Whether you’re a fan of Oprah or not, you might want to check out Friday’s episode. Tomorrow Oprah will reveal to the masses her favorite gadget. She describes this gadget in this promo video as “life changing,” “the most amazing thing,” and “the wave of the future.” Here are a few guesses what her favorite [...]
Here’s one for all you GBM readers that like to be creative and win cool stuff. WiQuest, the acknowledged worldwide leader in WiMedia-based ultrawideband solutions, is holding a contest to promote their wireless USB technology. All you need to do is submit a video showing what you would do with your tangled mess of USB [...]
The past several days have been extremely gusty in Ohio. After hearing little talk or warning from the local meteorologist about low-level, hurricane-force winds, many in the >> Southwestern Ohio region are still recovering from 70+ mph wind damage and massive power outages. Ohio Governor, Ted Strickland, toured the Miami Valley and declared that the [...]
I’m at home tonight but my wife isn’t. She’s at the theatre where we work, acting as a guide for the DC Metro Ghost Watchers, a firm that checks out buildings and places for supernatural activity and/or ghosts. Our theatre, Wayside Theatre, does indeed have a legend surrounding a supposed benevolent ghost by the name [...]
I recently spent the entire day packing, moving, and unpacking everything I own. I was reminded of a few things in this move: I hate moving, I own way too much junk, and that technology has reached a use and throw away status. The idea of paying over $200 for an item, using it for [...]
In 1995 my dad finally gave in to my demands and bought a Packard Bell 60mhz desktop computer. I knew nothing about computers, and as the story goes for first time users, I completely messed something up beyond repair. I didn’t know exactly what I did, but my computer wouldn’t turn on; Windows 95 was [...]
Larry Magid, tech columnist at PCAnswer.com, has a post analyzing how much it now costs to use our favorite gadgets. With so many different devices, there is a lot of overlap with purpose and functionality. I use my iTouch for listening to music, mobile web browsing, and calendar, but I need my laptop for heavier [...]
A recent trip to an Applebee’s Restaurant in Ft. Wayne, Indiana yielded a great 100% Angus burger and a new mobile technology experience. Applebee’s has implemented a pager system for their patrons to improve the overall quality of the dining experience. The system, developed by ESP Systems, requires the use a small pager at every [...]
I love the idea of being connected. I make sure to carry my iPod Touch with me all the time, and I usually want to take my notebook with me every time I leave the house. I have a special gadget bag with all of my necessary tech toys for any situation that I might [...]
Have you ever wanted to set up your laptop in your car but found the front seat less than ideal for keeping your laptop level and stable? Deskinacar.com has the answer! Joel McLaughlin from Gear Diary has just reviewed Deskinacar, which, as its name implies, creates a desk-like surface you can set up and strap [...]
The BBC has an interesting and insightful video showing how mobile technology might play a large role in shaping how we complete tasks such as going to the grocery store. Basically, consumers will be responsible for scanning their own merchandise with their cell phone. This German grocery store relies on interactive advertising and RFID tags [...]
I want some stickers too :) Robert Scoble just put a picture up on Flickr of his Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC. It’s covered with stickers! I’d like to see some more Tablet PC’s out there that might have a sticker or 2 on them (or 15 or 20…) – are there any out there? [...]
In light of Sierra’s post this past Friday about your first mobile device, I thought this video below might be fitting for today. A cell phone was probably quite a few people’s first mobile device and today mobile isn’t mobile without a cell phone (for most of us anyway). The video below is an interesting [...]
I just received a text message that I am now able to download the Skyfire Beta. I have it downloaded but am not really going to have much of a chance to play with it much. Busy tonight and tomorrow morning… Any GBM readers out there playing with Skyfire on their Windows Mobile Phones? I [...]
It’s not often that a chance comes around to see something of this kind of exciting magnitude. Today HP issued a press release announcing the proof of existence of memristors. HP today announced that researchers from HP Labs, the company’s central research facility, have proven the existence of what had previously been only theorized as [...]
I must speak Nerdic because I know every one of these top 10 words… There are many time a day that I use some ‘Nerdic” words and don’t even think twice about them. I try and explain things to my wife or talk to her about a new product and all I get is that [...]
As an information security engineer, I tend to spend a lot of time planning how to prevent bad things from happening to computers and information. In the real world, however, bad things happen all the time and we have to deal with it. One of the bad things that can happen is to your laptop, [...]
Recently I gave up my Sierra Wireless PC card in the name of getting rid of a bill. I have a phone and a plan that allows me to tether for a 3G connection so why have both? Yes, the PC card is more convenient being in the computer at all times, but for the [...]
Tonight there won’t be much M700 testing going on, but I will be streaming my Slingbox on the M700 to see how it does. No work tonight – Why? I love the show Lost and it starts back again tonight! Any other GBM fans out there Lost fans?? Maybe we should start a thread in [...]
From now until November 26th, the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization is accepting donations for XO Laptops for children in developing nations. When you donate $399, you get a $300 tax-deductible donation, an XO Laptop for yourself, and 1-year free access to T-Mobile HotSpots. Sounds like a pretty good cause and a cheap way [...]
Mobility Site pointed me over to the new Windows Mobile site that has been given a facelift. Though not Tablet PC specific, the new site is really different than any other Microsoft site I have seen and still hits many of our readers that also have a Windows Mobile phone. Warner and I use similar [...]
