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I'm not sure if this is gonna work. Please note: - The pad is only a dock, so it doesn't offer any functionality by itself, without the phone docked. - These

by cstuder 15y ago

I'm not sure if this is gonna work. Please note: - The pad is only a dock, so it doesn't offer any functionality by itself, without the phone docked. - These are just mockups. Asus won't ship until the end of the year. - Don't we have wireless connections enough by now? Do we really have to put a phone behind a display secured by a latch? Actually I'm sure it won't.

83457 15y ago
Why?
- cstuder 15y ago
  I can see a long term goal: The smartphone as central authentication key which enables access to applications and data on host tablets, computers, terminals, which will extend funcionality (input devices, display size, physical media...) and improve networking capabilities. This is not it. It's a stupid display, with difficult physical access to the docked device, no real benefits except a minor increase in screen size with the drawback of an additional device and decreased mobility.
bad_user 15y ago
It's an interesting concept, since it also has advantages. The pad is only a dock, so it doesn't offer any functionality by itself Which means the acquisition cost should be lower than buying both an iPhone and an iPad. And these recent phones have enough processing power for most people's needs, but not enough battery or sufficient display size and the pad takes care of that. About wireless, everytime I actually need a phone or a tablet (as when I'm on the move) I don't have wireless. When sitting on my bed or other such activities, the tablet is only more convenient, but I can very well use my laptop (and I do, depending on my mood). The only thing that worries me about this product is build quality and the user experience coming from an interface that should scale from small to big.
- evangineer 15y ago
  The device is likely to come out in the post-Honeycomb 3.1 release time frame. Which means it will probably be running Ice Cream Sandwich which unifies the Android phone & tablet UI, no doubt by taking full advantage of the Fragments API which was explicitly mentioned by Asus CEO Jonney Shih in his Padfone presentation.
- sorbus 15y ago
  > The only thing that worries me about this product is build quality and the user experience coming from an interface that should scale from small to big. Asus tends to have really good build quality. Anecdotally, the two Asus netbooks I've owned were/are both extremely solid. The first one (which is now upwards of three years old) continues to work perfectly save for some issues with the screen's connection, and the second one is in almost perfect shape after a year and a half or so. My Asus laptop is about a year old, and is going well except for a bit of damage to the trackpad. Less anecdotally, Asus has the lowest 3-year failure rate of any manufacturer, including Apple, according to a study a year or so back.

by cstuder 15y ago

83457 15y ago

Why?

cstuder 15y ago
I can see a long term goal: The smartphone as central authentication key which enables access to applications and data on host tablets, computers, terminals, which will extend funcionality (input devices, display size, physical media...) and improve networking capabilities. This is not it. It's a stupid display, with difficult physical access to the docked device, no real benefits except a minor increase in screen size with the drawback of an additional device and decreased mobility.

bad_user 15y ago

It's an interesting concept, since it also has advantages. The pad is only a dock, so it doesn't offer any functionality by itself Which means the acquisition cost should be lower than buying both an iPhone and an iPad. And these recent phones have enough processing power for most people's needs, but not enough battery or sufficient display size and the pad takes care of that. About wireless, everytime I actually need a phone or a tablet (as when I'm on the move) I don't have wireless. When sitting on my bed or other such activities, the tablet is only more convenient, but I can very well use my laptop (and I do, depending on my mood). The only thing that worries me about this product is build quality and the user experience coming from an interface that should scale from small to big.

evangineer 15y ago
The device is likely to come out in the post-Honeycomb 3.1 release time frame. Which means it will probably be running Ice Cream Sandwich which unifies the Android phone & tablet UI, no doubt by taking full advantage of the Fragments API which was explicitly mentioned by Asus CEO Jonney Shih in his Padfone presentation.
sorbus 15y ago
> The only thing that worries me about this product is build quality and the user experience coming from an interface that should scale from small to big. Asus tends to have really good build quality. Anecdotally, the two Asus netbooks I've owned were/are both extremely solid. The first one (which is now upwards of three years old) continues to work perfectly save for some issues with the screen's connection, and the second one is in almost perfect shape after a year and a half or so. My Asus laptop is about a year old, and is going well except for a bit of damage to the trackpad. Less anecdotally, Asus has the lowest 3-year failure rate of any manufacturer, including Apple, according to a study a year or so back.