We’ve just launched a new menu bar to make it a bit easier to navigate the growing GottaBeMobile.com website. We designed this menu to be touch and pen friendly, and we hope that it helps you find the Tablet PC and Ultra-Mobile PC resources you need. We’ll be making more tweaks as the days go [...]
This certainly doesn’t look mobile but it sure looks interesting. Engadget is reporting about what they call the first desktop touchscreen PC, the HPIQ770 Crossfire. According to the article it is targeted for a big splash at CES and the entertainment market. With what looks like a UI designed for touch it looks to come [...]
The holidays bring out the best and the wackiest of the marketing mavens as everyone tries to win you hearts, minds, and dollars. Very seldom in the past have we seen efforts aimed at Tablet PCs, and of course this is our first UMPC Christmas. Well, Samsung upped the ante a bit with a clever [...]
Today is Nov 30 and it is “Ready for a new day” for Microsoft as they officially unveil Vista, Office 2007, and Exchange Server 2007. Listen to Steve Ballmer’s keynote here. Thanks for letting me know, Lora.
GottaBeMobile.com’s Classifieds has got to be one of the best places to check out deals on used Tablet PCs and Ultra-Mobile PCs. In the forum right now is a Samsung Q1, Toshiba M4, Lenovo X41, Motion Computing LE1600′s, and much more. If you are looking for some good deals on used Tablets, UMPCs, and accessories, check it [...]
Tom Bishop has created a new blog, Law & Tablets, The Blog. His aim is to provide a place to discuss the use of Tablet PCs and Ultra-Mobile PCs in the legal profession. He is the Vice President and Associate General Counsel for one of America’s largest investor-owned utilities. Tom also participated in Microsoft’s MVP program for [...]
A lot of folks have been excited for quite some time about the Optimus Keyboard. It certainly has a coolness factor with every key being a stand alone display displaying what the key does. But up until now it has been one of those promises from afar (can you say vaporware.) Then word came that [...]
I’ve been quite busy doing real life stuff using the Lenovo Thinkpad X60 Tablet PC since I started walking the bleeding edge and installed Vista RTM on my Toshiba M200. Now that things are evening out a bit, I’m getting back to testing and tweaking and finding out what works and what doesn’t on this [...]
TabletPCReviewSpot has an interesting article outlining some steps to take if you, (heavens forfend) spill liquid in your Tablet PC. (If the picture here doesn’t scare you, I don’t know what will.) They begin the article by saying that you don’t need to read it if you own a Panasonic Toughbook or other ruggedized Tablet PC. I’m [...]
For those of you waiting to order a Lenovo X60 Tablet PC so you could customize it to your hearts content, your wait is over. Head over there now. Thanks for the tip, Benjamin.
Eric Mack, a well known productivity guru, picked up on my post on business applications that should be ink-enabled for Tablet PC support. Not only is Eric a productivity guru, he lives and breathes Lotus Notes. He also knows the productivity benefits that a Tablet PC can bring to a person and a company. In a [...]
Yes, a new Tablet PC is enough to make anybody smile, and here’s proof. Even though it took awhile, we finally received (and finally got a chance to post) some pictures of GBM’s Make Me Mobile With Motion Contest winner KathieEM22 and her new Motion LS800 Tablet PC. Not only did Kathie send along some great unboxing [...]
One of the many ways to known Christmas is just around the corner is when Linda Epstein publishes her Annual Christmas List for Santa on Tablet PC2.com. Full of wonderful photography and bountiful Tablet PC and gadget goodness, the list is enough to elevate any geek’s gadget lust to new levels. The 4th Annual List [...]
Just got this in from Mindjet announcing a great Word 2007 for MindManager support – built especially for those who don’t have MindManager but need to edit them. You can download this add-in for Word 2007 here. Mindjet Corporation, the global leader of productivity software for visualizing and managing information, today announced in conjunction with [...]
Allegiance Technology Partners was kind enough to send us an evaluation unit of the new Fujitsu Core Duo ST5112 Tablet PC! This awesome slate is on its way to GBM’s Matt Faulkner who will be producing an InkShow on the only Core Duo slate Tablet PC on the market today. For more info on the [...]
Last week, Field2Base announced the availability of their new Tablet PC forms software Forms2Base. Forms2Base comes in three flavors: Lite ( free ), Pro ($499), and Enterprise. To add to that good news, Field2Base has generously donated 3 licenses of their Forms2Base Pro application ( valued at $499 each ), along with 3 Forms2Base polo [...]
Well, after Warner’s excellent update on life with the Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet PC, I knew I needed to do the same. I have had this machine for a little over 3 weeks now, and really think I have a very good handle on using it for my style of work. If I may just [...]
If you’re interested in getting a copy of Windows Vista Business Edition or Office 2007 for free (naturally there is a catch), you might want to check this out. If you register with the Power Together Campaign and participate in at least 3 qualifying webcasts (for each product). Here are some of the details: * [...]
