There may be hope for Sidekick users (at least those who didn’t throw their phones down the toilet). Microsoft is saying that they have recovered most, if not all of the user data that was lost in the recent fiasco. They are in the process of validating the data and will be pushed to users [...]
Well, it took awhile. Evernote’s recent update for its Mac application finally allows the display of Ink Notes taken on a Tablet PC. This came down last week but in the midst of opening a show I didn’t do the update until today. Curiously, I haven’t seen much ink about this feature either. Evernote is [...]
This looks to be a welcome change coming down the pike. The WiFi Alliance is announcing that a new technology, WiFi Direct, will become available in 2010. Essentially WiFi Direct will turn most WiFi equipped devices into a hot spot making it easier to share files and communicate among devices. The direct connection between devices [...]
I admit I haven’t been quite onboard with the current touchscreen laptop trend, but the more I think about different usage scenarios and positions, like actually using one on your lap with the screen low and angled, the more I’m starting to come around. Thus, I’m somewhat enthusiastic about Acer’s new Aspire AS5738PG touchscreen notebook [...]
After reading Michael Dell’s comments on netbooks today, I wonder if maybe he’d be interested in taking the Dell Mini line in a new direction, as one adventurous modder did with his Dell Mini 9 Tablet project. As posted on the MyDellMini forum, a fellow going by Rob928 took apart his Dell Vostro A90 and [...]
Today will see the official unveiling of the Barnes & Noble eBook Reader. Speculation has been rampant. We’ve heard that it will have a color screen, we’ve heard it won’t. We’ve heard all sorts of things. Gizmodo has some pictures and says that it will kinda, sorta, be both. According to their report it will [...]
I get it and I don’t get it. Netbooks are the Pandora’s box of computer manufacturers. They all jumped on the bandwagon to enter the market once Asus launched the phenomenon. They couldn’t not compete in that market. That said, many have spent time poo-pooing Netbooks because they fear the dent it will make in [...]
Breaking news: “There are some people that have an Apps addiction…” Is iPhone App addiction really that big of a problem or was it just a slow news day in New York? A lot of iPhone users (myself included) are guilty of tapping away at apps when we should be working or paying attention to [...]
The WikiReader is a new touchscreen device that gives you anytime, anywhere access to over three million English WikiPedia articles. It doesn’t connect to the Internet, but for $29 you can sign up to receive microSD cards loaded with new content in the mail twice a year. You can grab the updates for free from [...]
Lenovo’s offering the ThinkPad T400s with multi-touch from $1,699.15 after a $146 instantdiscount and a 15% stackable coupon. The base model comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz processor, 2GB of RAM, 120GB hard drive and DVD burner. Visit LogicBuy for details and the coupon code.
Or for you gamblers, I suppose that should be “all in.” Regardless, Fujitsu, having already debuted multi-touch in their Tablet PCs, is following through with multi-touch desktops, another Tablet PC, and computers for an older audience, all directed to the home consumer market. Per Akihabara News, their F series all-in-one desktop is available with either [...]
Maybe it is just me, but I’ll call FAIL on this one. Nokia is announcing that the upper end Booklet 3G will be available exclusively at Best Buy beginning October 22 (yep, the Windows 7 roll out date) for $299. That is assuming you sign up for a two year contract with AT&T. No, I’m [...]
I was wondering if we’d ever see an app like this and it looks like Viper SmartStart might fill the bill. You can turn on the car, unlock the doors and trunk, control the alarm, and turn on the heat. You have to purchase a $300 module for your car to use the service which [...]
Michael Arrington shared some incredible insight at TechCrunch about what it will take for desktop touchscreen computing to be a hit. So what does the future of desktop touch computing look like? Most experts I’ve spoken with agree that the problem was actually solved centuries ago. The proper layout for a desktop touch screen machine [...]
Everybody is talking about HP’s touch computers as the publicity rolls out and Windows 7 is just around the corner. That’s a good thing. HP is certainly out front among the leaders when it comes to touch, even placing it on the desktop with the HP TouchSmart. Mike Arrington is writing about the touch experience [...]
Some marketing folks at Dell want to make sure that the Adamo XPS has a piece of your mind share once the slew of Windows 7 equipped notebooks roll out here shortly. Since they aren’t ready to release the product, they are playing the tease game with pictures and brief appearances here lately. I have [...]
HP will be test-marketing a multi-touch version of the Pavilion dv3t notebook in Europe. The 13″ notebook is significantly thicker and a little heavier than the standard dv3t. If sales are brisk enough in Europe we may see a version of the multi-touch dv3t in the U.S. I’d much rather have a touch-enabled convertible than [...]
I met up with HP in San Francisco to check out some new PCs and talk about touch computing. Just about every PC vendor seems to be jumping on the touch bandwagon thanks to Windows 7, but what are users going to actually do with all this multi-touch goodness? HP provided several interesting demos, but [...]
The One Laptop Per Child project is demonstrating the Pedal Power Machine. The desk with pedals is designed to run students’ computers when electricity isn’t available. The desk has a pair of pedals that can be used to charge an OLPC. If I had to pedal everytime I used one of my notebooks I’d probably [...]
