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 [...]
It’s over. Steve “Chippy” Paine has completed his Solar UMPC Tour, and if you haven’t been following his exploits Bjorn Stromberg on UltraMobileLife.com conducted a post-tour interview with Steve. Steve recently biked across Germany using solar panels to power up his mobile gear and it looks like it was quite the adventure. Tags: UMPC, Solar+UMPC+Tour
Kevin Tofel and Rodfather have been blogging about wear and tear on Ultra-Mobile PC batteries. And if you don’t know, batteries begin showing their age after you begin using them. Sort of like driving that new car off of the proverbial lot. I always remember what fellow Tablet PC MVP WNewquay said about batteries. We [...]
Amidst all of the Apple hoopla yesterday (they released something new in case you didn’t know) Microsoft released new beta versions of some of the Windows Live programs wrapped up with a central installer. New beta versions of Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Photo Gallery, Windows Live Writer, Windows Live Messenger, and Windows Live OneCare [...]
Tablet PC MVP Loren Heiney has a good screencast comparing Apple’s InkWell technology against Microsoft’s Vista Tablet PC handwriting technology using his Silverlight Search tool – which you can use here Watch the video below and checkout Loren’s post for his findings.
The Tablet Education Blog links to a YouTube video showing some Lenovo Tablet PC’s and some touchscreens from A1 Touch. Looks kind of cool how they use the touchscreen and the Tablet PC’s to flip pages of music and also select new songs. MusicReader is software that in combination with a Tablet PC should offer [...]
Ahhhh, the joys of the mobile office checking email on a sunny morning from an outside table while enjoying a steaming cup of fresh coffee. Or maybe you’re squeezing in a little work at the car dealership’s service center, taking advantage of the complimentary WiFi while the mechanics work on your car. Wireless networking combined [...]
One of the things I had to deal with while using my new OQO Model-02 while on the road is viewing my email through Outlook. Remember the OQO has incredible viewing resolutions and zoom options. However, his was only part on my solutions. In this How-To, I will show you some of the things I have dome to [...]
We’re busy getting ready for the GBM Meetup in Colorado Springs on Saturday, September 8, but Rob Bushway and I found time to do another GBM podcast this week, and of course GBM Podcast #32 contains lots of info about the Meetup. In addition we also talk about the new Fujitsu T2010 Tablet PC that [...]
A while back we were bemoaning the fact that Fujitsu’s Ultra-Mobile PC was going to loose its unique black and white design, which prompted the Stormtrooper moniker, in favor of an all Darth Vader-like black. Well, for those who liked the Stormtrooper look, or those who want a little color in their ultra-mobile life, Fujitsu [...]
If you’ve been bitten by this bug there is now a fix. The bug only manifests itself in Vista if you left-click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the task tray and then click Safely Remove Device_name. Apparently this is a timing issue that has to do with memory being released while the system [...]
Microsoft has officially released Silverlight 1.0, the cross-browser platform plug-in for delivering rich user experiences on the Web. With the 1.0 release they’ve also extended support for Linux. And while Tableteers everywhere are hoping Silverlight will bring Inking to the web, Loren Heiny seems to be leading the way. Loren has taken his ActiveX Search [...]
Linda Epstein just keeps cranking out the reviews of Tablet PCs these days and we are all the beneficiary of her great work. For those of you, like me, who prefer higher resolution screens on a Tablet PC, you need to check out Linda’s review on TabletPC2.com. SXGA+ Tablet PCs are getting fewer and farther between [...]
Well that didn’t take long. According to The Official Palm Blog, Palm has just decided not to pursue the Foleo in order to focus on delivering their next software platform. In the course of the past several months, it has become clear that the right path for Palm is to offer a single, consistent user [...]
Slate Tablet PCs aren’t for everyone. Or at least that’s what the market seems to think, which is why the market is overwhelmingly populated with convertible Tablet PCs. But TabletKiosk is a big believer in the slate Tablet PC and the Sahara i440D certainly proves that they know what they are doing. I’ve never been [...]
We’ve heard lots of stories of schools adopting Tablet PCs, but I think this is the first story I’ve seen about a school adopting Ultra-Mobile PCs. Islay High School just started rolling out 245 Samsung Q1B’s to students and teachers (who are already using Tablet PCs.) Read more about it here and here. Via jkkmobile
If you’re into hardware hacking and looking to add an internal USB Hub to your Ultra-Mobile PC, you might want to check out this post from Thoughtfix. Yep, he cracked open his TabletKiosk eo, voided his warranty, burned a few fingers, but got it done. Be warned, lots of naked UMPC pictures in the post. [...]
