Lenovo looks to be one of the OEMs that wants to walk the walk with Tablets. The folks at Netbooknews.com got their hands on the IdeaPad S10-3T multi-touch Tablet which is a Netbook sized device. They’ve put together an unboxing video of the convertible device for all to see. It’s running the Intel Atom N450 [...]
We knew it was coming and now it is here. Sing Media has released an update to its iPhone app (iTunes link) that now allows streaming video over AT&T’s 3G network via a SlingBox. If you recall, the $29.99 app only worked over WiFi previously and was the subject of quite a spat regarding AT&T [...]
Thinking about using that new iPad at the beach this summer? The folks at TrendyDigital have a few iPad and eBook accessories they’re hoping you’ll find useful. Among them is their new waterproof case that has been specifically designed for the iPad, Kindle, or Nook. A reasonable $19.99 can get your very own water-resistant pouch [...]
I agree with the folks at Engadget. Too bad this is just a concept. The eVouse can be used as both a stylus or a mouse or an air mouse. Not sure how it would work exactly, but then, I guess that’s why it is only a concept. It certainly is intriguing look with its [...]
According to VentureBeat, HP is going to roll out an Android Netbook at Mobile World Congress next week. It will be launched under the Compaq division and feature the same Android OS as currently appears on the Droid and the Nexus One. It will feature a touch based browser and other touch enhancements, but it [...]
These last several weeks have been, well, to put it mildy, freaking insane at Wayside Theatre. We’ve dealt with three snowstorms that have left us with more snow than we can measure and lost performances. I was away on two audition trips in the middle of all of that dealing with the pain that comes [...]
Pretty exciting piece of news out of Mobile World Congress 2010 is a SIM card with wifi built-in that can turn any SIM-equipped phone into a wifi hotspot. From the press release. By turning the SIM card into a Wi-Fi hotspot, Sagem Orga and Telefonica have developed a solution without all these hurdles. An embedded [...]
At SolidWorks World 2010, the convention for 3D CAD software company SolidWorks, a prototype Wacom Cintiq 21UX was spotted enabling multi-touch control in a software demo (around the 1:50 mark in the video – after the jump). 3D CAD blog SolidSmack has confirmed it is a Wacom prototype, not a mod, tentatively scheduled for release [...]
MSNBC.com is running an article suggesting that the ho hum reactions to the iPad, Google Buzz and 3D TV might be due to tech fatigue and perhaps consumers just being smarter with their dollars in tight times. Suzanne Choney quotes analysts who suggest we’re getting smarter about our purchases and perhaps seeing through the hype [...]
I spent yesterday afternoon at MacWorld Expo 2010 here in San Francisco and was somewhat saddened by what I saw. What used to be a vibrant show has been reduced to little more than a discount-electronics bazaar. I went to my first MacWorld Expo was about 10 years old and have fond memories of what [...]
When the Google Nexus One was introduced I almost pulled the trigger and bought one. T-Mobile recently installed four new cellphone towers in my neighborhood and is aggressively expanding its coverage in the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s the slickest looking android phone I’ve seen so far and I started fantasizing that this was the [...]
Lifehacker is pointing to a nifty utility for iPhone and iPod Touch users. One of the bugaboos with Apple’s closed ecosystem is that you can’t treat those devices as a separate drive making it difficult to transfer files back and forth. iPhone Explorer looks to fill that gap, making it easier to move files back [...]
Today starts the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. Time to watch all that snow, then again, if you live up north or over in Texas, you just have to look out your front door. If you want to keep up with all the action, there are plenty of web sites to assist you, including the [...]
Well there’s one way to make sure you gadget gets into folks hands when you’re in a competitive war. Give it away. That’s the rumor floating around from TechCrunch. Essentially a source is saying that Amazon is considering giving all Amazon Prime subscribers a Kindle for free, although there are no details and the rumor [...]
You’ve heard the legend of Lt. Dixon’s bulletproof gold coin, but what about the lady who lived to see another day thanks to her bulletproof BlackBerry? A Dayton, Ohio, woman is lucky to be alive thanks to her lifesaving smartphone. According to police, the BlackBerry was in the right place at the right time when [...]
Take this with a grain of salt (preferably the kind that melts snow), but T3 is reporting some loose conversation with a Microsof’s Mike Tedesco, the Senior Product Manager for the Windows Business Unit that says Microsoft may be looking at a version of Office for the iPad. The exact quote is “Yeah, it’s something [...]
Well, we know there are Apple fanboys and Apple haters. We also know that there are many who’ve already drawn conclusions about the new iPad, even before the thing ships. But, I’m a bit surprised to see iPads getting destroyed in the name of snark so soon. Tosh.O decided to give it a once over. [...]
While everyone is talking about Google Buzz, Facebook has come out with something to make using Facebook Chat easier. Facebook has launched support for the Jabber/XMPP protocol, the same protocol that Google Talk uses. This will allow users to hook into Facebook chat using their favorite instant messenger clients without having to log into the [...]
