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1. Where did this idea come from?

In my gadget-filled live I began to look for simplicity. Back in 2011 I came up with an idea: what if instead of a smartphone, a tablet, and a laptop I had just one ultra-personal device capable of working in tandem with any PC I may encounter?

2. My vision.

Nowadays hardly anyone leaves their house without a phone, which became something much more than just a communication device. I believe that a smartphone can easily act as the biometric key allowing us the access to the sophisticated multiprocessor computing system.

Let’s imagine having this kind of device (built around SOC, with it’s own RAM and considerable amount of storage). In my everyday life I may use it as a regular smartphone. I record a 4K video. Then I go home and insert my device into notebook-shaped docking station (which has it’s own CPU, RAM, graphics). Without the need to transfer any files (all operations happen in my phone’s storage) I begin editing the video with professional software like Adobe Premiere. During that time the operating system manages processes in such way that resource intensive tasks can receive 100% of docking station’s computing power. I render the movie, and put my phone back in my pocket. No external hard drives and slow file transfers via USB. Then I go to work, where I connect our smartphone to our business PC. On the computer screen I see my home desktop with the file I rendered before. I put in on my company’s server. Operating system uses only my phone’s hardware, company PC merely augments its computing power and the I/O ports.

3. Isn't it Ubuntu Convergence, HP Elite X3, Samsung DEX?

No, because we're not trying to run Android on the bigger screen (which makes little to no sense, due to it requirement of having separate monitor and keyboard just to be able to write text messages and run mobile apps written with touchscreen interaction in mind). As well as we’re not trying to boot essentially 30-years old Windows or Ubuntu on the hardware that simply wasn’t made to support it.

Ultimately I want to offer full package consisting of hardware and software built from the ground up to work with docking station or any host’s components.

4. What about recent Apple patent?

Few months ago you might’ve come across Apple’s patent referring MacBook-style dumb terminal for the iPhone. However:

1. My animation shows only a vision of the future of personal computers. Using a phone as a trackpad is only a proposed solution for this idea already brought to life by Razer.
2. These ideas are not identical when it comes to their definitions (phone accessory vs. advanced multiprocessor computing device).

5. Is there a place for another player on the OS market?

Yes, if they introduce new product category.

I 100% agree with TechAltar on this one.

6. Few words about the software.