Archives For January 2007
More information on the Samwell Rugged Tablet PC
Yesterday, I posted about a new Rugged Tablet PC that I became aware of, the Samwell Rugged Tablet PC. It is available for ordering from the following now and suggested retail is $3500.
Asus R1F Tablet PC Review
Tiffany Boggs has reviewed the Asus R1F Tablet PC for TabletPCReviewSpot.com. She concurs with those who call it the Lamborghini of Tablet PCs and of course this is one of the few Core 2 Duo Tablet PCs out there.
Tablet PCs Headed to Circuit City: For Sales Floor Assistance
Finding a Tablet PC in any big box store can be a tricky proposition. Although we have seen some improvements there. Finding a box box store employee who knows how to use one or demonstrate one can be equally tricky.
Wait A Minute! The iPhone Is Origami Done Right?
There has been lots written about the iPhone. First the hoopla, the swooning, and the drooling. Then the inevitable criticism from a chorus of boo birds because it doesn’t do this and it doesn’t do that.
CES Report: The Black Diamond "SwitchBack" Ultra-Mobile PC
As mentioned before, the GottaBeMobile team had a list of hard targets to find at CES that we wanted to make sure and cover for you guys. One of those was the Black Diamond SwitchBack Ultra-Mobile PC. We had heard of this machine a while back, but were i...
The Samwell Rugged Tablet PC
I just got this in from the folks at Samwell International - an introduction to their Rugged Tablet PC. I'm waiting to get pricing and availability info from Samwell, but here is eveything I know so far, along with a link to their product PDF.
On The Road and Mobile Again Part V: How Did My Mobile Kit Perform During CES and the Entire Trip?
The first big trip of my traveling season is over and it was a doozy. Chicago and Wisconsin were family stops and then it was off to Las Vegas for CES.
The First Year of the Ultra-Mobile PC
John Gatt has authored an interesting look at the first year of the Ultra-Mobile PC. He covers much of what we know since the release of the hand held devices in 2006 and points to his desires and thoughts for 2007.
Michael Linenberer on Making the Transition to Office 2007
Are you getting ready to make the transition from Outlook 2003 to Outlook 2007? If so you probably want to grab this article on making the transition by Michael Linenberger.
CES – Matt’s thoughts from the show
This was my first year at CES and boy was it a good one. I had only been to Vegas once for a few days about 12 years ago - and it's amazing, they just build, tear down, build tear down..... it looked almost the same as it did back then.
The processor duel is just silly …
Just a quick comment here on something that has become apparent in multiple conversations lately. When Lenovo announced the X60 Tablet PC with a Core Duo ULV processor, they got slammed for not doing Core 2 Duo. Now Toshiba has Introduced a COre Duo machine in...
CES Impressions, the Dennis version
Well, I am almost recovered from the CES trip. It was a most exciting and very busy trip for the whole GBM team, including introducing the newest official team member, our mischievous little friend Splotch! Huge thanks also go to our additional compan...
Deals of the Day
A couple of interesting deals of the moment for you to ponder (and quickly). jkOnTheRun points out that the True Launch Bar (a task bar tool that Kendrick is always raving about, I’ve never used it myself) is being given away free today on a site called Giveaway ...
CES Reports: Thoughts From Warner
While we’ve still got a few CES Inkshows to roll out, here are some thoughts after a few days digesting what I saw and experienced at CES.
Hugo Ortega Reviews The Panasonic ToughBook Tablet PC
Down Under Tableteer, Hugo Ortega, has gotten his hands on a Panasonic ToughBook Tablet PC and given it an almost thorough review.
GottaBeMobile CES Flickr Photo Stream
In case you haven’t gotten enough of GottaBeMobile’s CES coverage, (or in case you haven’t seen your picture yet from the Tablet PC/UMPC meetup) you can now check out our Flickr Photos from CES at this link.
You Want In To CES? You GottaBeMobile
GottaBeMobile.com came to the rescue in one case and almost in another at CES. To register as press you have to provide two froms of ID, one being a business card, and in some cases show samples of your writing.
