devtec
01-20-2004, 04:20 PM
Hey guys, new here and just wanted to see what you think of the following list. No doubt there have been countless iterations, but may as well start up a new one. This list incorporates new technologies coming out in the next year or two, so if you're skeptical, these technologies do exist already--at least in prototype. And there are products out or coming out soon that do come close to the following specs (Samsung M400, BSQUARE Power Handheld, HP 63xx).
In looking through the list, please add any new ideas or things I may be missing.
Dream All-in-One Device, to be expected 2004-2006
Form Factor:
Aesthetics: simple, sleek, matte black/gunmetal/brushed aluminum/titanium finish
Dimensions: < 4.5” x < 3” x < 0.5”
Weight: <6oz
Input: thumbboard and virtual (laser) keyboard, stylus for occasional use, directional pad
Indicators: Multiple multi-color LEDs for different notifications
Antenna: Internal
Screen:
Type: OLED
Size: 3.5”
Resolution: VGA (640 x 480), or even SVGA (800 x 600)
Color: 65K at least
Format: Portrait and landscape support
Digitizer: Inductive
Processor:
Near instantaneous for most commonly used apps
OS:
Either Palm or Pocket PC Phone Edition
Wireless:
WiFi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth v1.1
High strength IrDa
GPS Radio
AM/FM Radio
Expansion:
MMC/SD/SDIO slot
USB Peripheral support
Memory:
2-3 G hard drive
Telephony:
Quad-band GSM/GPRS (class 10)
EDGE or EV-DO for data
Speakerphone
Integrated/bundled Bluetooth wireless headset w/ voice recognition
VoIP
Videophone eventually
Camera:
Still: 3MP, full function digital camera, flash
Video: 640 x 480 MPEG-2, 30fps, length limited only by storage space
Audio:
MP3 player
Built-in speaker, microphone, line-in
Voice recording
Voice recognition (for commands and speech-to-text)
Video:
TV Tuner, but not so important
Power:
Battery: Fuel cell/silver polymer, removable/exchangeable
Phone talk time: 12hrs
PDA use: 8hrs
Standby: 8 days
Charging: USB 2.0 or Firewire 800
Anything else you would add?
In looking through the list, please add any new ideas or things I may be missing.
Dream All-in-One Device, to be expected 2004-2006
Form Factor:
Aesthetics: simple, sleek, matte black/gunmetal/brushed aluminum/titanium finish
Dimensions: < 4.5” x < 3” x < 0.5”
Weight: <6oz
Input: thumbboard and virtual (laser) keyboard, stylus for occasional use, directional pad
Indicators: Multiple multi-color LEDs for different notifications
Antenna: Internal
Screen:
Type: OLED
Size: 3.5”
Resolution: VGA (640 x 480), or even SVGA (800 x 600)
Color: 65K at least
Format: Portrait and landscape support
Digitizer: Inductive
Processor:
Near instantaneous for most commonly used apps
OS:
Either Palm or Pocket PC Phone Edition
Wireless:
WiFi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth v1.1
High strength IrDa
GPS Radio
AM/FM Radio
Expansion:
MMC/SD/SDIO slot
USB Peripheral support
Memory:
2-3 G hard drive
Telephony:
Quad-band GSM/GPRS (class 10)
EDGE or EV-DO for data
Speakerphone
Integrated/bundled Bluetooth wireless headset w/ voice recognition
VoIP
Videophone eventually
Camera:
Still: 3MP, full function digital camera, flash
Video: 640 x 480 MPEG-2, 30fps, length limited only by storage space
Audio:
MP3 player
Built-in speaker, microphone, line-in
Voice recording
Voice recognition (for commands and speech-to-text)
Video:
TV Tuner, but not so important
Power:
Battery: Fuel cell/silver polymer, removable/exchangeable
Phone talk time: 12hrs
PDA use: 8hrs
Standby: 8 days
Charging: USB 2.0 or Firewire 800
Anything else you would add?