Much to chagrin of the mainstream press, Bill Gates has been nothing but persistent over the years with regards to the Tablet PC and his belief that natural input technologies, like ink, will one day be common place. Gates will enter his “retirement” by spending much of his 20% Microsoft time on pet projects like [...]
One of the big highlights for me at CES was finally meeting John Hill face to face. I’ve been corresponding with John for about 5 years now, and he was one of the first advertisers and supporters of GBM. More importantly than that, though, he’s a great friend. I’ve got a picture laying around here [...]
In part 3 of our 3-part video series with Motion Computing, we get to learn more about C5 and the man who headed up the product design effort, Michael Johnson. Michael is the VP of Product Development at Motion after spending 17 years at Apple working in product development. Download the high res version here [...]
In part 2 of our 3-part video series with Motion Computing, I spend some time chatting with John Doherty and Scott Eckert, co-founders of Motion Computing. John Doherty personally designed the original Motion slate Tablet PC, the M1200. John and Scott talk about those early days at Motion, the story behind the design of their [...]
I think many knew this day was coming and it is here. James Kendrick has posted the final episode of the OnTheRun with Tablet PCs Podcast. I’m going to let Jame’s words tell the story here. This is the final episode of OnTheRun with Tablet PCs podcast that has enjoyed a run of over two [...]
This is really tough to write. Our good friend and friend to so many, Marc Orchant, passed away today. If you’ve been following the pages here this last week you know we’ve been posting updates on Marc’s condition after he suffered a massive coronary a week ago. Most of those were provided by his colleague, Oliver [...]
Here is another update, via Oliver Starr, from Sue Orchant. Please be praying for Sue, her children, and the rest of the Orchant family today, that their time with Marc today will be peaceful. UPDATE: 8:18AM Pacific Time, December 9th, 2007 From Sue Orchant: If the outpouring of love, support and caring could heal Marc, [...]
It’s the beginning of the month again and that means another Forum Member of the Month. Again, this award is to recognize and celebrate Forum Members that are part of the community and contribute to the growth of the forum. This month’s forum member has been an incredible contributor since the forums were introduced. This [...]
Each year, our very own Warner Crocker awards many in the technology space with some of the most creative and deserving awards I’ve ever seen – The InkBlot Awards. This year is no exception. They are hilarious, insightful, and wacky – all at the same time. I wonder how Warner is able to keep track [...]
Microsoft’s Channel 9 has some good video of the folks behind Surface and Multi-Touch: From Channel 9 MSR Cambridge is a hotbed of innovation. TabletPC, Machine Learning, Vision, F#, Generics, Software Transactional Memory to name only a few off the top of my head (yeah, I probably missed some bigger ones. It’s OK. You get [...]
Wow. It doesn’t get any better than this. Forum member SegalSegal had a Motion Computing M1300 Tablet PC that wouldn’t power up. Thanks to some past history with a similar problem, other forum members stepped in and showed him how to get his much beloved slate tablet pc back up and running. It is amazing how [...]
Allegiance Technology Partners is a good friend of GottaBeMobile.com, and to many folks who have wanted to demo a tablet pc before buying one. Well, Philadelphia Business Journal picked up on John Hill’s reputation and has featured him and his company in this story. Unfortunately, the entire story is only available to print subscribers, but you [...]
I love this new series that TabletPCBuzz.com is running, featuring professional that might not seem like “typical” ones for tablet pc use. True Tablet Heroes #2 features Rich Scaffidi, a Deputy Fire Marshall who takes his tablet on the road to do an inspection. Watch the video here. Technorati Tags: Tablet PC, Inspections, Fire Marshall, [...]
Hugh Sung, our resident Tablet PC / Music evangelist, ought to love this story. Jennifer Snodgrass, an assistant professor with Appalachian State University, uses a Tablet PC to teach her music theory class, as well as help with her job as a teacher. Apparently, it has become quite a successful project. At the bottom of [...]
I picked this up from CNet News.com this evening. This is the first I had ever heard personally of Microsoft Researcher Chuck Thacker, and was surprised to find he was one of the folks who helped design the original Tablet PC. Here is a quick blurb from the entire article: You also helped to design the tablet [...]
Rob and I both agreed that we just had to post this stuff. Warner Crocker – One year on GBM! One year ago today (or close to it anyway), Rob and I officially added the 3rd team member to GottaBeMobile.com, and he has been entertaining us all ever since. I am speaking of none other [...]
Ok, so Matt has recently hooked up with Skip Coghill and dpeters in Chicago, and is planning a trip to WIPTE to hook up with any GBM members who might be attending that conference. But just because one of the team members isn’t around, doesn’t mean that GBM Forum members aren’t hooking up on their [...]
