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I just skimmed the article, but regardless the validity of the patent, this is where the tech world is going. When everything is connected to the cloud and all

I just skimmed the article, but regardless the validity of the patent, this is where the tech world is going. When everything is connected to the cloud and all communication is ultra-fast, all you need is a device that can accept user input and output, and transfer it to a base station that processes the data. All computational functions and display data will be stored and transferred wirelessly.

cube13 14y ago
So we've gone full circle to mainframe computing.
kiba 14y ago
You forget one thing: latency. Nothing beats having a computer on your hand that can do some of the work. What we're going to get is thick clients and thick servers.