From Luggable To Wearable: Musings On The Future Of Mobile Data

摘要

Seems like part of the fun of a career in the fast-changing world of electronics is sitting around reminiscing about the archaic computing products of days gone by. Put a group of techies together and often there's a conversation. like the one our editors had over lunch the other day - some good laughs about the hilariously small amounts of memory that we thought were all we'd ever need (that PC with 250 megs!) and fond remembrances of the cutting-edge machines of their day - the Kaypro II, the Newton, the PC jr., etc. Bill Wong opens this issue's cover story on trends in mobile computing with remembrances of the Osborne Luggable, the progenitor of mobile products. Still, my favorite part of a lunchtime conversation with engineers is speculating beyond today's horizon and figuring out what our mobile computers are going to be like in another 10 years. What will make us look back on that "funny old Razr phone" or that "loveable ol' BlackBerry" with the sort of mirthful nostalgia we now reserve for that first luggable?