Hugo Ortega has pointed to a wonderful review by David Wallace, a quadriplegic, who does a review on the Sahara Tablet PC. It is very inspiring and well done. Technology is only beneficial when it impacts how you live – and it is very inspiring to see how David takes technology and makes it work [...]
4/16/06 UPDATE: In the following “initial thoughts” I spend a lot of time on the 80 gram vs 120 gram digitizer – it is an important issue and one that needs to be considered when deciding if you will buy a UMPC and which one. I’ve just been told by Martin Smekal, CEO of TabletKiosk, that they have [...]
– John Hill from Allegiance Technology Partners passed this little tidbit he saw on CRN (Computer Reseller News) on to me tonight with the question, “Now will anyone be able to demo them?”. Good question John. “Lenovo is broadening its commercial relationship with brick-and-mortar retailer Best Buy, saying it will work with the computer and [...]
If you are itching to know just about everything there is to know about the Toshiba M400 Tablet PC, you need to read Barry Doyle’s review on the M400. He’s got just about every piece of data and picture you could imagine. His closing thoughts on the M400: The Toshiba Portege M400 is one of [...]
- Engadget and Expansys are reporting a source of new accessories for the Samsung Q1 Ultra-Mobile PC. The source is a Samsung Q1 PDF brouchure that has some pretty good info on the UMPC in general. Some of the items listed are: Keyboard Car mount Optical Disk Drive Case options 8 cell battery pack The [...]
- Engadget is reporting some sketchy details on some new Tablets from Fujitsu: “Fujitsu’s talkin’ ultra-portable with their latest P70S, T70S (pictured) and T70S/V line-up. First up, the P70S which pumps an Intel Pentium M753 (1.20GHz) processor to drive XP Tablet PC Edition on that 8.9-inch display. Rounding out the specs is a 30GB disk, [...]
- PC magazine has a nice review of the Toshiba M400 up, plus a real life test done by Michael J. Miller. As you can see from this Snagit screen grab below, they like the machine, giving it a “Very Good” rating. Michael J. Miller (Forward Thinking) has been through a number of Tablet PC’s, [...]
- Chris over at TabletPCTalk.com has a quick comparison chart up of Ultra-Mobile PC’s. Funny thing is that there really is not much difference between units — yet. We’ll see once they hit the market which one floats to the top! Update: A couple of other sites have come to light as well, that have [...]
– Linda Epstein, one of the long time Tablet PC MVP’s, has done a copmprehensive look at the Fujitsu Lifebook P1510D Tablet PC, on her site TabletPC2.com. Here are Linda’s Pros, Cons, and Conclusion: The Pros: You can take it just about anywhere Compact size and lightweight make the P1510D exceptionally nice for travel Dual [...]
– Rob Bushway Gateway launched their Convertible Notebook series last summer and they have been a hit with the consumers — mainly due to price / performance benefit. As you’ll see in our latest video review, it is not a small tablet pc, but if you are looking for screen real estate and a very powerful [...]
Hugo Ortega has written up a review of Gateway’s Convertible Tablet PC. He offers up a very honest assessment, and one I tend to agree with – it is a great laptop with tablet added as a feature.
– Rob Bushway In this inaugural launch of our video reviews (we don’t have a good name for them yet!), we are pleased to present our review of Motion Computing’s LS800. In this video, I take a tour of the tablet pc, the pen, bump case, docking solutions, compare it to other tablet pcs, and then offer [...]
DualCor has published a Press Release announcing LEAP: Leadership Early Adopter Program. The release doesn’t contain any info on how to apply, so I assume a place to start would be their contact page. DualCor Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of strategic enterprise mobility solutions, today announced its DualCor Leadership Early Adopter Program (LEAP). The DualCor LEAP provides [...]
Looks like Toshiba is not entering the UMPC as previously speculated by us, Hugo, and others who read the article. Matt Codington, Toshiba’s Product Manager, who was interviewed for the APC Mag article had this to say as a comment on Hugo’s blog: You’ll know that Toshiba has a very strong partnership with Microsoft and [...]
Eric Mack has posted a fascinating article on how he was able to achieve 14 hours on battery using his Tablet PC at a conference. Do you think I could get my hands on one of those, Eric?
Thanks to Mark Payton and his post on www.TabletPCBuzz.com, we now know of HP’s TC4400 Tablet PC. It looks like they are finally getting in to the Core Duo Tablet PC game. The product demo page contains some really good close up product images, very little spec info except for mentioning Core Duo, and nothing else looks to have [...]
TabletKiosk has officially announced the EO UMPC, prices starting at $899, available for ordering now, shipping last week in April. I love the name – and the price and specs look really impressive , too. That white one with extended battery support has my name written all over it. TabletKioskâ„¢, a leader in Tablet [...]
