Comments on: Good bye, Palm and Foleo! The Asus Eee http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:02:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: concerned citizen http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-309560 concerned citizen Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:09:35 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/#comment-309560 Battery life is not important. Most of us would carry a mototcycle battery if it meant keeping our computer running! Courtrooms and coffee shops have extension cords and powerbars that criss-cross the floor like fire hoses. Standard keyboard and standard software are critical. USB solves the keyboard problem because I can plug in a standard keyboard if it is too small to type on normally. If "instant-on" isn't fast enought for the whiners, they can carry a $100 Palm Zire and off-load to this PC!!! 12 Aug 81 IBM PCs hit the stores. It took 26 years (quarter of a century) to get a small laptop! Sorry, security prevents release of personal information like name and email address. Battery life is not important. Most of us would carry a mototcycle battery if it meant keeping our computer running!
Courtrooms and coffee shops have extension cords and powerbars that criss-cross the floor like fire hoses.

Standard keyboard and standard software are critical. USB solves the keyboard problem because I can plug in a standard keyboard if it is too small to type on normally.

If “instant-on” isn’t fast enought for the whiners, they can carry a $100 Palm Zire and off-load to this PC!!!

12 Aug 81 IBM PCs hit the stores. It took 26 years (quarter of a century) to get a small laptop!

Sorry, security prevents release of personal information like name and email address.

]]> By: Jim http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-309191 Jim Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:01:31 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/#comment-309191 Perfect for bedside wifi Radio! Perfect for bedside wifi Radio!

]]> By: SoliDeoGloria http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-306900 SoliDeoGloria Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:33:20 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/#comment-306900 Regarding the boot times & instant on, ASUS Press Release - Enter the 'E' Era with ASUS Eee PC - http://usa.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=7405 "Courtesy to its 2Gb SSD flash storage, the Eee PC boots up quickly within 15 seconds," "the Eee PC units were revealed to come in at an extremely competitive price of around USD $199 for the 7" units, and about USD $299 for the 10" version." And from the link in the O.P.: "The special solid-state disc design based on built-in flash-memory gives the Eee PC a great shock-proof advantage over traditional notebook PCs allowing extra flexibility and a worry free mobile computing experience." This seems VERY intriguing to me. Though I don't keep up with tech stuff anymore, I very well may have to get one. Thanks to my friend Holger for the tip. Regarding the boot times & instant on,
ASUS Press Release – Enter the ‘E’ Era with ASUS Eee PC – http://usa.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=7405
“Courtesy to its 2Gb SSD flash storage, the Eee PC boots up quickly within 15 seconds,”
“the Eee PC units were revealed to come in at an extremely competitive price of around USD $199 for the 7″ units, and about USD $299 for the 10″ version.”

And from the link in the O.P.: “The special solid-state disc design based on built-in flash-memory gives the Eee PC a great shock-proof advantage over traditional notebook PCs allowing extra flexibility and a worry free mobile computing experience.”

This seems VERY intriguing to me. Though I don’t keep up with tech stuff anymore, I very well may have to get one. Thanks to my friend Holger for the tip.

]]> By: Chris http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-306603 Chris Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:33:27 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/#comment-306603 ..."I'm sure there will be some 3rd party power solutions soon"... Maybe, but 'instant on' is best handled in hardware and firmware design, which is pretty fundumental stuff. As I understand it, you either need to keep power applied to your dynamic RAM (like DDR2 spec'd here) so it doesn't lose it's memory (but this affects battery life), use static RAM with just a charge applied (better), or use flash RAM (but probably slower response). The reason it works so well on PDAs etc, is that they are designed from the hardware up to do it. So personally I look for this feature built in from the start - which is what sets Palm's Foleo apart. …”I’m sure there will be some 3rd party power solutions soon”… Maybe, but ‘instant on’ is best handled in hardware and firmware design, which is pretty fundumental stuff. As I understand it, you either need to keep power applied to your dynamic RAM (like DDR2 spec’d here) so it doesn’t lose it’s memory (but this affects battery life), use static RAM with just a charge applied (better), or use flash RAM (but probably slower response). The reason it works so well on PDAs etc, is that they are designed from the hardware up to do it. So personally I look for this feature built in from the start – which is what sets Palm’s Foleo apart.

]]> By: Atheneum http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-306524 Atheneum Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:38:58 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/#comment-306524 Boy...this is a real blow for Palm. and don't tell me Asus copy jeff's idea. It's just that sooner or later, this idea will come up. Anyone knows when it will be launched? I guess we have to subscribe Asus newsletter then :-) Boy…this is a real blow for Palm. and don’t tell me Asus copy jeff’s idea. It’s just that sooner or later, this idea will come up.
Anyone knows when it will be launched?
I guess we have to subscribe Asus newsletter then :-)

]]> By: so I was thinking… | My next toy http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-306486 so I was thinking… | My next toy Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:06:12 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/#comment-306486 [...] man, I HAVE to get THIS.  For just a browser, my mom could do so much.  PLUS it has a built-in webcam and the ability to [...] [...] man, I HAVE to get THIS.  For just a browser, my mom could do so much.  PLUS it has a built-in webcam and the ability to [...]

]]> By: Mike Regan http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-306479 Mike Regan Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:33:12 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/#comment-306479 This does seem like a great replacement to the full size laptop. It is getting to be a royal pain taking a full size through the airport security, and even on a commuter train where space is limited, this is a very nice replacement. While the screen seems a little limiting, having the full sound of high def audio would be nice. I can't stand the tinny sound of most laptop speakers. This does seem like a great replacement to the full size laptop. It is getting to be a royal pain taking a full size through the airport security, and even on a commuter train where space is limited, this is a very nice replacement. While the screen seems a little limiting, having the full sound of high def audio would be nice. I can’t stand the tinny sound of most laptop speakers.

]]> By: Neagle http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-306395 Neagle Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:12:34 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/#comment-306395 I'm sure there will be some 3rd party power solutions soon. I like to have a "full" end computer when I travel and for $200 this seems a good replacement to bringing the full sized laptop. I have the Palm TX and I don't feel sorry for them. It is a truly great piece of hardware with a POS OS. I’m sure there will be some 3rd party power solutions soon. I like to have a “full” end computer when I travel and for $200 this seems a good replacement to bringing the full sized laptop. I have the Palm TX and I don’t feel sorry for them. It is a truly great piece of hardware with a POS OS.

]]> By: Chris http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-306393 Chris Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:08:00 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/#comment-306393 Sounds good. But will it do 'instant on'. That is the killer feature of the Palm Foleo which makes it much more useable on the go than a laptop (even a little laptop). Sounds good. But will it do ‘instant on’. That is the killer feature of the Palm Foleo which makes it much more useable on the go than a laptop (even a little laptop).

]]> By: Mike http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/comment-page-1/#comment-306387 Mike Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:11:38 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070605/good-bye-palm-and-foleo-the-asus-eee/#comment-306387 That sounds like an awesome little computer -- my only complaint would be the battery life, but other than that, it's spectacular. I can also say that I feel a bit sorry for Palm right now; in less than a week, they've already been outdone. :P That sounds like an awesome little computer — my only complaint would be the battery life, but other than that, it’s spectacular.

I can also say that I feel a bit sorry for Palm right now; in less than a week, they’ve already been outdone. :P

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