Kevin Tofel takes a look at the inking experience on the Vye S37 for all of the UMPC inkers out there. His post, Inker or Stinker takes a quick look at his experience was like. He has already adjusted his ways for inking on the Q1P, and it seems like he might have to do [...]
Keep a close eye on Loren’s blog! His Silverlight based whiteboard application is getting close by the moment. Sounds like it’s still a couple of weeks away for cleaning up a little. I bet GBM could use this for some of our ‘virtual’ meetings we have from time to time. Technorati Tags: Whiteboard , Inking
Warner put up a picture of Rob earlier today, but man, look what came to my door this evening with a candy bag in hand!! Cut and a perm since this morning, but still no shave… I think we’re done now, back to Tablet PC’s – Happy Halloween!
And here is another take on the Internet Tablet or MID. The NVX3000PC (they’ve got the not so sexy naming convention down at least) from Audiovox/Jensen is described as a 7 inch Windows XP personal computer with built-in portable navigation and WiFi. From the product page it looks like it is targeted for the automobile. [...]
Lora over at WhatIsNew is also very interested in Tablet PCs in the education space, so I was very interested when she posted about a new book she found titled "The Impact of Tablet PCs and Pen-based Technology: Beyond the Tipping Point (2007)". The book is an update to a version printed last year, and [...]
There’s been a lot of rumors flying around about a possible Google cell phone being in development, nicknamed the gPhone. Today’s article at the Wall Street Journal suggests that the phone is a reality and might not be that far in the future. Google is reportedly in talks with Verizon and Sprint to offer the [...]
Sometimes things can get down right spooky in the Tabletscape and Matt Faulkner and I spend this week’s GBM Podcast (that’s GBM Podcast #38 for those who are counting) talking about a number of developments, as well as a few tricks and a few treats. So, while you may be waiting to dish out your Halloween treats [...]
The Tablet PC people in the Oregon / Washington area will be meeting this Sunday, Nov 4. Everyone is welcome! Date: November 4 Time: 2pm (remember to change your clocks!) Place: Bella Espresso coffee house. (My favorite!! Try a French Kiss Latte – yum!) http://southwaterfront.com/retail/bella The Meriwether West building 3550 SW River Parkway Portland, OR [...]
Well, maybe the Tablet PCs aren’t directly protecting national security, but indirectly, in a totally different type of GottaBeSecure way, this is a prime example of how Tablet PCs can improve work flow. The Maryland State Police have identified more than 150 potential terrorist targets that they check regularly for possible problems. Maryland State Police [...]
Loren Heiny picked up a great piece by CNET on the “white book” pc makers. Loren takes it further by asking if we’ll one day build our own Tablet PCs / UMPCs, and lays out the challenges, but why it will be a good thing for the market and the mobile space. But it’s not [...]
GBM just keeps adding team members and contributors in our quest to cover as much of the mobile computing scene as we can. I’d like to introduce you to our latest, who bears a striking resemblance to someone already on the team. Meet Robin Treepath, who will be helping us cover all the mobile goodness [...]
Over the last year or so there has been much talk about low cost computing solutions targeted at the education market and emerging nation markets. First there was the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) that was intially ballyhooed as the $100 computer. Then came the Asus Eee PC, (aimed somewhat at education, but also as [...]
This looks like a winner. The Eye-Fi is a 2GB SD memory card that adds Wi-Fi to most digital cameras. The free Eye-Fi service allows you to then upload your photos directly to your computer or 20 different web-based photos sites. According to all I’ve read about this, it seems to work as advertised (haven’t tried [...]
Three of the most influential Nokia Internet Tablet bloggers got together to share their brief experiences with the new Nokia N810 Internet Tablet on a podcast. You have to love their slug line, which I’ve morphed a bit for the headline of this post. Reggi Suplido of InternetTabletTalk.com, Jonathon Greene of maemoapps.com and atmaspheric endeavors, and Daniel [...]
I’m always interested in seeing what PC Mag’s Cisco Cheng has to say when reviewing Tablet PCs and UMPCs. His reviews leave me scratching my head sometimes. I have to say, though, I’m pretty impressed with his treatment of the Fujitsu U810 UMPC. He is right on track with what a lot folks have to [...]
Warner posed an interesting question today regarding the oft-rumored Apple / Mac Tablet, touch, and Leopard: Is Apple Stacked Up for Touch on a Mac? I’ve never been shy of the fact that I enjoy using a MacBook, and have written about my frustrations with the MacBook Pro. Like many people, I’ve also been waiting [...]
I’ve been watching much of this year’s Apple news from afar, and vicariously living through the blogs and posts of others. One of the benefits and curses of seeing things from the outside is that it makes you ponder on what you see. So, I’m pondering. With the advent of multi-touch on the iPhone and subsequently [...]
