Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Assignment 4/27/2009

New convergent product: "Take Me Away" Computer

This product would be a completely virutal computer. For example, the keyboard would be displayed by a light and keys could be displayed anywhere. This virtual keyboard works by motion sensors. It would look like this, but the actual piece would be about the size of a Blutooth headset:

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And the screen would be virtual and touch "screen" as well. The complete project would look like this:

http://www.dba-oracle.com/images/future_pc.jpg

Because it is all virtual, it is easily transportable. Imagine going on a plane, without having to bring onboard a computer, a computer case, and battery. You could put this device in your carry-on or purse without having to worry about how much space it takes up. And, once onboard, set-up is fast and easy, not to mention convenient when the plane hits turbulance. Shutting it down would be just as easy to. Just close it and leave!

Lastly, this product would run off of rechargable batteries. While the batteries would need to be somewhat powerful, it would not take as much energy to display the screen and keys as it would to on a regular computer, thereby not only being more "Green" but more awesome as well!

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