Rodfather is pointing to an interesting post over on the Intel site. Clayne Robinson of Intel installed the Midlinux 2.0 Beta 5 on a Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC. Like Rodfather says, there sure are a lot of cool things going on in the Linux arena. I don’t think we’ve even scratched the surface on what [...]
Quite an article over on Information Week talking about the Apple iPhone and the Nokia N810. Some of the readers comments and comebacks are really interesting. To get the full effect of the article, you have to read the initial article the guy wrote after spending only 5 minutes with the N810. One comment that [...]
Warner pointed to Internet Tablet Talk’s pictures of the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet this morning. Here are some updated links with the official announcement, plenty of specs, pictures, first impressions, etc. The Nokia N810 is listed at $479, available in November. Good news for current N770 and N800 owners: we’ll get the updated OS, too. [...]
Internet Tablet Talk has pics of the Nokia N810, the eagerly awaited next step up from the N800 from Nokia. We’ve seen pics before, but this looks like the real deal. Check out the full range of pictures here. Via Engadget Tags: Nokia+N810
Nokia is rolling out its answer to Apple’s popular multi-touch on the iPhone for the S60 platform at the Symbian Smartphone Show. From the launch video Nokia’s touch seems to not be multi-touch, though it does support both finger and stylus input. It also includes haptic tactile feedback and will be backwardly compatible with the existing S60 [...]
We’ve got more acronyms than we can hang an alphabet on these days when it comes to mobile devices, so why not create another one. The MTube is a sub-5” inch screen media player the Tim Brown at UltraMobileLife.com is labeling as a new class of mobile device called the IMP. That’s short for Internet Media [...]
Thoughtfix is turning into quite the detective. He’s dug up some info that looks like Nokia will be talking about their next Internet Tablet on October 23. Apparently it is christened the N810, although that model number might suggest that it may be a revision of the existing N800. Guess we’ll find out the real scoop [...]
Better watch out – Thoughtfix is drinking coffee again. In this episode he tackles Linux and Windows as an embedded architecture. By the way, check out his modded Nokia N800. Technorati Tags: linux, windows, mids, umpc >
Chippy, from CarryPad.com, has a good article on resolution options and MIDs – good primer for discussion and debate for sure. On Ultra Mobile PCs, there’s no question that a screen resolution of 800×480 is the starting point. In fact with Vista requiring 1024×600 minimum, one can argue that you can’t even go below a 7″ [...]
Yesterday was the first run-thru of the new show we are working on, Shadow of the Raven: Stories of Edgar Allan Poe. While I take notes all the time in rehearsal, a run-thru is a rehearsal where I sit still (more than I normally do), watch the rehearsal, take notes, and given them orally afterwards. For [...]
Thoughtfix just let us know that Amazon has slashed the price on the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet from $399 to $279, and Buy.com showing it at $242.99 . That is quite the steal, and a good indicator that Nokia’s next Internet Tablet is coming soon. Thanks for letting us know about the Buy.com price, Michael [...]
The mobility landscape seems to be in a constant state of flux as of late, as software companies and OEMs are listening to consumer feedback. Just look at this story from today from Mozilla, Arm, and MontaVista regarding their Linux based UMPC news as a prime example. As the MID / Linux UMPC scene continues to [...]
This ought to shake things up a bit in the UMPC space According to Nancy Gohring of InfoWorld: “A group of seven companies including Mozilla, Arm, and MontaVista Software are hoping to grow the market for a relatively new device category that sits between a smartphone and a laptop. The companies are collaborating on a [...]
Layne Heiny at UMPC Buzz seems to have broken out with a barrage of blogging lately and he’s got two interesting posts about Ultra-Mobile PCs that focus on the guts of the small devices: processor development. The first posts talks about 2008 being the year of the UMPC and MID focusing on Intel’s next moves [...]
Daniel (aka Thoughtfix) is attending and blogging from Nokia Unlocked, a conference that is focusing on Nokia’s approach to mobile devices. (The title is certainly interesting giving all of the news about Apple’s clamp down on unlocked iPhones with the latest update.) He’s posted a mini-wrapup that includes a couple of interesting points. Nokia is very [...]
Layne Heiny, of UMPCBuzz.com, has some very insightful commentary on the state of the ultra-mobile pc space and how it lines up with the Intel MID. Layne doesn’t mince words when he says: Sitting back and considering the events over the past six months, one can easily get all excited over the silly drivel about Intel [...]
jkkmobile dug up some pictures of an interesting looking Mobile Internet Device (MID), and l love the headline of his post: EB MIMD…MID…UMPC. It begs the question I think we are all going to be asking in the near future about these devices as to how they slot into the world we now know. But [...]
