WCSH6.com has a great video and story of Berwick Academy, a private middle school in South Berwick, Maine and their use of Tablet PCs. Berwick Academy is the first private school in Main to use Tablet PCs in the classroom. The video features some really good interviews with students and teachers talking about how they use their Tablet PC.

The best I can tell, the students are using Toshiba M400 Tablet PCs.

100mb wireless speeds by 2010? Samsung certainly thinks so and is demoing technology that proves it is coming, at speeds 30 times faster than current broadband. I can certainly get used to 100mb wireless, can you?

From MSNBC:

Samsung Electronics Co. showed off its vision for the future of mobile technology Thursday, sending data wirelessly at blazing speeds to a moving minibus.

The connection was robust enough to support live images — including a high-definition movie — beamed from a conference the South Korean company is hosting here on fourth-generation, or 4G, wireless.

In a key step toward making the technology truly mobile, the device aboard the minibus switched seamlessly between two base stations — meaning the signal won't be lost when users are on-the-go.

The current prototype allows data transfers of 100 megabits per second, about 30 times typical broadband Internet speeds. It works even when the receiver is moving as fast as 75 mph.

But the promise is still far off: Currently, Samsung's data receiver is the size of a compact refrigerator. It won't be until 2008 that the device can be shrunk to fit in a mobile phone, said Lee Ki-tae, head of the company's telecommunications division.

And even then, frequencies need to be allocated and standards set, meaning the devices aren't expected to be in consumers' hands until after 2010.

Have a UMPC and a GPS unit?  If so, and you want a new way to track your movements while on the go, check out this Software InkShow about GPS.RADAR Origami Edition by JGUI Professional.

GPS.RADAR Origami Edition was created to make use of the portability of a UMPC.  With this program you can attach your USB or Bluetooth GPS unit and get a file that will load directly into Google Earth or Google Maps.  The interface is very easy to use with buttons that are perfect for touch or pen.  While this is still an early Beta program, I didn’t have any problems getting things up and running.

There are many features in GPS.RADAR that were not covered in this InkShow.  Items such as direct upload to an internet server or integration into Google online maps.  The full list of features and functionality are listed on the product page.

I hope you enjoy this Software InkShow.

• Watch the InkShow (15:55 minutes, 86mb, .wmv streaming or direct download.).
• Visit the JGUI website

• Freeware trial edition will run until the end of November 2006

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As WiFi networks are spreading very quickly, privacy is a huge concern. For example, did you know that all three of the big Instant Messenging applications ( Yahoo, MSN Messenger, and AIM) send your data over WiFi in plain text? That is scarey!

So what is a good Tablet PC user to do if he just wants to sit back in a recliner while in portrait mode, drink some good coffee, and surf?

Coffee Shop WiFi for Dummies  has some really good tips on making your conversations more secure. Like Robert Scoble, I’m also curious about other tips mobile professionals and those in the security field have for making your experience more secure.

Via Robert Scoble

Technology is becoming the college student’s best friend.  From tablet pcs and flash drives, to cell phones and iPods and scientific calculators, Best Best and their parent’s credit card are a match made in heaven.

Checkout this article from Post-Gazette.com on today’s student and technology. Image by Daniel Marsula, Post-Gazette

College students have become the creme de la creme for electronics makers and retailers. They are expected to spend more than $10.5 billion gearing-up for campus this year, according to the National Retail Federation.

Back to school isn't what it used to be 20 years ago when a Sony Walkman cassette player and a leather day planner were considered high-end accessories.

Today, top-notch technology -- such as the wireless Compaq Tablet PC that Chatham College is distributing to incoming freshman for the second year -- is required in some classrooms.

Chatham freshmen walked away with their computers for less than half what it's retailing, thanks to a $530 "technology assessment" fee tacked on to their tuition bill. Still, sales of laptop computers and the other electronics must-haves such as digital cameras, flat screen televisions, flash memory devices and Sony Xboxes, have pushed this year's spending on back-to-school electronics up more than 27 percent from last year.

