Earlier this month we launched MIDStories.com and to celebrate we’re giving away some mobile gear. To enter to win a MID and other great prizes all you have to do is visit the giveaway page and tell us what you’d use a MID for and which one you’d choose. I’ve been using a Viliv S5 [...]
Evernote’s busy indexing premium users’ scanned PDFs to make them searchable from any device. Evernote will now perform some of its OCR magic on PDFs that are scanned in as image files, making them searchable from any device. This feature will only be available for Premium accounts, which cost $5 per month.
If you need to carry around lots of data on your laptop then Western Digital has just expanded your horizons a bit. Western Digital now has 75GB and 1 terabyte models available under the Scorpio Blue moniker for you to install in your laptop. The 2.5 inch drives sell for $190 for the 750GB [...]
There are folks out there who don’t have media players built into their car and back seat passengers who don’t use smaller devices to consume media while being carted here and there. Perhaps they want to use their laptop. CradleVue looks like a possible solution to set up your laptop for some backseat viewing or [...]
It may be 2010, or it may be this fall, in any event, it looks like things are moving away from rumor and into speculation about what an Apple Tablet will actually be. According to the Financial Times, there is a content component that goes hand in hand with the Apple Tablet. Apple and the [...]
If half the rumors about the Apple tablet are true (and only half can be true because they contradict the other half), then there can only be one conclusion: the Apple company as we know it will cease to exist. In an exclusive, AppleInsider lets on that Apple has been working on their mythic tablet [...]
The dueling rumor mill churns out another one. Contrary to reports of a release early next year, which contradicted the previous reports of a release later this year, The Financial Times is resetting the launch back to this year in September. The talks come as Apple is separately racing to offer a portable, full-featured, tablet-sized [...]
Lenovo’s offering a $435 instant discount and $350 stackable coupon on the ThinkPad X200 Tablet. The X200 Tablet starts at $1,199 with these discounts and can be customized with uptions like a 64GB SSD, 4GB of RAM and extended batteries. Visit LogicBuy for details and the coupon code.
From the looks of it this might be real. Folks are spotting info that Best Buy has dropped the price of the Palm Pre to $99 with a two year contract. Competition. Isn’t it a wonderful thing. Via Pre Central.net UPDATE: Turns out this was, er, um, er… a mistake by Best Buy. Apparently [...]
In this GBM Shortcut, I have some fun with testing out the quality of the webcam in Samsung’s N310 Netbook. I used a built-in application called Cyberlink YouCam. It does a pretty darn good if I say so myself. I never knew I looked so good wrapped in roses. I tested it earlier in different [...]
One of my fellow kama’ainas back home in the 808 (that’s Hawai’i to the rest of you) has put together a wearable computing rig powered by a Sony UX380N. Brian Kuriyama, who goes by the screen name Seven of Nine fiveseven808 (your name’s on your Twitter, brah), put together this sweet system from the following [...]
My customers love me. Prior to making a decision on what Tablet PC or netbook to purchase, my clients normally have hands-on access to just about anything they want to trial. If I don’t have it on hand, then I’ve likely had it before and shown it to them, or can usually get something within [...]
Lenovo’s offering a $411 instant discount and $249 coupon on the ThinkPad X200. For $899 you can get a powerful 12-incher, complete with a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive and Vista Home Premium. VIsit LogicBuy for more details and the coupon code.
In what is part MacBook review / part Farewell to netbooks, GBM’s Matt Dillon lays out why he’s kissed netbooks goodbye. It is a great read, well written, and has some very good arguments on why a person should think twice before purchasing that next netbook. Check it out. Comparing a netbook to a notebook [...]
The Gizmodo post where I saw this proclaims that this is what touch screens were invented for. I think they may be right. Very impressive.
Apple Insider is reporting that the much talked about Apple Tablet is set for an early 2010 appearance. The brainchild of Steve Jobs, the Apple Tablet will feature a 10″ touchscreen and 3G. Apple Insider reports that Jobs had been working behind the scenes during his medical leave, maintaining direct control of the Apple Tablet. [...]
Robert Scoble spent some time this past week with MindJet’s Michael Deutch, exploring the concept of mind mapping and why a tool like MindManager enhances the process of brainstorming, mapping, interactive presentations, notetaking, and more. In the video, Deutch mentions that some touch features will be coming to a future version of MindManager that will [...]
