LonBook – Potentially Tablet PC Technology’s Directional Future
LonBook – Potentially Tablet PC Technology’s Directional Future
I don’t think that there’s any doubt in anyone’s mind that Tablet PC technology, regardless of the flavor, is the trend of PC life to come in the near future.
Entering into this market space is an incredible new entry that gives the full functionality of Windows 7 Tablet version and does so with a box that is 20cm x 13.5 cm and only 2.3cm thick. Bundled with a 7 inch screen with 1024 x 600 at resolution, this is literally the size of an average hardback novel.
For those used to using things like 5×7 tablet portfolios to take notes when they go visit clients or at work, you can now replace your tablet with a fully functional PC with all your normal PC software and a tablet interface for writing notes.
When I first saw this new PC at CES I was totally impressed. If you load Adobe’s PDF reader on this, you can read anything you can scan and take it with you. Upgrade to a higher version of Adobe and you can actually mark up the PDF’s and save them on your tablet as if you were scribbling on a paper draft of the project.
If you’re one of the folks that’s thinking of buying something like a Kindle, you may want to look this over before making that acquisition. Clearly the LonBook offers document readability and editability, yet so much more. You can also load Open Office or the MS Office Suite for any office, database or presentation software. Further, if you use a product like ACT! For your contact management, it should install fine and allow you access to your client information on the fly which you can re-sync with your server when you get back to the office or home.
The LonBook comes with built in wifi, Bluetooth, two USB ports, RJ-45 for hardwired internet connections, VGA port, microphone and headphone standard plugs, a mini PCI-E slot and a SIM card slot. The base memory configurations are 1gig of RAM and an 80gig hard drive. At this release of the BIOS, the RAM isn’t upgradeable but I look for that to change in the near future. Optionally, you can add built in GPS and 3G so literally this becomes a really nice replacement for a lot of gear that you may be already lugging around in much bigger versions. I’ve not tested this book out yet, but the company claims 6 hours of battery life which is about average for most tablets.
The base system lists for about $730 and LonBook technology clearly puts all the power of your PC and cell phone in your hand and this consolidation is goodness in the right direction. Bluetooth headsets are almost becoming a requirement for safety reasons and their interfaceability with this PC means one less piece of gadgetry to have to cart around.
I’m Don Rima and that’s the view, From Where I Stand.
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