So here is the story: I was going up in Chicago for my ‘day job’ and remembered the post of GBM Team member Warner getting his training wheels on a Segway… He had met up with GBM forum member Skip while on holiday over his Christmas vacation. So I decided , the day before I [...]
Each time we sit down and plan out all the great material we can cover and the work it takes to cover it, we get both excited and intimidated at the same time! Well this time when Rob and I had a discussion on what to do for our next expansion, we decided we ““GottaGoDownUnder†[...]
If you have been around this site much at all you will know our passion for Tablet PC’s, UMPC’s and general mobile devices and accessories. We love the stuff. There is so much to talk about, and we have a prety good and diverse team bringing you that news from a number of perspectives and [...]
Okay, I had to post this one. There is a guy (somewhere in the U.K. I think, but could not find his name on his blog), who is working on building his own tablet PC. You gotta love people like this who just have to try. Why would you want to build your own Tablet [...]
Just a quick shout out to my new “Mate” from New Zealand, Mr. Craig Pringle. Craig is one of the Tablet PC MVP’s that I got a chance to meet for the first time while at Microsoft last week. I found Craig to be a most enjoyable guy with a lot of great knowledge on [...]
Ever wonder what happens when you get a group of Tablet PC “experts” together, give them a reason to be rebellious, and ask them if they are hungry? Well wonder no more, I can tell you exactly what happens. Tonight at the Global Microsoft MVP Summit occurring this week in Seattle and Redmond, the [...]
Well, as we approach the one year anniversary of the launch of GottaBeMobile.com, we’ve looked back and seen what a great ride it has been so far. We also have spent some time with our team looking forward a bit and discussing what the future may hold! The reception we have gotten in terms of [...]
Just came across this interview that was done during CES with Bill Gates by John Takahashi on his Tech Talk Blog, and noted with interest this excerpt relative to Tablet / UMPC’s: Q: It seemed like there were a lot of interesting PC advances to talk about. A: There is a lot of meat on [...]
Our friend John Hill at Allegiance Technology Partners has started a new series of reports on Tablet PC usage he is calling, “True Tablet Heroes”. These reports are intended to show real use of Tablet PC’s in actual working situations. In this first segment, they are following a local fire marshal who has been using a [...]
Well, I am almost recovered from the CES trip. It was a most exciting and very busy trip for the whole GBM team, including introducing the newest official team member, our mischievous little friend Splotch! Huge thanks also go to our additional companion Eddie Vanderbeck (not an official team member – or not yet anyway [:)]) [...]
GottaBeMobile.com came to the rescue in one case and almost in another at CES. To register as press you have to provide two froms of ID, one being a business card, and in some cases show samples of your writing. If you are just registering as a part of a company you need those two forms [...]
Well, the entries are all in, and after careful review, we have selected the name, “Splotch” (seen at right in his first intimate moment with our own Warner Crocker at CES in Las Vegas) as the new moniker for our beloved new friend and mascot. Congratulations to forum member SuperRob for supplying the winning suggestion. [...]
I had this story passed to me last night by someone who chooses to be kept anonymous for privacy reasons, but I wanted to share it with you anyway. Imagine being at a hospital needing care. Now imagine that you can’t communicate with the staff who are most willing to help you with your problem. [...]
Man those guys over at Microsoft are talented. Chris Pratley, from the OneNote team (in the image on the right playing the OneNote official sax) has leaked the big news on his blog about a new official OneNote theme song: “What happens when you put together a dedicated Test Manager, a loyalty-inspiring hot product, and some [...]
Everyone is interested in knowing how Microsoft is going to approach Tablet PC from a marketing perspecive now that Tablet PC has been rolled into Vista as an additional feature. Will it continue to get eyeballs from a marketing perspective? In addition, what are Microsoft’s plans for Origami and when can we realistically expect to begin [...]
When you want to know the pulse on the Tablet PC and Ultra Mobile PC industry, there is one person at Microsoft to talk to: Darin Fish. Darin is the Director of Business Development for the Mobile and Tailored Platforms Division at Microsoft, which includes Tablet PC and Ultra Mobile PC / Origami. He has [...]
Catchy title, huh? I love getting to say that! We have been amazed at the response you, our readers have given the content on this site. We have quite the passionate group of readers, complemented by a lot of passion from Rob, Warner, and myself. What a great combination. So where do we go from [...]
Bill Gates has written a first person article in Fortune going over his transitition decisions, where he wants to spend time in his new part-time role, etc. For those of you wondering who will continue to champion the Tablet PC, it appears that whatever time he does spend at Microsoft in his new part-time role, [...]
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