CES Reports: Behind The Scenes With GBM
CES was a great time and also a lot of work. As Rob has already told you we split into two teams to get as much coverage as we could, and even then we couldn't cover everything.
CES Report: S-XGen Pocket PC InkShow
Rob and I went over to the Sands convention center on Tuesday to look at some of the vendors over there. Little did we know what we would find over there - FlyBook, PepperPad and a look at the OLPC (it's running the Pepperpad Software if you didn't know)....
BumbleBee-Tablet PC Spectrum Analyzer
This sure is an interesting device... Spectrum analyzer packaged in a UMPC. Looks like a Samsung Q1 under the hood, what do you think?? "BumbleBeeâ„¢-TABLET is a Windows XP ® tablet UMPC spectrum analyzer all-in-one system.
CES Tablet PC thoughts from Rob
I've been thinking about the Tablet PCs, UMPCs, and other devices that were announced / previewed at CES this week, and I thought I'd share my thoughts on some of them.
Motion’s Q1 Promotion – Free View Anywhere upgrades
There were not any new Tablet PC products from Motion this week, but they are running a nice special this quarter if you are in the market for a LE1600 Tablet PC - free View Anywhere upgrade ( $299 value ), plus Motion Pak / OneNote ( $34.99 value ).
CES Report: The Flybook V5i Tablet PC InkShow
It wasn't until Matt and I were ready to leave the show floor and head to the Tablet PC / UMPC meetup, that we came across the Dialogue / Flybook booth.
CES Report: An InkShow interview with Motion Computing’s Scott Eckert
When the term Tablet PC is thrown out, there are a few key vendors that come to mind. Motion Computing is one of them. They have been a major player in the Tablet PC space from the beginning and have continued to set the bar in terms of innovative new products.
Motion Computing Tablet PC pen problems fixed
During the Tablet PC / UMPC meetup, I had an opportunity to chat with Motion Computing's Product Manager, Michael Johnson. I knew better than to peg him about new, unannounced products ( never gets far with Motion :-) ), but I did talk with him about something of impo...
X60 Tablet PC shipping delays – a word from Lenovo
We've been in communication with Lenovo on the X60 Tablet PC shipping delays over the past month, and they have pointed us to the lenovo blogs where they addressed the issue on Monday, January 8th.
Covering CES
Covering CES was a bit different than previous years of covering it on our own or on behalf of other organizations. Video is a big part of what we do on GBM, and CES was going to be no different.
Starting Them Young With Pen and Ink
I’ve always said that children and Tablet PCs are a natural combination. Well the Fisher Price Doodle Pro isn’t a Tablet PC, but it sure looks like fun for the younger set.
ModBook unveiling
In other news of interest to tablet users is the announcement at MacWorld by Other World Computing. They unveiled their ModBook Tablet, and the Unofficial Apple Weblog has all the pictures for your viewing pleasure.
CES Reports: So, What’s The Holy Grail For Ultra-Mobile PC/Origami?
As we traveled around the CES convention floor in search of Tablet PC/UMPC/Mobile devices and news to cover we found some interesting developments in the mobile space.
CES Reports: Black Diamond’s Switchback UMPC
We were all anxious to find and talk to the folks at Black Diamond about their ruggedized Ultra-Mobile PC, the Switchback. The wait was worth it.
CES Reports: The Medion Ultra-Mobile PC
One of the devices we were very intersted in checking out was the Medion Ultra-Mobile PC from Arima. Rob posted earlier in the week that we were actively searching but still hadn’t found a unit we could lay our hands on.
Several takeaway moments from CES
As much as I love attending CES to cover all the latest Tablet PCs and UMPCs, my favorite event of the week is always the Tablet PC meetup.
SmartDraw announces Tablet PC version of SmartDraw 2007
I'm way behind on my email, but just saw this come through from the SmartDraw folks - something definitely to checkout for your Tablet PC.
