For those who need to do some scanning while on the road this may be worth taking a look at. The Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 Mobile color scanner isn’t the smallest scanner in the world, but for document clarity it looks pretty darn good while it weighs in at 3.1lbs. It will power off of your [...]
Day 2 was in some respects easier than Day 1 to cover. There is simple reason for that. There really isn’t that much big news to cover this year. The picture to the right shows something we saw a lot of in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center: empty spaces between booths. [...]
Winning is always fun and this was sure fun. We’ve been enjoying the bandwidth, the food, the drink, the fellowship, and the fun at CntrStg, a great place for bloggers to get some work done, network, and see some great presentations. CntrStg is sponsored by HP, AMD, OtterBox, Boston Power, Eye-Fi, Big Skinny, skooba design, [...]
If you’re a Sprint customer and signed a contract between July 1999 and December 2008 you might be eligible for some cash. If you were charged an ETF you are eligible for $90. You have to provide proof. If you didn’t cancel for the purposes of avoiding paying the ETF you could be eligible for [...]
Sorry I didn’t get this up earlier, but other things intervened. Here are some pictures of Toshiba’s concept Internet devices. I love to see this kind of thing in concept, I’d love even more to seem them come to be. From MIDs to these concept devices we’re seeing lots of interesting future possibilities, but at [...]
They call it a ““nearly irresistible offer†and it is for a limited time. Dell and AT&T have teamed up to offer the Dell Inspirion Mini-9 for a subsidized price of $99 through January 31, 2009. The price is after a $350 mail-in-rebate and of course you’ve got to sign away your existence to AT&T [...]
I’m carrying much less gear this year covering CES 2009 than I normally do and what I am carrying is much lighter than in previous years. So, I thought I’d switch from my big red Wegner bag to a smaller shoulder bag. Makes sense right? Well, I thought so, but the proof is in [...]
We’ve got one more day and we’re still looking, but so far, we’ve searched in every hall at the Convention Center at the Sands, and every hotel associated with CES 2009. But no Psion and no Netbooks. I’m just saying.
Tomorrow we’re going to be filming a video that pits the HP Mini 1000, the HP Mini 2140, the Samsung NC10, and the Lenovo S10 Netbooks head to head. We’re lucky to have all of these available to compare in one place at one time, (you’ll know just how lucky on the HP Mini 1000 [...]
In a market saturated with me-too products, OEMs are striving to set their products apart from the crowd. In this video, Warner checks out MSI’s latest attempt at differentiating themselves with a lighted touchpad. It’s an interesting concept, but is it really enough to get the MSI Wind noticed in the crowded netbook market? Decide [...]
As a Tablet PC guy I have to say that it was disappointing that Toshiba wasn’t launching a new Tablet PC at CES 2009 this year. But then it makes sense when you think of the timing. I’m sure we’ll see something new from Toshiba around Windows 7 time with multi-touch. They did have the [...]
First photos of the new LG X120 netbook. No specs yet, but it’s running Splashtop in a preboot environment. Click the image to view a higher res version, and follow the Continue Reading link below to view a close up of the keyboard. Specs: 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, 1.6GHz Atom processor, Windows XP, [...]
According to CNET Microsoft is postponing the release of the Windows 7 Public Beta for an undetermined time. Apparently this is due to the servers being slammed and not being able to keep up. "Due to very heavy traffic we’re seeing as a result of interest in the Windows 7 Beta, we are adding some [...]
Sierra did a great of unearthing Samsung’s Papryus E-Ink device. It has generated a lot of comments and interest from the community. Today, I spent some some hands-on time with the device and shot this video. It’s worth pointing out that Sierra happened across a black one, while the one I played with was green. [...]
Sierra and I got some hands-on time with CTL’s new 2Go Convertible Classmate PC, and shot this hands-on video. They are available now for $549, cheaper when purchased in bulk. Video after the break.
Want to go mobile in a whole new way? Over the past several months, American Airlines has been testing Wi-Fi on three routes. A rep from American Airlines is telling us in a meeting at CntrStg that they expect to make an announcement very soon regarding their tests, and when the rest of us might [...]
I am live at Intel’s press conference announcing new Classmate PC designs, showcasing the vendors bring the Classmate reference design to market. More after the break. Breaking Sierra was speaking with an Intel rep and they told her to expect an announcement on a similar product to the Classmate PC for adults
With the exception of dedicated tablet manufacturers like TabletKiosk, Fujitsu was the only major make to have multiple tablet models on display. By mutliple tablet models, I mean distinctly tiered tablets like the UMPC sized U820, the ultraportable T2020, and the powerhouse T5010. Asus’ new T91 and T101 are internally the same with only screen [...]
