Work, work, work. Seems like at times that’s all we do. Well, with our new theatre facility, some of that work gets to happen with some relaxation mixed in. We’re in a very rural setting just west of the town of Front Royal, VA, and have some amazing views to gaze upon around the theatre. [...]
I finally got my hands on the Samsung Q1 Ultra that the team has been passing around. This one has been around the globe all the way to my mate Hugo Ortega and now it is back stateside. I’m going to spend the weekend giving it the once over but here are some early impressions. [...]
There is other cell company news going today, you know? Verizon has announced, to the joy of many mobile professionals out there, that they have upgraded their entire network to EV-DO Rev A. Verizon EV-DO users, with Rev A compatible equipment, can now expect average download speeds of 600 kbps – 1.4 Mbps and upload speeds [...]
CrunchGear is reporting that the new multi-touch features as implemented on the iPhone will begin showing up in new ultra-portable Apple MacBooks in October. Now that is something I’d go camp in line for! Bring it on, Apple! Check out CrunchGear for the details Thanks for the tip, Loren. UPDATE: It appears that the multi-touch [...]
After one week with the new theatre space operational it has become increasingly apparent that I’m going to be a bit more mobile each and every day as I travel back and forth. I have a short list of podcasts that I listen to each week (The GBM Podcast is of course top of the list) [...]
John Hill, of Allegiance Technology Partners, sent me a brand new, unopened TabletKiosk Sahara i440D Tablet PC. I captured the unboxing, gave a quick tour of the machine, and demonstrated how the multi-mode touch features work in the following 2-part videos. This is a very nice Core Duo slate Tablet PC that should sell quite well. [...]
Anagram is a very handy software utility, made even more handier for the Tablet PC with the new Tablet Enhanced edition. Anagram allows you to grab text out of a document and insert it into the PIM that you use. (Outlook, Salesforce, NetSuite, or Palm Desktop) Grab an address and create a contact. Grab a meeting [...]
Hugo and the Fedex man had lots of fun dealing with delays this week, but he finally got the new gadget he was waiting for. No, that’s not an iPhone in his hands in the picture, it is a Raon Digital Everun. Hugo has posted a short YouTube video about the device which includes his trip to the [...]
Here is a useful “How-To” that I have missed using for some time. It’s an oldie, but a goodie. Surely there are those of us that sometimes brave the innards of Vista’s GUI to do a little command line tango. There are times when when you need to issue commands on several folders you find in a [...]
Nova Mobility systems has sent us a NMS 5000 Fully rugged CE Tablet Computer to test out for a little while. This is a little different from what we normally cover as it is a Windows CE based system, but the touch and pen input should provide for some interesting testing. I’ll be testing some [...]
Cue James Brown. During the last month as we have been building Wayside’s new theatre a big part of my daily life has been shuttling between our office in one town and the new theatre site in another. It was obvious awhile ago that this was going to be an excellent opportunity to use my [...]
There is a fake Microsoft Security Bulletin floating around the Internets so be warned in advance. The Bulletin (MS07–0065) addresses a supposed flaw in Microsoft Outlook. If it pops up on your radar don’t click on any of the links. Always keep in mind that Microsoft never issues security alerts via email. I’ve ceased to [...]
TabletPCBuzz.com’s MiniMage has written a pretty thorough review of the Amtek T770 UMPC. With the following specs, this should be a UMPC on everyone’s short list: • 1.2GHZ VIA C7M NaNo Processor • 1GB RAM • 40GB hard drive • 7″ touch screen, native 800×480 resolution with 800×600 and 1024×600 emulation • 802.11b/g wireless • [...]
Gateway has officially unwrapped what we all got wind of last week: the E-295 / C-140 Tablet PC. This is a major update of their M280 Tablet PC with a lot of improvements to highlight: a Core 2 Duo processor, a much heralded switch to the Wacom digitizer, an option for a dedicated ATI Radeon X2300 HD [...]
Looks like Linda has recovered from the Pink Floyd experience and has posted up a nice review of the Toshiba R400 Tablet PC. There are some great photos and close up pictures of the Tablet PC in the review! The Toshiba R400 is not the fastest Tablet PC on the block, but it is the most elegant [...]
Eric Mack, a good friend of mine and of GBM, received an evaluation Lenovo X61 SXGA Tablet PC and has been evaluating the heck out of it to see if the tablet pc love is coming back his way. In this latest article, Eric has written up a good review of the SuperView coating and has [...]
No, we aren’t going to start covering the iPhone mania here at GottaBeMobile.com on a regular basis. But it should go without saying that the multi-touch interface is going to have an impact on how touch for data input is talked about in the future. I’ve been waiting (and mostly I still am) to see [...]
Chippy, of UMPCPortal.com has his hands on the much anticipated Raon Digital Everun Ultra-Mobile PC and has produced a very detailed video review for us all to get a first look at. I have to say, that device looks really, really attractive. I love the auto rotate function. Windows XP Home, though? BTW: Dynamism has the Everun [...]
