Chromium OS, the open source base for Google’s Chrome OS, is now available in a “diet” form that can run from a 1GB USB drive. This means darn near anyone with a flash drive and PC can give the OS a try. Even more remarkable, not only have no features been cut from this version, [...]
Engadget has video of a tablet prototype reportedly of the same variety spotted earlier with NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang. It’s a monster of a tablet with a 15″ diagonal, but it’s just under an inch thick and packs enough video punch to run 720p video courtesy of its Tegra graphics system. Confirmed is the fact [...]
Rumors, leaks, whatever. Gizmodo is reporting that a source has seen the Google phone and that is real. More intriguingly it is running a version of Android that no one has seen yet, and that version is supposedly the “real Android.” That will probably come as a surprise to all those who have been loving [...]
This will go down as a legend most assuredly. The Crunchpad is not to be. I’ll let Michael Arrington speak as to why: Our plan was to debut the CrunchPad on stage at the Real-Time Crunchup event on November 20, a little over a week ago. We even hoped to have devices hacked together with [...]
Engadget is linking to a DigiTimes report that several members of Intel’s MID Alliance are walking away from plans to develop MIDs in the future due to unsatisfactory shipping levels of current products. Some folks will treat this as a “sky is falling” announcement, but in my view, it is just the normal evolution for [...]
Ideum, a company that designs and builds interactive computer exhibits, has lifted the curtain on a massive new multi-touch system that will share the “Wonders of the Universe” at the Adventure Science Center in Nashville, Tennessee. With a 100″ surface and an 86″ viewable area is it one of the largest contiguous multitouch tables yet [...]
James Kendrick has started a meme that should be an important one for Tablet manufacturers should be paying attention to. Essentially James’ point is that we don’t just consume media on our Tablets but we interact with them and that interaction needs some form of good text entry. This interaction can be using social media [...]
Too much fun. Apple is probably smiling because being parodied means you’ve had a successful impact. But then again, maybe not. With print newspapers fighting for their lives, it is fun to see The Sun going right after the mobile tech competition with this ad.
As a part of the roll out of Windows 7, Microsoft had prepared some ads/clips/video featuring The Family Guy. There was going to be a special episode of the show that would tout Windows 7. That approach got abandoned, but now Microsoft has put some of the clips up on its YouTube channel. Is it [...]
So, I made a Black Friday purchase of a new computer. It arrives tomorrow. I’m shifting my strategy slightly as to how I operate day to day. Any guesses as to what it is?
This is interesting. If you want to check out Google’s Chrome OS and have a Dell Mini 10v Netboo then you are in luck. Dell has made a build of Google Chrome OS available for download. (You can get it here.) No virtual machine needed, but the download comes in at 8GB so you’ll need [...]
Our annual Thanksgiving Day celebration is always a whirlwind coming as a brief day off between days of dress rehearsals for the annual Christmas show we open this Sunday at Wayside Theatre, I’m typically the only geek doing anything geeky. That changed this year. At various points this holiday, my kin all whipped out various [...]
For those of us celebrating Thanksgiving today here in the US, today is a day to give thanks for all those blessings bestowed upon us, and to spend time with family and those nearest and dearest to us. We’ll eat too much, spend too much time contemplating Black Friday gadget purchases, and probably take a [...]
Lenovo’s offering the IdeaPad S10-2 netbook for just $254.15 through the end of the month after a $141 instant discount and 15% stackable coupon. This netbook has specs similar to the majority of netbooks on the market- 160GB hard drive, 1.6GHz Atom processor and 1GB of RAM. Grab the coupon code from LogicBuy. If the [...]
What a difference two days make. Two days ago, I checked out Camangi’s WebStation website and was, to put it gently, less than impressed. Tonight, after reading a post on Engadget, I check out the site and I’m ready to give them the award for most improved. Great look and design. Verbiage is vastly improved [...]
When it comes to touchpads, I’m all thumbs. When my fingers start pounding out words, my thumbs can’t avoid that touchpad in its typical placement dead center below the keyboard. Thus, I keep mine turned off most of the time. But that may no longer be a problem with TouchFreeze. Annoyed when you are typing [...]
If I didn’t already think Apple tablet mania has gone too far (because it’s based on a product that doesn’t even exist yet), I’d say this clip from a German kids magazine proves it’s gone way past the edge. Yes, our friends at UMPCPortal have spotted the mythic Apple tablet in a German teeny bopper [...]
Many news sites and blogs are hailing the Motorola Droid’s marketing campaign as a substantial success. It has been estimated that over 250,000 Droid’s were sold in the first week of its launch in early November. NFL games and family sitcoms have been interrupted by commercials showing stealth bombers launching Droids, the Droid’s grit and [...]
While it’s proven invaluable for responsive touch input, capacitive touch suffers from the fact that it can only recognize direct skin contact. Without some conductive material connecting you to the screen, like the Pogo stylus or a damp sponge, it won’t register. That proves problematic in cold climates, such as a white winter wonderland, when [...]