Liliputing reports that MaxLinear and Hauppauge Digital are teaming up to build low-cost, low-consumption, low-size TV tuners for low-ly netbooks. Sounds like a good idea to me (already an option for the Dell Mini 10 shown here), and one that should make up for one of the drawbacks of a netbook – lack of a [...]
It must be a Friday, because most of the news this morning is all about corporate and PR shenanigans between companies. Recently, Microsoft created a stir in the tech ad biz by running its Laptop Hunter ads that specifically targeted Apple’s higher priced hardware. The fan boys on both sides went crazy. Last week, word [...]
Palm Pre users lost their ‘native’ iTunes syncing ability when Apple, as expected, issued an update to iTunes last week. Now Palm is issuing a counterpunch with a new update that apparently restores the capability. This will probably go several rounds before one or both companies gives up the ghost and things get settled out. [...]
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos issued the following apology for the 1984 / Kindle wipeout act that was all the talk this past weekend. The apologies certainly don’t get any more honest and humble than this one. Somehow, I don’t think Amazon will be making that mistake again: This is an apology for the way we previously [...]
Kevin Tofel of jkOnTheRun and I have been checking each other out from afar (hey, that’s in your mind, not mine) using Google Latitude on our respective iPhones that was just released today. Kevin is outside Philadelphia and I’m in northwestern Virginia. You read the headline right, Google Latitude is a web app. Apparently, Apple [...]
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In an interview with Sony’s Mike Abary, Laptop Mag’s Mark Spoonauer picked up info that Sony is hinting at touch screen VAIOs later this fall that will be running Windows 7. Pricing pressure is another theme in the interview, and you get the hint that Sony is feeling the pinch brought about by the double [...]
Google’s Engineering Director, Linus Upson is promising that the Chrome OS will bring about the end of malware. According to Upson Google is “completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.” Here’s hoping it works as advertised. Via [...]
Amazon is bundling the 13″ MacBook Pro with the 8GB iPod Touch for $1,199, which is the MSRP of the MacBook Pro on its own. The base model MacBook Pro comes with a 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive. Visit LogicBuy for more details and other [...]
Fear not good citizens. When electro-matic Android mechanisms invade your homes this year, they will not be in the form of MC Hammer simulacra that will stand over your children while you plead “Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em!” Admittedly though, I think that will be more interesting than the actual plan of excitingly named, Touch [...]
A construction site would normally be the last place a one would expect to see a Tablet PC. With the number of rugged tablet models being made available today, though, more and more companies are beginning to see the value of a full Windows operating environment paired up with a rugged inking system. Doster Construction [...]
Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have changed the way people organize and share information, but there is still a lot of resistance from educational institutions, businesses and individuals to accept these forms of communication. Let’s examine these three entities and how online communication is being denied. The Public School Setting There [...]
HP’s dropped the price of the Mini 110 XP netbook by $30. This $299.99 netbook comes with a free deskjet D4360 printer and free shipping. Visit LogicBuy for more details and other gadget deals.
Some think Rupert Murdoch’s approach to news helped drive the business into the doldrums it now finds itself in, some don’t. This isn’t really about that, but I’m just not sure what to think here. Granted, I’m an Inker when it comes to Tablet PCs, but I think the messenger might have just killed the [...]
Coca-Cola is testing a new fountain called Freestyle that serves 100 flavors and is a heck of a lot more interactive than any soda machine I’ve ever seen. BSquare designed the user interface for Coca-Cola and built the system on Windows CE. It uses highly concentrated flavor cartridges Flavors like Fatanta Peach, oraange lemonade and [...]
This morning we linked to Brandon LeBlanc’s blog post about when different types of customers would see Windows 7. Now Mr. LeBlanc is announcing that Windows 7 has been Released to Manufacturing (RTM). The post is full of thank you’s and congratulations and of course this doesn’t change the release schedule. Windows Server 2008 R2 [...]
Yesterday I posted a question wondering how GBM readers felt about the dangers of having their data in the cloud and there were some very interesting responses. Today I caught this on BoingBoing about a project called Vanish, that allows you to create a self destructing email or document that become unreadable after a certain [...]
LG’s tiny watch cell phone the GD910, now has some company in the watch cell phone market as Samsung version is about to be unleashed on the wrists of those strolling the streets of Paris. Samsung is touting that its version, the S9110, is smaller than LG’s. I’m guessing that means those who want to [...]
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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 [...]
