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Physical therapists looking for some ways to improve their interaction with their patient should take a look at Active Ink Software’s new application Active PT. Details on Active PT can be found below. Active PT is $1000 + $200 per month. By the way, congratulations to Active Ink Software on the launch of their new [...]
We’ve talked about BumpTop, the 3d desktop application, quite a bit here at GBM, most recently giving away a bunch of beta invites. Well, I just got word through Twitter that BumpTop 1.0 has gone gold and is now available to everyone for download. They’ve added a ton of features like themes, and social integration [...]
If my experience is any indication of a trend, OEMs need to be very concerned about the impact of netbooks for businesses. Over the past several months, I’ve received inquiries from every single one of my business customers wanting to know about netbooks. They are pricing notebooks and are quickly coming to the conclusion that [...]
Does Motion Computing’s new J3400 Tablet PC tickle your fancy? Well, if you are hankering to learn more, then be sure to attend one of their upcoming webinars. By attending, you’ll also get $500 off! The webinars are Tuesday, April 7 @ 11 am CST and Thursday, April 9 @ 1 pm CST. Details below: [...]
Microsoft is at it again, this time unleashing Giampaolo on a laptop hunting trip. He’s given $1500, finds the Mac sexy, but passes on it due to a desire to pay for computing power – not “brand”. G comes away with a HP HDX. Great stuff, Microsoft – keep it coming. Update: Loren Heiny [...]
The healthcare industry is getting a lot of focus these days and Microsoft Surface is right in the mix of it. For our readers interested in healthcare and multi-touch, you might want to checkout Surface at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society HiMSS09 conference where a multitude of applications geared around enhancing the [...]
Motion unveiled some nice enhancements to their C5 and F5 adding Verizon Wireless support, draft n wireless, SSD, and redressing the F5 in rugged-friendly black. We caught up with Motion today to discuss the back-story behind the F5′s new look. Motion’s Mary Anne Gunn had this to say: We explored coming out with a wide-array [...]
Recognizing the absurdity that has become the Eee PC line and wanting to reform their ways, Asus has called in the dogs and discontinued the Eee PC line. At CTIA, company representatives announced the following in a standing room only press conference: Looking back, we now recognize how foolish it was to release a new [...]
Motion Computing, who released their new J3400 just two weeks ago, today announced upgrades to their C5 MCA and F5 rugged Tablet PC. Both units now support Intel’s Core 2 Duo chipset, 802.11 a / g / draft n wireless, 64 gb SSD, as well as offering Verizon’s Wireless mobile broadband network. Previously, only Sprint [...]
We’re trying to close your gadget deficit while the economy is in the dumps with the Gadget Stimulus Plan. Today we’re giving away a license for Active Ink Software’s Professional Designer E-Form Builder valued at $299. If you are looking for creative ways to implement cost savings in your business, then you need to look [...]
With President Obama focusing in on the healthcare industry, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that companies like TabletKiosk, TegaTech, Panasonic, and Motion Computing have the right product at the right time. TabletKiosk’s own MediSlate MCA i1040XT Tablet PC underwent a very thorough review, and the folks at DigitalReviews came away quite impressed. [...]
I love personalizing my Tablet PC with various stickers. In my opinion, they kind off show off a person’s personality and what they are in to, where they’ve been, etc. As you can tell from the back of my Tablet PC, I’m kind of conflicted — I’m a Mac and I’m a PC. Yeah, I’m [...]
Hot off the press is news that Bluebeam has released version 7 of their popular PDF Revu, which is available today for $149: With over 20 additional features and improvements for PDF creation, markup and editing, this is truly our best release ever. Spell Check Reduce File Size Arcs and Curves Hatch Patterns Batch Office [...]
We opened up the mic last week for everyone wishing to ask Motion Computing about their new J3400 and whatever else might be on your mind. The community certainly responded well and submitted some really good questions: touch and usage scenarios, LS800, small form factor devices, the mobile keyboard, J3400 usage scenarios, portrait vs [...]
Given a choice, I will always use a mobile computer that supports an extended battery over a regular battery. For me, the benefit of additional battery life outweighs the extra weight or thickness. When I saw that the 6-cell battery for HP’s Mini 1000 was 20% off, I decided to go ahead and order one. [...]
I always love a contest that has such positive outcomes – our HP Magic Giveaway contest from last year being a perfect example. Just yesterday I received an email from David Arpino, the contest winner, updating me with how he’s using the TouchSmart and how the Restoration House Projection is continuing to use their HP [...]
There has been a lot of excitement surrounding Motion Computing’s announcement of the J3400 Rugged Slate Table PC. It has been a while since we’ve seen anything new come from Motion, so yesterday’s announcement was our first look at what they’ve working on the past several years. Overall, folks are quite impressed with what [...]
We’ve talked a lot about how rugged and light the Motion Computing J3400 is. Instead of throwing a bunch of meaningless numbers at you, we thought we’d show you some pictures of what the inside of a J3400 looks like, which speak to the special engineering that went in to the J3400.
Motion Computing just announced their new J3400 Rugged Slate Tablet PC and we’ve got a two-part InkShow video series, as well as gobs of pictures to bring you. In this Part 2 InkShow, I show off the new convertible mobile keyboard, the Flex Dock, give a demo of QuickNav, as well as show how the [...]
Motion Computing just announced their new J3400 Rugged Slate Tablet PC and we’ve got a two-part InkShow video series, as well as gobs of pictures to bring you. In Part 1, I give a tour of the J3400, as well as give my hands-on impression of this much anticipated release. In Part 2, I show [...]