PhatWare just released an update to PenCommander – V 1.5.  Updated for the Tablet PC, and the UMPC!!   Here is a list of some of the new features:

• Optimized for Ultra-Mobile PCs
• Includes improved scripting engine with optimized performance and new user-level functions
• Allows to assign PenCommands and keyboard shortcuts to single-stroke gestures.
• Allows to change transparency of the Input Panel window
• New Visual Studio 20005 like UI for Visual PenCommander

“PenCommander allows users to employ the pen to call up commands that can control Tablet PCs and UMPCs in almost limitless ways, such as editing documents, inserting often-repeated text into documents and launching applications. To execute a PenCommand, simply write a PenCommand name on the PenCommander input panel. PenCommander is the best tool for entering repetitive data, accessing frequently used applications and documents, inserting time, date and signature, and overall extending Tablet PC and UMPC functionality and user's productivity. It provides a simple and fast way to access functions that typically take longer to complete.”

I like the idea of the new Visual PenCommander Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to create up your own customized commands – wonder what kinds of things we can come up with in there??

Check out the press release here

PenCommander product page

Not a fully functioning Tablet PC, but this is a really cool ‘ink’ device.  Take a look at the Aiptek My Note Digital Notepad.  Write up to 135 pages of notes (you can expand this via SD card) on this ‘clipboard’.  Most interesting to me is that you can take notes for up to 20 hours on 5 AAA batteries!  Sync up this Notepad when you get done to your Tablet PC and you have a really interesting companion device to take to those long meetings, days at school…  wherever you can think.

“The digital notepad for portable use without any PC. Uses standard Q4 notepads and the supplied standard stylus. In addition, all written information is also stored as digital pages. Post-editing can be done by direct page selection (LCD display) at any time. Easy post-editing via supplied Windows® software. Memory upgradeable via SD cards. Battery status display on stylus and tablet. Max. notepad thickness 13.5 mm (135 sheet). Works up to 20h with one battery set. Ideal for portable use for capturing data. Writing with stylus onto paper notepad plus digital storage. Post-datum changes are possible. 32MB of memory” Aiptek web site

Product Page: MyNote

Via Engadget

Last week, I pointed everyone to Rob Miles blog and told you about a plug-in for Live Writer that he was working on. It turns out that Rob has been quite busy lately and has just released version 1.0.

Basically, it allows you to grab images from Flickr, annotate them with ink, and then post them back to Flickr. Rob mentions that is has a few other image processing features, with one being called a “wild” thing.

Download it here.

The college / Tablet PC craze is not just based in the U.S. Colleges within the United Arab Emirates just signed a $5.4 million dollar agreement to implment Toshiba Tablet PCs:

UAE Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) are to boost their learning environments with the implementation of Toshiba tablet PCs for faculty and student use.

The AED 20 million (US$5.4 million) agreement will extend to 12 HCT campuses including Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Fujairah.

Dr Tayeb Kamali, chancellor of HCT, said: “Technology is constantly changing and adapting the way people interact, learn and do business. The HCT was the first in the region to adopt tablet PCs – this fits within our education model based on allowing students to follow the latest enhancements in technology and actively using it for their learning process.”

Via ITP.net

Most people do not know what goes on behind the scenes at GBM to produce the InkShows that we publish at least twice a week. We have a schedule that is typically a month out, and we do our best to produce two InkShows a week.

It is true that it takes a team to produce quality work, and GBM is no exception. We have a fabulous team in Matt Faulkner, Warner Crocker, Dennis Rice, and myself.  That said, I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank Dennis Rice for his behind the scenes work at producing these InkShows.

After creating the raw footage for the Hardware and Software InkShows, we hand them off to Dennis for final producing. Many times that footage is uploaded to a temporary FTP site for Dennis to download from; other times, we FedEx the raw footage on portable harddrives if the files are too large to FTP. More times than not, the raw footage is handed off to Dennis less than a day before it is due to be published. And that is when Dennis gets to work. He cuts, adds intros, adds effects, produces, finds the right balance in file size and video quality, and then gets it ready for final production.  Needless to say, Dennis has burned a lot of hours figuring out the right combination to give the best quality.

So, while you might not be seeing a lot of public face time from Dennis, I wanted everyone to know that much of what you see on GBM is in large part due to Dennis and his behind the scenes work and dedication to quality.

Pretty soon, you’ll get to see a lot more of Dennis’ and Matt’s  “behind the scenes” work as well….

Handwriting personalization in Vista is where it starts to get really interesting for Tablet PC users, and that is the focus of this Software InkShow.

In Windows XP SP2, the only method of “training” the recognizer is to add words to the dictionary. That does help a lot when dealing with unknown words, but it doesn’t do anything for those odd characters like 4s, Ks, Vs, etc. With problem characters, you basically have to figure what the recognizer is looking for and tailor those characters to it.

