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InkShow: MobileDemand xTablet T7000 at the Shooting Range

March 9, 2010 at 4:42 pm

MobileDemand is just starting to ship the xTablet T7000 out to its customers and they were kind enough to send one over for us to torture.

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The new Panasonic Toughbook C1: lighter, faster, tougher (VIDEO)

March 2, 2010 at 8:57 am

Panasonic has refreshed their Toughbook Tablet PC line with the C1, which they claim is the world's lightest 12.1" convertible Tablet PC at 3.2 pounds, yet it remains tough enough to be called a "Toughbook".

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GBM InkShow: HP Elitebook 2740p

March 1, 2010 at 4:33 pm

The HP Elitebook 2740p looks almost exactly the same as its predecessors, but its multi-touch display and faster processors will make a lot of people smile.

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GBM InkShow: Microsoft Surface Hands On….Lots of Hands On (video)

February 18, 2010 at 12:47 pm

I got to stop by the Microsoft Surface team's office yesterday in Redmond. They gave us a very thorough explanation of how the Surface works and then we got to play with some applications, games and testing tools. I've seen Microsoft Surface demos several times at te...

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GBM InkShow: Freescale Semiconductors

January 9, 2010 at 4:49 pm

I talked to Glen Burchers Freescale Semiconductors to talk about eReaders, slate devices and smartbooks. The company's investing big bucks in building reference designs to help OEMs bring small devices to market quickly.

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CES 2010: Getting Grabby With Microsoft Surface

January 8, 2010 at 9:17 am

In the south hall of the CES, Kodak hosted a massive booth to showcase their cameras and accessories. Wouldn't normally be a big draw for me, but then I saw the ginormous surface computing system set up like a waterfall and river through the middle of their showcase.

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CES 2010: FlipCase lets you type on the go

January 8, 2010 at 8:40 am

Walked past their booth and couldn't resist hearing their pitch. Yes, it reminds me of a food vendor at a sporting event handing out 'dogs and pretzels from trays strapped to their bodies, but I saw plenty of guys here trying to work while standing with laptops unfolded...

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CES 2010: I Love School loves pen input

January 8, 2010 at 8:33 am

In just a couple hours on the show floor, I spotted great touch and pen input stuff, including this system from Korean company, ILS Communications, which stands for I Love School. The system uses the standard micro-dot system to send pen input from paper to PC.

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CES 2010: Expand your horizon with Cinq

January 8, 2010 at 8:19 am

We've seen secondary companion monitors before, but the Cinq puts a twist on the system by attaching to the side of a laptop screen.

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GBM InkShow: Dell Adamo XPS is Thin, Thin, Thin

November 5, 2009 at 11:03 am

The Dell Adamo XPS is hitting the market this month as the world's thinnest notebook. In this GBM InkShow you'll get to see exactly how thin it is compared to an iPhone, a quarter and another thin and light notebook. The Dell Adamo XPS is a luxury notebook that has a...

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GBM InkShow: MobileDemand xTablet T7000 Hands On

October 27, 2009 at 10:22 pm

MobileDemand will officially announce the xTablet T7000 tomorrow. The new rugged Tablet PC is much smaller and lighter than the company's previous offerings, but it can still stand up to a lot of abuse. I got a pre-production unit in for review and shot a quick hands...

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GBM InkShow: Touch on the Lenovo X200T Tablet PC

September 21, 2009 at 2:47 pm

I'm really enjoying using the two finger touch on the Lenovo X200T Tablet PC. That's saying something since I just don't see touch as being necessary in my usage of a Tablet PC.

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GBM InkShow: Lenovo ThinkPad T400s with Multi-touch

September 16, 2009 at 12:52 am

A few weeks ago I asked if you would use a clamshell style notebook with a touchscreen display. The responses were very favorable to the idea and I finally got a chance to try out just such a machine.

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Sony Announces VAIO X Ultraportable

September 2, 2009 at 12:20 pm

No real word on specs and pricing here yet, but Sony is announcing the VAIO X Ultraportable.   Yes, it's thin, yes, it supposedly only weighs in at about a pound and a half.

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Back-to-School Deals on Fujitsu LifeBooks

August 20, 2009 at 10:12 am

In case you missed it, Fujitsu is offering back-to-school savings on select PCs: Lifebook A1130 Notebook, LifeBook U820 Mini-Notebook, Lifebook T1010 Tablet PC, and Fujitsu M2010 Mini-Notebook.

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BestBuyCMO: CrunchPad Will Be a Hit! Oh Yeah!

August 6, 2009 at 7:10 am

The Twitter Tracker at Silicon Alley Insider is not as entertaining as the one from The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (Twitter Tracker! Oh Yeah!), but it's, what's the word, useful.

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GBM InkShow: Thomasin Takes on the Asus Eee PC Tablet

July 16, 2009 at 6:00 am

My lovely wife Thomasin loves to use a Netbook. She got started with the original Asus Eee PC and uses the HP Mini 1000 now. When she saw the Asus Eee PC T91 Tablet that I was reviewing she got excited and wanted to check it out.

