Tag: CES 2012

SAP Playing with Fire…and Other Consumer Tablets

SAP Playing with Fire…and Other Consumer Tablets

AP, the giant enterprise software company from Germnay, isn’t the first name that comes to mind when you think about potential Kindle Fire customers, but its CIO was playing with one when I met up with him at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. We chatted about why more and more consumer devices are making it [...]

Posted by | 01/23/2012 | 8 Comments More
Spider-Like Life Phorm Holds Phones, Tablets, Cameras In Any Position [Hands-On, Video]

Spider-Like Life Phorm Holds Phones, Tablets, Cameras In Any Position [Hands-On, Video]

One of the perennial problems in my life with mobile devices is how best to deal with them when I don’t want to hold them. Where to set the tablet when I’m cooking but need it for the recipe? How do I get my eReader to sit on the bed in a way that means [...]

Posted by | 01/19/2012 | 2 Comments More
Verizon ZTE Jetpack Hands-On (Video)

Verizon ZTE Jetpack Hands-On (Video)

At the Consumer Electronics Show, Verizon Wireless had announced two new mobile hotspots for its 4G LTE network to allow WiFi devices to connect to fast mobile broadband speeds. Both devices are named Jetpack, and one of them is made by Novatel in the form of the MiFi, which we had previewed earlier, and the [...]

Posted by | 01/19/2012 | 2 Comments More
Motorola’s MOTOLUXE Hands-On Video

Motorola’s MOTOLUXE Hands-On Video

Though Motorola’s latest MOTOLUXE handset won’t be targeted at the U.S. market, we did get a chance to catch up with the company’s mid-range offering, which we’re hearing will retail for about $400 without a contract. Unlike Motorola’s super slim Droid RAZR or dual-core powerhouses like the Droid Bionic, the MOTOLUXE offers more pedestrian hardware [...]

Posted by | 01/19/2012 | 1 Comment More
Golden-i Head-Mounted Wearable PC Hands-On Video

Golden-i Head-Mounted Wearable PC Hands-On Video

At the Consumer Electronics Show, we visited the Verizon Wireless booth to take a gander at Motorola Solutions new Golden-i headset, which is a head-mounted wearable PC. The device is geared at vertical markets, and its use can span multiple industries including law enforcement, medical, and other fields. Essentially, the headset comprises of several components. [...]

Posted by | 01/19/2012 | 1 Comment More
Fujitsu Shows Off Waterproof Windows Phone 7.5 with 13-Megapixel Camera at CES (Video)

Fujitsu Shows Off Waterproof Windows Phone 7.5 with 13-Megapixel Camera at CES (Video)

Already available in Fujitsu’s home market of Japan, the outfit was showing off its waterproof Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show in an effort to gauge enthusiasm and interest as Fujitsu is hoping to crack the U.S. market. The phone has a waterproof coating, which Fujitsu had demonstrated by dunking the phone [...]

Posted by | 01/18/2012 | 0 Comments More
Win a ThinkPad Tablet from Lenovo and GBM

Win a ThinkPad Tablet from Lenovo and GBM

Have you been craving a new tablet? Perhaps you want an Android tablet that you can use at work now that your kid or significant other has commandeered your iPad to play Angry Birds. If so, you’ll want to enter for a chance to win the ThinkPad Tablet from Lenovo. This tablet can play Angry [...]

Posted by | 01/17/2012 | 124 Comments More
5 Kindle Fire Alternatives

5 Kindle Fire Alternatives

When the Kindle Fire debuted last year analysts predicted that the tablet’s $199 price tag would initiate a race to the bottom on tablet prices. That prediction proved prescient at this year’s CES where we saw several high-profile Android tablets priced between $179 and $249. Unlike the Kindle Fire and it’s arch nemesis the Nook [...]

Posted by | 01/17/2012 | 0 Comments More
IdeaTab S2 tablet with keyboard dock.

IdeaTab S2 Tablet and Keyboard Dock Hands On Video

The market for 10 inch tablets is pretty crowded, but Lenovo hopes that the IdeaTab S2 can standout with a custom Ice Cream Sandwich interface and a locking keyboard dock. The IdeaTab S2110 as you’ll see it called online, measures under 9mm thick and offers a clean design. This second generation IdeaTab tablet shows a [...]

