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March 09, 2006Origami - How a great idea needs Apple designersSo this morning I had an opportunity to watch Robert's interview with the architect of Origami. As a regular user of a TabletPC, I really like this idea, especially the idea of moving to a touchscreen. This takes the form factor that I like out of my mobile PC (aka my smartphone) and putting in a FULL XP Tablet Edition operating system. Neat stuff. Not sure how well this thing will work outside in direct sunlight. I will hold my judgement on that part. Same with battery life. I would use my Tablet A LOT more... except I can only get 3 hours at a time with it. I hope this "ultra-mobile" machine will have atleast 8 hours. One BIG issue that I have personally. Hardware designers who build stuff to run Windows quite simply have NO sense of design. The pre-production units I have seen are UGLY. Take the Origami out on a 'date' with the iPod. Let it procreate and make something sexy. Come on. You are targeting consumers... MAKE IT AN EXPERIENCE THEY WANT. That I want. That YOU want. Look, there are TONNES of cheaper MP3 players than the iPod. So why do people buy it? The brand? Nope. Because of the experience.! Have you seen the difference in how they look and act? Gimme an iPod nano over a plain jane MP3 player any day. I am hoping Robert does pick one up. Then the next time I am in Seattle he can show me how it works in direct sunlight. Good 'working' bits. Hope the hardware vendors make it sexy. Posted by SilverStr at March 9, 2006 08:21 AM | TrackBackComments
... direct sunlight ... Seattle ... You're not from round here, are you? :-) Seattle's weather is very similar to England's - for several months, it's dreary, grey and occasionally wet. Then you get summer - all three weeks. Why should a Seattle company design a product to be used in sunlight? Okay, so that's stupid - it's the hardware companies that decide on the display technology. Me, I want to see display technologies that have the same ability as ePaper to be read in all kinds of conditions - that instead of relying on light transmitted through the display, they should rely on light reflected off the display, just like a page. Posted by: Alun Jones at March 10, 2006 09:42 AMPost a comment
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