John is posting about another OneNote Power Toy – wonder what it could be… what is that surprise?? Huh – it links back to our site… I don’t think I have any idea what he’s talking about… :) We are all about secrets these days aren’t we… Technorati Tags: OneNote,PowerToys
As a corporate user valiantly trying to upgrade to Vista, one last hold-out was my iPassConnect account. With the new iPassConnect version 3.60, iPass has finally launched the long-awaited support for Vista. iPass allows seamless connection to a myriad of WiFi hotspots, including all T-Mobile, so I can browse at any Starbucks I want. (Maybe [...]
This came from the comments section on my post about K-Sketch. Pencil , an animation software among other things, is another program that allows for some fun times on your Tablet PC. It looks like this weekend is going to be a fun one for trying to make some onion skins… (click image for full [...]
I have been to WIPTE the past 2 years and I can say that it’s been a great place to hang out and meet other Tablet PC folks focused on education. This year’s event has now been scheduled for October 15-16 and information is up on their site. WIPTE is open to anyone with an [...]
This probably voided his warranty, but an enterprising hacker by the name of ‘guryhwa’ has posted details of how he replaced his Eee PC’s Celeron processor with a Pentium-M. Note, this technique is not for the faint of heart…
Prior to leaving for St. Louis, I had wonderful images in my mind of sitting back in a chair next to Maggie’s hospital bed and reading. There is nothing more relaxing than getting lost in a good book, and a hospital room is a good place to do just that. Well, something happened between those [...]
Huh? Microsoft has pulled an unprecedented move by dropping the prices on a couple of variants of the Vista operating system. Vista Ultimate will drop from $399 to $319. The Vista Ultimate upgrade drops from $259 to $219. Vista Home Premium upgrade will drop from $159 to $129. Given that there really has been no real [...]
In Podcast #46, Warner and I cover a wide range of topics, from the latest software exploiting so-called cloud computing like EverNote and SkyDrive, Rob’s big Motion Computing taunting and teasing as well as his new Lenovo X300, and the new HP Compaq 2133 UMPC. Download GBM Podcast #46 here ( MP3, 49 min, [...]
This has been a totally crazy week. I’ve spent more time on the road than I’ve spent at my desk. Yesterday, I spent a half day at a cable manufacturing plant doing a bunch of SQL Server programming work. As I’ve been using the unannounced Motion Tablet PC for all of my note-taking the past [...]
If you’ve been waiting for "just that special deal" before plunking down for a HP 2710p Tablet PC, then you might want to check out these HP Smart Buy specials ( GBM affiliate link ). HP is offering the 2710p with discounts from $345 – $505 off, depending on configuration. If the TC4400 is more [...]
Here is where Surface gets fun – games! Checkout this video of a new game, called Firefly, the Surface team and Carbonated Games have developed that brings in multi-players touching the screen at the same time. Awesome! I’ve been saying for quite sometime that one of the big draws of Surface will be the ability [...]
Most folks know that Apple added multi-touch touchpads to their MacBook Pro line earlier this week, which prompted Loren Heiny to ask the following question: Let me see. How many “tech-leading” Tablet PCs have multi-touch? Oh, yeah. None. This is getting old. Where is the defibrillator for the Tablet PC industry? Good question, Loren. We [...]
We knew it was coming, we just didn’t know the specfics, and speculation has been wildly crazy on this. Sprint joined Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile with their own “unlimited” plan today, but they redefined the landscape with their new offering. The others offer “unlimited” voice options with data plans you can add on. Sprint’s Simply [...]
I can’t draw worth a darn, so this program I founda program called K-Sketch from The Register might be good for some ‘impressive’ drawings when no one is looking. This might make for a fun contest sometime to see who can come up with the most creative animated drawing. K-Sketch will allow ordinary computer users [...]
So there looks to be a Beta of Internet Explorer 8 out there to some select beta testers. I know there is a public beta coming soon, but for now, any GBM readers out there with their Tablet PC’s running the new IE8 Beta?? Microsoft is planning a public beta of the new browser, and [...]
Google Docs has gotten a nip and a tuck and has redone the look of their Cloud applications. While it isn’t a major overhaul, the look and feel now feels a bit more like Microsoft Office prior to the 2007 GUI. I’m not a big user of Google Docs primarily because the spreadsheet application is so [...]
Trying to keep all my e-mails during the day straight is sometimes a chore, and the biggest part of that is making sure some of the requests get done before I forget about them… This is what I am currently doing – I do have a new process I am going to try, but I [...]
Not that I’m trying to one-up Warner or anything, but I just received a sample of an iRex iLiad e-book reader with an integrated Wacom digitizer. Although the iRex iLiad is not a new product, given the recent reviews of the Amazon Kindle and the video we did with the Kindle and the Sony Reader [...]