Posted by | 01/17/2012 | 4 Comments More
Doppler on Wheels: Rugged Mobile Tech at its Finest

Doppler on Wheels: Rugged Mobile Tech at its Finest

We met what has to be one of the most extreme mobile tech users in the world at CES 2012. Josh Wurman’s team drives Doppler on Wheels (DOW) trucks into storms with a team of researchers and a cabin filled to the brim with mobile technology. He explained to us that the best way to [...]

Posted by | 01/16/2012 | 0 Comments More
Microsoft, Nokia, & EA Mobile Bringing New Games to Windows Phone

Microsoft, Nokia, & EA Mobile Bringing New Games to Windows Phone

Here’s some information on some games that Microsoft is teasing for Windows Phone. I have to assume games I will list below are coming in February since the post on the Windows Phone Team’s blog says, “Must Have Games for February”. The following games were announced by Microsoft on the Windows Phone Team Blog: Need for [...]

Posted by | 01/16/2012 | 1 Comment More
Sony XPERIA S (Video)

Sony XPERIA S (Video)

In addition to announcing the XPERIA Ion for AT&T, Sony had also shown off the XPERIA S. Both phones share very similar traits, though the XPERIA S has a smaller screen at 4.3-inch with the same 720p HD display as its larger brother. The XPERIA S is a GSM 3G/HSPA phone that will be sold [...]

Posted by | 01/16/2012 | 9 Comments More
Skype Confirmed for Windows Phone

Skype Confirmed for Windows Phone

Microsoft: Skype for Windows Phone is coming soon Yesterday, Hillel Fuld wrote an interesting article on Business Insider titled, “Here’s Why Robert Scoble And The Rest Of The Pundits Are Wrong: Windows Phone Will Be A Success“. This article stems from all the negative vibes that Scoble has been putting out about Windows Phone. Hillel goes [...]

Posted by | 01/15/2012 | 11 Comments More
LG Proof-of-Concept Medfield GW990 Phone with Moblin OS.

LG on the Fence Still With Intel Medfield Phones, Tablets

Phone- and tablet-maker LG is still undecided about the prospect of utilizing Intel’s mobile Medfield chipset on its smartphones and tablets. LG has previously been using ARM-based processors on its devices, and the switch to Intel’s Atom-based Medfield CPU is still up in the air right now despite the fact that LG was among the [...]

Posted by | 01/13/2012 | 2 Comments More
AT&T Sony XPERIA Ion 4G LTE Android Smartphone Hands-On (Video)

AT&T Sony XPERIA Ion 4G LTE Android Smartphone Hands-On (Video)

At CES 2012, we got to spend some time with Sony and check out the Sony XPERIA Ion smartphone, which is destined for AT&T’s 4G LTE network. While the phone is 4G compatible, it could also be used on GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+ networks as well where LTE isn’t yet available on AT&T. The device retains Sony Ericsson’s [...]

Posted by | 01/13/2012 | 10 Comments More
CES 2012: Five Things I Can’t Wait to See

CES 2012: Five Things I Can’t Wait to See

Our team did a great job of covering CES 2012 and picked some awesome new gadgets, notebooks, smartphones and tablets as the Best of CES 2012 this year. Since I couldn’t make it to the show this year I had to drool from the foothills of North Carolina as the gang enjoyed getting their paws [...]

Posted by | 01/13/2012 | 0 Comments More
Best of CES 2012: iCade Mobile iPhone Gaming Accessory

Best of CES 2012: iCade Mobile iPhone Gaming Accessory

Mobile gaming nerds rejoiced last year when ThinkGeek’s April Fool’s arcade cabinet for the iPad became a real product thanks to the folks at Ion Audio. Now they’re bringing the concept to everyone’s favorite mobile gaming device: the iPhone. The iCade Mobile fits all models of the iPhone and the iPod touch. Just like the [...]

