It is often the case that gadgets, however perfect in aspect and form, can be further enhanced by further expenditure. This is true of even the most illustrious technological fruits of distant nations’ labor. Take, for example, the iPhone.
I know, I know. It is a controversial thing, to dim a star by deed or word – any word – and I hope that you will forgive this humble minister his audacity in suggest that it may be improved upon, by any hand other than that of its own creator. And yet that is exactly what OLO proposes to do with its iPhone “companion.”
For users of the magisterial Windows Mobile, such a thing already exists as the Redfly, and in the still-shining spirit of Palm’s Foleo, awarded the Order of Conspicuous Hype before it was even released to manufacturing. The idea, conrades, is simple: by using the original device as the heart and soul of a lightweight laptop, what was once a tiny, pocketable device becomes easier to type upon and behold.
How does it work? For now, only a select cadre of the most trustworthy engineers know. Again, ignore those who suggest that it is a mirage, a trick, in attempts to convince you to wait for “release” and “reviews” before ordering. Not only is it buycrime of the most trivially obvious order, but attacks the very principles upon which Capcon is built, so beautifully expressed by the motto of Minimac itself: purchase, embrace, replace.
Olo’s iPhone-powered computer [CrunchGear]