HP’s hooked us up with an Envy 15 to give away over at Notebooks.com and I wanted to invite everyone here to head over to the contest page and enter. The Envy 15 isn’t as mobile as most of the devices we discuss here at GBM, but I’m pretty sure most of our readers would [...]
Xavier asks how much do we trust the cloud. My answer is a simple one. I trust the cloud as much as I trust the hard drive on my computer. As much as I trust the external drives that I back up to. I trust the cloud as much as I trust my car to [...]
Usually cloud services hum right along and we all enjoy anytime, anywhere access to our data. But I lose a little faith in the cloud every time I hear about a failure or have to deal with one myself. Thankfully, major failures like the one T-Mobile customers are dealing with are pretty rare. But little [...]
Adobe’s released Photopshiop.com Mobile for iPhone, an application that lets users perform basic editing tasks by tapping and swiping at images. The application lets users crop, adjust exposure and apply a handful of filters. It has a nice interface and it’s very easy to fine tune adjustments. There are a lot of photo editing applications [...]
T-Mobile has halted Sidekick sales after announcing the cloud has failed big time. Something’s gone seriously wrong and Danger has lost subscribers’ photos, contacts, to-do lists and calendar entries. Sidekicks shuffle personal data back and forth between Danger’s servers rather than storing it locally on a permanent basis. Users who’ve reset their Sidekicks have already [...]
Slowly but surely, I’ve been upgrading my computer arsenal over the past few months. I’m not what true geeks would call “cutting edge,” but I maintain a good pace right behind it. Sure, I’d like to be right there on the edge, but let’s face it: it’s expensive. Thus, I linger right behind it in [...]
Voice Terminal Service allows people to access listen to their email and personalized web data over the phone by dialing into a toll-free number. Audiopoint announced today that the service can now tap into Google calendars and Google 411. Voice Terminal Service is designed to provide easy access to information for those who are visually [...]
I use multiple displays when I’m working in my office to boost my productivity. When I’m on the go I really miss all of the screen real estate. After watching Josh Smith’s video demo of MaxiVista I think I’m going to start using multiple displays outside of my office. I usually bring more than one [...]
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Barnes & Noble will be releasing its own e-Reader in time for the holidays. The Barnes & Noble device is rumored to have a 6″ multi-touch display that’s manufactured by E-Ink Corp. A Gizmodo blogger’s talked to a source that claims to be developing software for the Barnes [...]
Sony officially introduced the VAIO X this morning. The 11.1-inch notebook weighs in at 1.6 pounds and measures about a half-inch thick. Sony managed to make the VAIO X so light by building its chassis out of carbon fiber and using other lightweight components. The VAIO X has a mixed bag of components might not [...]
Following HP and Gateway into the multi-touch desktop space is Sony with their VAIO L Touch HD PC/TV. With no mention of Microsoft Touch Pack or custom touch functionality featured in the new Gateway One, the multi-touch screens seems to be included solely for the purpose of Windows 7 touch compliance. A bit disappointing, but [...]
Just this morning, I’ve had to deal with one hacked webmail account, received word of another, and heard from a trusted source that a security-oriented agency held impromptu meetings about webmail passwords today. Not saying that adds up to something big, but there’s a little too much coincidence here for me to dismiss. The problem [...]
In just a couple of hours we start a 12 hour technical rehearsal day for Wayside Theatre’s production of Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure. The piece is a lot of fun, but has a lot of “theatre tech” challenges to solve. Everything from fog and smoke, to live gun fire, to sound effects, to multimedia, [...]
Getac’s new V100 Tablet PC is the first ruggedized PC with a multi-touch display that will work with gloved hands. The Getac V100 uses a resistive touch display to make this magic happen. This feature should be popular amongst users that work in cold environments or in dangerous conditions. Some job sites require workers to [...]
A lot of people that wouldn’t have dreamed of using smartphones a few years ago are now iPhone, Blackberry and WinMo users. I’ve noticed a disturbing trend with my less geeky friends and family members though- almost none of them have set passwords to prevent unauthorized access. This is a pretty risky move considering how [...]
Going thin is all the rage and this picture of the Dell Adamo XPS looks, well, it looks extremely thin at 0.4 inches. Of course we have no idea when (and if) this thing will ever ship, as Dell is not providing any real information yet. So this could just be a case of things [...]
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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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Nokia Responds to Alleged 3-Inch ‘Tablet’ Leaks
When Nokia took the stage in New York City with carrier partner T-Mobile USA, various news outlets were reporting that Nokia was either working on a 3-inch tablet or media player. Right now, the company says that the information that was reported earlier was all a misunderstanding by various hopeful blogs. The device that was [...]
Pad & Quill Octavo iPad Case 2 Looks Great but is Bulky
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 [...]
Pad & Quill Fire Keeper: A Beautiful Kindle Fire Case
If you have a Kindle Fire, then you owe it to yourself to take a look at the beautiful Kindle Fire Keeper, a case from Pad & Quill. Pad & Quill cases protect your iPad, eBook reader, computer or iPhone with a touch of class giving users a classic book-like experience even though they’re holding a very [...]
id America Gasket iPhone Case Review
iPhone cases are a dime a dozen, but now and then I see one that stands out. Enter the Gasket iPhone case from id America. The id America Gasket case is a brushed aluminum iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S case that looks absolutely stunning. The machined case is inspired by the head gasket you’d find inside a [...]
