* Noah Birnel <nbirnel_AT_gmail.com> [2010-02-03 05:46]:
> On Mon, Feb 01, 2010 at 04:49:52PM +0100, stanio_AT_cs.tu-berlin.de wrote:
>
> >... a mobile phone with integrated camera,
> > touch screen, 'apps' for learning languages, etc. is as much suckless as an
> > axe with a door bell, toilet paper and nuclear power generator.
> >
> At this point a mobile phone is a general purpose portable computer. The
> camera is no more out of line than the speakers hooked up to your home
> box.
The over-equiped mobile phone fails at being general purpose portable
*mobile* computer due to the battery life for example. Having acceptable
battery life with the same equipment would result in other
weight/dimensions which would not fit in peoples' understanding for mobile
or portable ...
-- stanio_Received on Wed Feb 03 2010 - 08:07:28 UTC
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