[whydidnt]

I would definitely prefer this to something like the EEE PC. I wouldn't have to worry about syncing, all my data is in one place. The only thing holding this back is the craptastic browsers currently available for WM. Hopefully Firefox Mobile or Opera 9.5 will come along soon and render that complaint meaningless.

For some of us that travel, this would be a nice light companion that could convince us to leave the laptop at home. On some trips the only reason I pull my laptop out is reply to emails or prepare quotes using a full size keyboard and screen. If I could shave 3 lbs. off my travel weight and still do the same things without worrying about another device staying in sync, that would be a good thing.

[whydidnt]

I would definitely prefer this to something like the EEE PC. I wouldn't have to worry about syncing, all my data is in one place. The only thing holding this back is the craptastic browsers currently available for WM. Hopefully Firefox Mobile or Opera 9.5 will come along soon and render that complaint meaningless.

For some of us that travel, this would be a nice light companion that could convince us to leave the laptop at home. On some trips the only reason I pull my laptop out is reply to emails or prepare quotes using a full size keyboard and screen. If I could shave 3 lbs. off my travel weight and still do the same things without worrying about another device staying in sync, that would be a good thing.

[JKingGrim]

Originally Posted by whydidnt

I would definitely prefer this to something like the EEE PC. I wouldn't have to worry about syncing, all my data is in one place. The only thing holding this back is the craptastic browsers currently available for WM. Hopefully Firefox Mobile or Opera 9.5 will come along soon and render that complaint meaningless.

I agree that OM 9.5 and FF Mobile will seriously improve browsing, have you tried OM 8.65? I bought it, and it is pretty nice. While the UI is not as flashy and smooth as OM 9.5 or iphone's safari, it gets the job done. It renders pages as they appear on the desktop, and you can zoom in/out.

What would really be nice to see is someone doing remote desktop with it. Who needs a UMPC or a laptop?

[Russ Smith]

A laptop, with all of it's other software and all those potential synching issues isn't even close to the ease of use, but it can do so much more than a dedicated adjunct like the RedFly. Conceptionally, it makes a lot of sense. I'd jump on one at half the price (or less), but not at $500.

One way to leverage this concept would be to come up with a dedicated module for presentations. It wouldn't need the screen, keyboard, touch panel, or USB slots; just the VGA-out to plug into a projector. If you could get decent speed out of it and price it at around $100, a lot of folks would go for that.

On browsing: I believe that one of the reasons that WM is slow on rendering web-pages is the memory model, not so much the processor. Visiting even just a site or two can fill up a PPC cache and then you're re-loading things that would already be loaded on your PC. Adding more memory is an option, but doing so reduces battery life.