He didn't turn it into an mp3 player. An external display and touch interface is entirely plausible and desirable on an ultraportable device. Moreover, it's functionality that Microsoft introduced with Vista (Windows SideShow) that's also present on Windows 7.
A simple external widget interface for when you don't need full blown computing on a device that Sony markets as being capable of fitting in a pocket. I say it's a good idea.
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make it have another screen on the lid so you can do functions like mp3 without having to open it.
@deliteguy
Smooth how you turned an $800 laptop into a $50 mp3 player
@Armchaircritic
He didn't turn it into an mp3 player. An external display and touch interface is entirely plausible and desirable on an ultraportable device. Moreover, it's functionality that Microsoft introduced with Vista (Windows SideShow) that's also present on Windows 7.
A simple external widget interface for when you don't need full blown computing on a device that Sony markets as being capable of fitting in a pocket. I say it's a good idea.