The idea for PaceBook is sound, though consumers will have to test and decide if it is right for them. The device is not cheap, especially considering its microprocessor runs at only 600 megahertz, a far cry from the 2 gigahertz that can be had in a notebook computer today. Speed is not everything, certainly 600 megahertz will deliver a nice experience, but check it out first. What do you want to use it for and is it fast enough to do the job? One cool feature of the PaceBook is that when the screen is removed, it can be placed on a stand to be like a desktop computer, looking up instead of down at the screen.
Again, there are a lot of products on the market, PDAs, notebook computers, even notebook computers made to be used as an at-home space-saver, with the top processor added and the battery taken out.
There is something out there to fit every need and nearly every budget and they all promise to revolutionize your life, which is just marketing fantasy. Make sure anything you buy works for you.
The new buzzword for the computer age today is "pervasive" computing, as mobile phones, PDAs, notebooks and other gadgets connect people to the Net all the time. Unless you can keep it in check, this new age can easily become "invasive" computing.
A survey of CEOs by US-based IOgear, a computer manufacturer, found that while on vacation most of them spend time every day checking up via e-mail and mobile phone.
In fact, the digital world has us spending more time on mobiles, answering e-mails and searching for information, music, pictures and other stuff online, not less.
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