Pocketbook is getting to introduce five new eReaders at IFA next month that have a couple of features not found in readers made by bigger companies, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Sony. Apparently to Engadget, the ProBook 603 and 903 will feature a Wacom touchscreen and come with a pen. There’s no word on [...]
This past weekend I attended a large gathering of my wife’s family set up to serve as a memorial service for her grandmother who passed away earlier this year. The family is mostly located in the Chicago environs but most of them spend their summer recreational time in the lake region of lower Wisconsin. So [...]
Navigating Windows with your fingertips can be frustrating, especially if you haven’t tweaked your tablet’s settings to take into account that your fingers aren’t as refined as a mouse pointer. Enter FrontFace, a custom UI for Tablet PCs with touchscreens. Frontface comes with a few touch-friendly applications, including an RSS feed reader and notification center. [...]
Good news out of IntoMobile: Virgin Mobile USA will be streamlining their prepaid mobile data offerings and introducing an unlimited plan for only $40 for 30 days. That’s cheaper than 2-year contract plans with data caps. Might be time for me to order a VM Mifi hotspot.
As you could have guessed from my prolific blogging today, I’ve been at the computer since about noon, taking a break from my usual routine of napping, eating and being chased away from the deck by squirrels. Wait, I think one or more of those is the actual cats who live here. Anyway, I’m running [...]
The tablet race is just getting started, yet people are already talking about making them better. Folks at both Business Insider and Technologizer are challenging LG’s claim that they’ll build a tablet better than the iPad. Engadget is asking HP Touchsmart tm2 owners how they’d change their Tablet PCs. It’s like a forum topic on [...]
Seems like only yesterday I was warding off ignorant attacks against the viability of tablet computers. “Users want keyboards,” they said. “Tablets have already failed,” they claimed. Fast forward to today and not only do people want them, but vendors are scrambling to meet demand.
Forbes reports that Best Buy is serious about tablets for this holiday season, and not just that one but as many as a number less than 32.
Travel writer Rolf Potts is kicking off a six week trip around the world and he’s not taking a single piece of luggage. In fact, he’s not taking a bag of any kind, instead stuffing what he needs in his ScotteVest tropical jacket and cargo pants. Both of these garments are excellent for trips of [...]
My dad and I spent yesterday morning at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma County, about a 45 minute drive from San Francisco. HP, which sponsors Luczo Dragon Racing and provides some of the technology that teams use behind the scenes, invited us up to take a look at the HP two-seater IndyCar and go for a [...]
The BlackBerry Torch was greeted with strong opening sales of 150,000 units, according to analysts. That’s right in the same neighborhood as recent Android phone debuts. Yet, various blogs are deriding the Torch as a failure. Not only does that seem unfair, but it also misses the point of the BlackBerry comeback.
Here’s an interesting video from the National Taiwan University. A rig consisting of a pico projector and camera can fir in to any standard light bulb socket and project on the surface below. The camera allows the system to sense touches and gestures. In the video, gestures are used to focus in on buildings. The [...]
The thing I hate most about digital goods is paying for the same content twice. For example, I pay for access many of the same movies on demand via Comcast and Netflix. Until now, People magazine subscribers had to pay once for a hard copy of the magazine and a second time for an iPad [...]
On HP’s earnings call yesterday, executive Todd Bradley announced that the company will ship a consumer slate running Windows ‘soon’ and a webOS Tablet in early 2011. HP’s been teasing us with its answer to the iPad all year long, to a point where anticipation is transitioning to yawns. For the first several months of [...]
LG’s vice president of marketing Chang Ma, in an interview with the Wall St. Journal says that LG’s tablet, scheduled to debut later this year, is going to focus on the ability to create content and not just consume it. According to Ma, “It’s going to be surprisingly productive.” That’s obviously a nod to and [...]
Phatware’s WritePad for the iPad is one of the better Digital Ink note taking apps out there depending on your note taking needs. If you need handwriting recognition it is the best I’ve used. For many early Tablet PC users its UI will feel very familiar as it offers both a TIP like writing window [...]
The How-To Geek has a wonderful write-up on how to get more out of Evernote on Windows 7 using EN’s scripting system coupled with a docking app called StandaloneStack2 to neatly group shortcuts right in the taskbar. Naturally, I have an ink-based spin on the idea.
Big news just popping. Intel has bought computer security vendor McAfee for $7.68 billion. According to the press release, McAfee will continue to operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary. Press release below. Via TechCrunch Intel Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McAfee, Inc., through the purchase of all of the company’s common stock [...]
Location, location, location used to be the cry of businesses and realtors everywhere. Now it is the cry of those hoping to make some money from all this mobile connectedness. Last night, Facebook announced its location based service called Places. In addition to allowing users to “check-in” to a location, Facebook users can see who [...]
Jenn at Pocketables has her hands on a Toshiba Libretto W100 and has posted a bevy of unboxing and comparison photos along with some early impressions. Her list of early impressions is long and includes some interesting notes. Here’s an excerpt. Build quality is high and screen hinge is strong. Screen isn’t very bright. Max [...]
I really don’t approve of the way this product is being marketed, but as a data recovery and backup tool, the iPhone Spy Stick from Brickhouse Security grabs my attention.
