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Dragon #5
I'm not sure that Dragon #5 is a Tablet. I know they have gotten a lot of architecture from a lot of tablet designs and have a lot of people with multitouch type technology that have been working on a project. When the iPhone came out, who expected Apple to mix the "three" together into a single device that would do what it has done today? I wouldn't call myself a fanboy, but I have learned to have a lot of respect for visionaries. Steve Jobs can only be considered a visionary. Luckily for him, many of those visions turned out to be successful.
A tablet may be part of it, but if he just reveals a tablet, I think we will all be disapointed. I personally cannot wait until the dragon that is up for slaying is the wearable computer that allows my glasses to be a HUD and keeps me connected everywhere I go. I think our I/O is the biggest hurdle at this point as the processing power available from small devices is better than my gaming desktop five-seven years ago. Vuzix is coming close with the eyewear and then we just need virtual input (ala Johnny Mnemonic or Minority Report) and we are all set.
Who knows what the Fifth Dragon will be for Steve Jobs (I bet he could name more than five... happy, but I'm sure there will continue to be a lot of discussion on it for some months to come.
Posted by JonGauntt
25th Jan 2010