I teased everyone last week about testing Motion Computing’s newest Tablet PC, and today they have lifted the veil by announcing the J3400 Rugged Slate Tablet PC. It is rugged, light weight, and features a black exterior with rounded corners and a non-slip Elastomer overmolded back casing that cushions against shocks. Prices [...]
Well, you can’t say that InPlay Technologies has not put up a good fight. Over the past several years, InPlay has reorganized, refocused, and retooled, only to finally be met with an economic situation that is wreaking havoc on a number of companies. Sadly, today there is one less digitizer company to challenge the likes [...]
I had the privilege of meeting with Motion Computing last year and got an exclusive first-look at some designs for their new tablet pc and accessories. At that point they were all wood models, so I wasn’t able to fully appreciate the extent of what they had accomplished. Over the past several weeks, I’ve been [...]
Samsung has gotten official on us, unwrapping the details behind their new UMPC – the Q1EX-71G that we first spotted at CES 2009. The Q1EX-71G goes for $749 at Samsung.com, but it can be had at CDW.com for as low as $729.99. Specs: 1.2 ghz Via Nano ULV U2500 2GB ram 60 gb harddrive 4 [...]
If you love OneNote like many of us at GottaBeMobile, then you need to checkout IHeartOneNote.com, a new user community for OneNote fanatics.
Not wanting to leave an OS untouched, Evernote has released an Android-optimized version of Evernote Mobile Web. I have a G1 at home and look forward to testing it when I return from Redmond. If you have a G1, head over to www.evernote.com/m to check it out for yourself. From Evernote: Today we unveil [...]
We were hanging out at Microsoft’s Building 37 tonight, and on the way out Craig Pringle, Hugo Ortega, and I caught a glimpse of what might appear to be Microsoft’s new store. The etching on the back of the glass says “Windows Mobilization Flagship Environment” More pictures after the break.
In Windows 7, Microsoft has broadend their recognizers from 12 languages in Vista to 26 languages, which include the following: Norweigian (bokmal & nynorsk), Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Polish, Porgeues (Portugal), Romanian, Serbian (Cryillic & Latin), Catalan, Russian, Czech, and Croatian. Non-English Windows 7 will get their language recognizer, plus English. The recognizers are currently a [...]
A frequently requested feature from tablet pc users in vertical markets was support for custom dictionaries (medical, field specific, etc). Unfortunately, support for custom dictionaries is not in Vista, but is available in Windows 7. Now, a user can have a primary and custom dictionary for each input scope ( dictionary,country name, surname, etc). In [...]
I’m hanging out in Seattle and Redmond this week attending Microsoft’s MVP Summit. In this GBM Shortcut, I give a quick look at my gear, as well as the gloomy weather of Seattle. All GBM Shortcuts are sponsored by Lenovo.
There is nothing like getting a sweet gadget snatched from your hands – one minute I had a Kindle 2, the next minute it was gone, gone, gone. Fortunately, Amazon quickly stepped in to save my broken heart and shipped me a replacement Kindle 2, which arrived just minutes ago. Checkout this GBM Shortcut where [...]
Today’s LogicBuy.com Deal of the Day is a hot one: $50 off Dell’s Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook: Today only. $50 instant discount on Dell Inspiron Mini 9n Netbook with 1.6GHz Atom Processor, 8.9″ LED LCD, 4-cell battery and pre-loaded Ubuntu OS. Range starts at $249 – $50 off instantly = $199 + $8 shipping. Available [...]
The Surface team has been on a blogging roll lately and have published four really good articles and some videos you should take a look at. Here is a quick excerpt from one of them covering natural user interface – head over to their site to read the rest. Have I said lately that I [...]
Lenovo’s Matt Kohut is really enjoying Windows 7, and he thinks you will, too. He’s noticed that Microsoft has improved so many utilities in Windows 7, the value proposition of various ThinkVantage utilities has him asking the following question: Yet, our dilemma is clear — at what point does Windows offer ““good enough†functionality that [...]
Today’s LogicBuy.com Deal of the Day features discounts up to 20% off for Lenovo’s X200 Tablet PC, x301, and much more – details below. HOT! Up to 20% stackable eCoupon on all Lenovo ThinkPad and IdeaPad laptops including ThinkPad T400/T500, X301, X200s, X200 tablet, Elite models, W500, W700, W700ds, IdeaPads: U330, Y Series, U110, 10% [...]
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12 iPhone Photography Accessories – Lenses, Stands, Filters and More To Enhance Your Photos
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.
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 [...]
iHome iB40 Headphones: Decent Sound at Budget Price
If you’re looking for a budget set of headphones that still produce decent sound and rich bass, then you should give the iHome iB40 Headphones a look. They’re comfortable, have an understated look, and produce good sound for the money. I hate ear buds! When I’m around the house and want to listen to some music [...]
Droid 4 Review: Incredible Keyboard, Awesome Speeds
The Droid 4 is the most recent of Motorola’s Droid line. The original Droid kicked off the Android revolution on Verizon, so it is good to see that the company is still thinking of users who want a physical keyboard. The Droid 4 marks the first time Motorola has included Verizon’s super fast 4G LTE [...]
Samsung Series 7 Slate Review: First Impressions
These days whenever someone mentions the word “Tablet” visions of the iPad or something similar dance in their heads. Not that long ago a tablet was something quite different: a Windows-based slate computer. Since the rise of the new idea of the tablet there have been a few Tablet PCs trying for relevance in an [...]