Mark Gibbs, NetworkWorld, has done a nice little writeup on the OQO. If you are considering the OQO or something similar, you might want to take a look. The OQO is an outstanding piece of engineering but is a pricey $2,000 considering its performance and the fact that its physical user interface doesn’t live up [...]
I upgraded the ram on the LS800 this past Friday. In between the two hours it took me, I also called John Hill of Allegiance Technology Partners and asked him to help me figure out how get the back off without cracking it. I don’t recommend that you do this upgrade. It is not meant [...]
More news on the Toshiba front: I’ve been checking the Toshiba site daily to see if they’ve added the SXGA option back to the M400 Tablet PC, and what do you know it is now available! ( click on the Customize option ) If you’ve been waiting for the SXGA option to appear before placing your [...]
Rob Bushway I did a little bit of checking on Hugo’s Toshiba UMPC article where he talks about an upcoming article in www.apcmag.com regarding a Toshiba UMPC. I checked with a source of mine at Toshiba and he had this to say: Sorry, but my inquiries with product planning are coming up blank. Nobody knows what [...]
The biggest struggle I’ve had with slates is the keyboard. I’ve tried the ThinkOutside Bluetooth keyboards, but they are just too small, have no dedicated number keys, not a good solution for typing in bed, and tip back and forth when you type on them. As much I like my X41 Tablet PC, I have [...]
– Pacebook Japan has updated their UMPC site with a little more information on their upcoming Smart Caddie UMPC in the form of an updated flash movie. Speculation has this as a Japanese release of the TabletKiosk V700, but we cannot confirm that information. It certainly looks like the same uint physically though!The site teases [...]
Here is some news from PC Magazine on OQO: a retooling effort to shift to the vertical market, a move brought on by their newly announced CEO, Jay Shiveley. In my opinion, this is a smart decision by OQO, but they are going to have to address the achilles heal of the OQO: the transmeta processor. Here is [...]
I’ve been using the PLANOn DocuPen RC800 for about a month now, so I thought it would be a good time to post my final review. If you have any questions after reading the review, please post them back as a comment. I’ve organized my review into Pro / Cons, two sample workflows, and then provide some [...]
– I picked this up from a Google search, so the information is a bit sketchy, but Stuff Magazine in the UK is reporting a new entrant into the UMPC market, the “H70″ from ECS, a Taiwanese company. I noticed a similar post on UMPCBuzz as well. Here is the image attached to the Stuff [...]
Today seems to be the day for news on TabletKiosks V-700 Ultra Mobile PC. TabletPc2.com / UltraMobilePCs.com has published an exclusive hands on review of the V-700 UMPC. As to be expected with reviews on TabletPC2.com, there are plenty of pictures and specs ..check it out!
Gizmodo has published a video review of Asus’ R2H Ultra Mobile PC (via JkOnTheRun). Looks like a very nice UMPC – love the built-in camera and the brushed metal look! Interesting to see the Asus rep using his car keys to navigate the screen. I wonder how long the screen will hold up like that….
JkOnTheRun has the technical specs (as provided by Martin Smekal) on the V-700 Ultra Mobile PC by TabletKiosk. He also posts photos of the device, which confirms my earlier post about what the potential TabletKiosk UMPC would look like.
On JkOnTheRun, Martin Smekal, CEO of TabletKiosk, provided an intriguing comment to a post on James site. Here is what he had to say: JK, Thank you first off for the positive words on our systems – our UMPC (V-700) – is NOT the Baja – the Baja platform is a 8.4″ device more closely resembling [...]
We have high res images of the Ultra Mobile PCs to be announced by Samsung. Click on the thumbnails to see the high res shots.
TabletPCReviewSpot.com offers up another great review, this time of Fujitsu’s ultra mobile P1510D Tablet PC. After playing with the P1510D at CES and the Mobile Brief, I found the tablet to very nice and light. However, the lack of a pc card slot is a deal breaker for me. I also had issues with constant [...]
Hugo Ortega has posted some more close ups of the Origami device and claims that they come from a very reliable source. Irregardless, they look really interesting, especially the close ups of the buttons, etc. Click here to see more photos. And, here is the most interesting part, Hugo goes on to claim that the [...]
Tracy Hooten, of StudentTabletPC.com has written a very good, objective review of Gateway’s M280 Convertible Notebook. Her overall conclusion matches mine: Overall, the Gateway M280/CX200X makes for a great laptop and a poor tablet. I can easily see why it was advertised as a laptop with tablet functionality, because that’s what it feels like. This is [...]
Linda Epstein, Tablet PC MVP, writes up a really good review of Electrovaya’s SC3100 Tablet PC. She’s taken a lot of good close up pictures as well. If you are in the market for a slate Tablet PC, especially one with the longest battery life on the market, you should give this review a look. [...]
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