Tuesday, May 06, 2003

There is a rumour that Intel are about to release a pocket server. The server makes use of a 400MHz XScale chip, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi to provide its data to any PC within proximity that has been allowed access. The idea is that you carry around all of the data you need or want on a daily basis and access it via PCs you come in contact with. Intel's Roy Want explains, "Any computer becomes your computer." The device is about the size of a deck of cards and weighs about half as much as an iPAQ. It has no screen, no keyboard, no apparent means of I/O. This has obvious disadvantages as most users will want some kind of interface but it is definitely an interesting push toward the next generation PDA's. [ via geek.com ]

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