Warner put up a picture of Rob earlier today, but man, look what came to my door this evening with a candy bag in hand!! Cut and a perm since this morning, but still no shave… I think we’re done now, back to Tablet PC’s – Happy Halloween!
GBM just keeps adding team members and contributors in our quest to cover as much of the mobile computing scene as we can. I’d like to introduce you to our latest, who bears a striking resemblance to someone already on the team. Meet Robin Treepath, who will be helping us cover all the mobile goodness [...]
I don’t know how long this special will last, but Buy.com has the brown 30GB Zune listed for $99. Order today and they will ship around November 19th.
No, this has nothing to do with pizza, but it is just fun viewing. Apparently it has been around for awhile. 86 desktop PCs lined up at in dominoes fashion and given a push. > Via BoingBoing
When we go “off-topic” at GBM, we try to make it worth it. This case is no different. Watch the video below for an unboxing of the HTC Tilt / Kaiser/ TyTN II that I just received from Dynamism.com Click To Play Technorati Tags: HTC Kaiser, HTC Tilt, Unboxing, Windows Mobile
Yesterday, one of the funniest comments I have ever seen here on GBM was put into this OQO post about Team member Eddie. The comment gave me such a visual that I posted it over in the forums to see if somebody could make it into something… Well, the first was Chad Essley over at Cartoonmonkey. [...]
A lot about touch technology in the news lately and gestures in the Tablet/UMPC arena are nothing new. However they might be in for a really big twist if this technology spreads it’s wings. Just imagine literal gestures with your hands controlling your device. Admittedly this article is referring to very small devices like MP3 players and [...]
As we continue working on getting the new theatre ready an important installation happened todoay. We got our wireless network set up! I’m blogging right now from the theatre using my Tablet PC while work is going on around me. We’ve got great coverage in all parts of the new building so this will be [...]
Well this is certainly worth a laugh or two or three. Rumors are rampant about whether or not there will be a Vista SP1 release and when. We certainly have no info here one way or the other. But with a fresh sighting of some SP1 language on a Microsoft website recently, Long Zheng of [...]
We love to have fun at GottaBeMobile.com. And occasionally we also enjoy a libation or two, or three, or four. Well we’ve now gone into the beer business. Click on the picture for a larger view of our lager labels. Well, we didn’t really go into the beer business, just the label creation business. You can create [...]
From the blog of Vikram Madan come some very interesting ideas of Mobile PC usage: Last year I had the good fortune of participating in some project planning activities related to understanding the future of the Mobile PC in an ever-increasingly-mobile world. Part of this effort involved cataloging new and interesting usage scenarios for Mobile [...]
You knew it was just a matter of time. The seemingly relentless (and often erroneous) Apple Mac advertising campaign has come up with a new ad called Stuffed that takes on all of the trialware and CRAPWARE that comes on Windows PCs. Here’s the link to the ad.
A Big Happy Birthday to GBM co-honcho, Dennis Rice. I have no idea how old he is, nor exactly how many times he has been mistaken for Bill Clinton but all of us on the team hope he has one heck of a geat birthday celebration. And to think, he tried to hide the info [...]
In a stunning admission, Microsoft has released a critical Vista patch to address the well known battery leak affecting Vista mobile users. The Microsoft Mobile PC team has been working overtime on this issue ever since reading about it on GottaBeMobile.com. This patch, called the “Mobile PC Battery Patch That Should Have Been In Vista system”, [...]
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Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
Last year Toshiba waded into the Android tablet market with the Thrive, a 10.1-inch slate that served as the company’s response to what they deemed missing in the then current crop. Thus, it had several full-size ports, a rugged-ish exterior, and a thick chassis to accommodate both. Though a decent tablet, the Thrive didn’t generate [...]
Samsung Shows That It Is a Software Company
As exciting as it has been to talk, postulate, and speculate about the Galaxy S III’s hardware and specs before the third-generation Galaxy flagship smartphone was announced on May 3rd in London, once the device was announced one thing became apparent: Samsung is now a software company. That doesn’t mean that Samsung is shying away [...]
Autumn Dynasty Review: A Great RTS for the iPad
With its large touchscreen, the iPad seems like the perfect platform for Real Time Strategy games, and Autumn Dynasty proves it, mostly. Autumn Dynasty is an RTS iPad game with art that looks like tradition Chinese painting. The story involves quelling a rebellion while solving a mystery of shady noblemen. The story though, just serves [...]
Griffin GuitarConnect Pro Review: Record Your Jams with Ease
The Griffin GuitarConnect Pro interfaces with your Guitar and your iPad or iPhone so you can record your music easily using apps like Apple’s GarageBand. My son Daniel, who’s learning to play guitar, helped me test it out and he loved it. When he gets as good as Jimi Hendrix, I’m sure he’ll steal my [...]
Google Search App iPhone and iPad Update Looks Beautiful (Video)
Google just delivered a beautiful update to the company’s Google Search app for the iPhone and iPad The Google Search app for iPhone and iPad replaced Safari as my browser of choice, earning a spot in the iPhone and iPad dock. It’s faster and offers a beautiful new full screen image search which looks awesome on the [...]
