I saw a comment made by one of the phone company CEOs on a commercial implying that a smart phone is all you need. This seems stupid on the face of it. The screen is 3-4 inches big and the keyboard takes up the screen, uses a 12 key pad, or has a tiny flip out keyboard. Of course, the CPU horsepower is very limited due to the demands of battery life.
What if these things were fixed. Some can be fixed today. Imagine a device like an iPhone, which is a tiny computer running Mac OS X, that plugs into a dock like many mobile phones use for charging. The dock plugs into a keyboard/mouse and a monitor much like laptops dock.
The CPU is still very limited so only web browsing and basic office tasks are the fence. This is all most people need. Hit a price point of $600 for a phone computer with $200 for the dock/monitor and you can bring real value to the use. Tack on internet access through the cell phone side for $40-$60/mo.
This is an enticing device. It’s much easier to travel with, but can still expand to the full usability of a computer and you remove one standard gadget. Actually, two since the phones todya come with cameras. Workers who travel and use the computer for remote data entry might find this invaluable.