Posted by | 01/12/2012 | 4 Comments More
Asus Transformer Prime 700 Hands-On Video

Asus Transformer Prime 700 Hands-On Video

In addition to the Asus Eee Pad MeMO, we were also able to spend some time with the upcoming Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime 700 which will be a high-end edition of the current Transformer Prime Android Android 4.0 tablet. So what’s so different about it? Let’s take a look. The new 700 series looks [...]

Posted by | 01/12/2012 | 6 Comments More
Best of CES 2012

Best of CES 2012

The GottaBeMobile team has been roaming Las Vegas for the past week checking out the best that CES 2012 has to offer. And while we have seen a ton of great new gear, there have certainly been a handful of devices that stand above the rest. What you’ll find here are the gadgets and gizmos [...]

Posted by | 01/12/2012 | 23 Comments More
Fujitsu Arrows Waterproof Android Smartphone Hands-On

Fujitsu Arrows Waterproof Android Smartphone Hands-On

Fujitsu made a splash at CES 2012 with their new Arrows line of tablets and smartphones. You can submerge the Fujitsu Arrows Waterproof Android Smartphone under water for up to 30 minutes at about 5 feet deep. So if your phone slips out of the pocket into a puddle or the stall as you … [...]

Posted by | 01/12/2012 | 0 Comments More
Best Connected Home Award for CES 2012 - Belkin WeMo

Belkin WeMo Makes Home Automation Awesomely Easy (Best of CES 2012)

Home Automation has been a confusing cluster of incompatible systems and professional solutions, but Belkin has set out to change that with a new system for controlling your lights, electronics and even your front door lock. The Belkin WeMo system is home automation that you and I, and even my grandma, can aset up. You [...]

Posted by | 01/12/2012 | 5 Comments More
Fujitsu Arrows Waterproof Android Tablet Hands-On

Fujitsu Arrows Waterproof Android Tablet Hands-On

The Fujitsu Arrows Waterproof Android Tablet has one primary differentiator – you can dunk it in your pool and it won’t fritz out! The folks at the Fujitsu booth demoed this by submerging the tablet in a bowl of water and it kept running. You won’t go deep-sea diving or to the bottom for the [...]

Posted by | 01/12/2012 | 3 Comments More
ION Audio Guitar Apprentice Turns iPad Into Usable Guitar

ION Audio Guitar Apprentice Turns iPad Into Usable Guitar

ION Audio, makers of interesting iPad accessories like the iCade gaming joystick dock, announced the Guitar Apprentice, a new attachment for your iPad that turns it into a useable guitar. Along with a forthcoming app, Guitar Apprentice will let you play the guitar and even give you lessons. Combined with other apps or games, it [...]

Posted by | 01/12/2012 | 1 Comment More
What’s So Ultra about Ultrabooks?

What’s So Ultra about Ultrabooks?

As I’m watching the Year of the Ultrabook happen at CES 2012 I’m also watching what appears to be a re-trenching year in the mobile tech sector. Sure we’ve seen Tablets, we’ve seen lots of Ultrabooks, we’ve seen phones, and lots of talk about LTE and 4G. But, frankly, with a few exceptions, I think [...]

Posted by | 01/12/2012 | 1 Comment More
CES 2012: Smartphones & Hotspots Announced This Week in Las Vegas

CES 2012: Smartphones & Hotspots Announced This Week in Las Vegas

The various manufacturers of smartphones and wireless carriers pulled back the veils on their new phones coming out this year. Our team went hands-on with many of them at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. Below, you will find pictures and a bunch of links to hands-on videos of devices running Windows Phone 7, Android and [...]

Posted by | 01/12/2012 | 0 Comments More
Word Play: Eric Schmidt Doesn’t Care for Fragmentation but Prefers Differentation

Word Play: Eric Schmidt Doesn’t Care for Fragmentation but Prefers Differentation

Words are tricky things. They can define things. They can screw things up if you’re not careful. In the hands of skill wordsmiths they can be turned on a dime, making a strength look like a weakness or vice versa. In the hands of marketing mavens, well, the same thing can happen, but it can [...]

