We just received word from Oliver Grahl, the developer behind the very popular Tablet PC application PDF Annotator, that PDF Annotator has been nominated for an Epsilon Award. He’s asking for the support of the community by voting for PDF Annotator: From Oliver: Today, we’re asking for your support! For the first time, PDF Annotator [...]
We just received a few tips from Carlos, a GottaBeMobile.com reader, on the Asus Eee PC. This tips come from a friend of his who works at Asus. Windows XP has been successfully installed on the Linux based Eee PC It will be close to a 300 Euros price point, but with better specs than [...]
Fellow Tablet PC MVP Craig Pringle has put a video up where he is talking Tablets at the TechEd event in Australia. This is a great chat about using a Tablet PC – comparing it to Windows Mobile and running through some Windows Vista features among other topics. This was part of Virtual TechEd, if [...]
Well, this is certainly a creative use of the Webcam on a UMPC. Apparently this lady uses it to touch up her makeup. Package this into an ad campaign targeted at the ladies and maybe you’ll have something there. Via Ultramobilelife.com Tags: UMPC
jkkmobile wanted more functionality than his Amtek T770 UMPC offered. So, he cracked open the case, installed an industrial strength CF card to add an SSD as the HD and added an HSDPA modem. He’s a braver man than I am. Be warned, lots of naked UMPC photos if you follow the link. There’s also [...]
DisplayFusion looks like a nifty little utility for Tablet PC users who like to hook up to a larger monitor and have both screens in operation. It allows you to choose a wallpaper image and stretch the image across both monitors or set different wallpapers for both images. I have not tried this out yet, [...]
We’ve implemented a few advertising changes on the site in the last several days that we’d like to mention. First of all, we’ve added the following affiliate-based advertisers whose ads highlight their Tablet PCs, Ultra-Mobile PCs, and accessories: OQO Fujitsu HP Toshiba: coming soon Apple: the Touch based iPod Lenovo: has been active for awhile. [...]
Companies like Dell, and others, are hitting the YouTube waves with their own ads. Via is no different, taking an aggressive approach to marketing the devices that house their processors: like OQO, Amtek, etc. You can see my interview with Via here for another example. This video from Via’s ViaArena site, demonstrates the Amtek T700 [...]
There were many takeways from the GBM Reader Meetup in Colorado. There was some great and wonderful sharing of insights, likes, and dislikes on particular Tablet PCs and UMPCs. There were the spontaneous demonstrations by Andrew Ferguson (OneNote on the M200) and Mike Moore (the NEC VERSA Tablet PC). There was a great conversation at [...]
Kaz911, the Man of the HTC Hour, has turned in to the Man of the HTC Week, with news that is causing many people to “shift their plans“. Just to silence the critics that claim the specs he posted were not real, he’s scanned in the HTC Shift brochure and has it posted on his [...]
Talk about good timing. While Matt and Warner were in town for our GBM planning meetings and Reader Meetup, John Hill from Allegiance Technology Partners, was able to get us a Fujitsu T2010 Tablet PC to do an InkShow with. The T2010 was quite the hit at the GBM Reader Meetup, especially the WXGA [...]
Microsoft has issued its “top questions that enterprises should ask when considering the switch to GAPE” ( Google Apps Premier Edition ). For folks who work in the mobile enterprise space, this is a must-read, as the costs and mobility questions raised certainly cast a wide shadow for us all. That said, I wonder how [...]
Yesterday Plantronics introduced the Voyager 855 BlueTooth headset and the announcement certainly met with lots of noise. The Voyager 855 BlueTooth is the first mono-to-stereo convertible BlueTooth headset using Plantronics DSP noise reduction. You get some customizaton depending on your listening needs. We’re on the list for a review unit of this headset and I’m [...]
After the excellent reporting from GITEX by Kaz 911 on the HTC Shift, a number of folks who had great interest in the device after Hugo’s first look InkShow, have shifted from the “I’m Buying” column to “Wait and See” mode. And, in my opinion, for good reason. Hugo’s first look at a production unit left [...]
For those who might want to give Ink Blogging a try this might be worth a look. Sumocat, the blogosphere’s most consistent and persistant Ink Blogger created Build 52, a tool to make the process of getting Ink to your blog posts easier. Michael Penman of The Hallel Report has now documented the process on [...]
We’ve seen and heard of solutions that would allow you to use your mobile device as a remote control and in the age of mobile media that only makes sense. Broadcom might be upping the ante on that front. Broadcom has added Bluetooth to its reference platform for set-top boxes, could allow for easier remote [...]
During the OQO product upgrade briefing this past Thursday, I hooked up with Via, and they interviewed me to talk about processors, battery life, and my experience with the OQO Model 02 that I purchased. Below that interview, is one they did with OQO’s Dennis Moore and Bob Rosin. Enjoy!
