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Very poor article. Claiming you can do truly multitasking because it has 2 displays is ridiculous, but that's not the biggest issue in my opinion. More of a pr

Very poor article. Claiming you can do truly multitasking because it has 2 displays is ridiculous, but that's not the biggest issue in my opinion. More of a problem is that whole vision of this tablet is made on old technologies presented in new form. Ooh, they also added pen! Sort of like best use of radio, when it appeared as new media, would be reading newspapers.

bitwize 16y ago
To me, a pen is an important addition. A tablet should be more than just point and grunt; it should be a tool of expression as well as consumption. I bought a Tablet PC -- a $1500 item at the time -- so I could do digital art with it. I'd like to do the same with a lightweight and cheap device with a nice battery. Right now I can't because all tablets (except certain Windows tablet PCs) are designed around point-and-grunt (and no, those little rubber styluses aren't good enough).
- fab13n 16y ago
  A pen-tablet is suited for applications which are too complex for an iPad and too simple for a netbook. That's a ridiculously thin niche. Tablet + pen = 2 hands busy, you've lost most of your comfort and mobility advantage compared to a netbook user. For the narrow niche of applications which require drawing on the screen, you can simply design a capacitive pen for iPad; you'll never amortize the development of a dedicated hardware, let alone OS.
  - bitwize 16y ago
    Tablet + pen = 2 hands busy, you've lost most of your comfort and mobility advantage compared to a netbook user. There are tablet PCs which accept both pen and finger input. And you pretty much need a Wacom-style digitizer in order to register pen strokes with the precision and pressure sensitivity required of art or handwriting applications.
biot 16y ago
Old technologies indeed. It looks like an Apple Newton mated with a Nintendo DS.
eande 16y ago
the poor article is not so surprising to me. When I see information linked to Fastcompany I usually take a step back. Reading all kind of tech magazines and articles I noticed they offer a lot of flashy headlines, with sometimes little meat under the skin. I stopped this subscription.

bitwize 16y ago

To me, a pen is an important addition. A tablet should be more than just point and grunt; it should be a tool of expression as well as consumption. I bought a Tablet PC -- a $1500 item at the time -- so I could do digital art with it. I'd like to do the same with a lightweight and cheap device with a nice battery. Right now I can't because all tablets (except certain Windows tablet PCs) are designed around point-and-grunt (and no, those little rubber styluses aren't good enough).

fab13n 16y ago
A pen-tablet is suited for applications which are too complex for an iPad and too simple for a netbook. That's a ridiculously thin niche. Tablet + pen = 2 hands busy, you've lost most of your comfort and mobility advantage compared to a netbook user. For the narrow niche of applications which require drawing on the screen, you can simply design a capacitive pen for iPad; you'll never amortize the development of a dedicated hardware, let alone OS.
- bitwize 16y ago
  Tablet + pen = 2 hands busy, you've lost most of your comfort and mobility advantage compared to a netbook user. There are tablet PCs which accept both pen and finger input. And you pretty much need a Wacom-style digitizer in order to register pen strokes with the precision and pressure sensitivity required of art or handwriting applications.

biot 16y ago

Old technologies indeed. It looks like an Apple Newton mated with a Nintendo DS.

eande 16y ago

the poor article is not so surprising to me. When I see information linked to Fastcompany I usually take a step back. Reading all kind of tech magazines and articles I noticed they offer a lot of flashy headlines, with sometimes little meat under the skin. I stopped this subscription.