Wow, nice gadget!

It would be great to browse the internet using the WiFi connection, but it would be better if the iPhone had 3G connection…

All it needs is a webcam in the screen and this gorgeous design is ready to hit the markets.

ermmm i have to be blunt here… iFolio… come on… first things first.. the whole concept and idea is against Apple’s traditions and what apple stands for and does…..

Folio didn’t work… iFolio wont work either…… too small a market to invest in something so expensive… and beside… Apple has the world’s best “Folio” already , a top of the line Macbook Pro or Macbook that will sync just as well, if not even better than any sub note book and weights just as much.. or little… yet be able to accomplish a hell of alot of things a sub notebook won’t be able to do…..

the folio idea is utter rubbish… it’s an excuse for not pushing the handheld device to it’s limit and cram more things and more technology into it.
In the first place we got a smart phone to simplify our lives.. to lighten our load … so… why on earth.. will anyone… want to carry one more sub-under-par notebook on a business trip or on a day to day basis when all that money invested to design and produce the “folio” could be diverted into a proper, real user friendly software, just like what Apple did with it’s iPhone… a true simple to use OS that will sync, doesn’t matter if it’s a Mac or a Pee Cee… as long as you have iTunes… it works… everything just works… now i would like to see Nokia, SE, Motorola (huge joke) or any other phone maker challenge that… Now… Palm should be ashamed of it’s self…..

To clear some things up, here’s a link to my flickr page. The foleo was meant to be a cheap hack - connecting a bluetooth keyboard, custom display, and battery. My goal was something under $150. I’ve seen portable dvd players and portable ipod video docks for more money than that. My inspiration was probably the Make magazine palm notebook hack - I’d like to be able to actually write significant text, or watch movies without eyestrain.

It’s a really nice concept, I like it. But Apple will never make anything cheaper than their competitors. And they will probably never make anything like this anyway.

actually, it’s quite well thought out. Just that the iPhone in itself doesn’t have the processing power to drive the whole thing, but if the rest of the setup had its own HD, processor and optical drive, it is really worth considering, taking the docking concept to a whole new level. And you could take out the iPhone as a remote as well, if you just wanted to watch a movie while fingering your significant other on the couch.

Back when smartphones would replace laptops, the CEO of Symbian envisioned extension devices like this for smartphones. I got more excited about the idea when the iPhone came out. Looks like this setup uses the iPhone as a touchpad. Clever.

I’m impressed. Yeah, it’s Foleo inspired, but the touchpad idea certainly one-ups Palm. I’ve been holding out on the iPhone…something like this would make me go to the Apple store today. Even if it were to cost $600, add an iPhone for $400 and you have the best of both worlds: OS X in portable and ultraportable flavors with all your data in one place (flash no less)…for $1000.

I think the smart thing would be to have no processor or storage in it - just a screen, keyboard and a huge battery. That way it would actually charge the phone while you were working on it. At most, it should cost $200.

This is actually an amazing idea, i know that i would definitally buy something like this. I mean, how great would it be to beable to actually search the internet through your iPhone and have the website actually look great on a huge screen. Brilliant!