With Vista, things are a whole lot better. You can now tailor the recognizer to your own handwriting and deal with those problem characters much easier. In this InkShow, I cover targeting specific problem characters and symbols, training the recognizer with sample sentences, turning on automatic learning based on corrections you’ve made, and  submitting problems to Microsoft for further analysis. I also go over how to transfer your personal recognizer to another Tablet PC.

I hope you enjoy this Software InkShow and it gives you something to look forward to in Vista.

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• Visit the Vista website
• Visit AbletFactory.com

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Fujitsu Japan has the details on their latest Tablet PC, the LOOX P series, which appears to be a feature upgrade to the P1510D. Among the feature upgrades are an increase in resolution to 1280 x 768 and what appears to be the addition of a PC Card slot, which would be a boone to EV-DO users.

Specs:

• Intel Core Solo, 1.2ghz Low Voltage
• 8.9”, WXGA, 1280 x 768
• 512mb ram, 1gb max
• Bluetooth 2.0
• 2 USB ports, 1 SD slot
• 1 PC Card slot
• Weight: 2.2lbs
• Vista capable
• The specs are not clear on whether touch is supported on this model like the P1510D

Here is the link in Japanese, and here is the Google translated link from Japanese to English.

View the detail specs here and here

View the photo gallery on the new LOOX P

Loo for the LOOX P should hit shelves around Sept 28 for about $2200.

via Engadget

For those of you who like to be first in line with things, here is you chance to do so with Windows Vista!

Amazon has Vista Ultimate SKU listed for $399 available on January 30th, 2007:

This is obviously an attempt to get people in quickly, the details on the page are a little strange:

I think I’ll wait to place an order.. 

via Engadget

Get your hands on the Pre-RC1 build of windows Vista.  This is a great opportunity for all those that don’t have access to MSDN or part of the Beta! Get there fast!!  Only available to the first 100,000 people!!

Make sure and come back and let us know what you think of the Tablet PC functionality!  You can even check out the RE-placement of the Tablet PC group in the programs menu that Rob has been discussing!

EDIT – After looking around the net a little (I made a quick post trying to get as many GBM readers on there as possible…) it seems as if you need a valid Beta 2 product key and an invite from MS – the blog post I read was very misleading.  So, If you got the invite – happy downloading, it’s a hearty 2.5 gig!

Scott Hanselman is a blogger and developer I follow both on his blog and his podcast Hanselminutes. He frequently posts and updates a list of his favorite utilities covering a range of computing needs that make his life easier. He’s recently updated the list on his blog, and it is truly a collector’s bounty. While many of the utilities are quite useful, of most interest here is Scott’s list of Tablet PC Indispensables, which you’ll find by scrolling down the list. Check it out here.

Chad Essley is an animator and cartoonist that I have followed for quite awhile. On his site Cartoonmonkey.com you can check out his work, as well as how he uses his Tablet PC to create his art. You can also check out a video of Chad working with his Tablet PC and Alias Sketchbook Pro by selecting the Alias Software link on his site. Not only is Chad a great artist who uses a Tablet PC, he is also quite a Tablet PC evangelist as well. (Although, sometimes evangelists have difficulty getting the message across.) When I asked Chad to contribute to GottaBeMobile’s Life With Ink series, it was of course a natural for him to tell his story by creating a comic, in digital ink, of course. And here it is. Enjoy!

Hugo Ortega has just published the 4th episode of Talk’n Tablet Downunder podcast, this time talking wtih Nick Randolph, a .NET Compact Framework MVP.

This podcast is particularly interesting because it was done after Nick spent a week with the Samsung Q1 and the eo UMPC.

I am not sure how many of you follow Daniel Escapa over at his blog, but he has been on fire today (maybe he has time because the TR is done and it’s getting ready to come out???).  He has been covering some changes to the API and asking for some user input.  He also has a post with a link on integrating OneNote with document management systems.

If you are a developer, or just want to read some info on what’s going on in the OneNote 2007 world, head on over and check out his blog – and give some feedback on the API docs as well!

You can also find more OneNote information here:

Chris Pratley’s blog

Owen Braun’s blog

Watch the GBM inkshows as well!

