NEC Design, Ltd. have created a new innovation of where portable PC's may go in the future. At the moment, a prototype of the product, in the shape of a simple-looking pen, is being tested in the NEC Design labs and was estimated to cost about $30,000 to develop. The device includes a virtual projection of a screen interface and a virtual keyboard (not solid) that the user interacts with. It is a new type of technology that NEC Design calls "Pen-style Personal Networking Gadget Package." Projection keyboards are offered by other companies such as Virtual Devices and Lumio. This new emerging technology is just a peek at what kinds of future innovations can arise from what we are accustomed to.
Some concerns a designer may have while developing would be the durability against all types of damages a regular pen may encounter. It is extremely expensive to develop, it should be able to survive being crushed, dropped, bent, and immersed in liquids, without being completely damaged. But the concept of having the size of a pen as your personal PC is pretty much the most innovative at the moment. It literally puts networking and customization right at your fingertips, just as laptops were for desktops.
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