “Tablet” discussed in Paul Otellini’s Keynote at the Intel Developer Forum this week.
Intel is calling these “handtops.” Key features are all day battery life and a full version of Vista running under its hood. I hope it can also have instant on :-).
Actually, I’m not sure if these handtops would qualify as Tablets or not, but either way the size could make a very compelling day to day digital companion.
I have some photographer friends for instance that would like to have a good way to store and check their image collection on the go. This might be a good match–as long as the cost is not too high.
By the way, this is just a prototype design. It’s not real. I did, though, really like the idea of the slide out thumb keyboard. Great idea.
So cute. I want one.
So what does this mean for Pocket PCs? A handtop would make a great PDA-phone device.
It should really be pointed out that OQO is already making a “handtop”, and Sony had the U750P which I currently use as an extremely portable tabletPC. Neither has all-day battery life, but otherwise they fit into your definition of a handtop.
Looking for a replacement for the HP LX 200.
Nothing jazzy, no swivel, touch screen krap.
just a functional, practical, machine for work.
and must use DOS. TIA.