I believe in the small tablet device. Apples iSlate, or whatever it will be called, is the way of the future. Or maybe the Microsoft Courier, or… whatever. I think a small, portable device, that does not try to be a full blown computer, is the way of the future.

I have been drawn to the idea of such devices for a long time. Perhaps it’s from watching/reading too much sci-fi. There was some British sci-fi show called Star Cops. I saw it in the late 80s. Some UK cop gets posted on the moon to help sort out local crime. It was an understated show with few fx, but the cop had a little box thing (called “Box”), about the size of a paperback book, that contained an AI that was his personal assistant. It would so research on his behalf and book flights (to the moon and back) for him. It would answer phone calls and take messages if he was busy. I loved the idea.

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