Asus Says Netbook Is Dead, Hello Wearable Computers 264
pinkgadget27 pointed us at a story where the ASUS chairman waxes poetic on the end of the Netbook class that it pioneered, ChromeOS replacing Android, and the future you probably didn't know about: Wristwatch Computers.
Re:Dead already? (Score:3, Funny)
Your mistake was to read the article, nobody else does.
great! (Score:3, Funny)
I can wear it as I commute with my personal electric flying machine to my shiny new, high paying "Green" career.
Are the editors working from the Gernsback continuum today?
Pipboy (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Ergonomics? (Score:5, Funny)
Mod this +5, Ironic.
Re:Ergonomics? (Score:3, Funny)
Oh come on! Didn't you ever have a friend who wore one of those wristwatch calculators? Weren't you amazed by how quickly and easily they could calculate tips or do other feats of mathematical prowess in mere decaseconds by poking at the tiny, tiny buttons?
This would be just like that, but with applications that fit even worse onto a miniscule one-handed interface!
Re:Point of order.... (Score:2, Funny)
Fine, but they can pry that 'fad' out of my cold dead fingers!
Re:Ergonomics? (Score:4, Funny)
Dead...? (Score:4, Funny)
Sorry, but I won't believe it until confirmed by Netcraft.
Re:Ergonomics? (Score:5, Funny)
a 1"x1" oval viewing screen strapped to your wrist
Nah, it's going to be a "Flavor Flav"-style wearable that goes around your neck - 17" screen and all.
Re:ASUS is dumb (Score:1, Funny)
Your girlfriend wants 9" too but is settling for your 4 incher.
Re:Pipboy (Score:3, Funny)
Forget detecting broken bones, give me a wrist watch that can repair a machine gun, feed me, enable magical objects that increase my luck and change the resolution of my eye sight all from a set of sub-menus.
Dictation. Right. (Score:4, Funny)
How about dictation...
Dear Mr. Barnsmithers, ...
Thank you for inquiring about our project. That's product you stupid fucking piece of shit. Jesus Christ almighty, don't you understand anything?
Re:Dead already? (Score:3, Funny)
But hey, if you filter out editorial stupidity from slashdot we will have only one or two "news" every week or so.
You appear to have accidentally a whole word there...
Re:Dictation. Right. (Score:4, Funny)
Reminds me of this failed Microsoft demo [google.com]....
Yikes.
Re:ASUS is dumb (Score:1, Funny)
At $200, I'm not surprised.
Digital watches (Score:4, Funny)
Those are still a pretty neat idea.
Re:Ergonomics? (Score:3, Funny)
At least with the Slashdot crowd it would be simple to implement the "shake to shuffle" setting.
Connect that to the paper-clip from Office and you can get a dialog box like:
You seem to be masturbating.
Do you want me to:
[ ] Tweet this!
[ ] Search for datingsites.
[ ] Leave you alone?
Re:Ergonomics? (Score:4, Funny)
i remember that kid
he would type "dolly parton is 5'5" (55) and her chest size is 37 (37) and she weighs 80 pounds (80). if she lost 8 pounds (08) she would be"
and then he would hold his wrist upside down and 55378008 becomes "BOOBLESS"
this was the very height of witty reparte in the 6th grade
Request information for NEW DISPLAY (Score:3, Funny)
No, I don't think so. Better ask for the latest display models.