I’m not 100% sure what time zone Skooba is referring to, but wth, get your order in before 9pm tomorrow if you’re on the Left Coast just to be sure. Checkpoint-friendly designs, and half off of even sale prices. I’ve been using a Tablet PC team bag for years now, and it’s getting a little [...]
Notebook computers have changed a lot in just a few years. There are a few improvements on most consumer models that you shouldn’t live without. Here are a few things to look for in your next laptop: LED Screen An LED backlit screen uses, you guessed it, LEDs rather than something like CCFL [...]
For the foreseeable future, mobile folks will be looking to cut expenses the best way possible. However, that doesn’t mean giving up ““going mobileâ€Â. In fact, going mobile in economic challenging times might just be a great way to save money and land that next opportunity. Here are some ideas on doing the mobile thing [...]
With any new movement, trend, or paradigm shift there are always those who don’t see eye-to-eye with all of the eyeballs that are following the masses. Of course it takes time to find out who is right and who isn’t. GNU creator and founder of the Free Software Foundation Richard Stallman things that the move [...]
Steve Ballmer sheds some insight on quite a few areas in this video, including mobile technologies and their future at Microsoft. Touching on smart phones, search and the cloud, there are quite a few pieces of information worth knowing from this video. As an example, Steve says that ““We’ll keep buying about 20 companies a [...]
It can be difficult keeping up with the latest, big thing in the world of tech. If you’re one who keeps track of tech blogs religiously, you know what a hassle it can be to catch up if you miss a few days. New technology hits the market faster than bloggers are able to keep [...]
My recent travels introduced more connectivity troubles than I can shake a stick at. Hurricane Gustav weather made its way up to St. Louis, exposing leaky windows on our side of the hospital. My phone sat in a puddle of water for several hours before I realized that there was water coming in through the [...]
GETAC has a new option on their V100 Rugged Tablet PC/Notebook that takes it up to 1200 NITS. This will make outdoor viewing a breeze and is reported that the battery life will not be changed at all!! Inside this unit is also a Core 2 Duo Processor with all the connectivity you’ll need – [...]
I was just looking at the weekly Fry’s ad in our local news paper… 4GB notebook memory kit for $39.99 (after rebate, but still)!!! I remember when this would have been a couple hundred bucks!! Sorry for bad picture, to see it online follow this link to Frys.com online.
This is an interesting prototype for those using Firefox. Ubiquity is a Firefox extension that basically adds a command interface to any web page that allows you to enter natural language like instructions to mash-up various web services. If you’re familiar with ActiveWords or Quicksilver, you’ve got a jump on understanding what they are after here. [...]
I hope Jenn at Pocketables brought along some sunscreen. She took a raft of UMPCs and ultra-portables out into the sunlight to see which one(s) had the best outdoor viewability. She’s given us a range of pictures to compare and contrast.
Check out Chippy and JKKMobile recording their podcast – Live on UMPC Portal – It’s happening now, so head on over!!
Business Week is running an interesting article called How Cloud Computing Is Changing the World that takes a look at our businesses may or may not be moving into the cloud. Of course much of the focus is on the economic benefit as well as some of the current day obstacles. The article calls Cloud Computing [...]
Mobile devices have changed how and where we stay connected. The lifeline for all mobile devices lies within the battery. There have always been myths and half-truths regarding maximizing battery life and battery run time. Fran Hoffart, an applications engineer for Linear Technology Corporation, published an article that ran on EET Asia with some real-world [...]
Today we received an e-mail with some news about Experience Mobility moving their site to a new domain. I could explain it, but it’s best to just post the information directly from their new site to explain. Make sure and visit the NEW site and update your feeds!! Sad but true, we are starting over [...]
I’ve been through a few airports and seen those rapid charging stations where you pay a few bucks for several minutes of juice. The rapid charging station pictured was developed by SmartCarte and was found living inside the Las Vegas airport. It offered various adapters to charge your favorite gadgets. The cost was $3.00 for [...]
This is good news for those of us who are platform agnostic and cut across the great Apple/Windows divide. Windows Live Mesh now has a client in pre-beta for Apple’s Macs. The news comes from the folks at LiveSide. Here’s the download link. I’ve got things up and running on my iMac and all folders [...]
We all long for the day when we’re able to use our devices more than 3-5 hours before a recharge, and MTI Micro is working to make that day arrive. The MTI Micro Mobion Fuel Cell has successfully attained 2,700 hours of continuous operation. MTI Micro is thinking fuel cell technology has a developing place [...]
Geeky-gadgets is highlighting a solar charger that lives on your key-ring. Available now from Lazybone, this little charger can be purchased for £12.99 or around $25.66 USD. While this device won’t give you a ton of juice instantly, it might be handy to have on hand. Specs (from Lazybone): Solar battery electric current 30mA (100,000Lx) [...]
LAPTOP Magazine is an excellent source for laptop computer news and reviews. They’re currently seeking reader input about the type of tests you’d like to see them use when reviewing new units. They traditionally rely on several groupings of benchmarks and comparisons, but that leaves a lot of room for real-world tests. Most people who [...]
I am the ultimate cheapskate; nothing pleases me more than saving a few pennies. I’m one of those guys who never buys the extra warranty, and if it breaks– oh well. Three of the last laptops I’ve purchased have been bought direct from the manufacturer, have full warranty, include all original software, but they’ve been [...]
