[ale] Tablet as a desktop

[Wolf Halton]

On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Robert Heaven <roberth1954 at aim.com> wrote:

> Actually, the Transformer (Tablet+Keyboard) makes perfect sense for people
> that need computing functions while in a mobile environment. You can't
> always find a convenient table/desk to sit a laptop on. And, besides the
> keyboard/trackpad adds battery drain.
>
> Now, for someone like me that is a full-time tele-commuter and sit at my
> desk 10-14 hours a day, it does not make sense. I don't need computing
> functions while mobile so, the smart phone is more than sufficient.
>
> On Jan 17, 2012, at 10:44 AM, Brian Mathis wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Chris Fowler
> > <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> wrote:
> >> Is anyone here using a tablet and keyboard dock as a main desktop?
> >>
> >> I'm looking at one so that I can just grab and go.  One issue is going
> >> to be maintaining productivity with my current desktop.  It would run
> >> headless (no LCD) and then I would access its desktop via the tablet.
> >> This would be the only solution since I keep about 10 xterms open at all
> >> times.
> >>
> >> Crazy idea?
> >
> >
> > Yes, crazy idea.  This how Microsoft approached tablets for so many
> > years -- do the same thing you do on a computer but use a tablet
> > instead -- and failed so miserably.
> >
> > A tablet is not a replacement for your computer, it never will be, nor
> > should it be.  It's like trying to figure out how many saddle-bags you
> > need after going from a horse to a car.  It's just not the right
> > approach.  Tablets are primarily consumption devices, and while they
> > can be used for certain kinds of input, you don't want to be doing it
> > every day.
> >
> > What you are describing is simply a laptop with a working sleep mode.
> > I'm not sure the state of Linux today on laptops, but if it has not
> > met your needs in this respect, both Windows and OSX easily handle
> > sleep mode with no problems.
> >
> >
> > ❧ Brian Mathis
> >
>


I would like to see a smartphone with heads-up display, holographic
keyboard and eye-motion mouse cursor.  A smartphone with a 12-pound
battery, I guess, but since this year's models of smartphones are quite
capable desktop replacements except for the stunningly bad ergonomics, I
expect to see one on the market soon.

Wolf

PS Not written from my smartphone, so all errors and brevity are my own.

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