Remember the hue and cry from the mainstream tech media about UMPCs having no keyboard? Well, I recently got a chance to take a look at an ultra-mobile device that comes with a keyboard and that has everyone talking. Rob Bushway loaned me his Sony’s Vaio UX180P to try out and post his review. (Rob’s a trusting soul.) The Sony UX180P may not inlcude the Tablet OS, or Microsoft’s UMPC touchscreen enhancements, but it certainly offers a range of options for anyone on the go.

In this GottaBeMobile.com Hardware Inkshow, I take a look at the device, the dock that ships with it, and also some of the basic functionality of the UX as well as very quick look at the Beta of Ilium Sofware’s new data entry product, Inscribe. You’ll find out why I think the keyboard is both an asset and a detriment for the Sony UX, as well as how I feel about integrating the Sony into my work flow. Check out the Inkshow to see if it might be right for you.

Special thanks to good friend Malia Arguello for helping out with the camera, and I apologize in advance that some of the lighting is a bit dim.  

• Watch the video( 22:37 minutes, 71.9mb, Windows Media streaming or direct download).
• Visit the Sony site.

Enjoy!

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Earlier this month, I wrote an editorial regarding the placement of the Tablet PC program group within Vista. I also submitted my opinions to Microsoft as a bug, and was consequently told that Microsoft had made a decision to move the Tablet PC options group underneath Accessories.

That remained the case as of Build 5472. So you can imagine my surprise when I installed build 5536, which is the Pre-RC1 release, and found that they moved the Tablet PC program group back to a top level group! You can now found the Tablet PC programs right after clicking Start / Programs, and it is no longer hidden under Accessories! In addition, Windows Journal and Sticky Notes are now top level programs along with Media Center, Windows Mail, Windows Contacts, and others.

Thanks, Microsoft, for moving the Tablet PC options back to where they should be and making it easier for first time Tablet PC users to find their Tablet PC programs!

Tangled Up In Purple is an interesting new blog I’ve subscribed to, simply because, well, the author is checking out a Tablet PC. A Toshiba M400 to be exact. The latest post focuses on using a Tablet PC at work for the last 10 weeks. Check out the pros and cons here. Disappointing to hear that Toshiba hasn’t fixed that annoying dust under the screen issue with the M400.

Interesting. Loren Heiny links to an article in the Grand Rapids Press that is generally favorable to Tablet PCs, mentioning a number of the well worn pros and cons of “these special laptops.” What’s intriguing about the article is the point of view that makes it sound like Tablet PCs just arrived on the scene. Any readers from that area care to comment?

Because I do web development as my full-time job, I’m frequently switching between browsers, mostly FireFox and IE.

I just noticed, via CyberNet, that FireFox 2 Beta 2 RC 2 has been released and is available for download (Windows English version). Here is the link to the FireFox FTP server for other versions and languages.

While you are downloading that beta, be sure to install the GeckTIP utility for access to the Tablet PC TIP while using FireFox. It is a must have utility for FireFox Tablet PC users

James Kendrick and Marc Orchant are back with show #27 of OnTheRun With Tablet PCs.

Listen and download here.

Here are the show notes:

Marc Orchant and James Kendrick are back with show #27 after a very long, unrestful hiatus and we have some catching up to do.  The latest build of Vista seems to be making a lot of people happy, especially Tableteers like Kevin Tofel.  Everyone must be aware of the big battery recall going on now affecting Dell, Sony, and Apple customers.  Hey, these are the three big OEMs who don't make Tablet PCs.  Hmmm, coincidence?  I think not.  Marc is loving the new Object Desktop 2007 for simulating Vista Glass on his XP Tablet.  Matt Miller visits Mobile Tech Manor and watches my HP tc1100 die.  HP warranty service came to the rescue and in just a few hours the tc1100 came home feeling all better.  James used a Sony U71 with the 5 inch screen as a replacement while waiting for the return of the tc1100 and the experience has him jonesing for a UMPC. 

Does the Asus R2H really have a screen resolution of 1280x768, a first for a UMPC.  James may have his hands on a Samsung Q1 with a flash memory hard drive.  The two new TabletKiosk eo UMPCs look pretty sweet and the one with the Pentium M gives Marc and James pause for consideration.  We would never tether our Palm Treos to our Tablets since that would violate the Terms of Service (TOS).  Marc gets a Palm Treo 700p and to his surprise finds out he now has EVDO coverage.  Can you use OneNote Mobile with a TAblet PC to help you move?  TabletKiosk is hitting the road to show off their new UMPCs.  Allegiance Technology Partners is throwing a Tablet PC Webinar soon so don't forget to sign up if you want to participate.

