Earlier today I was looking through a random computer magazine which is targeted toward mobile users, and came across this ad:
Is that guy really hiking with a laptop strapped to the front of his body? Is that safe? Or does OSHA mandate that he stop before using the laptop on this contraption? And even if they do, would anyone really do that? I see people eating and talking on the phone and putting on makeup and even reading the paper while driving, so are they really going to behave with this thing?
I know if I was walking on rough terrain and I was using a laptop on a device like this, at some point in the first 30 minutes I would fall down and hurt everything in sight: me, the laptop, the contraption, and some nearby nature. But maybe 60 people in all of the U S of A need these, right?
Which brings me to the next ad I noticed:
Um, really? A firefighter needs an ultra mobile pc so he can do the paperwork on the possible arson he just risked his life to put out? Shouldn’t this guy get to rest for at least the ride back to the firehouse before doing this crap on an actual pc?
I’m all for efficiency, but wtf?