OK, last slate post of the day as I try to keep the form factor alive. ;) JKK of jkkmobile shot me a note this morning and he shares a slate concept design that he put together. In fact, this looks to be the beginning of a design series, so you might want to stay tuned for more.JKK envisions a relatively powerful tablet when compared to today’s traditional UMPCs. He’s thinking Intel Core 2 Solo CPU, 2 GB of RAM (I agree!), 120 GB hard drive, and seven-inch 1024 x 600 screen. The overall design is simple, elegant and looks very functional in my opinion. Unfortunately, I don’t think the market will support it. I’ve stayed silent on the “death of the slate UMPC” meme but for what it’s worth: slate UMPCs are a niche within a niche today. That could surely change, but the momentum has moved away from such a device, not towards it. That said, I’d be thrilled to see a device similar to what JKK has dreamed up.
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