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EdMercer

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Programmer. Casual gamer. Travels a lot. Real dread of big, clumsy laptops. Infatuated by his Asus Eee PC.

EdMercer's Creations

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    GAMER PC : IDEA

    AmbiLED
    Posted in gamer | November 1, 2008 3pm

    Philips Ambilight is a technology that provides not only neat eye-candy, but also reduces eye strain by leveling the environmental lighting projecting lights to the wall behind the screen colored to match the borders of the image. Translating that technology to the PC would be a huge ergonomic relief for long gaming sessions (not counting the neat eye-candy), but it requires both hardware and software to work well. Video drivers could provide the device with readings for average left, top, bottom and right color thru a USB connection and the user would place the device behind his monitor for the desired effect (and bragging rights)

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    NETBOOK PC : IDEA

    MyPod
    Posted in netbook | November 1, 2008 2pm

    A small touchscreen tablet with USB ports (supporting both host and device modes) and video out (composite plus stereo audio, at least), wireless capable (3G + wifi) and running a lightweight OS with web, e-mail and basic office productivity software on-board. Storage in the 4-32 gigabyte range, like a netbook. The idea being it be subsidized by phone operators so people can have access to a PC-like environment from anywhere a TV set is available and at least minimum access from the road, sort of like with the iPhone.

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    NETBOOK PC : IDEA

    Pyrrha
    Posted in netbook | October 30, 2008 12am

    Pyrrha would be a portable gaming device married to an e-book reader, spawning a netbook. To be held in both hands, with twin sets of thumb buttons and shoulder and back buttons for index and middle fingers, it's ergonomics are friendly to both left- and right-handed users and familiar in size and weight to a hardcover book. Wireless connection would provide net access, e-book downloads and networked gaming and further input / usability could be provided by a finger-friendly touchscreen.

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  • EdMercer's Comments
  • AmbiLED idea

    Posted: November 2, 2008 8pm

    "I dunno, it could be time-averaged to avoid the epilepsy-ind..."

  • MyPod idea

    Posted: November 1, 2008 3pm

    "You mean Art Levedev's Scartel-commissioned WiMax device ? W..."

  • USB Slave idea

    Posted: November 1, 2008 3pm

    "I have no idea why PCs don't come with the ability to run as..."

  • Asus Touch idea

    Posted: November 1, 2008 2pm

    "The problem with this idea is that the heft of the battery s..."

  • The Asus Cloud PC idea

    Posted: October 30, 2008 12pm

    "While Windows 7 may or may not be, Linux *already is* an opt..."

  • Portable Handheld Ne... dream

    Posted: October 30, 2008 12am

    "One thing bugs me: not leftie-friendly. Otherwise it's ultra..."

  • Trackbook dream

    Posted: October 30, 2008 12am

    "The "missing" screen piece bugs me. But the idea is overall ..."

  • Minimalistic Tablet ... dream

    Posted: October 30, 2008 12am

    "I'd really love a tablet @ netbook price point. Almost buyin..."

  • 24 Hours of Battery idea

    Posted: October 30, 2008 12am

    "I'd lug around some solution that allowed me aprox. 12 hours..."

  • Future Proof PC idea

    Posted: October 30, 2008 12am

    "Keyboards don't change and there's a limit to resolution (th..."

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