I did some early beta testing with MindJet’s new MindManager version for the Mac and it works really well. The interface is very clean and simple, but follows the same work flow as the Windows version. I am really glad to see them come out with this new version. There is a gotcha, though, for tablet [...]
Well, some contests are hits and others are duds. The Design our Shirt contest turned out to be one of those duds, even with some great prizes like Alias Sketchbook and a Cross Pen. Unfortunately, we didn’t receive enough entries to award a winner. Oh well. It would have been cool to see some great [...]
From the BBC, we learn that fuel cells in laptops could be right around the corner (image from the BBC): Electronics companies are promoting fuel cells as an environmentally-friendly and convenient alternative to traditional lithium ion batteries. The technology promises to supplement or replace today’s batteries in laptops. Instead of storing power, fuel cells generate [...]
Checkout Loren’s post for his thoughts on using the Q1 for the weekend. When you are finished reading Loren’s post, checkout Michael Polino post. He was one of the OrigamiProject.com winners who received a free Q1 and Slingbox. It is good to see these end-user thoughts coming out.
Kevin Tofel has produced the next installment in his Q1 series videos, focusing on usage scenarios. He covers the following: Booting up into AVStation Now for media playback. Booting into Windows XP to show the time-frame of a boot up. Putting the device into Sleep mode and restoring it back to show the speed. Inking [...]
Many of you have expressed interest in getting the Bibles that I’ve created for GoBinder into a OneNote file format. Some early testing with beta users proved that the format and structure would work and be ideal for taking notes on the Bible text, but that we would need to wait until the public beta [...]
Laptop Magazine has awarded Electrovaya’s SC-3100 its Editors Choice Along with Motion Computing, Electrovaya is one of the only manufacturers to work almost exclusively on tablet design, and this laser focus shows in the quality and usability of the Scribbler SC 3100 Premium. It represents only a modest tweaking of last year’s SC 3000, but [...]
We had 14 really good entries in the SanDisk contest. We’ve decided to award three winners instead of two. Here are the winners: Nithi Sothilingam Barbara Liebgott Nicholas Moline You’ll each receive your own SD 1GB Plus USB card! I’ll be in touch with each of you by email to get your shipping address. Congratulations!
Greg Ashbaugh has put together a quick look review of Motion Computing’s LE1600 Tablet PC. It is a little hard to hear Greg with the background music, but if you have been wanting some hands on looks at the LE1600, it is worth watching. Thanks for letting us know, Greg.
My family and I had the the pleasure of spending some time with Tracy Hooten tonight, who was on her way to a summer internship. For those of you who don’t know, Tracy is co-founder of StudentTabletPC.com, an on-line community dedicated to college students and tablet pc technology. She is also a Microsoft Tablet PC MVP. While she was here, we turned the camera [...]
Update: I modified the title of this post to reflect the recall letter that TabletKiosk sent out (see below). John Tokash posted a letter on his blog from Martin Smekal, CEO of TabletKiosk, regarding the eo battery issue. A letter is being sent out to all eo owners advising them that the fix will involve them [...]
In this inaugural edition of Audio InkShows, we are thrilled to bring you our interview with Microsoft’s Chris Pratley. Chris is the Group Manager for Office Authoring Services, which includes OneNote, Word, and Publisher. He co-founded the OneNote team in 2001. Chris and I talk about his OneNote team, the new beta, OneNote Mobile, insight [...]
A couple of years ago Microsoft was giving away a couple of ebooks a week. My wife and I got hooked to reading books on our Tablet PC’s. I have bought a few over the years, and all was okay until recently. I had to reimage my M280, and my M200 went out for a [...]
The UK web site Computer Active is reporting that Via is not giving much praise to current Ultra-Mobile PC devices. Well, if this story is true, I can imagine the Ultra-Mobile PC vendors not being too happy with this statement from Via: “Colin Brix, chipset platform group international marketing specialist, said although such devices would [...]
Sure wish we had the ability to easily do some ink posts on GottaBeMobile.com. There are a number of ways to do this today, but none that feel right yet. Hugh Sung is moving in the right direction though. Check out his video podcast on this here [...]
Perry Reed has released the next edition of “The Tablet PC Show“, podcast # 36 of Tablet PC news and info. Here is the outline: News and Updates: HP announces a new tablet, the tc4400, which is a convertible style device and apparently an update to the tc4200. Word 2007 is going to support blogging [...]
As I cruise the internet, I like to highlight blogs I follow that have great potential (at least IMHO). I came across this blog today, Scarlet Umbrella, authored by Susy Doyle. Susy is blogging her Tablet PC experience. What I especially like about Susy’s experience thus far, is that she is making really great use [...]
After doing my own review of the Acer C200 series, I have kept an eye out for other reviews. I’m afraid I really got shown up this time! Want to see a true test of “usability” and accessibility on the Acer C200? Enter David Wallace, aka “lifekludger”. Dave is a C4 Quadraplegic since an auto [...]
Chris Pratley is blogging more good info on the upcoming OneNote 2007 release. In this post on his blog: Info on the new “Ultimate” Office SKU, which will include OneNote An update on the latest beta release issues, including activation woes There is new blogger on the OneNote team, Dan Escapa. I also picked this [...]
Next week, we will be launching a new feature series called ““Life With Inkâ€Â. We will be featuring stories about real world use of tablet pcs, umpcs, how people really use tablet pc software, the impact the technology and software has had on your business and life, struggles you’ve had, expectation adjustments, etc. The key to [...]
