[Thinkpad] Meta Pad: Rarer than Justin's Power Series 820

Tripped over this in my wanderings... bet I could find some room around here for
one of these thingies...

IBM Research has invented a prototype 9-ounce portable computing device that
could pave the way for a new set of functionality in the handheld space.

Codenamed "Meta Pad", the device is about the size of a ¾ inch thick stack of
3-by-5 index cards, and is part of IBM's research to explore how humans interact
with computers and define the technologies needed for future pervasive devices.
...
To make Meta Pad so small, IBM researchers pulled the power supply, display and
I/O connectors out of the computer core -- leaving processor, memory, data and
applications. Components removed from the machine become accessories, allowing
the individual users to decide how they want to use the device -- it can be
transformed into a handheld, desktop, laptop, tablet or wearable computer in
seconds, without having to be rebooted.

http://www.research.ibm.com/resources/news/20020206_metapad.shtml

Deanna
dberman@4dv.net

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Received on Sun Sep 28 13:58:29 2003