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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dose it print ohh eemm geee i just shat myself anyone got any bleach
on October 30, 2007 at 08:29 PM - LINKtoo all da peps tha think its shitt
on October 30, 2007 at 09:04 PM - LINKizzz real arnt nothing but lames
word.
for the people that are really thinking of getting one should really save their money because this technology
on October 30, 2007 at 09:18 PM - LINKis going to cost a whole lotta money
so save up sell your homes do something to get money for this pen computer because once you buy this awesome computer it will do everything for you
like help you pee and even wipe your butt maybe give you some pleasure huh huh you kno what im talking about
Good idea…
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on November 21, 2007 at 06:57 PM - LINKIts amazing its like whole world on your finger.
on December 1, 2007 at 03:03 PM - LINKheyheyhey thi site is gay
on December 6, 2007 at 12:31 AM - LINKand I thought my iPod touch was incredible… Just when you buy something neat, it gets outdated within a month or 2; It’s ridiculous.
on February 7, 2008 at 01:26 AM - LINKA very nice development, I would like to know more about it. I think it will come out in near future.
Anybody knows the producers of pen computers please inform me on this discussion. I can wait for
on February 7, 2008 at 05:24 AM - LINKThough I wrote about this over a year ago I haven’t heard much about progress during that time. We know that all components are shrinking and products are combining so it is only a matter of time before we have true pen computing.
on February 10, 2008 at 09:07 PM - LINKes un ordenador como un boli. es muy similar. la comutadora se puede projecter.
on February 23, 2008 at 02:05 AM - LINKUm.... I’d like the patent on these pens because I’m a pen attorney.
I’m also a polar bear and could use this pen computer to stab seals with.
What a gay* little toy.
*gay as in festive
on February 24, 2008 at 11:41 PM - LINKAmazing!
See more details:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/pcpen.asp
http://www.nec.co.jp/design/en/advance/indexj.html (P-IS as well as many other new products)
on March 9, 2008 at 05:04 AM - LINKenter into future
on April 28, 2008 at 11:19 AM - LINKFor the people asking where you could get one of these...it’s a CONCEPTUAL PROTOTYPE. It does not exist yet. It probably won’t for a long while. Just sit back relax and wait.
on May 17, 2008 at 02:48 AM - LINKwikkiiiidd
on May 28, 2008 at 02:56 AM - LINKits an awesome piece of material
on May 28, 2008 at 02:59 AM - LINKHEY YOU STOLE MY IDEA............................Not!
great invention
on June 4, 2008 at 02:06 AM - LINKi love it
i want to know more on construction and operational concept of pen computers
on July 19, 2008 at 05:28 AM - LINKmore info please
on July 19, 2008 at 05:38 AM - LINKIt’s called an Iphone....
on July 29, 2008 at 10:05 AM - LINKI would like to know where the disk and other useful components would be placed and also the price for this device and how the projections work
on August 29, 2008 at 07:48 AM - LINKHI ! every body, and Congratulations to the inventor !!
Amazing technology. Splendid invention. The disparity between LDC and Developed world is questionable. Do we think parallel to this in some corner of the world there are people who can not fill their stomach??? Lets think also how the poor fills his empty stomach.
Thank you,
Mussie G. (Eritrea)
on August 29, 2008 at 01:10 PM - LINK