Quick post! ASUS is on the move with a new Tablet PC. Core Duo news had this blurb today: Asus has been pretty busy introducing various Core Duo laptops since the beginning of the year. By now it has one or several Core Duo notebooks in every category: ultraportable 12.1? Asus W5F, 13.3? Asus W7J, [...]
JkOTheRun’s Kevin Tofel just received his Samsung Q1 and has posted a video of the “unboxing ceremony” . Check it out. You’ll want to follow www.JkOnTheRun.com for Kevin’s complete Q1 chronicles. He’s got 14 days to play with it before making a decision on whether to keep it or not. Any guesses on what he’ll do?
Hugo Ortega has just posted a video review of Fujitsu’s T4020 Convertible Tablet PC. Hugo was the Official CEBIT Australia blogger and used the T4020 for his blogging duties. Well done, Hugo.
The Tablet PC continues to make in-roads in to education, this time with the Air Force Academy. The graduating class of 2010 will all be getting Gateway M280G Tablet PCs. Being from Colorado Springs, the home of the Air Force Academy, I’m going to see if I can get on campus for the delivery – [...]
Outlook 2007 beta 2 is much better than previous builds I’ve tested. I’ve been putting the To Do section through its’ paces today and I have to tell you it is becoming my favorite new feature. What I really like is that I can flag emails as “To Do” items and they show up with [...]
CNET is running an article about Microsoft’s planning for next year’s Origami devices, dubbed ‘Vistagami’ within Microsoft. As with the first generation of Windows XP-based minidevices, the Vistagami products will be built on top of the operating system, Krammer said. They will come with a software pack that adds features to make it easier to [...]
Michael Venini has produced a video review of Samsung’s Q1 UMPC. He covers the following: Ports Battery Life Games Notes Outdoor view His Opinion I’m downloading it right now and will watch it later tonight. Thanks for doing this, Mike! BTW: Michael has revamped his blog to be totally focused on UMPCs and the [...]
Chris Pirillo is an interesting guy. Apparently Jim Alchin of Microsoft asked him to give him a “critique” of the latest Windows Vista build, and well, that’s what he got! Chris certainly took this task to heart, and compiled a HUGE list of things he found with an extensive session. He did warn him though! [...]
– Rob and I were talking the other day about scheduling things for GottaBeMobile.com. The question came up about what to do our next few InkShows on. There are a number of possibilities, but I thought I would ask you folks who read our content what you would like to see! Give us your requests [...]
Just a reminder that there are only three days left to get your entry in for a free SanDisk SD Plus USB 1GB card. So far, we’ve received some great entries.
– After my woeful sounding post the other day about my Toshiba M200 hard drive crash, I decided to go online today and check the status of my repair. COULD IT BE TRUE? Is my M200 already on it’s way back to me? After having heard all the bad reports on Toshiba repairs, I was [...]
Chris Pratley has offered a good look at how OneNote 2007 and Outlook (2003 and 2007) work so much better together now. While beta testing, I used a few of the new features – tieing a OneNote note directly with an appointment, etc and they worked really well. I’m not one for spreading my task list [...]
Any eo, Q1, LS800, or P1510D users missing their EV-DO card due to no PCMCIA slot? Well, it appears that your wait might be over. AllTP.com is selling a USB to PCMCIA Card Adapter and has certified it to work with the following wireless modem cards ( see below from AllTP.com): Most PCMCIA wireless modem cards are compatible; check the [...]
Windows Vista Beta 2 is now available for folks who have an MSDN or TechNet subscription, or who have been a part of the beta program. If you don’t have a subscription, Microsoft will be announcing Customer Preview Program within the coming weeks for developers and IT professionals. Keep an eye on this page for [...]
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Last year Toshiba waded into the Android tablet market with the Thrive, a 10.1-inch slate that served as the company’s response to what they deemed missing in the then current crop. Thus, it had several full-size ports, a rugged-ish exterior, and a thick chassis to accommodate both. Though a decent tablet, the Thrive didn’t generate [...]
Samsung Shows That It Is a Software Company
As exciting as it has been to talk, postulate, and speculate about the Galaxy S III’s hardware and specs before the third-generation Galaxy flagship smartphone was announced on May 3rd in London, once the device was announced one thing became apparent: Samsung is now a software company. That doesn’t mean that Samsung is shying away [...]
HTC One X Review | $199 AT&T 4G LTE
HTC hopes to regain their King of the Hill status in the realm of Android smartphones with the One series, and the HTC One X is the flagship of the line. Featuring LTE speeds, a robust processor, a great camera plus a really good audio experience, the One X has what it takes to be a fabulous phone.
tiltpod Review: Key Chain Tripod & Stand for the iPhone
The tiltpod offers a nearly perfect key chain tripod and stand for the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, a small point-and-shoot camera or and many other small gadgets. I love the mobility, the price and the functionality of this great little accessory from gomite. Born out of a frustration with bulky pocket tripods, the tiltpod is [...]
Droplr Review: 100GB of Online Storage for $3 a Month
Droplr lets users easy and quickly share files between Mac, Windows and iPhone. The new Droplr Pro accounts supercharge the service with 100GB of storage for just $3 per month. Sadly, Droplr doesn’t offer file sync, so it won’t replace Dropbox, Google Drive or Sugar Sync. Droplr makes several file sharing tasks easier and offers [...]
Lusso Cartella Luxury iPad Case Review
The craftsmanship and elegance of the Lusso Cartella Luxury iPad case will lure you in, but unfortunately, the case has some drawbacks that make its $199 price tag hard to swallow. When I first received the Lusso Cartella Luxury iPad case, I was absolutely blown away. The presentation of the thing is about as classy [...]
