Cisco Cheng on GearLog shares what he saw at Intel’s Mobility Day event, which it uses to show various concept designs and processors.
Follow the link to check out a cool-looking Tablet PC guitar. (Yes, for some you’ve probably seen this before, but it’s cool enough to deserve another link). Cisco writes:
“I tried to run away, tried not to look, but it was too late, I had asked my first question. The guitar is made by Fender, and Intel was able to integrate the HP Compaq tc1100 Tablet PC into the back of the guitar. Flip it over, and you can play it like an actual electric guitar. They even hired a musician to jam at the penthouse, and using an application like CakeWalk Sonar, he could record his own tunes directly into the Tablet PC. He was combining tracks that he had made prior to the event. Now, the guitar doesn’t have any USB ports or any type of visible data transfer connections. How did he do it? He emailed himself the clips through yahoo mail. Thank goodness for WiFi.”
I wonder how many different ways people will start using the TC1100. Will it gain cult status on par with the Apple Newton? It’s possible. It’s a wonderful design. Sad to see its days numbered.