Bluebeam PDF Revu, an advanced PDF editing and creation tool that really leverages pen input from Tablet PCs, is updated to version 8 and offers a laundry list of new features. Pin files and folders in Revu, preview PDFs and open files with one click SharePoint & ProjectWise integration Revit® plug-in for one button PDF [...]
Netgear released a new router today and from the way they and others are throwing the word “mobile” around, you’d think it was mobile, but it’s not. No, the MBRN3300 3G Mobile Broadband router is a standard plug-in-the-wall router with a 3G modem built in. That’s great if you’re in an area that can’t get [...]
Asus has released a rendered video demo of the Asus Eee T101MT, basically a 10.1″ version of the T91MT. It’s a little more than two minutes long, which was about a minute longer than I needed to realize it’s basically a shortened version of the video we saw earlier for the T91MT. I suppose there’s [...]
Lenovo has the Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t 10-inch Atom Multi-touch Capacitive Netbook Tablet on sale for $50 off with a 5% stackable coupon and free shipping. The Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t has an Intel Atom N450 processor, 1 GB RAM, 10.1 touchscreen and a 160GB hard drive. You can also purchase a model with an Intel Atom [...]
Remember last week when Apple released 3.1.3 of the iPhone OS? Remember how anyone using a “jailbroken” iPhone was suddenly stuck once again after applying the update? Well, thanks to the iPhone Dev-Team, jailbroken phones can once again run free. They have released Pwnage tool 3.15. This tool will “re-break” your iPhone after the update [...]
The Wall Street Journal has gotten word from Credit Suisse analyst Bill Shope that Apple, in a meeting with CS, described the iPad pricing as “nimble.” “While it remains to be seen how much traction the iPad gets initially, management noted that it will remain nimble (pricing could change if the company is not attracting as [...]
A new version of the Dell Mini 10 netbook appears to have been pushed through the FCC, basically the same as the existing version but with WiMAX. The new component is Intel’s 6250 with advanced 802.11n and WiMAX. No details on service provider, but I wouldn’t hold your breath waiting for that – Dell wasn’t [...]
Slashgear got some renders of the Adam tablet from Notion Ink featuring a mockup of a Slashgear digital magazine. Very cool. Also, I didn’t realize the current design (as opposed to the previous flat blimp-looking mockup) was a wedge. A slight wedge to be sure but still better than strictly flat. They also point out [...]
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. Most are adopting a wait and see approach, but a good 20% are looking forward to joining our ranks. A meager 5% of those polled already have a tablet. If you [...]
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 looking for [...]
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 terrorism. The Indian government’s cracked down on services that [...]
Lenovo is offering the Lenovo ThinkPad T410 14.1-inch Core i5 LED-backlit notebook for $899 after 26% instant savings and a 10% web coupon code and including free shipping. The Lenovo T410 includes your choice of a new Core i5 or Core i7 Intel processor, 2GB RAM and a 250 GB hard drive. Visit LogicBuy for [...]
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… and also puking them back up when it’s full. I admit it’s not the most practical use of surface computing, but it is a great demonstration of tangible interactivity. Instead [...]
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 12.1″ screen. About an inch [...]
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 Gizmodo did in their video analysis, but it [...]
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 October 25th and 26th, 2010 at Virginia Tech. The organizing committee [...]
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 Tablets and Office, I’ll simply point to this product called OneNote that [...]
Former Microsoft VP Dick Brass offers an editorial on The New York Times explaining why Microsoft is declining as a leader in technology. In particular, he points to internal conflicts that wind up derailing innovation efforts, as happened back in 2001 with the Tablet PC. Another example: When we were building the tablet PC in [...]
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. Drawing and writing on the iPhone is possible via finger or a capacitive stylus, like the Pogo, but it always results in a sub-par experience for me. Well, judging [...]
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. When Sling released the $30 app there was a hue and cry because it was limited to WiFi only. This will be a big [...]
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 interpolating force-sensitive resistance (doesn’t that sound like a military term?) [...]
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. Its been fairly successful and made previewing and purchasing music easier in some cases. So, in the next logical step, now Apple [...]
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. It’s actually a good read and receiving many positive comments. Unfortunately the two approaches being described don’t line up very well with what’s actually happening, and the whole thing [...]
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 one screen. That such a system is necessary is one reason I keep a tight lid on [...]
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. Please note, “smallQWERTY” does not mean a small keyboard using the QWERTY layout. Rather, it uses the standard phone numeric configuration with a modified alphabetic layout based on QWERTY positioning. Basically, [...]
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 touchscreen support Platform to enable multitouch Touch controls throughout system (no need for [...]
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 third party apps would not launch in some instances [...]
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 its appearance) seems to show off everything and anything [...]
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. Hot specs are the Intel Core i3 and i5 processor options. It remains a [...]
The Microsoft Store is selling the Dell Adamo XPS 13 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo Notebook for $1999. The Adamo XPS is billed as the world’s thinnest laptop and includes a 13.4″ screen, 4 GB RAM, 128GB SSD hard drive and a ULV Core 2 Duo processor. Visit LogicBuy for more information.
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. It can set to stop [...]
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. This will be viewed with great enthusiasm by quite a few folks as it has just seemed silly that you could [...]
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 were subject to the ‘Floor Entrapment Recall‘ and none of which were [...]
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 display. The company has created a thinner-than-paper polymer film that can be stuck on [...]
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 device looks like a more advanced version of [...]
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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 [...]