Posted by | 01/12/2012 | 3 Comments More
Sony $149 Xperia Smartwatch Misses The Mark — Hands-On, Video

Sony $149 Xperia Smartwatch Misses The Mark — Hands-On, Video

The first time I walked through Sony’s massive CES booth I almost missed the Xperia Smartwatch. Shoved in between the new Xperia Ion smartphones this little gadget is a hidden gem. When I first played with it I fell a bit in love. But after spending more hands-on time with it I’m ready to declare [...]

Posted by | 01/12/2012 | 10 Comments More
Next iPad Spotted at CES 2012?

Next iPad Spotted at CES 2012?

Apple hasn’t announced a new iPad yet, but already a rumor circulated at CES 2012 that people have seen it. Jeremy Horowitz of iLounge claims to have seen what he called “the next-generation iPad” at CES. He doesn’t have tangible proof, like a picture, because he said the new iPad looks exactly like the iPad [...]

Posted by | 01/11/2012 | 1 Comment More
Samsung Galaxy Note S-Pen Hands-On (Video)

Samsung Galaxy Note S-Pen Hands-On (Video)

The Samsung Galaxy Note is an unusual phone in many respects, though I’ve noticed most people focus more on the size. As a fan of big phones that’s not what interests me most. It’s the S Pen that I’m intrigued by. Unlike the digitized pen for the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet, the S Pen doesn’t have [...]

Posted by | 01/11/2012 | 10 Comments More
Motorola, Intel to Release Multiple Medfield-Powered Mobile Devices

Motorola, Intel to Release Multiple Medfield-Powered Mobile Devices

Intel promised us that it would be making a big splash with some consumer-ready devices in 2012 that utilizes the Atom-based Medfield architecture, and sure enough the company is making good on its promise. On stage at the chip-maker’s keynote, Intel announced a partnership with Motorola to release multiple devices starting the second half of [...]

Posted by | 01/11/2012 | 0 Comments More
CES 2012: Sprint Galaxy Nexus 4G LTE Hands-On (Video)

CES 2012: Sprint Galaxy Nexus 4G LTE Hands-On (Video)

At CES 2012, Sprint had announced the Galaxy Nexus, a 4G LTE phone, as part of its Network Vision strategy. Though Sprint had allowed us to see the Galaxy Nexus in person, the device was well-guarded and Now Network did not allow us to film or capture many images of the device as the hardware [...]

Posted by | 01/10/2012 | 4 Comments More
T-Mobile Expands Its 4G HSPA+ 42 Network to 12 New Markets

T-Mobile Expands Its 4G HSPA+ 42 Network to 12 New Markets

Along with the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G unveiling at CES 2012 today, T-Mobile also announced that its 4G HSPA+ 42 network has expanded to 12 more markets in the United States while expanding its HSPA+ 21 network in nine others. This means that T-Mobile’s high speed HSPA+ 42 network is now available to 184 [...]

Posted by | 01/10/2012 | 0 Comments More
Intel Convertible Tablet Ultrabook Concept (Video)

Intel Convertible Tablet Ultrabook Concept (Video)

Hmmm? Convertible Tablets? Where have we heard that before. I have to admit, hybrid Tablets have always intrigued me since the bygone days of the HP tc1000 series. And let’s face it, if you use a Bluetooth keyboard with a Tablet aren’t you just admitting the obvious, that you like some sort of hybrid form [...]

Posted by | 01/10/2012 | 2 Comments More
Intel Medfield Tablet Running Ice Cream Sandwich (Video)

Intel Medfield Tablet Running Ice Cream Sandwich (Video)

There’s no doubt about it. Intel is arming up to wage some battles with ARM over market share in mobile devices. We’ve been seeing ARM this and ARM that for some time, but Intel is ready to fight back a bit, at least with some of the reference designs and concepts it is showing off [...]

Posted by | 01/10/2012 | 1 Comment More
The 2013 Ford Fusion Energie

Ford Unveils the 2013 Fusion Energi Plug In Car (Video)

At CES 2012 today Ford CEO Allan Mulally officially unveiled the 20123 Ford Fusion Energi, a plug in hybrid sedan that is capable of 100 miles per gallon, well the equivalent in electric power, and features the connectivity you would expect from a new Ford electric vehicle. The new Ford Fusion Energi is the official car of [...]

Posted by | 01/10/2012 | 5 Comments More