Slingbox showed us its iPhone application at CES 2009, but it hasn’t been released on iTunes quite yet. They hoped it would be live by the end of Q1, but it’s anyone’s guess as to when Apple will approve it. Things seem to be progressing in the right direction though, with Slingbox publishing a new [...]
Om Malik is relaying a tip he’s gotten from a “very reliable” source that says we may see a Skype App for the iPhone as early as next week. The timing makes sense as the CTIA convention hits Las Vegas next week. But then we’ve heard about various apps coming for some time now that [...]
Along with an improved Search and Replace tool, Google has added rudimentary drawing tools to Google Docs. You can access the drawing tools from the Insert menu and selecting drawing. Tablet PC Inkers won’t be that impressed as you are limited to the usual lines, symbols, etc.. that you find in most non-Ink Enabled drawing [...]
With President Obama focusing in on the healthcare industry, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that companies like TabletKiosk, TegaTech, Panasonic, and Motion Computing have the right product at the right time. TabletKiosk’s own MediSlate MCA i1040XT Tablet PC underwent a very thorough review, and the folks at DigitalReviews came away quite impressed. [...]
Thanks to good friend James Kendrick at jkOnTheRun for passing this tip along. Microsoft has released a Hotfix or Outlook 2007 that is geared towards improving performance, especially for those who have large .pst and .ost files. Apparently this was released in February but it escaped our radar until now. Apparently this will get pushed [...]
I’ve never been one for using a trackball but I know many who love them. (Our designer at the theatre swears by them.) I guess where there’s a will there’s a way to miniaturize. This little Evergreen USB mini-trackball might come in handy for those looking to take their trackball on the road. It sure [...]
Young Fast Optoelectronics is making noise that it will be joining the ranks of companies manufacturing capacitive touch screens for Netbooks in the later half of 2009, according to a report from Digitimes. YFO already makes approximately 2 million 3.2 inch panels a month for handhelds.
We’re trying to close your gadget deficit while the economy’s in the dumps with the Gadget Stimulus Plan. Today we’re giving away an HP Photosmart C6380 that can print and scan wirelessly. The Photosmart C6380 is a really slick device that interacts really well with mobile devices. You can print and scan from any computer [...]
Ritescript, a division of Evernote, announced ritePen Pro 3.1 today. The latest edition of ritePen 3.1 incorporates a number of improvements suggested by the GottaBeMobile community. The application improves tablet users’ inking experience by turning the entire display into a canvas. It has a ton of great tools that improve recognition and put your note-taking [...]
It seems like it was forever ago that Vista was launched. And of course it was longer than that as we awaited what would become “the next great operating system” and everything it would bring. Of course we all know how well that turned out. If you look back that was a chaotic time brought [...]
Reed Townsend, Dave Matthews, and Ian LeGrow have put up a post on the Engineering Windows 7 Blog about all things Touch in Windows 7. It is definitely worth a read. Windows Touch is designed to enhance how you interact with a PC. For those of us that have been living and breathing touch for [...]
Dell is offering 30% off mobile accessories today. The offer is good on docking stations, batteries, Wacom tablets and more. Dell carries a full range of accessories by manufacturers like Logitech, Kensington and Microsoft. Visit LogicBuy for the coupon and full details.
It seems like quite a while ago that GBM readers were excited by Xobni, the Outlook add-in, that made it easier to deal with the ceaseless flow of email. During the beta launch we gave away quite a few invites. I gave Xobni a try and liked it a lot but somewhere in trying out [...]
Great picture from UMPC Fever showing off several very pocketable devices. I hope this guy didn’t sit down.
We caught up with the Samsung Papyrus ebook reader at CES2009, (although no one in the Samsung booth seemed to know anything about it at the time) and thought it looked like an interesting entry into that category. Check out Rob’s video here. It looks like Samsung is getting ready to roll the Papyrus out [...]
Wacom has released (on its European site) its next series of Intuos4 graphics Tablets. As is typical they come in a range of sizes (Wacom calls them S, M, L, XL) and of course price ranges. In addition to pen input, the Intuos4 line have eight customizable keys (ExpressKeys) that include OLED displays that show [...]
We’re trying to close your gadget deficit while the economy’s in the dumps with the Gadget Stimulus Plan. Today we’re giving away a Seagate FreeAgent Xtreme hard drive. With a 1.5TB capacity, the FreeAgent Xtreme has enough capacity to backup multiple notebooks, tablets or netbooks.
I love personalizing my Tablet PC with various stickers. In my opinion, they kind off show off a person’s personality and what they are in to, where they’ve been, etc. As you can tell from the back of my Tablet PC, I’m kind of conflicted — I’m a Mac and I’m a PC. Yeah, I’m [...]
MotionDSP released vReveal today and is offering a free 30-day trial that I recommend trying. vReveal is an application that analyzes video clips and enhances them automatically to improve camera shake, contrast, lighting and noise. It’s based on technology originally built for law enforcement and intelligence agencies. I enjoy using compact video cameras, but it’s [...]
Dell’s selling the Mini 9 netbook for just $199 after a $50 instant discount. The $199 Mini 9 comes with Ubuntu, an 8GB SSD and 512MB of RAM. It’s about as basic as you can get, but you can configure it to your liking. Visit LogicBuy for full details
Hot off the press is news that Bluebeam has released version 7 of their popular PDF Revu, which is available today for $149: With over 20 additional features and improvements for PDF creation, markup and editing, this is truly our best release ever. Spell Check Reduce File Size Arcs and Curves Hatch Patterns Batch Office [...]
Matt Miller is a wonder. When he decides to delve into an issue, he does so with depth and clarity, and it usually results in a lengthy article that is well worth hanging on to. This time around he’s applied his usual approach to taking a look at what he calls Clash of the Touch [...]
