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I still think smart phones that dock and become full PC work stations would be great.

homarp 10y ago
looks like Apple is working on something like this, based on this patent http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/03/23/apple-investigating-accessory-that-turns-iphone-ipad-into-full-fledged-touchscreen-laptop http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/03/23/apple-investigatin...
- Nullabillity 10y ago
  How on earth is Motorola Lapdock not prior art to that?
  - pasta 10y ago
    I think the Apple patent is mostly about using your phone as trackpad while docked.
    - Nullabillity 10y ago
      Not seeing those either. KDE Connect (and others) already do the trackpad thing, and there's plenty of prior art for switching to a certain program when a device is connected.
mamon 10y ago
Something like this? http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2347628/computex-asus-transformer-book-v-is-a-three-in-one-laptop-tablet-and-smartphone http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2347628/computex-as...
RandomOpinion 10y ago
> I still think smart phones that dock and become full PC work stations would be great The HP Elite x3 phone already does that. http://store.hp.com/us/en/mdp/tablets-243002--1/hp-elite-x3 http://store.hp.com/us/en/mdp/tablets-243002--1/hp-elite-x3
eloisant 10y ago
I don't really see the point. Sharing data/settings already works great with the cloud. You still get the same bulk as carrying around PC+phone. The only reason is that maybe it's a bit cheaper because you use the same CPU for both, but the drawbacks (not being able to use both at the same time, slower proc for the PC) don't make it worth.
- dredmorbius 10y ago
  It's already possible to carry ~256 GB to 1 TB data on a device, MicroSD format. With a storage array (a battery of MicroSD cards), multiple TB. Local wired (or Bluetooth) data transmission will beat the Cloud on performance, not rely on third party security, and be immune from interruptions. I see strong potential for movement away from the cloud.

looks like Apple is working on something like this, based on this patent http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/03/23/apple-investigating-accessory-that-turns-iphone-ipad-into-full-fledged-touchscreen-laptop http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/03/23/apple-investigatin...

Nullabillity 10y ago
How on earth is Motorola Lapdock not prior art to that?
- pasta 10y ago
  I think the Apple patent is mostly about using your phone as trackpad while docked.
  - Nullabillity 10y ago
    Not seeing those either. KDE Connect (and others) already do the trackpad thing, and there's plenty of prior art for switching to a certain program when a device is connected.

mamon 10y ago

Something like this? http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2347628/computex-asus-transformer-book-v-is-a-three-in-one-laptop-tablet-and-smartphone http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2347628/computex-as...

RandomOpinion 10y ago

> I still think smart phones that dock and become full PC work stations would be great The HP Elite x3 phone already does that. http://store.hp.com/us/en/mdp/tablets-243002--1/hp-elite-x3 http://store.hp.com/us/en/mdp/tablets-243002--1/hp-elite-x3

eloisant 10y ago

I don't really see the point. Sharing data/settings already works great with the cloud. You still get the same bulk as carrying around PC+phone. The only reason is that maybe it's a bit cheaper because you use the same CPU for both, but the drawbacks (not being able to use both at the same time, slower proc for the PC) don't make it worth.

dredmorbius 10y ago
It's already possible to carry ~256 GB to 1 TB data on a device, MicroSD format. With a storage array (a battery of MicroSD cards), multiple TB. Local wired (or Bluetooth) data transmission will beat the Cloud on performance, not rely on third party security, and be immune from interruptions. I see strong potential for movement away from the cloud.