| | IBM Research Press Resources IBM Research Demonstrates 9-Ounce Prototype Portable Computer to Explore Future Devices |
 | | Codenamed "Meta Pad", the device is about the size of a ¾ inch thick stack of 3-by-5 index cards, and is part of IBM's research to explore how humans interact with computers and define the technologies needed for future pervasive devices. |
 | | "The 'Meta Pad' project is part of our overall strategy in the pervasive space: building the technology inside computing devices, and building and managing the infrastructure that will simplify the unthinkable task of connecting billions of devices to billions of things," added Ocheltree. |
 | | IBM researchers Ken Ocheltree and Bob Olyha inspect their "Meta Pad" computer core invention -- a 3-by-5 inch, 9-ounce prototype device that can transform in seconds into a handheld (shown), desktop (shown), laptop, tablet or wearable computer. |
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