Mi-Co, makers of Mi-Forms, one of the most popular form-filling packages that supports ink input, is sponsoring User Days 2008, April 22-23 in Research Triangle Park, NC. If you’re in the area and interested in forms input with inking, this should be a great conference to attend. “This conference will be packed with examples of [...]
NedZad Mujcinovic’s concept for a multi-touch screen e-Book reader makes so much sense, that I would imagine companies interested in the market are already working on their own. Doing away with buttons and relying on a touch screen, especially if there is multi-touch, just seems like a no-brainer way to go. Another nice feature of [...]
We’re seeing more and more (probably because we’re looking) news about touch on tables and surfaces lately. Here’s another that just popped on to our radar. The TouchTable 84 is designed as a collaboration tool that is networkable so that multiple users in the same or different locations can work with data. Additional TouchTables can [...]
Yeah, this is a rant and it is probably a bit off topic for our usual coverage here. But I’ll try and make it relevant. AllTel is proudly announcing a new voice mail service called VoiceMail Max. The purpose? It will now allow customers to customize their voicemail greetings with celebrity voices. Here’s my point. [...]
Well, I guess that’s confidence. HP must think they’ve got a winner on their hands, and I’m surely hoping they do. According to reports from DigiTimes they’ve ordered up 2 million of the yet to be released Compaq 2133 UMPCs that we and everybody have been following. As Engadget points out, that’s 10% of HP’s [...]
GBM Forum member Sean is reporting on this experiences with the new Fujitus P1620 in a great thread in the GBM Forums. To get started he sets up his usage scenario and his previous devices and then departs from there. He’s answering user questions and there are a couple of interesting points to highlight. First [...]
Don’t go to the bank on this one, but…. I’ve been hearing some rumblings around the tabletscape that Lenovo’s next Tablet PC will be dubbed the X200, and is set to release around the 4th quarter of this year. If true, I wonder what we might could look forward to in an X200? What features [...]
You guys are ruthless. I give you a mile, you want two. I give you some chocolate cake, you want icing on it. Geesh, what else can a guy do to get some appreciation around here? :-) Hoping to satisfy the longings of the heart of many GBM readers out there, I begged the powers-that-be [...]
GBM reader Phillip sent us a link to a guy that used Snag-It and MindManager to take notes with during a training session. It’s an interesting concept to morph the two together. I use SnagIt, from TechSmith (one of our site sponsors), in a similar fashion, but not in combination with MindManager. I normally just [...]
This would be great for making that UMPC into a carputer. Laptop GPS World is giving away a fully loaded package to two lucky winners!! Head over and sign up! I had Streets and Trips running on my R2H for a while and it did a really good job. This prize would allow you to [...]
Lenovo created quite a stir the past several weeks with the ultra-thin, 2.9 lb X300 notebook. After visiting the Apple store last week, I would have purchased the MacBook Air had I had the money. I’m glad I waited until I got my hands on the X300. WOW!! I’m amazed every time I pick up [...]
So, if you’re afraid that you might be picking up some germs from your handheld, or if you share devices with others, or if you’re in the health care field, this might be of interest. Socket Mobile is announcing a new line of products that come with an anticbacterial plastic to cut down the transmission [...]
Looks like Lenovo is now shipping the new ThinkPad X300 and at a lower price than was previously mentioned. Considerably lower. According to Gizmodo, you can order one today for $2,488 as opposed to $3,111.00. The price I’m seeing at the moment on the Lenovo site is a bit different, but then the configurations may [...]
We got a chance to see the NanoBook reference design for ultraportables at CES, including the tote along removable Skype phone. The Tango X from Sungjut follows that design spec, but is adding a Touch Screen, and an intriguing way to handle some of the complaints about a screen that doesn’t fold down or flip [...]
Even if you don’t frequent coffee shops to do some of your mobile computing, between Kevin Tofel and James Kendrick’s Coffee Break posts and Dan Gentleman’s Coffee with Thoughtfix posts, you can certainly get your caffeine infused posts these days. And of course if you do hit up the local coffee shop you’re sure to [...]
CeBit 2008 is just around the corner and information is starting to come out about UMPCs and MIDs ahead of the show. Both jkkmobile and UMPCPortal’s Steve “Chippy” Paine look they are heading to CeBit so I’m sure we’ll see lots of great coverage from both of them. (I hope they have time to do [...]
If you’re like me (and a number of InkSeine users) one of my favorite features of this great pen enabled application is the Floating Tool Ring. It allows you to scroll easily with the pen, or grab a snapshot of information. Well, guess what? Apparently you don’t need to have InkSeine running to take advantage of [...]
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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
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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 [...]
