Unconfirmed numbers are that Apple has pre-sold northwards of 120,000 iPads. During the buying frenzy, other OEMs are watching closely, as are those who just wouldn’t go near an Apple product if you gave them one, hoping that other Tablets/slates will emerge and offer embraceable Tablet goodness. Some are questioning their own sanity for jumping [...]
Today I was trying to catch up on current events (outside of tech) and surfed over to CNN.com. To my surprise there was a headline that read “Three innovations that changed America” on top of photos of a highway, some TVs and a Tablet PC. I got really excited that CNN was going to say [...]
The hype surrounding iPad pre-order day is over. That will eventually make way for the hype that will come as we head to the April 3 delivery date. Already we’re seeing some new information (some of which has been released by Apple) on the iPad’s features and capability. But in addition to that we’re starting [...]
Today was iPad pre-order day and from the sound of things around the Interwebs, Apple is doing quite well. Although nothing is confirmed by anyone I’m seeing reports of brisk sales and hearing reports that folks who may be reserving for pickup in an Apple Store might be waiting a bit if they weren’t quick [...]
Jim Dalrymple at The Loop spotted a small but important change to the iPad’s hardware functionality: the switch previously set for mute has been changed to a screen lock. Seems trivial, but I suspect this will soon become a standard feature for any tablet with accelerometer-based screen rotation.
I regret banking on lack of inking as my reason to not get the iPad. I’ve already been shown that ink on the small iPhone screen can look good. Now there’s a video demo of an app called PadNotes that shows how it might work on the iPad. You hear that? That is the sound [...]
In our recent poll asking where you plan to spend your Tablet allowance only 16% of those responding said they were purchasing an iPad. So, in just a few minutes (8:30EST) the floodgates open and Apple begins taking pre-orders. If you’re in that 16% are you pre-ordering today? Let us know in the poll below. [...]
Despite the fact that FusionGarage hasn’t bothered to let anyone in on what chips are running the JooJoo Tablet, we can now say, thanks to the FCC, that it will be sporting Intel Atom N270 and NVidia Ion Graphics. Yep, the FCC spilled the beans. Intriguingly enough with the JooJoo relying on x86 technology I [...]
If you’ve ever thought you weren’t getting the broadband speeds your ISP or provider promised, you might want to try these tools that the FCC has just made available. First up is a tool you can use on your laptop or desktop that tells you upload and download speeds along with measuring latency and jitter. [...]
The name is a lawsuit waiting to happen, but the concept is brilliant, and I’m not just saying that because I’ve been thinking the same thing. Behold the SmartBook, a concept phone + tablet combo by METATREND that pairs a slate tablet with a phone handset that folds out into a QWERTY keyboard.
Get ready for some form of tiered broadband pricing. There is certainly nothing wrong with paying for what you use as a concept. But the problem that broadband providers have is backing away from phrases like “unlimited” that they used to use to attract customers. In a Wall St. Journal article touting Verizon’s 4G service [...]
Warner grabbed some choice quotes earlier from Fortune’s look at tablets. But one that really grabbed me was from HP chief technology officer Phil McKinney responding to questions about their reaction to iPad and why they didn’t release a slate before Apple.
This weekend is the big South by Southwest (SXSW) gathering in Austin, Texas. It has become a major stop on the “let’s roll out something new” geek tour. Twitter came to prominence there several years ago, and others want to try and repeat that experience. One such app for the iPhone looks interesting. TabbedOut (iTunes [...]
This is an interesting read on the potential fortune of Tablets from Fortune. Beginning with a quote from NVida that says “we’ve found our most personal computer” that is a morph of of a line often uttered in the days where only Microsoft was in the Tablet PC space, it is full of promise of [...]
The JooJoo Tablet is apparently still on schedule to ship on March 25 after a delay caused by issues with the capacitive touch screen. I’m still not holding my breath on that ship date, but we’ll see. In any regard, FusionGarage apparently has been hard at work and has made some tweaks to the UI. [...]
With the upcoming launch of the iPad, a lot of people are talking about slate and convertible Tablet PCs, mostly in a negative light. How many times have you heard that tablets are only used in a few places- like schools, hospitals and a few other small niches? Tablet PCs aren’t used as widely as [...]
Bluetooth headsets are love ‘em or leave ‘em devices. Some folks (like me) swear by them, and some (the more fashionably conscious perhaps) think it carries geekhood just a bit too far. I’ve been a big fan of Aliph’s Jawbone Bluetooth headsets for quite some time. I’ve bought and used every version that has existed. [...]
Leaked documents (still the best kind) regarding the Dell Mini 5, a.k.a. The Streak, have made their way to Engadget revealing a bevy of color and design selections and a partnership with Amazon for music, eBooks, and video.
