Comments on: 2 Products I’ll Never Buy (and why): Palm LifeDrive and Motion LE1600 Tablet PC http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1349 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:02:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: ClapekDodki http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1349#comment-231382 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:51:21 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1349#comment-231382 <a href="http://eros-amatoriali.iitalia.com/category/sesso-duro/" rel="nofollow">eros-amatoriali sesso duro</a> eros-amatoriali sesso duro

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]]> by: John http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1349#comment-366 Thu, 19 May 2005 15:38:07 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1349#comment-366 I am a happy Palm VX owner -- it does most of what I need. A few enhancements, such as color screen, WIFI access to my home network, user replaceable batteries, and a CF slot would make me really happy. What's wrong with having a phone for phone calls, a camera for pictures, and other devices that are optimized for a single function, rather than a jack-of-all trades that does nothing well? I am a happy Palm VX owner — it does most of what I need. A few enhancements, such as color screen, WIFI access to my home network, user replaceable batteries, and a CF slot would make me really happy.

What’s wrong with having a phone for phone calls, a camera for pictures, and other devices that are optimized for a single function, rather than a jack-of-all trades that does nothing well?

]]> by: Alice http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1349#comment-365 Thu, 19 May 2005 15:37:13 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1349#comment-365 I should have added in this piece that tablets are often incredibly useful in vertical industries - all sorts of devices work in retail, medical, postal delivery and so on environments. However, my comments are about tablets being targeted to basic business and home users as a laptop alternative. That is where the category is failing because there just isn't that big compelling reason to pay extra to write your notes by hand on screen. I should have added in this piece that tablets are often incredibly useful in vertical industries - all sorts of devices work in retail, medical, postal delivery and so on environments. However, my comments are about tablets being targeted to basic business and home users as a laptop alternative. That is where the category is failing because there just isn’t that big compelling reason to pay extra to write your notes by hand on screen.

]]> by: Ron http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1349#comment-364 Thu, 19 May 2005 12:23:02 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1349#comment-364 Tablet pc's aren't dead because they are still looking for the design, performance, price point that will crack the barrier of large health care facilities. They're getting very close now. In the last batch I looked at if the battery had lasted 8 hours rather than the current 6 we would have been ordering them by the thousands. Tablet pc’s aren’t dead because they are still looking for the design, performance, price point that will crack the barrier of large health care facilities. They’re getting very close now. In the last batch I looked at if the battery had lasted 8 hours rather than the current 6 we would have been ordering them by the thousands.

]]> by: Mike http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1349#comment-363 Thu, 19 May 2005 11:14:50 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1349#comment-363 4Gb huh - well they have a 4GB CF card out taht is around $250 after rebates..:) I think I would rather go for that. Tablet PCs still hangin around huh..lol...if they can make the price WAYYYYYYYYYY lower, it would be a perfect device for in the kitchen. I agree though, it will die rather than making it affordable :( Mike Did ya miss me, huh huh huh. Sugar, I need sugar....wooohooooo 4Gb huh - well they have a 4GB CF card out taht is around $250 after rebates..:) I think I would rather go for that.

Tablet PCs still hangin around huh..lol…if they can make the price WAYYYYYYYYYY lower, it would be a perfect device for in the kitchen. I agree though, it will die rather than making it affordable :(

Mike

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]]> by: Alice http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1349#comment-358 Thu, 19 May 2005 02:09:45 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1349#comment-358 I remember the Momenta tablet. Weighed a ton. About as useful. I remember the Momenta tablet. Weighed a ton. About as useful.

]]> by: James http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1349#comment-357 Thu, 19 May 2005 01:58:33 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1349#comment-357 I keep wondering. NCR was going to make a killing on tablets in 1991 or so. Did anything change? I keep wondering. NCR was going to make a killing on tablets in 1991 or so. Did anything change?

]]> by: Alice http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1349#comment-356 Thu, 19 May 2005 01:55:22 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/1349#comment-356 And yes, the Motion tablet got the PC Mag editor's choice, so to be clear, I am not saying it is a bad tablet compared to other tablets - it is improved. But it's a unicycle in car and bicycle world. And yes, the Motion tablet got the PC Mag editor’s choice, so to be clear, I am not saying it is a bad tablet compared to other tablets - it is improved. But it’s a unicycle in car and bicycle world.

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