What a great time we all had on Saturday night as fifteen to twenty of us took over Pikes Perk, brought the bandwidth to its knees, and drained the electricity with the fifteen or so tablet pcs and UMPCs we were showing off. Here are a couple of highlights: We watched Mike Moore show off [...]
This past Thursday, I traveled to San Francisco to attend an invitation-only briefing by OQO, where they announced updated features to the Model 02 Tablet PC, a lowered entry-level price point, and introduced their new CEO, Dennis Moore. Here is the run-down: Dennis Moore has joined OQO as their new CEO. Moore is the former [...]
Well, Kaz911 is the man of the hour. He just scored an interview with HTC’s Kevin Chen, a General Manager for HTC. I asked Kaz911 to inquire about the current Qualcomm / Broadcomm patent dispute and any impact it might have on the HTC making its way to the U.S. Here is what Kaz911 found [...]
Wow. We had quite a time last night at the GBM Meetup at Pikes Perk in Colorado Springs. I think we had over 20 attendees from as far away Philadelphia and Nebraska, as well as some Coloradoians in the mix. We laid out a ton of Tablet PCs and UMPCs for folks to go hands [...]
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Dateline: Dubai. Kaz 911 is having quite a time at GITEX in Dubai and has shared the official specs of the HTC Shift. He includes the parenthetical (as HTC claims them) with his post, so bear that in mind. Here are some of the highlights: Processors: Intel Stealey 800 MHz and Qualcomm MSM 7200, 400 [...]
The man on the street at Gitex is Kaz911, as he’s bringing us all pictures, updated WM info, and more on the HTC Shift. Here are some items of interest from Kaz911: Limited WM6 with mail and calendar upgraded harddrive from 30gb to 40gb WM6 limited to 640 x 480 Check out Kaz911 for pictures [...]
Well, we’ve grabbed enough coffee to float a battleship and are getting ready for Day 2 of our GBM Team Meetup. A big part of this afternoon will be getting ready for the big GBM Meetup tonight at Pike’s Perk. Of course a part of that is making sure all of the various Tablet PCs [...]
Here at the GBM Summit, we’re talking Tablet PC, UMPC, and of course Ink and Touch. Well, you all know that Rob bought an iPhone. Earlier today I posted about the alpha release of a new Inking application, Sketches, for the iPhone. Being the discoverers and bleeding edge fools we are, we made Rob install it on his [...]
Well, we’ve finally all arrived, enjoyed some lunch and are finally getting down to some planning and work. Well, actually we’re getting down to some fun as we’re checking out Rob’s HP 2710p (first time Matt and I have seen it hands on) and the Fujitsu T2010. We’ll have both, and others as well on [...]
Interesting. Looks like there is some Inking in the iPhone’s future. Sketches (Alpha version 0.1) allows you to jot down notes, sketch a simple diagram, or annotate a picture, on your iPhone. What’s intriguing is that it uses the old Etch-A-Sketch method to erase. Apparently you just shake your phone. Maybe we’ll get Rob to test this [...]
I’m relaxing this morning in Colorado Springs waiting for Matt Faulkner to arrive and waiting for Rob Bushway to return from a super-secret meeting (more on that next week) before we get underway with our GBM planning sessions and the Meetup. Relaxing is something I seldom get a chance to do, and boy am I [...]
Nice information over in the forums if you are looking to hook up a couple of external monitors with your Tablet PC. Forum member tboehme has his internal display and 2 external displays all running at the same time via a Matrox DualHead2Go unit. If you are interested in reading his setup and short review, [...]
For the mobile user, these are the best of times. Never before has connectivity to data been so accessible. We can email, SMS, IM, get to documents, access PIM data, consume media in a multitude of forms and from a multitude of sources, access changing data like weather and GPS, flight info, etc. And, we can [...]
So I am sure by now you realize that we are having a meetup in Colorado Springs on Saturday night. Can you make it?? If not, you can at least see the event as it unfolds. We are going to have a LIVE Ustream feed of the event. Who knows, maybe you’ll even see Warner [...]
Well, I’m hitting the road in a few minutes and heading to Colorado Springs for the GBM Meetup. I’m looking forward to spending some time with Rob and Matt for a couple of days to talk about all things GottaBeMobile, and I’m really looking forward to the big (and getting bigger) Meetup at Pike’s Perk [...]
Yesterday Apple opened up the world of touch to all of those who use iPods but don’t want an iPhone by adding the iPod Touch to their new and refreshed iPod lineup. The iPod Touch is essentially an iPhone without the phone. While I personally think it is good news that more and more users [...]
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