If you are one of those who is still looking for the right text entry application for a Tablet PC or UMPC, you might want to give SpeedScript a look. Speedscript is more widely know as a PDA application, but they’ve made BETA versions for the UMPC and Tablet PC available free for a year. I [...]
Ok, this is turning into a fashion dilemma. I have to say, I’m with Rob on the recent fashion debate on whether or not to wear the OQO Model 02 on your hip, so I’m not predisposed to be a fan of the Urban Tool slotBar. Maybe I’ve got no fashion sense, or maybe I [...]
It might be a sticky subject, but other GBM Team members might be enjoying their experience using superglue to put a stand on their OQO’s just a bit too much. But have no fear, Hugo Ortega and Warner Crocker aren’t sniffing anything on this podcast. GBM Podcast #23 features a wealth of Tablet PC and UMPC information, all [...]
Reviews continue to come in on Samsung’s latest UMPC, the Q1 Ultra. InformationWeek’s Dave DeJean has written a pretty decent review of the Q1 Ultra, but in the end isn’t quite convinced that it is a fully functional PC. There is one big piece of information that Mr. DeJean has wrong and it needs correcting. [...]
Having just moved back in to the multi-device world with an X61 Tablet PC and an OQO Model 02 Ultra-Mobilie PC, I’ve found it necessary to have my files available on both devices and for them to be kept in sync seamlessly. There are a ton of applications available for syncing, one being the Sync [...]
Stay tuned to Hugo’s blog to find out what the FedEx man is delivering this time. The word from Hugo is that it will be a “World Exclusive”… Any guesses?
This is funny. There has been lots of talk about Microsoft’s Surface technology since the announcement at the D: All Things Digital Conference a short time ago. And of course anything worth attracting attention also attracts those who love to do parody. Over at Gear Diary there is a very funny parody of Microsoft Surface. [...]
Michael Harrison has developed two utilities for the Tablet PC and UMPC user: Rotate Screen and ClearType Rotator. I have not tried these out myself, but they look quite useful. Until Michael mentioned to me about rotation problems with ClearType, I didn’t know the problem existed. Interesting. Here are the links to the utilities and [...]
Tablet PC and UMPC enthusiasts rejoice - Samsung’s 1.8″ 64GB SSDs should be hitting OEMs soon, although I suspect the initial upgrade could cost upwards of $1000 or more. Price wise, this should bode well for the current 32GB SSD drives. It wouldn’t surprise me to hear an official announcement soon from Samsung, regarding a new [...]
TabletKiosk is making inroads to the hospitality industry by partnering with SoftBrands, Inc, developers of reservations and property management software. Here is the joint press release: SoftBrands, Inc. (Amex: SBN), a global supplier of enterprise application software, announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with TabletKiosk for their portable workstation solution. SoftBrands has selected TabletKiosk’s [...]
I know that upgrading the Q1 Ultra with a 2gig stick of RAM really caught a lot of attention last week. Because many of you want to do this yourself but don’t know how as promised I thought I would post a quick “how to” video. While it is brief it is still descriptive enough [...]
It doesn’t get much better than this: A Fujitsu 12.1″ tablet pc with either 16 or 32gb SSD and 11.3 hour battery life. As my son would say, “Sweeeet!”. Here are the specs, thanks to GBM Forum Member, Antimatter, Intel 1.06GHz U7500 Core 2 Duo ULV processor 16/32GB SSD or 30/80GB 5400 HDD 1.3-inches / [...]
The availability of my videos are often subject to lighting, i.e. the lighting God wishes to bless upon the front right-side corner of my home between the hours of 8:00am and 11:30am every morning. This is the side of my house setup to shoot videos, and these are the hours that natural lighting render this possible. The dilemma this [...]
As I have been using my OQO Model 02 a lot lately, I have been searching for the optimal way to read feeds. I primarily use Google Reader and have found their default viewing settings not optimal for viewing with a 800 x 480 display or browsing in portrait mode with a tablet pc. Using [...]
I am a big Search and Replace person, especially in Word and Dreamweaver. It boggled my mind why the OneNote team would leave such a standard feature it out of OneNote 2007. Courtesy of this new OneNote Powertoy from Microsoft, Search and Replace fanatics can rejoice. Head over to the OneNote Powertoys blog to download [...]
This week has been insane. We’ve been working hard to open a new theatre space and a new season for Wayside Theatre. Today is the first time we’ll have an audience for preview performances of Forever Plaid. The last three days have literally been 24/7 as some of us have not left the new space, [...]
At GottaBeMobile.com, we primarily focus on Tablet PCs and UMPCs, and the accessories that naturally build-up around those devices. On occasion, though, we branch out a little to bring attention to other areas of technology we are enjoying. When AblePlanet contacted me and asked if I was interested in reviewing their Clear Harmony Linx Audio [...]
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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 [...]
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Lusso Cartella Luxury iPad Case Review
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