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GBM InkShow: The Asus Eee PC T91 Tablet PC

July 15, 2009 at 7:00 am

It has been eagerly anticipated and now we can begin to take a look at the Asus Eee PC T91 Tablet PC. Thanks to the folks at Asus I got to check out a review unit and film this InkShow.

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GBM InkShow: Motion Computing J3400 vs Fujitsu ST6012 Head to Head

July 10, 2009 at 4:42 am

You've all been waiting for it and here it is - a head to head video review between Motion Computing's J3400 Tablet PC and Fujitsu's ST6012 Tablet PC.

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GBM InkShow: Fujitsu ST6012 Tablet PC Video Review

July 9, 2009 at 11:22 pm

We get a lot of gadgets and computers to review here at GottaBeMobile, but there is nothing like getting to play (er, I mean work) with a slate Tablet PC.

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Mobile Demand: New GBM Podcast and InkShow Sponsor!

June 30, 2009 at 10:39 am

We're excited to announce that MobileDemand is the new sponsor of GBM's InkShows and Podcasts. Matt Miller, President of MobileDemand, has graciously agreed to support our coverage of Tablet PCs and mobile technology.

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GBM InkShow: Eye-Fi Pro

June 11, 2009 at 2:06 pm

Ziv Gillat of Eye-Fi showed me the new Eye-Fi Pro yesterday. As Warner mentioned in a blog post yesterday, the Eye-Fi Pro is an SD card that can send JPG and RAW images directly to your computer via your home network or an ad-hoc network. In this InkShow, Ziv tells u...

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AT&T Shows Off Greed and Stupidity in Pricing for iPhone 3GS for Current Customers

June 8, 2009 at 4:32 pm

I'm not sure why anyone should be surprised by this. I'm angry about it, but my anger comes from knowing that AT&T would continue to defy any rational thought of building customer loyalty when it comes to pricing the new iPhone 3GS for customers who already have th...

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GBM InkShow: Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7

May 27, 2009 at 6:14 pm

In this video InkShow, I take a quick look at the multi-touch applications that will be a part of the Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7: Surface Collage, Rebound, Blackboard, Garden Pond, Surface Globe, and the Surface Lagoon screen saver.

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GBM InkShow: Going Mobile with the Center for Severe Weather Research

May 7, 2009 at 12:11 am

I'm quite blessed to live in the beautiful state of Colorado, which also happens to be home to the Center for Severe Weather Research in Boulder, Colorado.

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GBM InkShow: Catching Up With TechSmith at Web 2.0

April 6, 2009 at 7:43 pm

I got a chance to meet our friends from TechSmith in person at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco. Betsy Weber is the chief evangelist at TechSmith and she was gracious enough to appear in an InkShow. While TechSmith's software is impressive, the one thing that ...

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GBM InkShow: Microsoft Surface Demo at Web 2.0

April 3, 2009 at 10:31 am

I stopped by the Microsoft booth at Web 2.0 in San Francisco yesterday. Microsoft had several developers showing off their applications and I recorded a couple of demos.

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GBM InkShow: Startforce, Browser OS

April 3, 2009 at 10:27 am

John from Startforce showed me his company's browser-based operating system at Web 2.0 yesterday. Startforce can run on Firefox, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome. Startforce includes a desktop, productivity suite, image viewer and audio player.

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GBM InkShow: Dell Adamo aka World’s Thinnest Notebook

March 20, 2009 at 9:50 am

I got to unbox and play with the the world's thinnest notebook yesterday. Dell's Adamo is just 0.65" thick and is drop-dead gorgeous.

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GBM InkShow: Motion Computing J3400 Rugged Slate Tablet PC, Part 2

March 15, 2009 at 10:14 pm

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 Quic...

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GBM InkShow: Motion Computing J3400 Rugged Slate Tablet PC, Part 1

March 15, 2009 at 10:01 pm

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 rel...

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GBM InkShow: Thomasin Checks Out the HP Mini 2140

February 5, 2009 at 12:45 pm

Once again, I called on my lovely wife Thomasin to help us out with a first look at a Netbook. If you recall she was involved when we first got our hands on the HP Mini 2133 and it is only fitting that she check out its successor, the HP Mini 2140.

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InkShows Galore!

February 5, 2009 at 7:40 am

In the past several days, we've posted up four InkShows for your viewing delight. Check them out below: GBM InkShow: The Athena ArtPC GBM InkShow: First Look at Asus N10 and Instant On GBM InkShow: Thomasin is Addicted to the HP Mini 1000 GBM Inkshow: Fuji...

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GBM InkShow: The Athena ArtPC

February 5, 2009 at 7:20 am

It is raining Netbooks in the Crocker/Savaiano household, and who better to check them out than my lovely wife, Thomasin. She does have an affinity for these small devices.

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