The operating system doesn't matter much, as long as it's open for some hacking around and creating new programs. At launch, all the following features should be available:
Music
- Plays all open media formats and Internet radio (FM optional)
- Outputs to headphones, built-in speakers, or even external 7.1 surround-sound speakers if so desired
- Built-in microphone
- 4" screen with at least 1024x640 pixels
- Standardized video output for hooking up to a bigger screen
- Minimum of 3 megapixel camera
- Should be able to handle graphics as well as a PlayStation Portable
- Buttons should be in strategic places, like the PSP
- Office-like applications
- E-book readers
- E-mail client
- Web browser
- VoIP programs
- Instant messaging
- Cellular phone capability (if that's still needed by then)
- Speech recognition and Text-to-Speech
- GPS maps, driving directions, and business search
- Fold-up or slide-in mini QWERTY keyboard
- Battery life lasting at least 24 hours when idle, 10 hours when using voice and low graphics activity, and 5 hours when gaming and watching videos
- At least 16GB flash memory
- USB and Firewire output
- USB input (maybe for one of those laptop lights, or just downloading files from a memory stick)
- Wireless (bluetooth or otherwise) interface for keyboard, headset, and other functions
The real question is this: when I finally obtain this long-awaited all-in-one device, what will my new holy grail be?
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