mobile computing yesterday & today (affinity group)

Mobile Computing Yesterday & Today

Michael SauersTechnology Innovation Librarian

Nebraska Library Commission

PORTABLE COMPUTERS

Osborne 1 (1981)

Kaypro II (1982)

Compaq Portable (1983)

Visual Computer (1983)

IBM Convertible PC (1986)

Atari Stacy(1989)

Atari Portfolio (1989)

Apple Macintosh Portable (1989)

Apple Macintosh Powerbook (1991)

Apple Newton (1992)

Palm Trēo 90(2002)

BlackBerry 5790 (2002)

iPod Touch/iPhone (2007)

Samsung Q1 Ultra (2007)

ASUS EeePC(2007)

Everex Cloudbook (2008)

HP Mini 1101 (2009)

Acer Aspire One (2009)

Sony Vaio P (2009)

Archos9 (09/2009)

CrunchPad Web Tablet (08/2009)

Apple Tablet

Google Chrome OSQ3/4 2010

“Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We're designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don't have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.”

EBOOKS

Rocket eBook (1998)

Sony Reader (2006-2009)

Amazon Kindle (2007-2009)

Elonex ebook(June 2009)

Bookeen Opus (forthcoming)

MOBILE PHONE COMPUTING

Googlevia SMS

Google via SMS

Google via SMS

Google via SMS

Google via SMS

Search Feature Sample QueryLocal sushi 94040Weather weather bostonGlossary define zenithSports ** score red soxMovies movies 94110Stocks stock tgtZip Codes zip code 72202Directions directions pasadena ca to 94043Maps map 5th avenue new yorkFlights *** flight aa 2111Area Codes area code 650Products price ipod player 40gbQ&A abraham lincoln birthdayAirlines *** united airlinesTranslation translate hello in frenchWeb Snippets web hubble telescopeCalculator 1 us pint in litersCurrency Conversion 8 usd in yenAirports *** sfo airportMETAR**** metar khioHelp help local

SMS viaE-mail

SMS via E-mail

SMS via E-mail

SMS via E-mail

SMS via E-mail

• T-Mobile: phonenumber@tmomail.net• Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com • Cingular: phonenumber@cingularme.com • Sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com• Verizon: phonenumber@vtext.com• Nextel: phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com • Alltel: phonenumber@message.alltel.com

SmartphoneComputing

LibraryThing Mobile

eBuddyLite Messenger

eBuddy Lite Messenger

eBuddy Lite Messenger

eBuddy Lite Messenger

eBuddy Lite Messenger

eBuddy Lite Messenger

Sources

• Obsolete Technology Website http://oldcomputers.net/

• Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/

Thanks!

Michael SauersTechnology Innovation LibrarianNebraska Library Commission

msauers@nlc.state.ne.us