SanDisk has announced what they claim is the smallest 64GB SSD on the market, and they’re targeting it at mobile PCs, including Tablet PCs and ultra-thin notebooks.
In their usual in-depth manner, Ars Technica has been covering the fight by radio broadcasters for a Congressional mandate that all mobile communication gadgets include FM radio receivers. Where do you stand on this?
The California Highway Patrol is in the midst of a crackdown, issuing hundreds of tickets per day to drivers who are texting or talking without a hands-free kit of some kind. A lot of experts and politicians are chiming in on the matter, but I don’t think the masses listen to research wonks as much [...]
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It’s no secret that advertisements are designed to put products in the best light possible, but sometimes the copywriters take things a little too far. I was watching TV last night when a Virgin mobile ad ran, offering unlimited web and email and ‘hundreds’ of voice minutes for $25. Sounds like a pretty good deal, [...]
Download Squad is reporting that a Google Tablet, built by HTC, running Chrome, and connected up by Verizon will go on sale on November 26. That’s the traditional Black Friday shopping crazy day after Thanksgiving here in the US. While DS is reporting this full on, it’s still conjecture this point, especially as to the [...]
Engadget posted a picture that was grabbed off of a German online store that looks to reveal the packaging of the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse. The arched mouse, if this is indeed it, looks like it folds up similar to the Arc Mouse (which I like a lot as a traveling mouse) but obviously it [...]
Google’s honcho, Eric Schmidt, says that in the future young people should be entitled to change their name to avoid having to deal with mistakes or foolishness they may have made in their “cyber past.” He says “I don’t believe society understands what happens when everything is available, knowable and recorded by everyone all the [...]
The good folks at PhatWare behind the App, WritePad for the iPad, were kind enough to send me a promotional code to get a free version of the App. I already own it, so they’ve granted permission for me to give it away. So, hey, I’m giving it away.WritePad for the iPad runs $9.99 if [...]
The ever-entertaining Chris Pirillo has a proposal for Microsoft: change the name “Windows Phone 7″ to “XBox Compass”. Can’t say the new name rolls off the tongue (actually hard to say three times fast), but I certainly appreciate the sentiment.
Air Display, a nifty little app that turns iPads and iPhones into wireless secondary displays, now works with Windows. The Windows driver is in beta (available here). This is one of the most useful apps I’ve downloaded and use it on a regular basis when using my MacBook Pro. Using an iPad as a secondary [...]
I’ve mentioned in passing at least once that developers will stick with iPhone for the money. Like it or not, there’s too much money floating around the iPhone for developers to ignore, and Android is still playing catch-up on this front. Even knowing that, I was baffled to read on Pingdom just how much they [...]
Warner posed the question “How Much Does Size Matter in the Tablet/Slate Universe?” expanding on rumors that Apple is preparing a 7″ iPad. This got me thinking beyond screen size to purpose and screen aspect and then on to branding. And it occurs to me that a 7″ iPad would not be nearly as helpful [...]
The makers of PogoPlug have just announced a new twist for all those PogoPlug users out there. The PogoPlug Wireless Extender makes any existing PogoPlug WiFi enabled. In essence your PogoPlug device can live anywhere in your house or office and not have to be attached to network router or wired Ethernet port. What’s great [...]
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The Best Way to Beat AT&T’s Data Throttling is to Have Everyone Consume More Data!
We had previously reported that grandfathered unlimited data plan subscribers of AT&T Mobility have begun to receive notices that they are excessively using their data plans with as little as 2 GB of data consumption within the month, and now we’re beginning to hear multiple sources report that they are receiving notices with as little [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note Review: First Impressions and Size Comparisons
How big is it? Just saying the screen measures 5.3-inches diagonally doesn’t really help you picture it. So we compared it to the Galaxy Nexus, Droid RAZR, and Galaxy Tab.
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Apple made a lot of shutterbugs happy with the camera upgrades in the iPhone 4S — more pixels and a bigger sensor means an even better “best camera” to carry everywhere. Want to take the iPhone even further than that? With some additional accessories and apps you can turn this device into a mobile photo and video studio worthy of your enhanced skills.
iPhone 4S Battery Case Showdown: 6 Cases Battle For Power
The iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S are incredibly popular phones, but one of the biggest complaints for both devices is the lack of a removable battery and poor battery life. While there are tricks you can use to fix bad iPhone 4S battery life, sometimes there’s nothing better than a bigger battery. If you find your iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S is running [...]
Galaxy S Pen and Holder Kit Mini-Review
If you’re more comfortable using a regular-sized pen, Samsung has an accessory that should please you. The $59.99 Galaxy S Pen and Holder Kit has both an extra S Pen and a Holder that makes it the size of a normal pen. You get the side-button functionality and everything, just in a larger form factor.
Plantronics Marque Review: Small, Affordable, Awesome
If you’re looking for a great bluetooth headset, but you don’t want to spend $100 on a high-end headset, the Plantronics Marque M-155 bluetooth headset. Plantronics makes a number of headsets, including the Plantronics Voyager HD, which we gave a Best of 2011 Award, but not everyone is willing to wear the larger headset out [...]
