Archives For February 2010
Let Lifehacker know where you stand on Tablet Computing
Lifehacker asks the question: Are You Interested in Tablet Computing? With a little more than 6,000 poll responses so far, interest looks high enough.
Color LCD Kindle with Wifi? Isn’t that called an…
Are you on a first-name basis with the movers and shakers in the LCD industry? When people ask if you know LG Philips, do you say "Know 'em? I gave a toast at his wedding?" If you answered "yes" to the first and know the second was a trick question, Amazon might be look...
PayPal Blocks India…Another Digital Roadblock that Limits Mobility
According to the PayPal blog, the service is all but useless in India for the time being. According to an unnamed analyst, PayPal has had to severely limit its services in India due to the government’s efforts to eliminate money laundering, especially as it relates to...
Beware, the bubble eating (and vomiting) Surface Monster!
The Microsoft Surface Blog has a video demo of a novel interactive system that involves a little round monster eating bubbles off a Microsoft Surface...
Hey look, it’s the iTablet!
And it's a Windows 7 netbook in slate form. Having trouble pulling up the site (must be getting slammed), but a company in the UK called X2 is running with the "i" prefix and slapping it on a tablet with 1.6GHz Intel processor (presumably Atom) and option of 10.2" or 12...
The iPad UI picked apart in photos
Software developer Fraser Speirs has taken a hard look at the user interface of the iPad through the photos of its unveiling and posted his thoughts and analysis in a 53-piece photo set on Flickr. Being still photos, it doesn't peel apart the motions and gestures as ...
WIPTE 2010 calling for submissions
WIPTE, Workshop on the Impact of Pen-Based Technology on Education, just announced the winner of their 2009 contest, and already it's time to solicit entries for this year. The 2010 Workshop on the Impact of Pen-Based Technology on Education (WIPTE) will be held on Oct...
Microsoft responds to former VP, lists all their Tablet PC application
Alright, looks like Microsoft isn't taking the criticism from their former VP lying down. They've fired back on their official blog and ripped Dick Brass' take on zero Microsoft Office support for Tablet PCs with this... And in response to Dick’s comment about Tablet...
Former Microsoft VP explains why Office sucks on Tablet PC
Former Microsoft VP Dick Brass offers an editorial on The New York Times explaining why Microsoft is declining as a leader in technology.
FastFinga breaks my resolve – ink blogging for iPhone and iPad
I had one rock solid reason to not want the iPad. One. No inking. More accurately, poor inking due to the lack of an active digitizer.
AT&T Relents and Allows Sling on the iPhone
Looks like some things might be changing. AT&T has notified Sling Media and Apple that it will now allow Sling Media's Slingplayer app to be run on 3G over the iPhone.
Word is Amazon Buys Touch Screen Company
If you think the eBook wars aren't that big of a thing, you might want to think again. Although Amazon is not commenting, the New York Times says that Amazon has bought Touchco, a New York based company that makes touch screens. Touchco's technology called interpolat...
iPhone Apps get preview function
A few months ago, Apple launched its iTunes preview function. The idea was to let people see what music is available on iTunes from their web browser without having to start up iTunes.
Insight on tablet interface misses the mark
An article on Gizmodo describes the current approaches to tablet design as wrong-headed and breaks them into two camps, making phones bigger and making PCs smaller.
Motorola Devour named after how social networking affects your life
The newest Motorola smartphone on the Verizon network is official. Named DEVOUR, this 3.1" capacitive touchscreen Android-based phone with slide-out keyboard features MOTOBLUR, a widget system that lets you manage all your contacts, emails, and social networking from on...
smallQWERTY keypad is not a small QWERTY keypad
Not at all sure about the specs on this device, but from its appearance, it's a Bluetooth keyboard sporting the smallQWERTY layout from Mobience.
What’s new in Windows Mobile 6.5.3?
The new Sony Ericsson has released a new mobile phone, the Aspen, that is running Windows Mobile 6.5.3. Microsoft has been promising improvements to their mobile platform, so lets see what improvements have been made to 6.5.3: Ease of Use features Capacitive to...
iPhone update 3.13 is out
Before we can get to the iPhone 3.2 update we have been waiting for (and the iPhone 4.0 we are anticipating), Apple has rolled out the iPhone 3.13 update. What is in this update: Improves accuracy of reported battery levels on iPhone 3GS Resolves issue where th...
