How Pocket-Size Computers Will Finally Overcome Small Screens and Tiny Keyboards – Popular Mechanics

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Today, a 4-inch-long smartphone holds as much processing power as a desktop PC from five years ago–or a warehouse-bound computer from just a few decades prior. But Moore's law moves far faster than evolution, and no matter how small processors and memory chips shrink, human hands remain the same size. Even if pocket-size computers are technologically capable of serving as our primary go-anywhere PC, their tiny keyboards and small screens present ergonomic problems. Thumbing out a short e-mail on a Blackberry or iPhone may be easy, but try writing a dissertation or creating a CAD model.

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