The future of PDAs looks pretty grim with the announcement of FlipStart, a mini PC that runs a fully-functional version of Windows XP. Designed by Vulcan, a company owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the FlipStart looks set to win the mini PC war. [via BIOS]
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FlipStart Shows True Colors, Runs XP
This one gets filed under Duh. The fab FlipStart PC by Paul Allen’s startup company Vulcan, is going to be produced with Windows XP as it’s OS of choice. Smack me into consciousness, because I don’t think I saw that one coming. Paul Allen and a Wind…
http://www.flipstartpc.com says:
What is the expected battery life?
FlipStart features innovative software and hardware technology specifically designed to preserve battery life, which means you can be productive all day long. With FlipStart, you get:
Two full days standby power
One full day operation in low-power mode
& I say:
windows standby mode comes back in a few seconds even on my sony picturebook running windows me. Its not instant on but its also a full operating system able to run real programs.
Staruptime: app. 2 Minutes
Batterytime: app. 1 1/2 h
WOW! This will totally kill PocketPC. However, isn’t this baby gonna be $2000? At that rate, only the geekiest of the geek will have one. I can’t see serious typing being done on that puppy either with the keys being so small. But most definitely a cool gadget at any rate!
Flipstart Handheld runs XP
A Mini-PC that runs XP. GadgetMadness think this is a winner, and it sure looks the part. The only thing I;m not sure about is the functionality – where does this fit in the market place? I think the screens…