What the Future Holds: Pen Computers
I have always said that someone should create a palm like devices that includes a processor/aps, monitor of the sort, keyboard and mouse. At the 2003 ITU Telecom World exhibition held in Geneva, the Tokyo-based NEC Corporation displayed a conceptual $30,000 prototype of what they dubbed a “Pen-style Personal Networking Gadget Package,” or P-ISM. As NEC described the P-ISM:
P-ISM is a gadget package including five functions: a pen-style cellular phone with a handwriting data input function, virtual keyboard, a very small projector, camera scanner, and personal ID key with cashless pass function. P-ISMs are connected with one another through short-range wireless technology. The whole set is also connected to the Internet through the cellular phone function. This personal gadget in a minimalistic pen style enables the ultimate ubiquitous computing.
This product allows you to work from anywhere in the world and have everything that you need at your fingertips. We all know that enough processing power and tri-wireless modes (Bluetooth, 802.11B/G, and Cellular) can fit into small devices (PSP, Treo’s). NEC only adds a viewing device (the projector) and an input device (a laser keyboard) to bring us to miniature-mobile computing. We know the input devices already function as seen in the picture below (although this devices causes numbness/pain in your fingers because you are typing on a hard surface) now can’t we just get a smaller projectors.
Oh and of course, for this to be worth anyone’s $$ I believe it will need to have a battery performance time of 6+ hours.
I expect to see a product like this by Jan 2007 CES with a cost of $4999.
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on February 2, 2006 at 09:06 PM - LINKi’m rick james biotch!
on November 9, 2006 at 11:55 PM - LINKI doubt it will work in bright outdoor sunlight!
on November 14, 2006 at 09:06 PM - LINKI own 2 of these computers. I leave one in my car to use during rush hour, and the other in the office. It’s a great tool.
on December 5, 2006 at 10:03 PM - LINKI would like to know more about the manufacturers address details to contact him for business.
thanks
on January 5, 2007 at 03:14 PM - LINKshridhar iyer
these are very cute computers wish i could have one just like it!
on January 30, 2007 at 07:25 PM - LINKall i can say is that the new little computer will be...pretty darn awesome!!
on March 13, 2007 at 03:46 AM - LINKPleace in spanish?!
on March 24, 2007 at 09:43 PM - LINKPleace in spanish!!
on March 24, 2007 at 09:45 PM - LINKI LOVE
on March 29, 2007 at 07:33 PM - LINKI LOVE PEN COMPUTERS!!!111111 contact me to express ur love for pen computers…
on March 29, 2007 at 07:35 PM - LINKby the way its please not pleace.. :) hahaha....
on March 29, 2007 at 07:39 PM - LINKYou’re all losers. Except for the guy who invented these nifty pen computers. They’re awsome…
on April 5, 2007 at 05:43 AM - LINKDear Sir,
I would like to know the manufacturer contact details for business.
Thank you.
on May 6, 2007 at 12:39 PM - LINKI Wonder if there is speaker inside that can produce good quality sounds ^^ and dvd rom on that pen, its posible that there is a big amount of storage as the smalest hard disk has been release. I guess this is pretty cute ^^
on May 6, 2007 at 04:08 PM - LINKThis is a wonder! could be please give more info as to whats the technology used and what is patented in this. since im a patent attorney im curious.
on June 11, 2007 at 04:58 AM - LINKThis is a wonder!! Could you please give some info as to what is the Technology used and what is patented in this??? Since I’m a Patent Attorney I’m Curious.
on June 11, 2007 at 05:01 AM - LINKWiil u pls let us know the configuration & the address of the manufactures...& the cost
giri.
on June 22, 2007 at 08:00 AM - LINK5grand for one give me 0 no way in hell i can get one of them
on June 29, 2007 at 09:19 PM - LINKwhat the hell are you guyz talking about. sure its a cool gadget. But it is not even in the mainstream market. So quit begging for it and just wait for it to come out. GOSSSHHHHHHHHHHH!
on July 13, 2007 at 12:56 PM - LINKits really fantanstic.i whanna 2 know ab this .i am going 2 do small project so give more information.quick pls.
on August 2, 2007 at 05:58 PM - LINKsssssssswwwww weeeeetttttttttt
on September 10, 2007 at 06:49 PM - LINKdear sir i need to know the technology behind this pen computer so please provide me the material…
on September 29, 2007 at 06:17 PM - LINKI have been watching products like these and I like this on the best. I would like to get on for myself. Where could I get one?
on October 12, 2007 at 03:31 AM - LINKwowwwwww.. its beautifulll.. !!! i am so surprised that our world is growing up and up about technical matters. best of luck to all of the technical team who have invention such kind of wonderful things. we are looking forward our technical teams to build more and more new inventions and surprise us. thank you.
Dona
on October 29, 2007 at 04:56 AM - LINK