Cue Paul Simon. Quite a bit of consternation out there caused by the recent news about the XP downgrading option. And for those who love to wring their hands and say the sky is falling, that tune just keeps on playing. But some just keep looking for better/different solutions. Two stalwarts in the Tablet PC [...]
Otto Berkes was a key player in the Origami/Ultra-Mobile PC sector from its inception. Steve “Chippy” Paine of UMPCPortal has published a video of Otto Berke’s presentation at the VIA Technical Forum 2007 that was held in Taipei, along with the slide deck that was used in the presentation. Chippy promises to publish an interview [...]
Enterpising Origami Project forum member HerDinky spied what looks like it might be a new Asus UMPC the R2E. Not much word on the specs other than that it has a WXGA screen and HSPDA, but it looks like Asus might be moving ahead on that front as well as a MID front. Also of note [...]
Several sites are doing a bang up job of reporting the MID news from Intel’s IDF Forum. UMPCPortal.com is running point on the Asus R3 that was unveiled during a keynote. jkkmobile has some great shots of the Moorestown based MID prototype – looks like a fascinating device for sure and quite iPhone like. Anandtech.com [...]
Thoughtfix, an unavowed Nokia N800 fan, went out and picked up an iPod Touch and has put together a comparison of features between the Touch and the Nokia N800. His preamble lays it out nicely: One is a mobile internet device that happens to play music and videos. The other is a mobile music/video device [...]
Keynotes and ultra mobile MID news are coming out of the Intel Developers Forum today, and Chippy and jkkmobile from UMPCPortal.com are on top of it all. Monitor UMPCPortal.com for the latest and we’ll provide some wrap-up coverage later. Technorati Tags: IDF, Intel, MID, Mobile Internet Devices
Man, one look at all of my equipment, and it is becoming quite clear to me that a few things have got to go. I might have to reclaim my title of “man of many tablet pc’s” :-) What all do I have and what am I going to get rid of? Hit the Read [...]
I’ve had the N800 for a few days now and after the initial un-boxing on Ustream the other night I have been playing with it for a little while every day since. I have really enjoyed the ‘internet tablet’ so far, but I still have a long way to go to really get a feel [...]
I have a new toy sitting in my office that was just delivered. It’s a Nokia N800 Internet Tablet. If you want to tune in Tonight 8/16/2007 at 10 PM Eastern you can follow this link to the UStream.tv channel. I am going to hold off opening even the UPS box as to not even tempt [...]
I’ve played with the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet several times, and each time walk away quite impressed with it. Courtesy of ThoughtFix, Warner produced an InkShow on the N800, which you can view here. To the utter joy of N800 uses everywhere, several weeks ago Kevin Tofel learned that Skype was coming for the N800 [...]
After two long week’s at MCSA/MCSE boot camp, the How-To’s continue… I just love my Verizon EVDO card. I borrowed Dennis’s card so much be made me go and get my own. The problem is that as I get to test and own (new OQO-Model 02 in da house!- Yeah!) more systems, I cannot afford to [...]
More news coming out of Computex on OEMs pushing the size and costs of Tablets and UMPCs down, as well as adding more bells and whistles to aid in connectivity. From PCWorld.com: Notebook PC makers are stretching the boundaries of light-weight and low-cost computing, rolling out ever slimmer tablet PCs and mass market models costing [...]
As Apple preps to launch the much anticipated multi-touch enabled iPhone, this patent indicates Apple is clearly looking beyond the iPhone and into tablet computers, other phones, and video and audio players as it relates to touch. According to the patent, touch is enabled through a cursor that is controlled from the back of the device [...]
James Kendrick, of JkOnTheRun.com, wrote a nice rebuttal to my “I miss the Wow” article. He brought up a couple of items that I’d like to address. First of all, I want to point out that James and I are good friends. Our websites are quite complimentary and share a good raport. So, read the following in [...]
This coming December will be 5 years since I jumped in with both feet to the world of Tablet PC. Dennis spent a good month before then talking my ear off about this new fangled thing called “Tablet PC” and I finally gave in and bought one. And wouldn’t you know it – I got my TC1000 [...]
PCAuthority.com has a good article on Intel embracing Linux in its move to Mobile Internet Devices. Personally speaking, I think this is a good thing all the way around, and solidifies the UMPC as a device for the future. Regardless of the OS, the consumer is going to be the winner in this whole deal. [...]
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