I’m up to my elbows in hardware evaluations right now. Short-term, I’m walking around with the ARMOR X10gx from DRS Technologies, and I do mean “walking around.” I don’t know if a rugged work tablet should be this much fun.
I’ve certainly been called crazy for trying out various styli for the iPad and perhaps I am. But I don’t think I’m as over the edge as the Walt Mossberg puppet. Going against the grain and his good buddy Steve Jobs’ feelings about using a stylus on an iPad, the puppet demos how to make [...]
HP introduced the Photosmart eStation, an all-in-one printer that looks like a whole lot of other printers, but with one big exception. It has a giant display that is actually a 7″ Android tablet device. That’s right, HP’s finally gotten around to releasing a touchscreen slate device and it’s NOT the one we’ve been waiting [...]
A little brother to the dual-screen enTourage eDGe was spotted in a video report by Forbes about the Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger’s tour of Marvell Technology Group. Or possibly it just looked smaller in his giant hands.
VLC is one of those utilities I put on most of my devices whether they be Windows or Mac based. It is an open sourced video player that will handle just about any video you throw at it. If you rip DVDs to digital copies it is a must have in my opinion. Today the [...]
Forum regular segalsegal has shared an anecdote about three iPhones and one Android phone, all on AT&T, all put through similar usage. Yet, the Android phone was eating data faster than any of the iPhones. By itself, this does not prove Android phones somehow eat more data than iPhones, but is this the only such [...]
Anyone who follows the mobile technology scene with any degree of regularity knew this was coming in some way shape or form and coming soon. Now it looks like AT&T is giving it’s flavor of a Pay-As-You-Go plan a roll out with three new devices. The two netbooks and one notebook include the Acer Aspire [...]
Many, including me, are saying it’s about time, but then with a few new Tablets running Android due to hit the market soon, I’m guessing the timing is all a part of Google’s grand strategy. Along with the news I linked to earlier about Google adding a security layer for Google Apps account holders, Google [...]
Pixel Qi remains one of those companies that we all want to hear more about. Hopefully you recall that Pixel Qi is the company behind the mutli-mode display technology that offers both LCD view-ability and a transflective mode that allows for better outdoor viewing. Last week we heard from Notion Ink, one of the companies [...]
Samsung is rolling out a promotional video that you’re going to see everywhere this fall. It’s pretty well done and features a lot of back pockets. Now if we could only get some pricing info. Wouldn’t that be nice.
Aiming to make Google Apps and Google’s version of Cloud Computing even more attractive to the Enterprise sector, Google is rolling out an extra layer of security that is geared towards easing security concerns in those who have to manage those issues. Essentially the way this works is that in addition to having a password, [...]
The Workshop on the Impact of Pen-Based Technology in Education (WIPTE) will be holding its fall conference at Virginia Tech on October 25 and 26. This year it looks like it is taking on what many are thinking about when it comes to Tablets and Slates by holding a session on the Tablet PC vs [...]
Here’s a piece of software that could prove handy for some mobile folks (perhaps including me). SSD Tweaker is a one-stop shop for optimizing Windows for your solid state drive.
Last week I posted about my experimenting with the iPhone’s High Dynamic Range (HDR) feature. Since then, I’ve been experimenting with the native functionality that the new iOS update offered as well as two other Apps, TrueHDR and Pro HDR. As you would expect both Apps offer more than what Apple has built in natively, [...]
As they continue the endless march toward the release of their Adam tablet, Notion Ink has posted a well-explained article about the Adam’s design. Among other things, they extol the virtues of its wedge shape. Sounds familiar.
So, Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn follows conventional wisdom and makes a statement that the iPad is cannibalizing Notebook/Netbook sales. I guess he wanted to hear from some folks, because it sounds like he must have gotten an ear full. He’s now trying to ratchet back his original comment with a new and improved statement. “The reports [...]
Universal acclaim and kudos greeted the Newsday advertisement for their iPad App that featured a man reading his news on the iPad only to smash it to smithereens in attempting to kill a fly. Notice on our post about it from last week that the ad has been pulled. Looks like Newsday is off to [...]
Fridays are always weird when it comes to news. Most companies don’t release anything new on Friday because, well, that’s usually a good way of getting a story buried as most folks in the media, and increasingly the blogosphere have packed up their keyboards and headed to the weekend. But this little tidbit surfaced today [...]