I, along with others, have been quite envious that Craig Pringle managed to get his hands on a Motion LE1600 that has touch capability. I’ve also been waiting anxiously for Craig to report in. And now he does. He’s got a terrific blog post about his experiences along with a video that shows the Vista touch interface in action. Craig covers the pluses and the minuses of using touch, including the touch enhancements in the OS. Craig also had the opportunity at a TechEd conference to check out another Motion LE1600 that is dual mode touch screen and active digitizer. He reports that instead of a resistive touch screen this new model has a capacitive touch screen, and it senses when the pen is in range and turns off the touch screen. We need to see this aspect of Tablet PC and touch screen technology accelerated. Good work, Craig. Here’s the link to the post. Watch the video here.

If you are a southpaw and have some difficulty using a Tablet PC, you might want to check out Melvyn Buckpitt’s blog, The Old Man. He’s blogged a couple of entries about his efforts and his promising more. His issue is that most applications don’t allow for easy use for left-handers. He’s already blogged one solution he’s discovered and he promises a mixed-bag look at how he works with some of his applications. Check it out here.

One of the things that drives me crazy about doing Shakespeare, or any of the great classics for that matter, is that modern audiences are extremely reluctant to sit through a play for more than 2 hours these days. The communal attention span is too short, and no matter the Bard's direction of "two hours traffic on our stage" it is difficult to perform any of his plays under three hours.

In our production of Othello, we are aiming for 2:30/2:40. Which means lots of cutting of the script. Prior to rehearsal beginning I had made cuts and edits before giving the cast their scripts with the caveat that more would come as we worked.

I'm finding that "more" to be exceedingly difficult to make. Yesterday we made some significant cuts in Act IV that will streamline a lot of the action. They are good cuts, but painful ones.

From a Tablet PC perspective, the earlier cuts (before scripts were handed out, were made using a "strike through" the lines that were cut. The cast received a copy of the script with the lines cut so they could view the context.

Now that we are in rehearsal, I make the cuts in OneNote 2007 Beta. I have the script printed into OneNote and use the highlighter to highlight the potential cut. Different highlighter colors allow me to differentiate whether this is a cut I will make, or one I'm thinking about. I also use Ink to make any edits in the margins. We then work with the cuts in rehearsal to decide if they work or not.

Today and tomorrow we make more cuts in our attempts to streamline the action and keep the audience with us.

(Note: You can follow non-Tablet PC related entries into The Othello Diaries on Life on The Wicked Stage: Act 2.)

We can never have too many alternative inking experiences on Tablet and Ultra-Mobile PC's.  So we were glad to receive this bit of info from the folks at Evernote today:

EverNote 1.5 Beta is Now Available!

Dear User,
The EverNote Corporation is proud to announce that we are launching public beta testing for EverNote Plus 1.5 for Windows, an improved, faster version of our popular Windows software. When the commercial release is ready to go, all existing EverNote Plus customers will be upgraded to it for free!

New features of EverNote 1.5 include:

• Synchronization of EverNote databases with USB flash drives and mapped network drives.
• Outlook Clipper button and right-click 'Add to EverNote' commands for Outlook and Thunderbird.
• Ability to open multiple databases in separate windows Drag-and-drop notes to select Categories, transfer notes between EverNote databases and to outside applications such as email and Instant Messenger.
• Password protection for the entire EverNote database.
• Shortcuts for creating new notes by pressing INS and ESC+INS keys.
• Exporting notes into TXT and HTM formats.

SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK!
We want to know what you think about the new EverNote 1.5 Beta. Share your thoughts, submit bugs, and make feature requests, to email your feedback to feedback@evernote.com with the subject "EverNote 1.5 Beta".

INSTALLING THE BETA:
The beta can be installed over the existing version as an upgrade. If you already have your copy of EverNote 1.1 for Windows you won't lose any data when you upgrade to EverNote 1.5 Beta - simply download and install it over your existing version.

Thank you,
The EverNote Team

So head on over and get in on this beta, and let us know what you think here at GBM!

Learn More

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Early today, I reported that it appeared that Asus would be announcing their R2H Ultra-Mobile PC / Origami. Well, the official press release from Asus has been posted on their website. There is no word on pricing or availability.

