This is a tough review to write. First, Hugo Ortega, the man behind TegaTech and the Tega v2 is a friend and a Tablet/UMPC/Mobile promoter without equal, and I’d love for him to succeed with this new dual booting slate. Second, although I have always had my doubts, I’d actually like to see Microsoft have [...]
Steve Jobs has repeatedly said that Apple will not produce a netbook, but Apple could really shake up the market if it were to introduce something similar to the Lenovo U1 Hybrid/LePad. The Lenovo device, which may never actually come to the U.S., is a great concept. The tablet portion is geared for consuming media [...]
According to study by Nielsen teens in the U.S. average 3,339 texts a month. That’s a bunch of text messages. Let’s say you have a teen in your house and you don’t get them unlimited texts, you might be shocked to find a bill in the neighborhood of $334.00 in one month. That’s a lot [...]
Maybe Sumocat is a little happier this morning. Sprint and Clearwire are announcing dates when they will flip the switch on WiMax in three big US cities. New York City gets lit up on November 1, Los Angeles on December 1, and San Francisco later in December. That last one is still a little porous, [...]
Everyone says the US Patent system is broken, and from all accounts it sure looks to be something different than it was intended to be. Shakespeare would say, “first thing we do is kill all the lawyers” in the case of patents and how they affect innovation and business decisions, I’m sure some Mac users [...]
There seems to be an update to Android 2.1 for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 coming soon. Sony Ericsson showed a demo of the new features introduced in this upgrade on their YouTube channel. Both of AT&T’s way outdated Android phones will come into the modern era when this update makes it. Dell recently announced [...]
So I’ve got a few short trips to various locations coming up this month and next, and I thought to myself “I should get one of those CLEAR Spots to test out their WiMAX 4G.” I’ll be mobile. I could use the connectivity. People are buzzing about 4G. Great idea, right? Too bad the map [...]
AT&T will soon begin selling iPads directly to businesses with discounted 3G data plans. AT&T will offer both Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi + 3G versions of the iPad. Companies will be able to buy up 3G data plans in bulk, just like they do with BlackBerry smartphones. As I mentioned earlier this week, more and more [...]
Hugo Ortega, the man behind TegaTech has sent several gadget bloggers, including me, long term review units of his new TEGA v2 Tablet/Slate. Some got their units yesterday, some, like me, today. I’ve posted up some comparison shots with the iPad and will be posting more about the TEGA v2 over the weekend and into [...]
Atomic Tom performed live on a New York city subway using just the instrument apps on their iPhones and an amplifier. Though the iPhone apps might not be as ‘pure’ as real instruments, this shows that people with creativity and talent don’t have to limit themselves to just one instrument. Of course, iPhones are a [...]
Here are some unboxing photos of the TEGA v2 Tablet/Slate and some iPad comparison shots. After all that’s the competition. It just arrived via Fedex a few minutes ago. I’m sure there will be more to come over the weekend. Some early notes: Setting up the Tablet with Windows 7 (including a round of Windows [...]
So, you have a Dell Streak with a Donut on it? Yes, releasing a device in 2010 with an Android version that came out in September 2009 is unsatisfactory in my book, but it looks like Dell cares. Do they? Well, they care enough to skip Android 2.1 (Eclair) and they plan to take us [...]
Oh, good grief. The Sacramento Bee is out with a report that says that touch screens are a collection point for germs that can make you sick. Yeah, that’s true, just like any other surface that you come in contact with (can you say keyboards), any breath you take in an enclosed space with individuals, [...]
I shared some info about the Samsung Transform and Sprint ID last week and I did a video 1st look the other day. Now I have another little video that shows how Sprint ID works. At first, I thought the concept was a little silly, but after checking it out for myself, I see where [...]
I will tell you what’s in my bag. Xavier is making me do it too. No, not really, but it’s always fun to show off what you carry and how you carry it. This bag is my go to bag, but it’s not what I typically carry to trade shows like CES and CTIA. I [...]
Hugo Ortega’s TEGA v2 Tablet/Slate arrives for a review sometime later today. Designed to dual boot both Windows 7 and Android the review unit will arrive with the capability to do just that, but the Android flavor is 1.6 (plans are in the works for later versions of the Android OS.) The TEGA V2 is [...]
Sumocat let us know yesterday that Verizon was selling the iPad starting October 28th. They put a great marketing spin on it and bundled it with a MiFi so you can get data to the device. Well, AT&T also announced yesterday that they will be selling the iPad starting on the same day. The difference [...]