Gizmodo has a post about saving battery life on your notebook when operating solely on battery power. As others have discovered, Flash enabled websites often take up CPU and promote battery drain faster than less intensive and non-flash enabled sites. In fact, it was rumored that Apple avoided using Flash on the iPhone for this [...]
Want to look smart and draw some atoms? Check out this video from Clemson University! That 3D view is REALLY cool!! I can see this being a great tool for teachers.
Maybe this is not directly related to tablets or slates, but boy, I am glad to see even the boss gets crazy from this stuff. Bill Gates email. about trying to download from Microsoft. Have a good laugh!
TERRIBLE, just terrible. On the best of days, I was just awful as a typist. Most days I was terrible. Unfortunately, I worked in a hospital setting and also a private office setting. I was required to either type my notes or to handwrite my notes. My colleagues at the hospital gave me the "Worst [...]
The 31 Days of the Dragon contest has been going strong for a while now. GBM’s own contest is coming up on June 1 and we are still finalizing the details on it. Which ones have you enjoyed? Have any GBM readers won an HP HDX Dragon? Which sites have you enjoyed getting to know [...]
AT SID 2008, Epson unveiled an A4 (13.4 inch) eletronic paper with a pixel count of 3104 x 4128 and a resolution of 385ppi. Epson is using the electrophoretic technologoy from E Ink Corp as well as a polycrystal technolgoy from Sieko Epson. Lots of numbers but what’s it all mean? Basically, the move towards [...]
The June issue of Laptop has a "Tablet PC Buyers Guide". Sounds great right? Well, their ‘buyers guide’ is so long that it takes up… get this… ONE page! Yep, that’s right. There is a total of 3 pages, but the other 2 are pictures and specs. I would have liked to see a little [...]
It is the second day of the big 31 Days of Dragon Giveway, where the prize is a HDX Dragon Entertainment Notebook. I’m not sure I’d call this a notebook given the size of this whopper, but it sure is an amazing prize worth $5100. Ars Technica kicks off their part of the contest today. [...]
I just started using the beta of Xobni this morning and have six ten beta invites available. I’ll pick a random six ten from all who leave a comment on this post. Comments will be open through 5:00 MST today.
We have put posts up in the past about the Wiimote conversion as a whiteboard, and it seemed to work well. This video takes a little different spin. They use that same technology on a regular laptop. In the video, the user is using a standard laptop with a Wii remote mounted out of camera [...]
I’ve started to use Twitter a lot more lately, and in this always connected world, what else would be better than to have your Twits on your Windows Mobile device? I know that you can get TXT messages of the Twits, but sometimes that’s a pain, and sometimes it doesn’t quite work right – If [...]
There are a lot of things happening in the browser world lately. IE being updated to IE8, Firefox getting ready to send out FireFox 3, Apple pushing out an update to Safari to go to 3.1… Sure we can look at the stats for the site and see, but it’s better to get some reader [...]
So lately I have been writing about storage options – Dropbox, FolderShare and SkyDrive - then last night I got an e-mail to take a look at a program called SugarSync. There is a 45 day trial if anybody wants to check it out, then it is a fee based system. Sync your files automatically [...]
All I have to say is “Wow!” I’ve been using a pre-beta release of Grahl Software’s PDF Annotator 2.0 and I am thoroughly impressed. Oliver has done a remarkable job addressing many issues and feature requests for this new release. If you’d like to try it out, head over to this beta download site and [...]
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12 iPhone Photography Accessories – Lenses, Stands, Filters and More To Enhance Your Photos
Apple made a lot of shutterbugs happy with the camera upgrades in the iPhone 4S — more pixels and a bigger sensor means an even better “best camera” to carry everywhere. Want to take the iPhone even further than that? With some additional accessories and apps you can turn this device into a mobile photo and video studio worthy of your enhanced skills.
Droid RAZR MAXX First Impressions and Unboxing Video
The Droid RAZR is just months old, but Motorola has already seen fit to introduce another mmber to the RAZR family, the Droid RAZR MAXX. The Droid RAZR (review) was known for a super thin design and Kevlar back, but it lacked in the battery life department. We saw 11-12 hours of battery life in [...]
The Next Nexus: What It Needs to Stay Ahead of the Pack
Late last year, Google and Samsung released the third rendition of the Nexus smartphone. The first of course was the HTC-made Nexus One which arrived in 2010 to great fan fare. Then, in late part of 2010, the Samsung-made Nexus S launched which eventually became available in two variants, the regular Nexus S and the [...]
iHome iB40 Headphones: Decent Sound at Budget Price
If you’re looking for a budget set of headphones that still produce decent sound and rich bass, then you should give the iHome iB40 Headphones a look. They’re comfortable, have an understated look, and produce good sound for the money. I hate ear buds! When I’m around the house and want to listen to some music [...]
Droid 4 Review: Incredible Keyboard, Awesome Speeds
The Droid 4 is the most recent of Motorola’s Droid line. The original Droid kicked off the Android revolution on Verizon, so it is good to see that the company is still thinking of users who want a physical keyboard. The Droid 4 marks the first time Motorola has included Verizon’s super fast 4G LTE [...]
Samsung Series 7 Slate Review: First Impressions
These days whenever someone mentions the word “Tablet” visions of the iPad or something similar dance in their heads. Not that long ago a tablet was something quite different: a Windows-based slate computer. Since the rise of the new idea of the tablet there have been a few Tablet PCs trying for relevance in an [...]
