Lap Top Computer Disappears Into Pocket

ndia’s vast population is shaping the use of the latest Bluetooth technology – and in turn is being shaped by it. The next generation laptop computer, which Japan is in the process of developing, is a blue tooth (wireless protocol) laptop that will be the size of little more than a fountain pen. It will fit tidily into your pocket or purse. At first glance it could easily be mistaken for a fountain pen that appears to have a camera attached to the top of it.

This pen-like machine will project the virtual screen and keyboard on any flat surface. You will be able to complete all the usual functions you do now, on your desktop or laptop computer. The day of struggling with heavy computer bags on your shoulder will be long gone. All you will need is a wall to project the virtual screen onto and a flat table top for the virtual keyboard and bingo. You will connect to the Internet and complete all your computer tasks, with little more than a pen size machine.

By the 1980’s PCs (personal computers) were becoming a more common sight, followed closely on its heels with the lap top, which became readily available in 1982. The first laptop computer was a thousand miles away from the first 30 ton electronic computer, constructed in 1943 and known as Colossus. The 1980 version was around the size of a portable sewing machine and ready to change the face of the business world. By 1995, when Windows 95 standardized the operating systems on all computers, a new era was ushered in.

Laptops were originally thought to be only valid for use by a ’small niche market’, such as the military or sales people. How wrong was that? There are more laptops used in businesses today, than desk top computers. A laptop is almost compulsory equipment for all students.