TI OMAP4 crams crazy power in a tiny package
The guys from Slashgear paid a visit to Texas Instruments and got a hands-on demonstration of their upcoming OMAP4 chipset, which runs dual 1GHz ARM A9 cores and still sips power. The demo device (which is neither a prototype nor a reference design, so don't sweat i...
Toshiba Portégé M780 Tablet PC spotted
From the land of romance and pasta, NotebookItalia has the goods on the Toshiba Portégé M780 Tablet PC. A run through of the specs indicates it's a pretty straightforward refresh of the M750, which itself is little changed from the M700.
Taskbar Eliminator, ’nuff said
I was trying to think up some clever way to describe this piece of freeware for Windows, but the name pretty much says it all. If you use a dock or launcher to get to your applications and don't like that taskbar popping up, Taskbar Eliminator can keep it suppressed.
Multi-Touch Comes to the Nexus One
We knew it was there but just not switched on. Now it is. Google is rolling out an update for the Android OS that now provides multi-touch in the Gallery, Maps, and the Browser.
Toyota Acceleration Problem Software Related?….Cars + Software Are Scary
Toyota's already recalled millions of its vehicles due to sticky accellerators, but that might not be going far enough. According Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, his 2010 Toyota Prius has an accelerator that 'goes wild.' The Woz has several Prius models, some of which w...
Displax adds multi-touch input to any screen or surface
Wired has a nice write-up of a new technology offering from Displax that can turn many surfaces, such as LCD displays and tabletops, into multi-touch input devices. Displax, a Portugal-based company promises to turn any surface–flat or curved–into a touch sensitive...
Thorough review of the Sprint Overdrive 4G mobile hotspot
The Mobile Gadgeteer Matt Miller, one of a handful of people I believe could use all five connections on a mobile hotspot just by himself, has completed quite a thorough review of the Sprint Overdrive, a mobile wifi hotspot with 4G connectivity and a lot more. The de...
Lenovo road map reveals ThinkPad X201 Tablet PC… and no others.
[caption id="attachment_22244" align="alignleft" width="275" caption="Click for full size"][/caption] Good news, bad news: Good news is Engadget China managed to get their hands on Lenovo's ThinkPad roadmap for 2010, and the X201 Tablet PC is right there in the table...
An iPad running Windows? Thanks to Citrix
Just when you thought you'd seen everything, some industrious geek goes out and does something new. Citrix, the desktop and server virtualization company, has gone and done something, which I think its just great.
A tablet that isnt an iPad- AIS
Just to prove to you all that all tablet news isnt about the Apple iPad, here is another vendor ready to take a shot at the iPad crown, the AIS Outdoor Rugged Tablet PC. The specifications on this: Military spec A 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Z530 Processor A 10.4” X...
JooJoo In Customers’ Hands by End of February
VentureBeat did a little interview with JooJoo headmeister Chandra Rathakrishnan to see if there was still a heartbeat left within the controversial Tablet project.
Concept Video of ChromeOS Running on a Tablet
TechCrunch has unearthed a concept video of Google's ChromeOS running on a Tablet. Yes, that's concept video as it shows ideas and concepts not execution.
Is the iPad Really All That?
It's no surprise that the iPad couldn't live up to all of the rumors that were being flung around. It's a good thing that Steve Jobs toned things down a bit and put the iPad into perspective.
Apple tablet rumors want to eat your brains
Thought these got killed on Wednesday, but looks like we didn't stake them in the hearts, shoot them in the head, nail 'em with silver bullets, or whatever it takes to take down these brain-eating, unkillable Apple Tablet rumors. First up, I thought the rumor about A...
Skooba Debuts iPad Bags, R.A.P.S!
Skooba has taken the dive into all things iPad with their new line of custom messenger bags, sleeves, and R.A.P.S! The three specialized pouches feature a $14.95 R.A.P.S! (pictured right), the $19.95 Neo Sleeve, and a $49.95 Netbook/iPad Messenger. The three Skooba ...
That why he’s the president of Acer and you’re not
Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin stated straight out he has no plans to go head-on against the iPad based on the strength of its music and app stores.
Insane netbook to sliding keyboard tablet hack in progress
Sliding keyboards aren't exactly one of my favorite designs, but I give c0ff33 on the InsanelyWind forum credit for taking it in what I think is a smart direction and trying to get it done on his hacked MSI Wind tablet. Nothing to see of the slider just yet, but he's...
