I can’t say I blame the folks at Gizmodo. They are trying to make sense out of the mobile scene this days what with UMPCs, ULCPCs, mini-notebooks, ultraportables, subnotebooks, and netbooks, all floating around out there and no one really sure which is what when it comes to naming and branding. They offer a primer [...]
I just posted some interesting news on my blog, but I have to post it here, too. …on Friday I got a call from the country manager here in Australia. He tells me that Scott Eckert, the CEO of Motion Computing, is going to be in Sydney next week and asked if I would be [...]
Wow. I blow out a knee and spend a portion of the day dealing with that and some real amazing discussions break out here on GBM. Rob has highlighted them both but I want to use them in a tangential way to springboard into this weekend’s discussion topic. There are two really fascinating and informative [...]
I have been going over the TabletKiosk G840XT for a while now and have been pretty happy with what I have seen so far!. The unit still feels really light for a rugged unit, that’s for sure! I didn’t think I would like the ‘number pad’ at first, but after having it on the unit, [...]
Much to chagrin of the mainstream press, Bill Gates has been nothing but persistent over the years with regards to the Tablet PC and his belief that natural input technologies, like ink, will one day be common place. Gates will enter his “retirement” by spending much of his 20% Microsoft time on pet projects like [...]
Big shoutout to Motion Computing for winning CeBIT.au’s 2008 award for Excellence in Engineering for their C5 Tablet PC. Here is a little bit of info about the Excellence in Engineering Award: The CeBIT.AU Excellence in Engineering Design award will showcase overall elegance of design in a hardware product sold in the Australian market and [...]
A couple of weeks ago I had posted that I might be moving to a regular laptop as my main ‘work’ computer (not personal mind you :) ). I also said that I wouldn’t mind checking out the HTC Shift to maybe use as a ‘companion’ device to that laptop. Well, the good folks at [...]
There are some very insightful comments being made in my Tablet PC Failure article. CPChickie, a long time Tablet PC user and GBM reader, made this comment that echoes what I am hearing a lot these days. It also echoes what my wife said recently about Tablet PCs in this Lenovo U110 article. Does this [...]
Sumocat has been talking up a storm in our Multi-Touch Scenario article, and went a bit further and penned this fantastic essay talking about multi-touch possibilities in Outlook. Sumocat does a really good job strengthening the argument that multi-touch can indeed be a great tool for business users. Sumocat wraps up his essay with this [...]
Good news! We are really close to announcing our new speech reco writer. He is someone that has spent quite a bit of time in the speech reco area and he’ll have quite a bit of user experience to pass along. Until then, you might want to check out this post from Carl Franklin, who [...]
Some folks are getting their hands on the MSI Wind and we’re seeing some early reports. Crave has put up a pretty thorough first look. Their opinion is that this could offers a signficant challenge to the Asus Eee PC. Intriguingly they can’t talk about the CPU yet, although they tell us it can be overclocked [...]
Wow. I always knew the mainstream press hated Tablet PC’s from the day they were announced, but the last few days have been pretty rough. With Bill Gates and Steve Balmer demoing Windows 7 multi-touch capability at the D6 conference, and Bill talking about his pursuit of a Tablet PC in the hands of every [...]
OQOTalk.com forum members JT and Troy lit the mobile blogosphere on fire when they demoed an OQO Model 02 running Mac OS X. They have now posted complete instructions on how to do this yourself. Be sure you purchase a license of Leopard before going down this trail – you definitely want to remain in [...]
Back in January at CES, we got to spend some time with the folks from DeviceVM who were behind SplashTop, the software package that gives any computer Instant-on access to the Internet. At the time they told us that Asus would be shipping this on new computers. Well, it looks like that time is here. [...]
Remember the Storm Trooper? No, not from the movie, but the Fujitsu U1010/U810 UMPCs that had that black and white color scheme that prompted us to beg Fujitsu to call it the Storm Trooper, and then the Darth Vader, when it morphed into all black? Well, it looks like Fujitsu is continuing down that Star [...]
Akihabaranews.com has all the details on a new DIY (Do It Yourself) Tablet PC from Ripple, a company in Korea. The specs on the TN120R look pretty common with other Tablet PC’s ( Core 2 2.1 ghz, 120 gb hdd, 1280×800 res), with a notable exception that it includes an integrated DVD burner. This is [...]
It is raining ultra-portables and mini-notebooks these days, with hints, teases and product annoucements seemingly falling out of the sky. Hopefully sooner or later some of these small wonders will land in the hands of consumers. In any event, 3K Computers has joined the mini-notebook storm with the announcement of the Razorbook 400. Yes, the [...]
Yesterday it was Michael Dell himself unveiling a brief glimpse of Dell’s mini-notebook. Today we get to see some pics of Acer’s Aspire entry into the ultra-portable class, called the Aspire One. No real specs yet, and word is we’ll probably see more info on this at Computex. Via UMPCPortal Tags: Acer+Aspire+One
Oh, great. Another chip name change to keep track of. VIA Technologies has re-christened the Isaiah chipset to Nano, as it aims squarely at Intel’s Atom chipset for market share on the official launch. The Nano is a 65–nm processor and comes in two flavors: U for ultra-portable and L for desktop and laptops. The [...]