With a lot of folks salivating over the Samsung Galaxy Tab and other potential iPad competitors, even with recent statements by Google that this first wave of competing products will be running and Android OS not optimized for Tablet goodness, the numbers game seems to point to openings for those wanting to ride the Tablet/Slate [...]
If you have an iPad you know the feeling. You buy a case. After installing it on the iPad for protection you quickly discover that it has its good and bad points. There are countless options out there, and countless more being introduced every day, especially in the run up to the Christmas holiday season. [...]
I can’t even begin to explain the technology behind this. That said, this video of Light Painting with the iPad is pretty damn cool. They use an iPad and photos to create animations in space. You need to watch it to understand. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBwYcUxdys8&feature=player_embedded Via Rex Hammock on Twitter
The guys from Tested.com performed rundown tests on five popular mobile phones to test if they lived up to manufacturers’ talk-time claims. They managed to make a humorous video in the process and found that all but one was came within +/- 10% of the manufacturers’ claims. The Samsung Captivate lasted 354 minutes (rated at [...]
The Dell Inspiron Duo made quite a splash at IDF 2010 when it debuted on stage on Tuesday. Yesterday the Inspiron Duo made another appearance, this time at Intel’s App Up Elements conference. I didn’t get a chance to see it in person since I was speaking on a couple of panels, but some of [...]
After using my iPhone 4 for almost three months, the iPad is starting to feel a bit stale. I find myself trying to perform iOS4 tasks on the iPad, forgetting that it runs on an obsolete operating system. Fortunately, iOS4.2 for iPad is just around the corner and it looks great so far. Our friend Andru [...]
Samsung is holding its big US press event in New York City tonight and they’ve just confirmed that the Galaxy Tab will indeed be coming to all four US carriers (AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile) this year (the press release says “in the coming months”, and there is a WiFi version in the works as well. [...]
I’m still slightly scratching my head at this and I’ll tell you why in a minute. But first, here’s the news. Viewsonic was one of the manufacturers that made Tablet/Slate news at IFA, announcing two distinctly different Tablets: the 7 inch Viewpad which is running Android 2.2 on a 600MHz Snapdragon processor, and a 10 [...]
The Boys from Europe, jkkmobile, Sascha of Netbooknews, and Steve Chippy Paine are broadcasting live from the Intel Developer’s Forum right now. (3:38PM ET). You might want to check out what they have to say about the latest in mobile tech.
This has been a crazy few days for me in my life as an Artistic Director at Wayside Theatre. Not only do we have work to do on the current and next production as well as running the theatre day to day, it is fundraising season. That means face to face meetings with potential donors [...]
The best booth at IDF 2010 that I saw was staffed by a whole bunch of 4th graders and Intel’s emerging markets platform group. While the Intel staffers were certainly knowledgeable, the kids stole the show. Classmate PCs in Action As I approached the Classmate PC display at IDF, a little girl ran up to [...]
I’m not one of those guys who wears a Bluetooth headset everywhere, but the new Looxcie Wearable Camcorder might just convince me that resistance is futile.
Internet Explorer is one of those hard luck cases. It’s still used a lot and often maligned and many have written it off. Well, Microsoft is hoping to change that with IE9, and Microsoft has just released a Beta version for anyone to download and try out. Microsoft is also showing off the new features [...]
A lot of people that have never used a Tablet PC are disappointed by Windows’s handwriting recognition. Writing on a slick surface can be a challenge, even for those with great penmanship. New users and those dissatisfied with handwriting recognition should take a few minutes to train their Tablets PCs to recognize their own scribbles. [...]
First, Verizon backed away from supporting Google’s Nexus One. Then, they proved their search deal with Microsoft’s Bing does apply to Android phones. Now, Verizon is expanding their V CAST app and media store to DROID, competing against the Android Market. Looks Google has been uninvited from the party.
Running Windows (or another OS) in a virtual machine on a Mac has been possible and popular for some time now for those who need to do so. I’ve been primarily a user of VMWare’s Fusion to do this for quite some time. But Parallels just released a new version (v 6.0) boasting better performance [...]
At tech conferences the talk in the press room at some point turns away from the gadgets being presented and to what we’re actually using.Here’s a video of the gear I’m carrying this week at IDF 2010. I always find it interesting to peer inside of others’ gadget bags, especially those that belong to people [...]
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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 [...]
