Both Walt Mossberg (Wall St. Journal) and David Pogue (New York Times) have released early reviews of the iPad. Both are filled with some interesting information after a week or so of testing, but I think the big news from the two reviews is that both report the iPad battery life is longer than the [...]
Michael Arrington is having some fun a few hours before April Fools Day, offering up a DIY Crunchpad kit. This is full of slaps at FusionGarage and the JooJoo and even one ups Dell’s Tablet with a chain saw video. The screen overlay is “highly toxic” as is the joke. But still lots of fun. [...]
I’m sure there will be a few surprises in store after iPads get in folks hands this weekend. Already we’re hearing confusion about shipping and the fact that UPS might or might not be able to live up to Apple’s promised delivery of April 3. Like everything else, that’s life on the bleeding edge. On [...]
Okay, who am I kidding? I’m totally going to buy an iPad at some point. Maybe not right away, but I’d be lying if I claimed it would never happen. And when it does, I’ll be getting a 3G model.
Sprint keeps on trying it seems. Supposedly tomorrow (April 1) they will be offering what the beleaguered carrier is calling the Sprint Free Guarantee. Here’s how it will work. If you sign a contract, you can walk away from the deal within 30 days. You’ll have to fork over your handset, but you’ll get a [...]
The iPad isn’t even in customer hands yet and already the rumor mill has re-focused on the next iPhone and, surprise, surprise, people are talking about a Verizon version… again. And again, no one is really thinking about why or why not such a move makes sense.
Everyone loves the iPhone. It is the “Jesus” phone. To quote my goddaughter, “its the coolest phone ever!” What everyone doesnt like about the iPhone is AT&T. There have been more complains, articles, rants, etc about the AT&T wireless network and how the iPhone “saturates” the network. Its that saturation that causes all the call [...]
Lenovo is offering the Lenovo Essentials G460 14-in Core i3 notebook for $619, including free shipping, after an instant discount and stackable web coupon. The Lenovo G460 comes with 4GB RAM, a 320GB hard drive, HDMI, Bluetooth and Windows 7 Home Premium 64. Visit LogicBuy for more information and coupon code.
The JooJoo Tablet delivery schedule seems to have suffered from some delays in addition to taking some hits on the legal PR front. Brought into existence with all sorts of controversy surrounding it, FusionGarage appears to be trying hard to get those pre-ordered JooJoo Tablets in users hands. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like they have [...]
There are some companies with an eye on Tablets that will try to make sure they wave at least a small flag this week as iPad hysteria builds beyond a fever pitch. Asus appears to be one of them. Johnny Shih the chairman of Asus says that Asus is prepping two tablets. One will either [...]
I and many others have said more times than can be counted that Apple is a master at marketing its products, creating hype and turning us all into drooling idiots willing to go into hock. That said, I’m marveling at the mastery they have demonstrated and continue to do so when it comes to rolling [...]
Last year I wrote about a few web services that I enjoy using and don’t mind paying for. One item that was missing from the list is my online fax service. I get very frustrated when people and companies insist on communicating by fax, so I begrudgingly keep an online fax number. Today I was [...]
SAP unveiled StreamWork, a cloud-based collaboration application that incorporates Evernote and a couple of other popular web services. SAP typically builds applications and services that are so complex that they make my head hurt when I try to understand how they’re used. Until today, I never imagined I’d ever use an SAP service even though [...]
With four days until the new “gadget day that will live in infamy”, aka “iPad Day”, Apple is doing its last minute updates and fixes to its operating system as well as other products to make using an iPad the best experience ever. The latest in the updates is a new version of iTunes, version [...]
Steve Wozniak is a brilliant guy and someone that’s tough for geeks not to love. While the Woz while he was en route to judge a high school robotics competition, he made some remarks to Business Week reporter Dan Lyons that are way off. In response to Lyons asking if he thinks the iPad will [...]
No, you’re not going to get the functionality of Windows Phone 7 Series with this setup, but you can get a taste of the look and feel with the Omnimo UI for Rainmeter.
Apple’s done a great job selling the iPad to the masses and I’ll probably end up with one someday, but the hyperbole in all of their marketing messages is really starting to tick me off. As the saying goes, you’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts. It’s one thing for Apple [...]
