Psion Mobile Computers

[jmcc]

I also want one of these.
 
http://justwebware.com/mc400/mc400.html
 
In 1989? Simply amazing...lol

[Fur]

Absolutely incredible.

A video of it in action
A little more detailed specification

[vezzy]

Indeed. I've always tried to tell people that the smartphones and tablets of today are just rehashes and updates of older technology and not some mind-blowing innovation, but most are ignorant of that...

[proxx]

I think the whole tablet/phone market took a completely wrong direction.
"Why is a tablet just an oversized phone and not a computer" ?

2 years ago I bought a tablet and returned it the same week.
I was deeply dissapointed by android.
I had a piece of awesome hardware with a completely useless OS.
Considering myself a power user I thought about hacking it , running linux on it etc.
But than I would void my warrantly for attempting to make it a useful device.
And that was just to much for the money I spent.
Got my money back though.

There is this KDE tablet , I have no idea if its gonna be released (where a lot of delays etc).
What I would really love to see is a tablet with an open bootloader/bios.
Why is it that they dont just make that and instead force you to work with something.
I thought I bought a device, not the software.
Interesting how in the last couple years we stepped back in time 20 years.
Roughly the same scenario with IBM , apple etc back in the days.
Im confused.

[Corrupted_Fear]

I give you another piece of older technology that if updated today would be my tool of choice. Found it while going through some old warehouse stuff. I present you the Sony Clie' ux50:


http://www.geek.com/hwswrev/pda/ux50/


picture:
http://www.palminfocenter.com/images/img_sony_ux50_1_sm.jpg


The specs aren't that impressive at all compared to modern standards, but if the software was updated with modern hardware components, I would most certainly want this in my arsenal...

[zoup]

The link is broken.
I have 2 of this. Sadly they broken. You can get spare parts from a dealer in GB though.
As they worked i had a lot of fun with them. 

[jmcc]

The link is broken.
I have 2 of this. Sadly they broken. You can get spare parts from a dealer in GB though.
As they worked i had a lot of fun with them. 
 
I' v fixed the link.
This are classics, i think it would be worth to repair them.

Indeed. I've always tried to tell people that the smartphones and tablets of today are just rehashes and updates of older technology and not some mind-blowing innovation, but most are ignorant of that...

sometimes I wonder what will be really new....

[Zesh]

I also want one of these.
 
http://justwebware.com/mc400/mc400.html
 
In 1989? Simply amazing...lol

I'm gob-smacked! Amazing!

[zoup]

I am a moron. I should have read the link carefully. I only have 2 of this. But nevertheless nice anyway.

Psion 3

[Firo]

I think the whole tablet/phone market took a completely wrong direction.
"Why is a tablet just an oversized phone and not a computer" ?

2 years ago I bought a tablet and returned it the same week.
I was deeply dissapointed by android.
I had a piece of awesome hardware with a completely useless OS.
Considering myself a power user I thought about hacking it , running linux on it etc.
But than I would void my warrantly for attempting to make it a useful device.
And that was just to much for the money I spent.
Got my money back though.

There is this KDE tablet , I have no idea if its gonna be released (where a lot of delays etc).
What I would really love to see is a tablet with an open bootloader/bios.
Why is it that they dont just make that and instead force you to work with something.
I thought I bought a device, not the software.
Interesting how in the last couple years we stepped back in time 20 years.
Roughly the same scenario with IBM , apple etc back in the days.
Im confused.

A bit off topic but Microsoft's "Surface Pro" not the "Surface RT", but the Pro allows you to access the BIOS settings and disable the secure boot. Also i don't think it would void the warranty either.


I agree even though tablets are nice and a really good improvement in technology, right now its just a way for the big companies to make nice cash on the side.