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My perfect "subnotebook" would be like the PADD's on Star Trek. Make it an all-in-one device; minimal moving parts. No flip-open screen. Just a tablet. Make the screen touch-sensitive, and create a program like Key Caps that allows the user to type directly on the screen, or write notes to text or images using any object, not just a stylus. It would be almost entirely encapsulated in polycarbonate, so to clean it all the user would have to do is wipe it off. It would have no additional ports at all; it would come standard with BlueTooth and Airport. Perhaps it could involve a wireless "dock" (similar to AirPort Express) to interface with Ethernet, USB, FireWire, and video output devices if necessary. A microphone and videocamera would be embedded in the device, for use with speech recognition and iChat. So, if you can't find your iPad, just call for it, and it'll beep so you can find it. Perhaps it could also contain a GPS unit, so it can function as your navigator in the car. Operation would be completely hands-free; it would read directions to you as you asked for them, or as it realized where you were.
Perhaps a built-in emergency transporter and replicator could be included. I'm sure those would come in handy. Need a cup of coffee? Just ask...
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