Election 2004 geekery: Tablet PCs are the new whiteboards
By Peter Rojas 
posted Nov 2nd 2004 8:35PM
posted Nov 2nd 2004 8:35PM
Total Election 2004 geek moment: anyone else notice that Tim Russert has replaced his trusty whiteboard with one of those superslim new Tablet PCs?
Did you get the sense that his display was actually more static than the multiple whiteboards he used in 2000? He updated the red and blue columns, but I don't recall that he showed any breakout data. Of course, I was preparing a lesson and taking care of the kids while watching, so perhaps I missed it. Thanks for publishing the vidcap.
Did any one see the guy in the background on CNN whose shirt read "Fuck This Shit"....damn hiolarious.
Tim was using a Fujitsu Stylistic ST5000/5020, Dan Rather was using a Toshiba M205, Jennings was using what look liked a touch-screen menu thing and not a Tablet. Brit Hume, on Fox, was supposedly going to sport a Tablet, but nothing came of it. Still some good Tablet press overall.
http://www.poynterextra.org/TimsTablet/
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/11-03-2004/0002353601&EDATE=
he sure didn't seem comfortable with that Tablet PC, it made me wonder why he even had it, it was really a glorified white board the way he used it.
It also made me realize that the world really needs some wireless video action. Hotness.
With all the great geek gear you have, couldn't you guys get a better vidcap than that!
whats wrong with the vid cap?
nice video