Phatware has released PhatPad 4.5, the next generation of their note taking and organizing software for Tablet PCs and Windows Mobile devices. The new version is comptabile with Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Mobile 6.1, contains two new UI themes and a Windows Taskbar icon, and also allows you to take a picture with your [...]
James Kendrick says he has yet to have anyone give him a single usage scenario where multi-touch on a normal sized device, like a Tablet PC, makes sense. I can give him plenty that don’t involve the traditional picture zooming: Math – interacting with clocks, manipulating objects for counting / sorting Modeling scenarios – cars, [...]
Thanks to BetaNews.com, we just learned that Microsoft’s newly unveiled PDC 2008 web site features some special sessions geared just for Windows 7. It looks like Microsoft has decided to begin talking about Windows 7, after all. There are four Windows 7 sessions listed that will be of interest to a lot of developers, and [...]
Brian Lamm of Gizmodo got an exclusive at D6: All Things Digital. After his interview, Michael Dell showed him what he was toting at the moment. Turns out it is the Dell Mini Inspiron, which I’m assuming is Dell’s entry into the ultra-portable and ULCPC market. I guess red is the new black these days [...]
I’ve been having the weirdest trouble with my Dell Latitude XT the last month or so: weird pen issues that show up after coming out of stand-by, some wireless network connectivity troubles, etc. For example, the pen would begin activating things while hovering after coming out of stand-by. Tapping a lot on the desktop clears [...]
D6 isn’t the only place where some form of touchscreen is being demoed. Turns out at Google I/O there is a demo of Google’s Android cellphone touchscreen being shown on the HTC Dream. Guess everyone wants to have their touch stuff out before Apple releases whatever they are going to release. > More videos can [...]
Ok folks, the last of the HP HDX Dragon contests are upon us, with yours truly hitting the stage on June 1. 21 May – 28 May www.geek.com 22 May – 29 Mau www.lockergnome.com 23 May – 30 May www.planetx64.com 24 May – 31 May www.thegreenbutton.com 25 May – 01 Jun www.istartedsomething.com 26 May – [...]
Keyboard size and type-ability has certainly been a subject for discussion around here lately. Mostly that’s related to the smaller size form factor of the new class of mini-portables and ULCPCs. Now, along comes a small form factor BlueTooth keyboard from Japanese manufacturer I-O Data, targeted at mobile phone enthusiasts who might want to do [...]
After getting a lot of pushback on last week’s announcement that Sprint was going to follow Verizon and AT&T’s lead and impose a cap on wireless data plans, Sprint has issued some clarifications on this. First up this applies to those using a connection card and phone as modem plans. Going over the limit will [...]
Intel has confirmed that there will be a delay in getting the Centrino 2 chipset (Montevina) rolled out as scheduled. “Minor issues” supposedly turned up in final testing resulting in a delay until August. “There were two minor issues we found during final testing – one with our integrated graphic chipsets, which we have found [...]
Interesting development from Anoto Pen, announcing an integration point for their digital pens with Blackberry phones. Read the press release here, and their case study here. A new software package from PaperIQ will make it easier for end-users to combine the benefits of two of the most popular productivity tools, BlackBerry ® smartphones and Digital [...]
Truc Bui continues his fantastic Screen Protector Shootout series, turning his focus to BoxWave’s Crystal. >> – Truc Bui Summary: Pros: Only screen protector so far that maintains the brilliance of the Fujitsu screen. Excellent coverage. Corner to corner coverage is on par with NuShield. The entirety of the protector adheres to [...]
Yesterday was a fascinating day if you pay attention to the PR battles that rage around the mobile devices and technology we all love. And make no mistake, yesterday was more about PR and hype than it was about anything else. Yes, Microsoft released some “snippets” of information on Windows 7 featuring the inclusion of [...]
Now that the Amazon Kindle seems to be in stock and being delivered again, Silicon Alley Insider notes that Amazon has dropped the price by 10%, knocking $40 off. I still think the focus on the device keeps missing the point. It’s about the unique delivery system and eventually that will turn out to be [...]
There must be something in the wind. (pun intended) Asus can’t seem to stop creating new versions of its market changing Eee PC. We’ve just seen the 900/901 versions start to ship, and now comes word that Asus will roll out the Eee 1000 series at Computex in Taipei. No real details yet but we’ll be [...]
InkSeine continues to garner a lot of attention in the GBM Forums, and rightly so in my opinion. GBM Forum member JasonJ points out that not only does InkSeine’s interface offer you some very interesting options for note taking, searching, and Internet browsing, but you can also use it as an application launcher. Tags: InkSeine, [...]
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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
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 [...]