Samsung has released several models of the Samsung Q1 Ultra-Mobile PC since its original launch. We haven’t heard much about the Q1B, which is the model that deviates from the Intel platform and uses the Via chipset. Hugo Ortega takes a look at the differences between the two models and discovers that there are more [...]
I’ve been a bit absent from the site for the last week or so because of work concerns in my real life as a theatre producer and director. During that time I’ve been using the Lenovo Thinkpad X60 as my main machine throughout rehearsals and also while we prepared for a ground breaking ceremony for [...]
GottaBeMobile.com reader and forum member Steve S has been putting the FrogPad keyboard through some in-depth testing and has released a GBM User Review of the FrogPad keyboard. As a Tablet PC user, Steve knows a thing or two about mobility, and he offers up just about everything you would want to know about this [...]
Robert Scoble (in talking about those Apple Tablet rumors) links to a series of Vista Tips for Tablet PCs on the Tablet PC Team blog. Some things there I’m sure some already know, but I learned a few things checking this over this morning. For example, I didn’t know that the Desktop Windows Manager (DWM) [...]
The Apple Tablet PC rumors are in full swing again, this time with SmartHouse.com reporting that Apple researchers have a full working prototype of a Mac Tablet PC complete with a docking station, and are looking at a launch in mid 2007. Bring it on! Thanks for the news tip, Timbo. You can discuss this [...]
Hugo Ortega and Dr. Neil Roodyn are talking Tablet PCs again on another podcast of Dr. Neil’s Notes. This time they take on What’s Cool in Vista. Take a look at the show notes, or grab the show here. It looks like Hugo is also playing the role of Santa Claus for the Down Under [...]
Mark Polino is discovering something I’ve known for awhile. Not only is OneNote a great tool for compiling lists and tasks, it is a great Christmas Shopping aid. He writes about in this blog entry, My First OneNote Christmas, telling about using a password protected tab for his shopping list, and also how he uses [...]
Mark “Sumocat” Sumimoto has been teasing for a few days that he picked up a new Tablet PC. The Tabletscape’s most consistent Ink Blogger has finally revealed his choice. It is the Toshiba Satellite R25 Core 2 Duo. He’s posted a Flickr photo stream and promises more info on his new purchase, including how he [...]
Black Friday has become in many ways an American cultural tradition and also a shoppers and retailers’ nightmare. The feeding frenzy is certainly intense. Expectations dance like visions of sugar plums in kids’ dreams of Christmas morning. Long lines, tricky manipulative advertising, thronging crowds, and even a bit of violence thrown into the mix occasionally when [...]
Many GBM readers are also avid users of Pocket PCs, smartphones, and other converged devices, so this should be of interest. Mobile-Review checks out the next version of the Windows Mobile OS, code-named Crossbow. From the review, it looks like there are indeed improvements and new features, although the review states several times that this isn’t the complete make-over [...]
Well, when I asked for questions to answer on the X60 Tablet PC, I had no idea how many diverse and difficult ones would be asked! I went through most of the ones so far, and came up with some basic answers to both. I won’t post them all here, it makes more sense to [...]
Our good friends at SlashGear.com are running a great contest, and it is totally up the “GottaBeMobile” alley. What better way to go mobile than to watch your favorite television shows from your Tablet PC or Ultra-Mobile PC streamed from your home! If you enter SlashGear.com’s contest, you could be doing just that via a SlingBox [...]
Well, I couldn’t stand it, I had to move forward and attempt a Vista install on the Lenovo X60 Tablet PC. This is NOT a supported installation process, and there are not yet any drivers available from Lenovo, so I knew I was moving forward totally on my own with this attempt. But, ya know, [...]
With as much progress as the Tablet PC continues to make with education, health care, legal, etc., it continues to surprise me as to how few business applications are ink-enabled. By ink-enabling, I’m referring to converting a note field to accept both ink and text, adjusting fields for context awareness so the TIP can be [...]
Well, another Thanksgiving day is upon us, and here in the United States, a lot of us shall pause from normal activities, gather around a tablet piled high with some serious feasting materials, and gorge ourselves until we cannot move. We shall visit with family and close friends, watch football (American Football that is), and take a [...]
I’ve been working today on creating a single page that contains all of our 70 InkShows categorized by Hardware, Software, and Audio. With more coming every week, it occured to us that we needed a better organization structure. You can now access all of our InkShows through this link and by using the InkShows link [...]
If you are looking for more good video information on Fujitsu’s P1610 Tablet PC, then you need to take a look at James Kendrick’s video review. He spends some good time looking at applications like MindJet, Outlook, the intellisonic mic array, and gives our first look at an extended battery and port replicator. Between the [...]
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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 [...]
