HP nc6400 Offers Built-in Broadband
We saw it coming from a mile away: with PC cards already offering broadband capability and EDGE connectivity to notebook PCs it was just a matter of time before the laptop PC itself would offer these features built right in.
Hewlett-Packard has announced its first notebook PC in the United States to feature built-in global mobile broadband capabilities. “The HP Compaq nc6400 Notebook PC with integrated Cingular Wireless UMTS/HSDPA-based technology allows business professionals to connect in more areas at broadband speeds to corporate networks, email and the Internet without being tied to a wireless hotspot,� according to HP’s press release.
So, even away from a hotspot, as long as there’s a cellsite nearby, users of the nc6400 can connect to the internet via Cingular Wireless BroadbandConnect or high-speed EDGE services in the US. Ditto for countries where there are UMTS or GPRS/EDGE networks available. Cool.
While we’re on the subject, why not build into the notebook PC the very capabilities that make the cellphone so successful? Instead of trying to cram the PC’s powerful capabilities into the tiny form factor of a mobile phone, why not build the mobile phone itself into the PC? That way, you can make a call directly from your notebook PC, which is not a new idea at all. Hello, notebook PC?
[Via: HP.com]
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