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Originally Posted by Madam Broshkina
My guess would be Apple. They really know how to design some nice products. Of course the initial price would probably be too expensive.
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Lol, actually M$ already has the computer screen concept already prepped for the marketing stage. They've geared it more toward retail at this time, but say it will be available for consumer use in the next 3 years. I originally say the concept being worked at MIT, or maybe UC Berkley, but then recently I've seen M$ demoing the same unit in the news. I believe they said it will initially only be around $5k, not too much but still quite pricey!
As to the totally awesome eBook they mocked up... this would just friggin rock! I think the main issue will be developing a device that is rugged enough to withstand being tossed around, splashed with water, dropped, and is cheap enough to be replaced without having to sell all your other gadgets. A cool concept would be to have a screen that that is cheap enough to have a few extras lying around the house and then have the main work-horse unit that attaches to the screens, this way you could replace the screen if it becomes non-legible yet still retain all the digital content you've purchased (without having to go home or connect to a PC). Sweet concept, though I don't really see the book technology for at the earliest between 8-10 years.
On a side note... One thing that always fires me up is how Apple always pays to have their products inserted into all the different movies and such via product placement. Realistically, while they do have a very refined ascetic appeal, there aren't as many Mac users as they would have portrayed. Sorry, nothing against Mac users, I'm just tired of the unrealistic product placements. BTW, I do have a Mac but it's not used nearly as much as my other PC's (though it looks nice).