The Boy Genius Report published a list of supposed new features for the next iPhone yesterday, attributing it to a “confirmed” very high muckety muck in the AT&T chain of command. Not much secret that there will probably be a new iPhone this summer. That only makes sense. There’s also a mention of a $99 [...]
Samsung is slowly rolling out details on its new NC310 Netbook. It looks stylish and speculation it has a ‘higher than your average Netbook’ price to match, although we have no specifics on that as of yet, although speculation is around $577 US. It will land first in the UK in May. There will be [...]
Internet Tablets seem to be a hot topic these days, at least in conversation. I’m still not convinced we need that class of device in addition to MIDs (I’m still not sure about those either), SmartPhones, Netbooks, Tablet PCs, and PMPs with Internet access. And of course, there are the mythical Apple Tablet/iPhone and the [...]
Steve ““Chippy†Paine is definite a mobile man on the move. He seems to be everywhere these days. At the recent CeBIT conference he and his cohorts provided some excellent coverage and it looks like they still have some good info to provide. Steve has posted a video of one of the most curious devices [...]
James Kendrick is getting hands on with the Sony VAIO P ultra-portable and providing some video of his experiences with the tiny device. Quite a few folks are interested in the P. JK has put up a couple of videos showing off the device and its Instant On feature.
Daniel Roth from Wired Magazine published an interesting article about a battle that’s brewing over gestures. The stakes are high as touch computing moves into the mainstream, with as many as 30% of mobile phones expected to have the feature by 2013. Flicking, pinching and swiping are all gestures that the likes of Apple, Nokia, [...]
The guys over at LogicBuy found the Acer Aspire One for just $313.99 at Buy.com. This version of the Acer Aspire One come with a sapphire blue lid, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM and an Intel Atom N270 processor. Visit LogicBuy for full details. For full details visit LogicBuy.
Joanna Stern from Laptop Mag’s put together a video walk through of the Samsunc N110, which is an update to the popular NC10 netbook. The N110 is pretty similar to the NC10, but it has a slightly redesigned appearance, a larger touchpad and a higher capacity battery. The six-cell battery keeps the N110 humming along [...]
GammaTech announced the DURABOOK RT10, a rugged slate designed for healthcare professionals. The Durabook RT10 meets military standards and can be dropped from four feet and keep on ticking. Its sealed to keep out dust and liquids, which keeps its components safe from alcohol, bleach, iodine and just about any other liquid you’d find in [...]
We opened up the mic last week for everyone wishing to ask Motion Computing about their new J3400 and whatever else might be on your mind. The community certainly responded well and submitted some really good questions: touch and usage scenarios, LS800, small form factor devices, the mobile keyboard, J3400 usage scenarios, portrait vs [...]
We’re trying to close your gadget deficit while the economy’s in the dumps with the Gadget Stimulus Plan. Today we’re giving away a Logitech V550 cordless mouse that features the Clip-and-Go dock and a tiny USB adapter that’s small enough to leave plugged into your tablet or notebook. The Clip-and Go dock sticks to any [...]
Here’s a demo of a student practicing Gregg Shorthand on a Tablet PC. YouTube user IhaveaKugelschreiberscreen shows how it’s possible to ink at 140 words per minute into OneNote. Obviously this is a lot faster than I can type, but I’m sure it takes a lot of practice to get up to this speed with [...]
We’re trying to close your gadget deficit while the economy’s in the dumps with the Gadget Stimulus Plan. Today we’re giving away a Monster iSoniCast for iPod, which streams music from your iPod to your home audio system wirelessly. A small dongle plugs into the bottom of your iPod and a base station plugs into [...]
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The Best Way to Beat AT&T’s Data Throttling is to Have Everyone Consume More Data!
We had previously reported that grandfathered unlimited data plan subscribers of AT&T Mobility have begun to receive notices that they are excessively using their data plans with as little as 2 GB of data consumption within the month, and now we’re beginning to hear multiple sources report that they are receiving notices with as little [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note Review: First Impressions and Size Comparisons
How big is it? Just saying the screen measures 5.3-inches diagonally doesn’t really help you picture it. So we compared it to the Galaxy Nexus, Droid RAZR, and Galaxy Tab.
12 iPhone Photography Accessories – Lenses, Stands, Filters and More To Enhance Your Photos
Apple made a lot of shutterbugs happy with the camera upgrades in the iPhone 4S — more pixels and a bigger sensor means an even better “best camera” to carry everywhere. Want to take the iPhone even further than that? With some additional accessories and apps you can turn this device into a mobile photo and video studio worthy of your enhanced skills.
iPhone 4S Battery Case Showdown: 6 Cases Battle For Power
The iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S are incredibly popular phones, but one of the biggest complaints for both devices is the lack of a removable battery and poor battery life. While there are tricks you can use to fix bad iPhone 4S battery life, sometimes there’s nothing better than a bigger battery. If you find your iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S is running [...]
Galaxy S Pen and Holder Kit Mini-Review
If you’re more comfortable using a regular-sized pen, Samsung has an accessory that should please you. The $59.99 Galaxy S Pen and Holder Kit has both an extra S Pen and a Holder that makes it the size of a normal pen. You get the side-button functionality and everything, just in a larger form factor.
Plantronics Marque Review: Small, Affordable, Awesome
If you’re looking for a great bluetooth headset, but you don’t want to spend $100 on a high-end headset, the Plantronics Marque M-155 bluetooth headset. Plantronics makes a number of headsets, including the Plantronics Voyager HD, which we gave a Best of 2011 Award, but not everyone is willing to wear the larger headset out [...]