Word out of Computerworld is this should be a good year for ARM thanks to a deluge of new tablet devices, not to mention the eReaders, smartbooks and other devices that prompted them to reserve more space than usual at this year’s Computex trade show in Taipei. They also share details on a couple of [...]
Lenovo has the Lenovo ThinkPad X201 starting at $1,099 and can be configured with up to an Intel Core i7 processor. The Lenovo ThinkPad X201 has a 12″ display, 2GB RAM and a 160 GB hard drive. Visit LogicBuy for more information.
Our friends from Ritescript are looking for a few good beta testers to evaluate ritePen 4.0 ‘Touch.’ Ritepen is an application that lets inkers ink anywhere they want on the screen and perform some cool tablet tricks. The application (now at version 3.5) comes from the same guys that built Evernote, so you know it’s [...]
MobileDemand is just starting to ship the xTablet T7000 out to its customers and they were kind enough to send one over for us to torture. The first place I decided to beat up the xTablet T7000 was at the shooting range. Just to get this out of the way, we did NOT shoot the [...]
With a word, Steve Jobs has ruled out tethering the iPad to the iPhone. In an email he basically just said “no.” On some levels that makes absolutely no sense, but then when you consider AT&T’s well chronicled network woes it makes all the sense in the world. I’m in the same camp as Kevin [...]
Pondering the future of the Windows operating system, Technologizer asked a group of 28 revered journalists, technologists, and former Microsoft employees how Microsoft can keep Windows relevant. Fortunately, one of them declined and Xavier was asked to step in. Bazinga!
Reuters is reporting that a BBC survey reveals that four out of five respondents believe the web is a fundamental right and not just a privilege. 78% of 27,000 respondents in 26 countries said that the web gave them greater freedom. Intriguingly 65 percent were concerned about expressing themselves freely on line. Over half of [...]
For those of you who can’t wait for an OEM to include a Pixel Qi screen in a Netbook, Tablet, or other device, this might be for you. Mary Lou Jepsen of Pixel Qi is saying that DIY Pixel Qi kits will be available in the 2nd Quarter. She’s also saying that changing the screen [...]
Lenovo has the new Lenovo ThinkPad X201t Tablet on sale for $2,134 including free shipping. The Lenovo ThinkPad X201t Tablet weighs under four pounds and offers a configurable display as well as an Intel Core i7 processor. This configuration includes a 250GB hard drive, 2 GB RAM and a 4-cell battery. Visit LogicBuy for more [...]
Well, well, seems Apple wasn’t the only company showing off their flashy slate this weekend. HP managed to sneak a couple of videos into their YouTube channel as well. The first is a demo of Adobe Flash and AIR on the slate running Windows 7. The second, uh, reminds me of something else I’ve seen [...]
A couple of Aussie tableteers took a Motion Computing J3400 for a test flight in a small airplane to see how it’d perform in the cockpit. The pilot is looking to replace his HP TC1100 and it sounds like he found a good alternative in the J3400. The outdoor display seems like a must-have for [...]
As the first iPad commercial showed us, the device can do a lot of things. In the 30 second spot, we’re shown that the iPad can be used to browse photos, watch videos, surf the web, manage calendars, write email, read eBooks and create documents. There’s so much going on in the commercial that I [...]
Early this morning I wrote about the hardware issues I’ve had with my iPhones. I already have a T-Mobile SIM card and I’ve been eying the Nexus One since they were announced a couple of months ago. Judie, Larry and Dan have each had a chance to use a Nexus One for an extended period [...]
Yeah, I know that headline isn’t saying a lot. Last TV commercial I saw for a tablet was for Lenovo’s ThinkPad X41T and it never even showed the thing in action. Hence, when I saw Apple’s iPad commercial last night during the Academy Awards, I felt at once both excited and mournful.
On his freshly minted blog HGGADGETS, Hector Gomez is churning out the videos of his new Lenovo S10-3t convertible tablet in action. His latest shows off the ink action on the capacitive touchscreen using a Dagi stylus.
Lenovo is offering the 12″ Lenovo ThinkPad X201s with Intel Core i7 for $1,349 plus free shipping. The Lenovo ThinkPad X201s weighs less than 3 pounds, is under an inch thick and comes with 2GB RAM and a 160 GB hard drive. Visit LogicBuy for more information.
Late last week I got my eighth and ninth iPhone. I bought an iPhone the first day they went on sale back in 2007, an iPhone 3G the next summer and an iPhone 3GS last year. The other six were replacements for bad apples. My most recent visit to the Apple store was prompted by [...]
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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 [...]