We’ve blogged about the Smartbook trademark controversy before. The deal is that a German company, Smartbook AG, has the trademark and wants to protect it. Consequently, this means they’ve been clamping down on manufacturers and media who use it to describe that generation of mobile devices that are just starting to surface after a long [...]
Arimasa Naitoh, widely recognized as father of the Thinkpad, and current Lenovo VP for Notebook Development and the head of the Yamato Development Labs, spoke to a group about, among other things, the challenges of implementing capacitive touchscreens on their T400s and X200 series. The event was captured on video and posted by Engadget. Toward [...]
Our friends over at MobileDemand took a trip down to Orlando and shot a quick video of how one of their rugged tablets can help get people out of line and into a water park. The video shows employees using a MobileDemand xTablet T8700 with an attached card reader to check guests’ passes. It looks [...]
Newspapers are trying just about anything to attract paying subscribers these days. The New York Times is partnering with Samsung to offer a $100 discount off the Samsung Go netbook to subscribers to the paper’s digital edition. The Times Reader will set you back $179.40 per year. The Samsung Go pre-installed with the Times Reader [...]
Lenovo’s offering the ThinkPad X200s for just $849.15 after a $475 instant discount and 20% stackable coupon. For this price you can get the slim ThinkPad with 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive and standard battery. Visit LogicBuy for more info and the coupon code.
In a demonstration of the power of software, Amazon has announced they can extend battery life on the new Kindle (presumably the Kindle 2, though that’s not spelled out) by a whopping 85% via a firmware update. The boost applies with wireless turned on, cranking it from four days to seven. With wireless turned off, [...]
We know UMPCs can run classic RPGs without hassle, but who knew there were recent games capable of delivering adequate enjoyment on netbooks? Liliputing apparently did, and they’ve run down a list of five games to enjoy on the small screen. The standout entry for me is World of Warcraft. Though the game itself just [...]
Wahoo! There’s a touchscreen laptop shootout over at the Computerworld Corral between the Fujitsu LifeBook T4410, HP TouchSmart tx2z, and Lenovo ThinkPad T400s. Interesting test as it looks at two different touchscreen technologies – Wacom’s dual digitizer in the Fujitsu and N-Trig’s DuoSense in the HP and Lenovo – and two different form factors – [...]
This is a bit embarassing, but we seem to have missed the official launch of the T4310 and T4410 Lifebook Tablet PCs from Fujitsu. We were on the ball when they debuted at IFA, even catching the video demo, and our sister site, Notebooks.com, delivered a wonderful summation. But we missed the launch, so I’m [...]
KT Bradford from LAPTOP Magazine has put together a cheat sheet that compares the netbooks from Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and Best Buy. I don’t think a $100 or $200 subsidy should drive your hardware purchasing decision when the total cost of a netbook with 3G service is between $1,539 and $1,739. If you’re going to [...]
Apple’s latest ads demonstrate just how much you can get online while you’re still on a call. These ads are a little better than AT&T’s ads promoting the feature, but they sure don’t reflect my experience trying to get work done with my iPhone 3Gs. I count myself lucky if my call isn’t dropped or [...]
TechCrunch has leaked a video comparison of the new typing system called Swype that allows a user to type by dragging their finger from one key to the next on their handheld touchscreen device. Accuracy is enhanced by a predictive system devised by the creator of T9. The first device to use the system, which [...]
Amazon is offering the Acer Aspire One D250-1633 for just $314.95 after a $35 discount and $30 off coupon. This netbook is equipped with a Multi-touch touchpad, 250GB hard drive, six-cell battery and Windows 7 starter. Visit LogicBuy for the coupon code. Toshiba is offering the Satellite T115 for $449 with free shipping. It comes [...]
NewEgg is selling the HP MediaSmart Server LX for $199, which is half off the MSRP. This little Windows Home Server doesn’t have all the bells and whistles found in larger models, but you can still create your own personal cloud with it. The server comes with a single 640GB hard drive, 1.6GHZ Intel Atom [...]
The LG X120 netbook is going to be available exclusively at RadioShack in the near future. It will cost $180 as long as you subscribe to AT&T’s 3G service for two years. This netbook is pretty much what you’d expect from a subsidized netbook. The LG X120 comes with a 10.1″ display, 1.6GHz Intel Atom [...]
Here’s a friendly reminder to be extra careful when traveling this week for Thanksgiving. In all the excitement of rushing to your in-laws, please don’t leave your Tablet PC or laptop behind after rushing through airport metal detectors. There are a lot more travelers than usual and many of them aren’t frequent flyers which means [...]
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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 [...]
The Next Nexus: What It Needs to Stay Ahead of the Pack
Late last year, Google and Samsung released the third rendition of the Nexus smartphone. The first of course was the HTC-made Nexus One which arrived in 2010 to great fan fare. Then, in late part of 2010, the Samsung-made Nexus S launched which eventually became available in two variants, the regular Nexus S and the [...]
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 [...]