Lenovo is offering the Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 14 Core i3 dual core notebook for $616 after an instant $220 discount and a stackable Lenovo coupon code. The new Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 14 comes with 2 GB RAM, 14″ glossy display and battery life up to 4.5 hours. The unit is upgradeable to an Intel Core [...]
Growing up, if we ever put our feet on a coffee table or other piece of furniture, we’d receive a quick rebuke from my mother. If she was close enough she’d swat our feet to the floor. It looks like the iPad is going to herald a sad day for those who insist on those [...]
Its T- a few days to the official release of the iPad. Time to make sure you have everything you need to make your iPad worth your while. Case- check. Keyboard dock- on order. Camera add on- on order with extra SD card. WiFi access through one of the largest WiFi providers– not yet. Boingo, [...]
Apple’s released 12 in-depth guided tours of the applications bundled with the iPad and iWork. These videos are the closest you’ll get to seeing an iPad in action until this Saturday, when people will be able to actually play with an iPad at any Apple retail store. The applications sure do look slick and the [...]
Sprint is pushing ahead with its 4G roll out, with word out today that Houston is getting lit up. I’m following this news for a couple of reasons. First, it is well chronicled that Sprint needs a boost in its battle against its competitors and the WiMAX/4G push seems to be the play that is [...]
Over in the GBM forums, sbtablet has penned a pretty thorough review of the Beta of Office 2010 from an Inker’s perspective. Sharon covers OneNote, Word, and Powerpoint and lays out what those who haven’t dabbled in the Beta have to look forward to, as well as some dislikes and likes. Well worth a read.
Our friends from NetbookNews sent over a demo of the graphics that upcoming ARM Cortex A8 and Cortex A9 devices can pump out. The demo is on a jumbo touchscreen, but these ARM components will find their ways into smaller devices and mobile phones.
One of the requests I’m getting over and over when it comes to reviewing the iPad is about Inking. To be clear, I don’t anticipate Inking to be what Tableteers are used to in any shape or form, but there are some options out there that will be worth testing. One of those looks like [...]
Dell Small Business is offering the Dell Latitude 13 ultra-thin notebook for $439 after a $120 discount. The Dell Latitude 13 weighs 3.3 pounds and starts with a Celeron M processor, Ubuntu Linux, 1 GB RAM and a 160 GB hard drive. It can be upgraded to a 1.3GHz Core 2 Duo processor. Visit LogicBuy [...]
Put on your poker face: A team of students from University of Duisburg Essen in Germany, purported birthplace of poker, have put together a surface computing system that links a multitouch tabletop display with touchscreen handhelds, offering a real poker experience in a digital environment.
One thing I love is listening to my music from my iPhone in the car. One thing my wife doesn’t love is wires strewn about connecting my iPhone to the car. Thus, I’ve been tinkering with solutions that satisfy both requirements, and I think I’ve finally hit it.
I visited Yazdani Studios in Los Angeles for a tour and to see how architects are using Tablet PCs. Yazdani Studios designs beautiful buildings around the world, including concert halls, court houses and offices. Mehrdad Yazdani uses a Fujitsu Lifebook t4220 Tablet PC to sketch his ideas and work with his team no matter where [...]
Whether or not the iPad succeeds or fails, parodies have certainly reached an all time success rate. Check out the Doritos Tablet. Very spicy and very funny.
I actually learned something from the most recent Project Runway episode. Contestants were asked to design fabric using TouchSmart 600 all-in-one PCs, but instead of just touching the displays with their hands they used pencils and brushes. Why does this matter? Because it’s more natural for designers who use pencils and brushes on a daily [...]
Despite all the money floating around the iPad, there’s one spot free of capitalism in all of it: Project Gutenberg’s free public domain eBooks will be listed in the iBookstore.
While Google is giving away money to get carriers and vendors to choose Android, the big money buzz this week has been on the opportunity to make it via Apple’s iPad.
Word out of paidContent.org (via jkOntheRun) is that Google not only gives Android away for free but is cutting deals with carriers and vendors to share a piece of the advertising pie.Very generous but, man, MeeGo and Windows Phone 7 Series are screwed.
If you live in New York City and get your home high-speed Internet from either Time Warner Cable or Cablevision, your access to Wi-Fi hotspots just got a big boost as the two are opening Wi-Fi access for each other’s customers.
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Droid RAZR MAXX First Impressions and Unboxing Video
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