Before we head inside and loose bandwidth Rob checks up on email with the Lenovo X200T
I really enjoyed reviewing the Celio Corp Redfly device several months ago. Celio has announced that they are making a software stack available for XP and Vista to allow you to extend your phone to a standard laptop as well. I can see using this when I have no WiFi signal on my netbook. For [...]
I stopped by the Device VM’s Splashtop booth, and we did a head-to-head-head boot up comparison between an Asus M51, HP VooDoo, and Lenovo S10e Netbook – all different machines with different speeds and usage scenarios, but each with an instant boot using Splashtop. Take a look at the the boot results, loading applications, shut [...]
Truc and I tracked down The Sony VAIO P500, which is a device that is creating quite the stir at CES 2009. Sony calls it a Lifestyle PC and not a Netbook. I like the feel of the device and the chicklet keyboard has better action than I thought it would, but it was really [...]
The BUG from BugLabs.net is every geeks dream, essentially legos on steroids. Check out the video demo after the break. You’ll be shocked at what all you can build using the BUG. Available from BugLabs.net for $249. Various modules run $59 – $120.
The OQO Model 2+ has been a spectacular hit at CES 2009. Rob had an exclusive look at the device earlier in the week where the demonstration showed off a spectacular screen. I got some time with the Model 2+ at the Intel booth yesterday and shot this brief video of the Model 2+ in [...]
Here’s a quick video of The Good OS UI that we saw at Lunch at Pieros yesterday. This category of quick startups for Netbooks is not only popular but I’m guessing going to be very competitive. The real test for these developers will be to see who gets OEMs to load these on their devices [...]
I spent some hands on time with Daniel Putterman, one of the co-founders of PogoPlug, and got him to show me the PogoPlug and how it works. Plug any USB drive into the PogoPlug and then access the data via the web, iPhone app, send photos straight from your iPhone to it, access it via [...]
We were genuinely excited about seeing the Asus T91 Tablet with a touch screen and when we hit the booth we found it right away. I don’t want to be too critical here because obviously it is way too early in the game, and this device is going to be something we’re all going to [...]
We tracked down that Android Tablet we’ve all been hearing about, the GiiNii MovIt and this looks like these folks will continue to make some noise with this device on a number of fronts. Small, pocketable, and with a price aiming for $149, I would expect if they follow through we’ll see these in Wal-Marts [...]
In the hotels of Las Vegas day blends into night so summing up one day is almost a pointless exercise, especially when we’ve still got video and pictures from Day 1 on the floor that we’ll post up tomorrow which should be Day 2, but might be Day 4. You might need to be here [...]
Coby, Coby, Coby. Well, it doesn’t ring like that famous Cary Grant line but the exasperation is the same. First we hear that Coby is going to be marketing a sub $200 Netbook. Then we get a strong denial. Then here at CES 2009, Coby pops out a display of Netbooks. But catch this, according [...]
GBM reader Harv asked us to take a closer look at the PowerMat Wireless charging system and being the tech junkies we are, we were more than happy to oblige. What we saw at CES 2009 Unveiled was just a scratch on the surface of a technology that inductively shocked us (pun intended). Not only [...]
We don’t get many hours of sleep overnight while we are doing the CES thing, but fortunately we get enough to allow our various devices to charge up. I snapped this picture last night after we had hooked all of our devices up just before we all collapsed into a brief stupor. I think we [...]
Power makes a difference when you sit down to crunch and edit some video and then post it up. Thanks to our CES 2009 coverage sponsor Lenovo, some of our team are using Lenovo ThinkPad X200T Tablet PCs and let me tell you when it comes to crunch time, these babies can really fly. Those [...]
VIA is making a big splash this year at CES 2009, culminating in perhaps its most compelling creation to date. The Trinity platform allows for spectacular High Definition video playback using very modest hardware. Gone are the days of massive drains on power and money with what VIA had to show at their Lunch at [...]
Well, folks, right when we thought the netbook craze has started to stale, VIA storms onto the scene at this year’s CES 2009 with a new device from their WonderMedia subsidiary. This device dubbed the Prizm, runs on a 450MHz ARM processor, has 128MB DDRII SDRAM, 512MB Nandflash, can support up to 16GB SD support, [...]
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Droid RAZR MAXX First Impressions and Unboxing Video
The Droid RAZR is just months old, but Motorola has already seen fit to introduce another mmber to the RAZR family, the Droid RAZR MAXX. The Droid RAZR (review) was known for a super thin design and Kevlar back, but it lacked in the battery life department. We saw 11-12 hours of battery life in [...]
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The Pad & Quill Octavo case for the iPad 2 is a leather bound case that looks great on the iPad 2. This case is crafted with care and you can tell that when you pick it up. Pad & Quill is known for producing high quality cases that protect your tablet, computer or iPhone with [...]
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