Here are the specs:

R2H Specifications  

Here is the press release and a link to the press release on their website ( big kudos to Big Wes for the link )

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (ASUS), a leading provider of high-performance notebook computers, today unveils the latest R2H Ultra-Mobile PC. With built-in high-resolution webcam, incorporated global positioning system (GPS) and biometric fingerprint authentication, the 7-inch ultra compact R2H is designed to fulfill the increasing need for an all-in-one mobile device that enables professionals to stay connected, productive and secured on the go.

Solid Security Management for Protected Computing
To give business travelers peace of mind, the R2H offers total data protection that meets the evolving security needs with both software and hardware solutions.

The protected computing starts with fingerprint authentication that grants strict access only to the designated owner. For the most accurate reading, t he electronic imaging mechanism scans fingerprint pattern from the live layer of the skin , bypassing any common skin surface conditions.

The exclusive ASUS Security Protect Management (ASPM) guards access to the device and network. U sers can choose to setup multi-factor authentication requirements for different security levels while enjoying the Single Sign On (SSO) one-time login convenience without compromising security integrity.

Intuitive Usage Experience
The R2H runs on Windows ® XP Tablet PC Edition with Touch Pack software and ergonomic hardware interface designs. With complete function keys laid out on both sides of the front panel, users enjoy comfortable operation to a full set of control keys, including mouse, scroll buttons, hot keys as well as on-screen keypad, all at the finger tips.
The feature-rich R2H is packed with computing, multimedia and connectivity functions. Built-in
Bluetooth 2.0 EDR ( Enhanced Data Rate), WLAN 802.11 a/b/g and high-resolution webcam offer extensive high-speed connection and wire-free video communication. In addition, satellite GPS provides a comprehensive travel guide that the users no longer need to deal with paper maps or ask for directions! The incorporated GPS antenna with a foldable mechanism allows convenient storage when not in use. Ultimately, the R2H empowers users to go anywhere, do anything!

This will be a great plug-in for all of you Flickr users out there: Rob Miles is working on a Flickr plug-in that will allow you to annotate your pictures with ink.

It seems like a lot of folks are starting to “get it” when it comes to marking up objects with ink, blogging with ink, etc. It is a good time to be a Tablet PC enthusiast!

Keep subscribed to Rob’s blog for updates on how he is coming with this plug-in, and we’ll be sure to post an update here as well.

Neat article from the Vermont Law School Blog about the benefits of using Tablet PCs in class from a “green” or environmentally friendly (killing less trees for paper) perspective, and also the fact that in slate mode, professors can see students faces again.

The “green” side to my Tablet PC is that since I am taking handwritten notes in class using the digital pen on the PC screen, I will not be using paper. When I write, my handwriting is fairly large and messy so, I like to re-write my notes for clarity. This used to mean having lots of wasted paper. Not anymore!  Moreover, if I want to “erase” something when writing, I click on the eraser icon and rub out the error with my digital pen. Also, with one quick click, actually the correct terminology is “tap” of my digital pen (you click a mouse you tap this pen) I can add blank space in between my existing writing if I want to add in some extra notes that belong there.

Digit-Life is reporting that Asus will be announcing their R2H UMPC today. I have checked the Asus website and have not seen anything yet, but I will certainly be checking back periodically:

UPDATE: Here is the official announcement from the Asus website. Thanks for the link, Big Wes!

Here is what Digit-Life is reporting:

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. today unveils the latest R2H Ultra-Mobile PC - with 7-inch display, built-in high-resolution webcam, incorporated GPS and biometric fingerprint authentication.

Security is also provided by the ASUS Security Protect Management (ASPM) that guards access to the device and network. Users can choose to setup multi-factor authentication requirements for different security levels while enjoying the Single Sign On (SSO) one-time login convenience without compromising security integrity.

The R2H runs on Windows XP Tablet PC Edition with Touch Pack software and ergonomic hardware interface designs. With complete function keys laid out on both sides of the front panel, users are offered operation to a full set of control keys, including mouse, scroll buttons, hot keys as well as on-screen keypad.

The connectivity functions include Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, WLAN 802.11 a/b/g.

Grahl Software has just released PDF Annotator 1.3. In addition to releasing this new version, PDF Annotator now has educational pricing. Regular pricing is $49.95, single student license is $34.90. 5 or 10 “Buddy Packs” of student licenses is $22.90 per license. Complete schools can purchase PDF Annotator for 1000 seats at $2.00 per license.

This new version is a free update for existing customers. Download the new version here.

Watch our InkShow on PDF Annotator here.

Here are the new features: