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Reasoning that if you can't join 'em you should beat 'em,
Apple is jumping back into the PDA market with a
vengeance.
For the first time since killing
off the Newton line on 27 Feb. 1998, Apple will offer
something smaller than a PowerBook. In this case, the unnamed
product will be far smaller than any Palm or PocketPC ever - small
enough for you to wear.
Working with IBM, which is moving toward 200 dot-per-inch
flat panel displays, Apple can duplicate the 160x160 screen of the
Palm on a 1.2" square, 133 dpi 24-bit color screen. That's
small enough to wear as a watch.
In fact, sources speculate this product will be called the
iWatch (or possibly Mac Tracy) and will be designed to be
worn on the wrist. Rumors are it has a screen saver mode which
makes is appear as a watch, either analog or digital and in a
variety of styles.
The iWatch is purported to be based on the Transmeta chip and OS X
in ROM, a technology which Apple is just putting the finishing
touches on.
To keep battery consumption at a minimum, Apple is resurrecting
bubble
memory technology, something almost unheard of since the
mid-1980s. Although slow compared with other popular media, the
high data density of Apple's new microbubble technology will allow
them to store 1 GB of information on a bubble disk built into the
watch.
The entire device will be sealed just like a waterproof watch,
and the battery is expected to last 4-5 years.
Communication will be exclusively via AirPort, a
technology supported by all current Apple computers. In fact, the
AirPort antenna will be built into the iWatch's strap - clever!
The only drawback our sources have indicated is that the
minuscule screen only allows input of a single character at a time.
However, Apple will supplement this with voice input using IBM's
ViaVoice software. Just like Dick Tracy, we may soon
be talking to our watches.
But it gets better. Using a built-in minicam, we'll
actually be able to carry on videophone conversations with anyone
on the Internet (well, at least Mac owners with the right hardware)
or with their own iWatch - as long as both iWatch owners are within
proximity of an AirPort base station.
Our insider says we'll really be blown away with pricing, which
is projected at under US$100. That's right - Apple will somehow
sell the whole iWatch for less than the AirPort card itself.
I guess they're going to make it up on volume.
The iWatch should be available fifth quarter 2000.
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"Autofs is often used in enterprise environments to set up network-based home directories and other network mounts for users at login."
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