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Originally Posted by Bob Russell
Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred can do that (transcribe dictation recorded on a pda and transferred to the desktop) just as you mention. I am planning to do a review at MR of that capability very soon!
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I doubt voice software will work; I've used Dragon for years on the desktop in perfectly quiet situations and it sucks.
Clamshell devices were the perfect form factor the only problem was MS dropping the OS to be greedy to go after a separate market the palm devices. Sharp old clamshells had a nice size and feel. I owned them but the new Linux version was more thumb input. I also owned virtually all others in the clamshell era and the best for hardware design is hands down the Psion 5mx or Revo. I switched to the Jornada 728 due to it having MS applications built in.
What is really needed is for a UMPC or MID device to copy either a Psion or HP Jornada or Zaurus type clamshell design and update it so it runs full windows. That will sell millions.
Here is an interesting fact, the HPC clamshell devices (only devices with touch type keyboards like Zaurus, Psion, Jornadas, etc.) sold over 2.3 million per year in the 90's. The entire UMPC market from the many 7" devices and including OQO only sold 350,000 worldwide in 07'.
The real problem is to me so simple. Now that technology can provide a device to run fulll windows and be pocket size they all forgot the great clamshell form factors and tried to re-invent the wheel. What do all users typically use for inputing their full windows laptops, etc. a real keyboard. duh... A thumb or pen input is just not what people want for a device that has full windows applications.