ASUS' Eee handwriting pad evokes the Dreamcast, flannel shirts
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted Jun 11th 2008 10:42AM
posted Jun 11th 2008 10:42AM
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That's hot.
I bet it plays a mean game of Tetris too.
what is this "Dreamcast" thing you speak of? i'm 10 and don't know what a dreamcast is.
@james
I sincerely hope that was sarcasm. I'm 15 and I know what one is.
Perhaps those 5 years make all the difference.
just imagine sega trying to make the PS2, thats a dreamcast
is there any software so I can use my old palm zire as a handwrinting pad?
No it is not hot...
the money would have been better spent integrating the $47 usb touch screen in production...
Asus needs to slow the fuck down with this "eee" branded shit.
Language, young man!
sorry.
What is a "Dreamcast"?
What are you, 10?
id be ashamed about asking that question on a techonology blog, really do you know nothing of the world?
Either bad sarcasm, or he's been living under a rock.
My jaw dropped when I read this.
sonic would smack you.
its like xbox360 but plays doom selfboot burned.
dreamcast is like a radio show but is broadcasted directly in to your brain while you sleep
Holy freaking god man!
Yes Sonic would slap him, and yes hes been living under a rock
But honestly... are you 10? WHO THE FUCK DOESNT KNOW WHAT DREAMCAST IS!?
edit: "(VMU included, of course)" had me rofl
a dreamcast is only the best gaming console ever. It still surpasses modern consoles such as xbox 360 and wii
I agree with OneLove. And get back to the $300 laptop idea. All these expensive toys are starting to irritate me.
Like I want to spend $650 on an ultraportable when I can get a Vostro 1000 for $400.
Maybe we should get some helmets for the execs?
I miss my dreamcast. I may buy one again just to play soulcaliber .
Totally getting a Dreamcast in July :)
As a long time PC guy and even Linux fan, I have to say this is where companies like Apple and true design really stand out. I never used to think design mattered as long as it worked or was hackable, etc. but as time goes on there is a lot to be said for just simple, clean, straight lines, and well thought out UI and flow. Maybe I've just hit that magical moment where time become more valuable than money and want stuff to just be straightforward and well designed out of the gate. Dunno, but I do know this is pretty much useless and a total waste. Gimme that original $199 eeePC with no extra junk and I'm buying it instantly. $600+ now is just silly.
Yeah, well
The jerk store called.
They're running out of YOU!
BETTER GO CATCH THEM!
"Where did you get that suit?
At the... toilet store?"
But can it play Shen Mue?
I am still hoping for Shenmue 3 and/or Shenmue Online (come on, someone from Sega read this... it would be the perfect time to develop Shenmue 3 for next-gen systems!).
Heh, I've still got a Dreamcast hooked up to my PC monitor!
/flex
i still have one hooked to my TV ;) along with the PS2 and Wii
Flannel shirts were more of an early 90s grunge thing anyway. Also there has been a great Dreamcast emulator out for a couple years that plays native games and .isos almost perfectly (strangely enough, much better support than any N64 emulator I have seen out there; maybe because the Dreamcast was based on a modified version of Windows CE).
Oh I forgot, does anyone else remember the fond days when sites like booyaka.com were the hot thing. I even helped with the release of the very first Dreamcast game (alongside the german group Supplex). BTW piracy is wrong, but it was a fun time. I think the last game I ever downloaded for my Dreamcast was an unreleased but almost complete build of Half-Life 1. It looked and played surprisingly well and I think just got tanked because of bad timing.
No, the Dreamcast is simply an easier emulation target, despite being a more recent and powerful platform than the N64. Documentation for the chipset is more readily available and the architecture more in line with what the host platforms support in their hardware. The N64 was unconventional in several notable ways that make it a bit harder to emulate perfectly.
WinCE isn't a factor in the emulation task. It was used for ease of porting PC games in a small portion of the Dreamcast library and not part of the base unit itself.
I still have my Dreamcast. Poor kids these days don't know what they are missing.
Well trashed, and it had to be done.
Kinda reminds you of a dreamcast controller???
http://indigoed.com
No shit dumbass. Maybe you can put that on your blog so no one can read it.
Like, seriously... like, how could you possibly come to this page and write that? Honestly. It baffles me.
useless
I suspect this was created with the Asian market and the calligraphic input needs of those languages in mind.
Again, this is for languages like Chinese.
There's a demand for this kind of hand writing input.
When there's a demand, they make the product.
However this design is quite old fashion, PenPower has newer and better styles.
This is not a new device (appearance-wise anyway) - I've got an identical pad in my cupboard! It's a very old PenPower device that I used for Windows 98, came free with my old Acer desktop.
I got a dreamcast in Xmas of 2005.