Archives For January 2010
The iPad Looks Familiar…
Several months ago I took a look at a slate from Hanvon at IDF. It sure looks a lot like what Steve Jobs is showing off today. Obviously it's not exactly the same thing, but close.
iPad not just running the iPhone OS on a big screen
If you placed your bets on the iPad just being a big iPhone, you definitely lost money. As seen in the shot of its email operation (via Engadget), you can pull down an email list that looks like what's on your iPhone, but it's down a column, not spread across the screen...
The iPad Has No Flash???
Steve Jobs just unveiled the iPad and Engadget posted this picture live from the event in San Francisco. The image shows a big fat missing Flash object on the home page of the NY Times.
iPad keyboard is disappointing
So the iPad on-screen keyboard is just a big QWERTY that stretches across the screen. Yes, it looks big enough to easily access, but terribly unimaginative. Might work for the squarish, possibly 4:3 design though.
Jobs Unveils The iPad
Well, the name is the iPad and to emphasize couch surfing. Jobs is sitting on a couch showing it off. No stall surfing demo I'm guessing. .
Apple Tablet Live Roundup
Unfortunately CoverItLive isn't ready for prime time, so we're going to end the experiment before it really began. We'll update this post with Apple news, specs and details as it rolls in. WC: Jobs says Apple is a Mobile Device Company.
Not at the Apple tablet event, but if I was…
Yes, I too am disappointed in myself for re-using this lame joke, particularly since it's way past its expiration date (curse the speed of the Internet), but whatever.
Motion Being Aggressive in Wake of Apple Tablet Tsunami
Give Motion Computing credit. They are at least trying to be aggressive in the wake of all the hype/rumors/buzz/genuflecting that is going on about the Apple Tablet. There's speculation that Apple is looking at it's game changer as a vertical market device in addition...
Smarter touchscreens in the works, including one for the Apple Tablet?
Some interesting touchscreen news to report. First is a proximity-sensing touchscreen patent just granted to Apple. Dug up by Patently Apple (by way of Engadget), this patent describes a manner of detecting proximity of an object, such as a finger or stylus, near a touc...
Archos 7 Internet Tablet Specs on View
Today might be Apple Tablet day, but Apple isn't the only company doing Tablets these days. jkkmobile as put up some specs on the Archos 7 Internet Tablet.
10″ OLED for $600? That can’t be right, can it?
Everyone's a twitter over the sweet Apple Tablet tweets from Jason Calcanis. Our focus, rightfully, has been on the battery life claim (need more usage data here).
Jason Calcanis sneak peak at the Apple Tablet tweeted
Jason Calcanis, the founder of Weblogs, Inc, TechCrunch50, reporter for Engadget, etc et al , has had a secret for the last 10 days, and finally has decided to tell the world via twitter. The man has had an Apple Tablet as a beta tester!!! Ok, everyone to his house...
Robert Scoble Late to the Party on Microsoft’s Tablet Bumble
Robert Scoble may be late to the party with his analysis of why Microsoft fumbled and bumbled the Tablet PC, but it will get attention.
What I Need To See Before Plunking Down Cash on the Apple Tablet
First, let's get real. I'll probably buy the damn thing anyway. Gadget lust will take over at some point and we'll you know what happens when that occurs. That said, these are the four big things I'll be looking for today when Apple takes the wraps off of the mythica...
Apple Tablet Battery Life 2 or 3 Hours?…This Could Be a Problem
A lot of us have been taking stabs in the dark as we try and guess what features will/won't make it into the Apple tablet. But we're starting to see what appears to be credible specifics from people who've actually seen and used the yet to be announced iTab, iSlate, iNe...
Hope it’s not just another flat slate
[caption id="attachment_21905" align="alignleft" width="295" caption="Click for full size"][/caption] So all this noise about the Apple Tablet and what it will or will not do got me thinking about tablet design, specifically slate design other than a basic flat scree...
Mindjet MindManager 8 for Mac released
This is interesting timing. A new version of Mindjet MindManager, one of the most pen-friendly pieces of software for the Tablet PC, has just been announced for Mac. No mention of similar pen support for Mac, but among the new features is gesture support for mult...
McGraw Hill CEO: Apple Tablet Based on iPhone OS, Going to be Terrific
MacGraw Hill's CEO appeared on CNBC today and commented on the unicorn tablet. According to Terry McGraw, his publishing company has been working with Apple for some time on bringing its content to the device.