Benz145, a GBM Forum user, has put out a call for beta testers. He has been helping test a new touch screen launcher for Ultra-Mobile PCs that looks like a somewhat familiar click wheel and now they want to expand the testing to touch screens on Tablet PCs as well. At the moment the beta [...]
I’m getting excited. The GBM Meetup in Colorado Springs is just around the corner, this Saturday night, September 8 in fact. Thanks to the Labor Day weekend here in the US, the Fedex, UPS, and DHL delivery folk are actually getting a break today because we’ve got so much swag coming in for prizes and [...]
The Labor Day holiday here in the US this year is just filled with Tablet PC and Mobile Computing podcast goodness, as Rob and I prepare to do this week’s GBM Podcast later tonight. Our preparations are extensive. Rob’s off to a baseball game with the family and I’m heading off to do some shopping [...]
James Kendrick and Marc Orchant are back with another OnTheRun with Tablet PCs podcast and Show #40 is chock full of great conversation on a variety of topics on Tablet PCs and UMPCs. The conversation covers James’ experience with the HP2710p, the Acer acquistion of Gateway, and Marc’s new gig at BlogNation, which is something [...]
Bjorn Stromberg at UltraMobileLife.com has put up some pictures and info on Packard Bell’s EasyNote XS UMPC that is being launched in Europe. I’m not sure if I’d call it a UMPC or not. From what I’m reading I don’t see much about touch screens. Also of interest is what will happen to the Packard Bell [...]
According to the calendar we are turning the corner from summer to autumn and with that comes back to school time, football season, anticipation of the holidays, and, of course, a new burst of gadget lust from geeks everywhere. Although I’m not sure gadget lust has a particular season. In any event, August was as [...]
Frank Garcia dug this one up from Microsoft Research and it looks like a great Ink tool. In fact, this needs to get out of research and onto Tablet PCs everywhere. Imagine inking your search query without having to enter the data into a search box. InkSeine provides a really slick way to get at [...]
Loren Heiny links to this new FlashCard application for Tablet PCs, InkBuddy, from Raymond Davey. Here is the download link. Tags: InkBuddy, Tablet+PC
It is a three-day weekend on this side of the pond. Enjoy your weekend – the staff at GBM will be doing the same, too. As such, posting will be pretty slow this weekend as we all take some needed time off. Enjoy browsing our vast collection of recent news :-) Team GBM
Not from Hugo, but from Kaz911 Rescue Service comes some more quick hands on reporting of the HTC Shift. He has some interesting info on Windows Mobile: the prototype he worked with had a limited edition of Windows Mobile 6, none of the mobile office apps. He also verifies the native screen resolution at 800 [...]
Doggie, a GottaBeMobile.com forum reader, is one of the first folks I know to take ownership of a Fujitsu T2010 Tablet PC. He’s posted some great pictures and is offering up an initial and ongoing commentary review. Head over there to check out – that screen is looking mighty nice! I can’t wait to get [...]
I just spoke with my contacts at Samsung and they tell me that the much anticipated docking station for the Q1 Ultra UMPC will be released in September. No word on pricing, but as we get more information, we’ll be sure to pass it along.
One of the awesome things about being a part of a technical world and being a technical professional is that there are never any shortages of cool things to be involved in! The dilemma it creates however is that there are only so many hours in a day to be involved! This is where I [...]
Linda Epstein at TabletPC2.com, who has had her hands on quite a few Tablet PCs, is wowed by Fujitsu’s T2010 Tablet PC. She is impressed with the indoor/outdoor viewability of the screen saying it is the best she has ever seen, and the up to 11 hour battery life. You might want to head over [...]
No doubt the HTC Shift has generated quite a bit of interest. Even without solid answers to many questions it has generated much love and some strong dislike. The latter especially centering around the native screen resolution. Hugo reported that on the device he got to try out briefly the native screen resolution was 800×480 [...]
This looks like big news from Sharp in the mutli– touch screen realm. The 3.5 inch LCD has an optically sensor embedded in each pixel. It reduces the need for films or special coatings. Sharp developed its proprietary System LCD technology to successfully embed an optical sensor used in devices like scanners in each pixel [...]
In my last InkShow, you got a glimpse of how I mounted a Samsung Q1P running StreetDeck in my GMC Yukon. During the creation of that InkShow, I was so impressed with the ProClip line, I knew then what my next show would be about. Today, it’s all about the best mobile mounting solutions I have [...]
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