This story appears in the
August 2005 issue of
Entrepreneur.
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Shrink-to-fit PCs. It's not such a silly idea. Antelope
Technologies has crammed a more or less full-fledged Windows XP
PC into a package the size of a laptop battery. Dubbed the Modular
Computing Core, or MCC, it can be used with a desktop cradle or as
a powerful handheld when slipped into a mobile tablet shell.
The MCC itself runs about $1,600, while a complete kit, designed
for both desktop and portable use, runs $3,870. That's not
cheap, but certain entrepreneurs will find it enticing. Companies
that have stringent security requirements could easily unhook their
MCCs and lock them in the company safe every night. Mobile users
desiring a full Windows XP experience on the go could make use of
this device as well. Antelope isn't the only company coming up
with pint-size PCs. OQO and Sony have similar offerings.
By 2008, 50% of
small and midsize businesses expect to use VoIP.
Statistic Source:
Info-Tech Research The IQs of those attempting to juggle e-mail messages and work
fall by 10 points.Statistic Source:
Dr. Glenn Wilson, a psychiatrist at King's College
London |