my next toy

I've been using a borrowed hp tablet pc for the past few weeks, and surprisingly I have become quite fond of it. I was not expecting to like it this much, based on my prejudices from seeing earlier efforts at pen PCs, but I was wrong. The tablet use model works really well for me. I like to jot notes on paper, and the writing system has finally gotten good enough. I like that it can be used spontaneously, just flick it on and start writing a few seconds later. It also seems to be informal enough that it is accepted in meetings where laptops would be intrusive. Embedded WiFi and an add-in card for GPRS data mean I'm connected just about everywhere I normally go. My only real quibbles have been the hp's slightly lagging performance and the lack of a pressure sensitive stylus.

I knew that there was a new model coming soon, but it has been under wraps until today, when good old Gizmodo copped the brochure. So I think I'm going to be happy in the near future, especially if EDGE gets here in time for Thanksgiving ;-)