Dvorak dislikes pygmyware Trends tend to play out with unanticipated intersections along the way. Hard to deny the utility of ultra mobile devices even with their ergonomic limitations. The cost of such devices can be somewhat reduced through the use of cloud computing. The possible loss or water death of hardware means the moderated cost is needed to confer true mobile status.

An undeniable ultimate consequence of online storage and cloud computing are security breaches there. Folks will get around to realizing that and other limits placed on widely connected data sources.

We like the concept of modular devices and see wireless USB, or the like, easing the connection hassle that would be associated with such an architecture. One avenue this could take would be to have the small mobile module act much in the way Ready-Boost does instead of just being one more syncing or connecting hassle.  ¶ 3/26/2008 11:10:00 PM