Fully-functional Miniature Notebook Planned

florin writes "Check out this upcoming extremely cool micro-sized notebook from Microsoft-cofounder Paul Allen's company Vulcan (who were previously mentioned on Slashdot some time ago). Despite being small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, this is a fully blown x86-compatible computer capable of running Windows XP - or, presumably, a Unix of one's choice. Featuring an 800x480 pixel display, 256 MB of memory, sound, USB2, WLAN and optional Bluetooth, GPRS/CDMA or Firewire, this is far more than just another PDA, yet still small enough to carry with you at all times." Looks really cool, but I wouldn't plan on using full typing speed on it's tiny keys.

I've got a more powerful mini-computer

[tcd004]

This think looks cool, but it doesn't hold a candle to the palm pilot built by jesus. [lostbrain.com]

tcd004

Slashdot editors strike again

[Anonymous Coward]

Looks really cool, but I wouldn't plan on using full typing speed on it's tiny keys.

Just think of how much faster you would type if you didn't insert unnecessary apostrophes into words!

But the question you have to ask is...

[IwannaCoke]

With the screen having such an odd resolution, will Quake III still work?

Holy crappy site, Batman!

[phillymjs]

Could it be any lighter on details?

Great job with the photos. Dide we really need FIVE photos showing the size comparison to a mobile phone? Or THREE showing how a ThinkPad dwarfs it? Would it have killled them to show the back of this thing, so I could see the ports and answer this question: Are the actual ports built into the device, or does it have some stupid, proprietary mega-port and a funky, easily-losable-and-expensive-to-replace port replicator cable that breaks the mega-port out into FireWire, USB, etc?

Or does connecting anything to it in the field require lugging around some docking station that negates the whole point of having a dinky computer in the first place?

~Philly

Vulcan?

[tedrlord]

I don't believe this. No Vulcan would build such an illogical keyboard. ... I'm so sorry.

Genesis?

[TheNumberSix]

Genesis? Is planet forbidden!

Imagine..

[wfberg]

A beowulf cluster of these beasties, kitted out with 802.11g wireless networking and mounted on RC model vehicles, roaming around autonimously, trying to find unsecured wifi hotspots so you can use their bandwidth for p2p!

Re:To type fast

[Anonymous Coward]

You'll try as long as Paul Allen wants you to try -- he will intimidate you with his frighteningly grotesque teeth [slashdot.org]!

Re:Slashdot editors strike again

[jpkunst]

Just think of how much faster you would type if you didn't insert unnecessary apostrophes into words!

Q. What is the purpose of the apostrophe?
A. The apostrophe is used mainly in hand-lettered signs to alert the reader that an 'S' is coming up at the end of a word.

(Dave Barry, "Claw your way to the top")

Re:Slashdot editors strike again

[xigxag]

it's = it is

True, but as a Lisenced Speling and Grammer Expert, allow me to further note that:

It's also = "It has", as in

It's been three minutes since trying to figure out thes'e damn apostrophe's has caused me to loose my temper!

Re:Graphics Capabilites

[lactose99]

If they include any half way decent 3D chipset this thing could be a really cool $1200+ handheld game.

If they include any halfway decent 3D chipset, you could probably fry eggs on the thing.