Or at least that’s what I call them… There was a lot of fun going on the other night with Live Chippy and I got on the show really late. There were still a few people on the chat, so I joined in with the rest. It’s still crazy to think that when you are [...]
Antimatter posted up an interesting link in the forums last night. I got to play around with it for a while with a mouse, not a pen, but ended up clicking a couple of times… The site portrays an environment where there aren’t any mouse ‘clicks’. As I posted in the forums, I like the [...]
The new Vye Mini-V S37B continues the utterly incomprehensible naming conventions that seems to be a requirement for UMPCs. Aside from its "snappy" name, it appears to be a worthy entry into the UMPC constellation. Hot on the heels of JKOnTheRun’s Unboxing, Chippy over at UMPCPortal has posted an in-depth review of the Vye. He [...]
I just saw this in the Lenovo forums – Some good deals there right now!! Thanks Yonatan!! I saw this on slickdeals.net. Better move fast while the limited supplies still are available. I’ve heard a lot of stuff is gone already. If you’ve been holding out for a deal, this might be your day. Lenovo [...]
We all spend time looking for charging solutions and extra juice for our mobile devices. Whether that be a search for an AC outlet, a portable charging solution, or just lugging around extra batteries it is something we all think about. And of course these days, finding a solution that is also environmentally friendly is [...]
Many believe that the holy grail for Tablet PC and UMPC success is the education sector. For many reasons, the education sector has many problems that Tablet PC technology aims to solve. There is a reason that Dell is quietly targeting the education space with its XT Tablet PC. They have apparently lost a lot [...]
Craig Pringle, a Microsoft Tablet PC MVP, recently checked out TabletKiosk’s Sahara i440D Slate Tablet PC, and got to experience the joys of multi-mode touch and active digitizer. Watch below, as Craig checks out the only slate on the market to support multi-mode touch and active digitizer.. Technorati Tags: TabletKiosk, Sahara i440D, Tablet PC >
Google is making big moves on the big email front in the cloud. They began rolling out IMAP support last week (I just got it yesterday, others are still waiting for it to show up) and now comes word that they are starting to roll out a 2.0 version of the very popular GMail. Phillip [...]
I must have missed this a week or so ago, but nonetheless, this is good news for digital photo bugs. The latest beta of Windows Live Photo Gallery now includes Flickr integration, allowing you to send your photos to Flickr with one click. The integration allows you to use the same tagging in Windows Live [...]
If the consonants j, k, h, t, and c, mean anything to you, then you know you are a follower of the mobile tech scene. HTC is a company to keep an eye on, as we’ve said many times. They’ve brought the Advantage to market, and are now rolling out the Shift, (now in Europe and hopefully soon here [...]
Asus’s successor to the R2H UMPC, the R2E, is getting ready to hit the market. In fact, according to Steve “Chippy” Paine it should already be out in Italy. CTitanic is reporting on Mobility Site that the R2H stock is just about played out, and that the R2E is coming soon. The big difference? The [...]
WhatIsNew just wrote up a good discussion of using Windows Journal as an index card. The article mostly talks about using Journal on a UMPC, where the reduced screen size gives a good effect of having index cards. However, I think people tend to dismiss the capabilities of Windows Journal too quickly. It’s a simple [...]
Andrew Ferguson is an author at StudentTabletPC.com…when homework and exams permit. This is the first in a series of guest posts for GottaBeMobile. This article was originally going to be about batteries and battery management. Well, it still is. But not in the way you might think. I wanted to write an awesome article about [...]
Chippy over on UMPC Portal noticed an updated picture of the WiBrain B1 UMPC. Looks really nice, but for some reason I don’t like that split keyboard design. When I had the Q1, I really didn’t like that type of input. It might be something to get used to, but having to look back and [...]
Cartoonmonkey has his hands full, full of slate Tablet PC’s that is… It’s not very often that you get to see this many slates all in one place at the same time. Take a look over on his site for a nice little rundown comparing the M1400, LE1700, LE1600 and the Sahara. There are quite [...]
When going mobile, one of the things I get the most benefit out of is my WWAN modem card. I used to think that integrated WWAN was the way to go, but for how I work and how frequently I switch between tablet pcs and umpcs, I have found USB based WWAN modem cards to [...]
During CES this past year, we brought you news and footage of Black Diamond’s SwitchBack PC, a rugged Windows XP based UMPC. Today, Roper Mobile Technology has announced their acquisition of Black Diamond, and has made the SwitchBack available for purchase, finally. From Roper Mobile’s press release: Roper Mobile Technology today announced the acquisition of technology development [...]
I have been using ESET’s NOD32 Anti-Virus program for some time now and really like it. The overhead is low, (great for mobile devices), you can configure it to work completely in the background, or if you’re a fan of of pop-ups (I’m not) have those too. And it works. ESET is getting ready to [...]
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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 [...]
