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other alternative, just make slower hardware, and optimize the software running on it. optimizing and reducing the amount of functionalities might also save a
by jokoon 12y ago
other alternative, just make slower hardware, and optimize the software running on it.
optimizing and reducing the amount of functionalities might also save a very big amount of battery.
Honestly, what I'd buy, is a
* 4 inch e-ink screen device
* that can close like a laptop, with a physical keyboard,
* with a CPU that sacrifice features and speed for less power consumption
* no camera,
* only wifi, or with 3G disabled by default, no phone function
* browser with a very limited set of feature: limited to css 2, js deactivated by default: it's amazing the amount of firefox modules that can be disabled: http://sourceforge.net/projects/lightfirefox/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/lightfirefox/
* no video acceleration, no graphics acceleration, and no fading/smooth window transitions, 10hz refresh rate is more than enough to read text
I wonder which of those things save the most battery, but I guess all of this would easily double battery life. Also I guess that device would cost much less and be very attractive for students, and be enough to just code if you'd have an online compiler. If you want calls, just buy a candybar phone, like the the latest nokia 100 or 200 series.
I'd buy it even if it cost $300. I wonder how expensive e-ink screen are, but I would not be surprised it's mostly a patent issue.
- marknutter 12y agoTake everything away from the computer that makes the average person excited about using the computer?
- jokoon 12y agoYou mean like a nintendo DS or a Sony PSP. A computer doesn't need to have bells and whistles to be functional.
- cuu508 12y agoMay I suggest you to use typewriter? It runs without batteries, and is about as useful, you can write on it.
- kalleboo 12y agoっ http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/2005-04-16_Psion_Serie_5mx_PRO_24MB_beschn_unscharf_scharf.JPG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/2005-04-1...
- jokoon 12y agowhat is that ? I'd love to have that with modern hardware.
- fidotron 12y agoThat's a Psion Series 5. Even better was the 7: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/7004/Psion-Series-7/ http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/7004/Psion-Series-7/ These are what evolved into the Symbian phones.
- feedjoelpie 12y ago> browser with a very limited set of feature: limited to css 2, js deactivated by default I think I speak for every web developer in the world when I say that I hate you, and I'm extremely happy that almost no one else wants to buy your dream product. :)
- jokoon 12y ago> web developer you can be a "web developer" without using js. the problem with js is that it can be abused. there can be very well made js, but I'm sure there's plenty of js that is just a waste of CPU cycle.
- Gdiddy 12y agoYou may find it easier to redesign your dream phone than the entire web.
- fidotron 12y agoOr . . . you could just disconnect from the web completely.
- feedjoelpie 12y agoThough I still mostly disagree about the utility of a noscript-friendly web going forward into the future, that's at least something I'd consider a worthy debate. CSS2-only, on the other hand... No. Just no. That's completely indefensible, especially given that you're aiming for mobile-friendliness. In addition to all the other things CSS3 fixes, it's where media queries come from. CSS2-only would set everyone back to having to duplicate effort to add m.blah.com sites. Which would be awful. You might as well be advocating for the return of WAP as far as I'm concerned.
- sroerick 12y agoAgreed. I want SSH and that's about it. I'd love this device so much.