Windows XP Tablet + Windows Mobile 2005!?

I thought it was possible [with CE 2.11 anyway]?

Sort of. If the app has its own interface that is Palm-size PC size (such as Peter Balogh's apps), it will work on both platforms without any tweaking.



We're looking at the first mobile device that synchronizes with itself.

Seriously, though, takwu makes some excellent points. It seems to defeat the purpose of CE (in any form, whether original interface or Windows Mobile one) to operate it on a device that has to accommodate the shortcomings of desktop Windows (power consumption, hardware getting hot, etc).

CES doesn't prevent companies from going out of business... But like I said before, benefit of the doubt

OQO already uses the cheapest mobile hardware that can run XP, including a cheapo Transmeta CPU (1.0GHz) that's not even made anymore; whereas the DualCor will need to use a substitute (1.5GHz according to their website, a VIA chip according to CNet) that is likely more costly than a discontinued chip, and on top of that the extra stuff to run CE with. I wouldn't count on an Intel XScale. Perhaps a Texas Instrument or Motorola ARM chip would have made more sense. But again according to their website, it's 400MHz, according to CNet it's XScale, so I seriously dun-no.

OQO doesn't seem to be jacking the price either, unlike Sony. How can DualCor undercut OQO's pricing by 25% while offering nothing less, and a whole lot more?

BTW your original link to dlmag.com mentioned an interview with DualCor CEO that would have much more information, to be posted yesterday (the 7th). But so far, nope.

Here's CNet's story tho:
http://www.cnet.com/4831-11405_1-6412631.html?tag=all

Edited by takwu 2006-01-08 8:57 PM