I have been using Tweetdeck as my desktop Twitter client for quite some time. I love the ability to follow so many things at once. Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, etc… I can follow lists, my friends timelines, my mentions, direct messages, new followers, and more. It’s great for keeping up with everything. My 2nd monitor has [...]
The iPad, and thus all Tablet/Slates, are/were heralded as the saviors of print media. New ways of distributing and charging for the content that the create would save the sagging publishing industry Or so the theory still goes. But there have been speed bumps along the way as the publishers haven’t quite figured out the [...]
Admit it. You always knew inking away on your Tablet PC was sharpening your mind. Maybe you couldn’t quantify how it did, but you knew it did. Still, it’s nice to have scientific proof to back that up, and The Wall Street Journal has a round-up of just that.
Let’s see. A brief history of mobile muckiness when it comes to broadband pricing might be in order. First there was the desecrating of the English language by equating “unlimited” with 5GB of monthly bandwidth. Next there was a bait and switch from AT&T on its iPad data plans. Then we began to see various [...]
Flying has been a lot less friendly since airlines implemented tougher limits on baggage and charging from checked bags. A new SCOTTEVEST jacket is designed with enough pockets to store everything most people would pack on a weekend trip. The SCOTTEVEST (SeV) Carry on Coat has 33 pockets, including a couple of large ones that [...]
Majek Pictures, the folks that shot an incredible short film using the iPhone 4 just after it launched, are now rolling out a new action series. Goldilocks is an action series shot and edited on iOS4 devices. The series will be distributed from within an iPhone app. Here’s the first episode of Goldilocks: And here’s [...]
I have been using iFrogz Timbre series ear buds for a good year now. I use them over a few other sets of ear buds I own, including my $200 Ultimate Ears. The bass response and overall sound of the Timbre series are good enough for me. I use them when I do yard work, [...]
Call it nostalgic wishing and/or dreaming, but this geeks’ heart would love to be able to walk into a Target, Best Buy, Walmart, Verizon Store, AT&T Store, and wherever else we might see Tablets and Slates on sale and see these devices displayed side to side so that potential customers could pick them up and [...]
It’s not quite a CDMA-equipped iPad, but the news out of Verizon Wireless and Apple comes pretty close: starting on October 28th, Verizon Wireless will sell an iPad + MiFi combo with data plans starting at $20 a month without a two-year contract.
This isn’t a review of Zune Pass, this is just some info for those that might not know just how cool Zune Pass is. I have been a Zune Pass subscriber since it’s inception and have loved ALMOST every minute of it. The only part I don’t like about Zune Pass is that it doesn’t [...]
Steve “Chippy” Paine has put up an unboxing of the Samsung Galaxy Tab and as far as unboxing videos go, it is worth watching. Sure looks pretty. Chippy will be doing a live session tonight taking questions.
We have many choices, unfortunately some choices are taken from us based on locale and carrier choice. I will assume that I don’t have a home or carrier yet and list the devices and their specs in my order, favorite 1st, etc. I am really excited for them to hit, but I hope they don’t [...]
Want to see what a sampling of your data would on Windows Phone 7? Microsoft has an App for that. (sorry Apple) That’s right, Microsoft has a Facebook application that takes your data, with your permission of course, and presents portions of it in a demo of Windows Phone 7. Pretty cheesy to me, but [...]
Our friend Avram Piltch from Laptop Mag got his hands on a CTL 2goPad SL10 and put it through its paces. The Windows slate sounds good on paper, but there are a lot of ‘gotchas’ with this $499 device. The biggest problems Avram seemed to run into with this device are its short battery life [...]
Sometimes it’s a lot easier to show than tell. Sending links to Web sites via social media sites and email is great, but often times people don’t exactly know what you’re trying to show them. Markup.io is a very simple web service that lets you draw and type on any Web page from any browser. [...]
Okay, “leaked” may not be the right word since it’s on Tegatech’s official TEGA v2 website, but the official launch is still two days away (after being bumped by the WinPho7 hubbub), so the order page is ahead of schedule. No surprise, importing from Australia still isn’t cheap.
Microsoft’s spent millions of dollars producing and promoting commercials and viral videos that do more harm than good. Some of them are creepy, others make you scratch your head and some will make you sick. Microsoft is a huge company and we surely don’t expect every ad and video to be a hit. But they’ve [...]
UMPCPortal reports that the ExoPC Windows 7 slate with it’s “punch button” interface is coming to Canada and Europe. Good news, but don’t bother looking for it under that name – they’re being rebranded.
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Droid RAZR MAXX First Impressions and Unboxing Video
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