Motion’s Mike Stinson on Tablets as Purpose-Built Devices
It seems like just about everyone is weighing in on Tablets here in the rush to tomorrow. (I guess that can work both metaphorically and literally.) Motion Computing's Mike Stinson (VP of Marketing) has an interesting post on the Motion Computing Blog called Year of the...
Inkers Cast a Wary Eye on Apple Tablet Debut
As the announcement of the mythical Apple Tablet creeps closer, and as I'm cranking up an HP 2730p Tablet PC to go back into Ink note taking mode for the final week of rehearsals for The Buddy Holly Story at Wayside Theatre, I know there are quite a few Inkers out there...
A tribute to Rob Bushway- Early Apple Tablet rumor monger
Back in the early days of technical blogging circa 2005, GottaBeMobile founder, Rob Bushway wrote a little post about this new device from Apple called the Apple tablet. This post came and went as all Apple tablet rumors do, until a post over at Engadget brought this...
Google Voice web app goes live
If you're an iPhone or Palm WebOS user and you're itching to "beat the system" with Google Voice, your life just got easier thanks to the new web app version of Google Voice. The web app offers easy access to your inbox, a keypad for dialing out from GV, text messagi...
Walmart says hello to Google Nexus One
Walmart-- its not just for groceries and cheap microwaves anymore. According to several web sites, a new page has shown up on Walmart.com listing the Google Nexus One as "Coming Soon".
Looking at Tablets From Other Players
UMPC Portal has the best database of web centric Tablets that I've seen. Intriguingly it leaves off more traditional Tablet PCs from the likes of Lenovo, HP, Fujitsu, Motion, MobileDemand, TabletKiosk, and others.
What Do You Want to see in the Apple Tablet?
We're gearing up for the coming of the mythical Apple Tablet tomorrow. I'm sure we'll have crazy coverage of the event that's going to change everything and set the record for the most hyped gadget ever released.
Apple Tablet Expectations Higher than Reality?
Talk about a loop within a loop. There's no question that expectations for the Apple Tablet are higher than just about anything anyone has ever seen.
Slate Details Unveiled by HP CTO
Here's the first video I've seen of the HP Slate. I haven't even watched the whole thing through yet, but our friend Phil McKinney always has the inside scoop on this kind of thing considering he is HP's Personal Systems Group CTO.
AT&T to lose iPhone exclusivity, analysts lose minds
I guess I can't blame folks for losing their minds amidst all the Apple hype this week. I myself find my sanity slipping away trying to filter through all the stories that mention the Apple tablet and have nothing to do with the Apple tablet (yes, I appreciate the irony...
Overheard in a Coffee Shop: I Hate That @*$% Bing!
This morning I was in Richmond to visit my mother. I stopped off at a coffee shop on the way for breakfast and there was the usual clientele, several of them soaking up caffeine while hammering on their keyboards.
The First Apple Tablet Review is From a Puppet
There's something eerily ironic about the fact that the first mock Apple Tablet review is from a puppet fan boy. Pretty funny commentary on all that's been building.
Working with 10 Pounds of Mobile Horsepower
I'm working at the University Cafe in Palo Alto today and need to complete a video project and photo project before the end of the day for a client.
40% off Coupon For ThinkPad X301 2777-MSU 13.3-in Notebook
The Microsoft Store is offering the ThinkPad X301 2777-MSU 13.3-in 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo Notebook with Windows 7 for $959 and free shipping after a 40% off coupon code.
Apps for eReaders are not the Answer
Reaction to the announcement of app development for Kindle has been mostly positive. One exception has been Matt Miller of The Mobile Gadgeteer who says "Forget about apps on the Kindle and focus on content." My initial reaction was similar to that one of his readers: a...
Pictionaire: Physical and Digital Touch Together
Interesting report from New Scientist: Researcher from Microsoft and UC Berkeley are developing a touch computing system that can digitize physical objects placed on its surface and, more impressively, do the reverse, project digital objects on to physical ones.
Kindle for PC: Microsoft Should be Embarrassed
The following is a guest editorial by Rob Bushway, the founder and former owner of GottaBeMobile.com. I twittered the following tonight, and as a result, raised a few eyebrows: The fact that Kindle for PC doesn't support the pen should be an utter embarrassment to...