In an interview with a BNET blogger (via All Things Digital), Microsoft founder Bill Gates, when asked about the iPad, came out swinging in defense of his favored form factor. “You know, I’m a big believer in touch and digital reading, but I still think that some mixture of voice, the pen and a real [...]
Devin Coldewey has penned a two part series on what he thinks would make a better Tablet OS. His first part was written before the iPad was revealed and part two looks at his recommendations post iPad announcement. The entire epistle would have been better titled towards a better touch OS than Tablet. Coldeway has [...]
Apparently the US isn’t the only place experiencing cold weather. In South Korea, it is so cold that fingers just don’t work on those iPhone touch screens. So, CJ Corporation’s snack sausages are selling like hotcakes, as folks are using them as a stylus to avoid taking off their gloves. Via Kottke.org
The early buzz on Google’s just released Buzz social networking feature from what I’m reading is not that good. From my own experience trying it out today in between sessions of snow shoveling, it looks like it is a product that wants to be something but no one knows what that is yet. Face it, [...]
Now you see it, now you don’t! Motorola has pulled the information they posted regarding their upcoming OTA Android 2.1 update for the Droid. According to their official forums, the press release with full details was premature. The original details page simply says, “There is a release coming, check back soon.” Maybe Motorola actually read [...]
A group in the Netherlands called Intactlab has put together a snazzy-looking multi-touch table called Touchy Remix that takes surface computing in a couple of different directions. As you can see, unlike other systems, Touchy Remix is designed so you can pull up a chair and sit at it as if it were a regular [...]
Normally I’m not that interested in hardware cost breakdowns. After all, there’s more to a device than the hardware, not to mention operational expenses. But iSuppli’s breakdown of the iPad holds particular interest to me. First, on the low-end, iSuppli estimates the 16GB iPad costs $229.35 to build. On the high-end, the 64GB iPad with [...]
So I was looking up a phone number on the web today. Because I have Skype installed with the plug-in for Firefox, the number, once I found it, automatically linked to Skype, allowing me to call the number through Skype with one click. Very useful if I used Skype for calling out to standard numbers, [...]
Checking my RSS feeds this morning, I ran across this message on my iPhone. Normally, RSS feeds opened in Safari redirect to reader.mac.com and display in a simple form designed for quick reading. The Apple Core at ZDNet has a write-up of how it used to work. Doesn’t work like that now. Instead, I’m given [...]
Analysis on Dick Brass’ take on Microsoft’s “creative destruction” continues to trickle in. This time, Michael Gartenberg takes up the topic on his Entelligence column for Engadget. While Gartenberg is a smart guy, he clearly has not been in the trenches on the Tablet PC issue.
It looks like in many aspects of the mobile space, picking fights is becoming de rigueur. Ahead of the Mobile World Congress, the folks behind the Opera browser are announcing that they’ve got a Opera mini client ready for the iPhone and are offering some sneak peaks to attendees at that event. Of course wide [...]
HP Home is offering the HP TouchSmart 600 Quad Core i7 23-inch All-in-one touch enabled PC for $1594 after an instant discount of $400 and a stackable 5% web coupon. The HP TouchSmart 600 come with 4GB RAM, a 750GB hard drive and a 1GB GeForce GT230M GPU. Visit LogicBuy for more information and the [...]
Panasonic has announced a new rugged Tablet PC, the ToughBook H1 Field Tablet. Intriguingly it is running a a 1.86GHz Intel Atom Z540 processor, which I think might be the first Atom I’ve seen in a rugged Tablet. Input is both touch and pen (an active stylus). Panasonic is saying 6 hours of battery life [...]
The Tablet PC OS platform from Microsoft…anyone remember that? It was that great operating system from Microsoft that had all the tablet functions we were all clamoring for? Its that other system…you know, the one that isnt from Apple. Microsoft never really put its marketing muscle behind Tablet PC. It was just there. Tablet fans [...]
NVIDIA’s Optimus is the third generation of hybrid graphics and the first solution that’s ready for primetime. If all goes as planned NVIDIA’s Optimus should go unnoticed by users who have both integrated graphics and a GPU in their notebooks. The guys from NVIDIA showed me the first such system a couple of weeks ago [...]
Things over at Google were all a “buzz” at today’s announcement of a new Google product, Google Buzz. Ok, so what is it? The Wall Street Journal was the first to leak some news of Google’s idea to turn Gmail into more than just a email platform. Google Buzz is a way to bring status [...]
I was a big fan of netbooks when they first came out. They’re cheap, provide plenty of functionality, and make great traveling companions. Despite the booming popularity of netbooks, I believe that the iPad will create a new market for tablet-styled devices. Whether you’re an Apple fan or not, the iPad’s perceived ease of use, [...]
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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 [...]
