The Windows Phone (RT) Docking Station That Never Was

[sagum]

I saw the surface conference and haven't been able to stop thinking that they missed the boat when it came to the docking of the surface tablet for use at a desk via the docking station with monitor, speaks, mouse etc

 

I always invisaged that we'd have a Windows phone that we'd carry around with us doing basic tasks and then dock it for a full blown RT session. As we've already seen with Android hand sets starting to make the move to this type of set up, Microsoft needs to act fast.

Here is a mock up of what I expected.

 

A Windows Phone just like you have now, and then When you slide it into the dock, you get access to a full RT system. Shared drive space, same Microsoft account same Skype contacts etc. Same pictures and skydrive, you know.

 

[LegendaryRamzi]

It's too early for that. They will have to make WP run RT apps or replace WP with RT completely. Then it would make more sense to make a dock for a phone.

[jakem1]

We already have a lot of this.  I log in to my Surface and my Windows Phone using the same Microsoft Account and both are linked to my Exchange mail account so I already have access to the same contacts, skype account details, skydrive, etc.

 

As for the future, I would be more interested in an x86 based Windows Phone that could be used as a phone when mobile and then docked to act as a full blown PC with access to desktop apps.  I have no need to dock a Windows RT tablet because that version of Windows isn't really designed to be used on a desktop.

[LittleNeutrino Veteran]

while i personally think that the whole, phone docking into a personal computer concept is very cool When android tried it, it failed, and i think that if the ubuntu phone can ever get off the ground it will probably fail as well.

[jakem1]

while i personally think that the whole, phone docking into a personal computer concept is very cool When android tried it, it failed, and i think that if the ubuntu phone can ever get off the ground it will probably fail as well.

 

Agreed.  The technology isn't available yet and Linux/Android-based solutions are doomed to failure because they lack Win32 applications.  We're already starting to see the lines between PCs and tablets blurring thanks to Windows 8 and Baytrail/Haswell and in time this might extend to phones too.

[+Eternal Tempest MVC]

We already have a lot of this.  I log in to my Surface and my Windows Phone using the same Microsoft Account and both are linked to my Exchange mail account so I already have access to the same contacts, skype account details, skydrive, etc.

 

As for the future, I would be more interested in an x86 based Windows Phone that could be used as a phone when mobile and then docked to act as a full blown PC with access to desktop apps.  I have no need to dock a Windows RT tablet because that version of Windows isn't really designed to be used on a desktop.

 

Ubuntu has / is doing this. Hook up smart phone to a dock station hooked to a monitor and turn it into a desktop to a computer.

http://www.ubuntu.com/phone/ubuntu-for-android

[sagum]

deez nuts, got em.