This looks exactly- *exactly*- like a slightly updated version of the Psion netBook, which was itself derived from the Series 7, which was the spiritual descendant of the good old Psion MC.
In fact, this device has almost nothing new about it- except for Hawkins' optimism that it's a new class of device. The keyboard is no bigger (and in fact, is actually smaller) than the one that the Cambridge Z88 had, which was about the same size as the TRS-80 Model 100... do I need to go on? Heck, the Amstrad NotePad machine even had a full moving key keyboard.
This thing's just not news, and it annoys me that Hawkins thinks it is; but... I still miss the netBook. Lovely thing, it was...
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This looks exactly- *exactly*- like a slightly updated version of the Psion netBook, which was itself derived from the Series 7, which was the spiritual descendant of the good old Psion MC.
In fact, this device has almost nothing new about it- except for Hawkins' optimism that it's a new class of device. The keyboard is no bigger (and in fact, is actually smaller) than the one that the Cambridge Z88 had, which was about the same size as the TRS-80 Model 100... do I need to go on? Heck, the Amstrad NotePad machine even had a full moving key keyboard.
This thing's just not news, and it annoys me that Hawkins thinks it is; but... I still miss the netBook. Lovely thing, it was...