Devices Duel: What`s Ahead for Nomadic Computing?

Jack
Jack Powers
Powers
Director,
Director, International
International Informatics
Informatics Institute
Institute
Adjunct
Adjunct Professor,
Professor, New
New York
York University
University
Sub
Sub Notebook
Notebook
ww 2.8
2.8 lbs,
lbs, 9”
9” xx 12”
12”
ww Ethernet
Ethernet NIC
NIC card
card
ww WiFi
WiFi NIC
NIC card
card
ww WLAN
WLAN card
card
ww Smargt
Smargt Media
Media Disk
Disk Drive
Drive
—
— 256
256 MB
MB
Digital
Digital Imaging
Imaging
ww MiniPenCam
MiniPenCam
ww Ceiva
Ceiva Digital
Digital
Picture
Picture Frame
Frame
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Devices
Devices Duel:
Duel:
What’s
What’s Ahead
Ahead for
for
Nomadic
Computing?
Nomadic Computing?
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Specialized
Specialized Devices
Devices
ww Rio
Rio MP3
MP3 Player
Player
ww Rocket
Rocket EBook
EBook
Television
Television
ww Digital
Digital Cable,
Cable, Digital
Digital Satellite
Satellite
1
Wireless
Wireless Internet
Internet
ww Palm
Palm Pilot
Pilot with
with Wireless
Wireless Modem
Modem
Handspring
Handspring Add-Ons
Add-Ons
ww Global
Global Positioning
Positioning Satellite
Satellite receiver
receiver
ww Digital
Digital Camera
Camera
ww Presentation
Presentation Video
Video
Interface
Interface
ww TV
TV Remote
Remote Control
Control
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ww Digital
Digital Angel
Angel
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Medical
Medical Informatics
Informatics
Device
Device
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Digital
Digital Mobile
Mobile Phone
Phone
ww NeoPoint
NeoPoint
—
— WAP
WAP
(Wireless
(Wireless
Applications
Applications
Protocol)
Protocol)
—
— Email
Email
Handspring
Handspring Visor
Visor Prism
Prism
ww Color
Color Personal
Personal Digital
Digital Assistant
Assistant
—
— Personal
Personal Information
Information
Manager
Manager
•• Calculator,
Calculator,Calendar,
Calendar,
Contacts
Contacts
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Notes
Notes
IR
IR Beaming
Beaming
Tasks
Tasks
Games
Games
Avantgo
Avantgo
Vindigo
Vindigo
Visor
Visor Phone
Phone
ww VoiceStream
VoiceStream (T-Mobile)
(T-Mobile) GSM
GSM
Telephone
Telephone
—
—
—
—
—
—
33 Way
Way Calling
Calling
Caller
Caller ID
ID to
to Database
Database
Short
Short Message
Message
Service
Service (SMS)
(SMS)
2
—
— MultiMail
MultiMail email
email client
client
—
— Blazer
Blazer simple
simple
web
web browser
browser
T-Mobile
T-Mobile Pocket
Pocket PC
PC
Phone
Phone
ww VoiceStream
VoiceStream (T-Mobile)
(T-Mobile) GSM
GSM
Telephone
Telephone
—
—
—
—
—
—
33 Way
Way Calling
Calling
Caller
Caller ID
ID to
to Database
Database
Short
Short Message
Message Service
Service
(SMS)
(SMS)
—
— Speakerphone
Speakerphone
—
— High
High Quality
Quality Headset
Headset
T-Mobile
T-Mobile Pocket
Pocket PC
PC
ww Windows
Windows Multimedia
Multimedia Player
Player
—
— MP3
MP3 Player
Player
—
— Windows
Windows Movie
Movie Plater
Plater
ww RealNetworks
RealNetworks Real
Real One
One
Player
Player
—
— Real
Real video
video and
and
audio
audio formats
formats
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Visor
Visor Phone
Phone
ww Internet
Internet Access
Access
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T-Mobile
T-Mobile Pocket
Pocket PC
PC
Phone
Phone
ww Color
Color Personal
Personal Digital
Digital Assistant
Assistant
—
— Personal
Personal Information
Information Manager
Manager
•• Calculator,
Calculator,Calendar,
Calendar,Contacts
Contacts
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Notes
Notes
IR
IR Beaming
Beaming
Tasks
Tasks
Games
Games
Vindigo
Vindigo
Avantgo
Avantgo
Pocket
Pocket MS
MS Word
Word
Pocket
Pocket MS
MS Excel
Excel
T-Mobile
T-Mobile Pocket
Pocket PC
PC
Phone
Phone
ww Internet
Internet Access
Access
—
— Email
Email linked
linked to
to Outlook
Outlook
—
— MS
MS Internet
Internet Explorer
Explorer
browser
browser
•• GIF
GIFand
andJPEG
JPEGViewer
Viewer
•• Macromedia
Macromedia Flash
Flash Viewer
Viewer
—
— Bitstream
Bitstream Thunderhawk
Thunderhawk
browser
browser
ww “2.5
“2.5 G”
G” GPRS
GPRS
—
— <
< 56
56 kbps
kbps
T-Mobile
T-Mobile Pocket
Pocket PC
PC
ww PocketTV
PocketTV Player
Player
—
— MPEG-1
MPEG-1 and
and -2
-2 videos
videos
ww Adobe
Adobe Acrobat
Acrobat
—
— PDF
PDF files
files
ww MS
MS Ebook
Ebook Reader
Reader
3
T-Mobile
T-Mobile Pocket
Pocket PC
PC
Phone
Phone
ww 32
32 MB
MB onboard
onboard
—
— Expandable
Expandable to
to 128
128 MB
MB
ww 256
256 MB
MB SC
SC card
card
—
— 512
512 MB
MB available
available
Jack
Jack Powers,
Powers, Director
Director
International
International Informatics
Informatics
Institute
Institute
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http://in3.org
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FAX
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Where
Where Are
Are We?
We?
ww One
One Mobile
Mobile Device
Device for
for
PIM
PIM (calendar,
(calendar, contacts,
contacts, notes)
notes)
Word,
Word, Excel,
Excel,
Text,
Text, Graphics,
Graphics, PDFs,
PDFs, EBooks
EBooks
Music,
Music, Videos,
Videos, Games,
Games,
Telephony,
Telephony, Email,
Email, Web
Web Browsing
Browsing
ww Integrated
Integrated with
with Desktop
Desktop and
and the
the
Internet
Internet Everywhere
Everywhere
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