Not from Hugo, but from Kaz911 Rescue Service comes some more quick hands on reporting of the HTC Shift. He has some interesting info on Windows Mobile: the prototype he worked with had a limited edition of Windows Mobile 6, none of the mobile office apps. He also verifies the native screen resolution at 800 [...]
No doubt the HTC Shift has generated quite a bit of interest. Even without solid answers to many questions it has generated much love and some strong dislike. The latter especially centering around the native screen resolution. Hugo reported that on the device he got to try out briefly the native screen resolution was 800×480 [...]
This looks like big news from Sharp in the mutli– touch screen realm. The 3.5 inch LCD has an optically sensor embedded in each pixel. It reduces the need for films or special coatings. Sharp developed its proprietary System LCD technology to successfully embed an optical sensor used in devices like scanners in each pixel [...]
I’ve been giving some thought to what comes next for me regarding an Ultra-Mobile PC. There are a lot of shiny new options out there, but I have to admit it is tough going looking through the options available and comparing them to my needs. For what it is worth, I’m sharing my thoughts here. Share [...]
Yanko Designs always has concepts that are fascinating. Apparently this concept is aimed at those folks who don’t want too many bells and whistles on a cell phone, but would occasionally like to write a message. The slide out touchpad allows you to enter one letter at a time apparently and the pad itself looks [...]
Rob got quite a few folks excited last night by announcing that he’s purchased an iPhone. I love how he titled his post, “I Gave In…” The iPhone has certainly capture the imaginations and pocketbooks of many. Since I decided to go a different direction and picked up Sprint’s version of the HTC Mogul, I’ve [...]
Ok, this could be considered way off-topic for what we normally cover on GBM, but in many ways, it is right on-topic given the issue of touch that we cover frequently on the site. Given that it is the weekend, I figured ….”why the heck not? Let’s have some fun!”. I made my way to the AT&T store yesterday [...]
Microsoft Research is working on all kinds of things that are very interesting. From Patrick Baudich comes word of a new multi-touch method for smaller devices (read-not a table). From what I have gathered LucidTouch is being developed with Mitsubishi and adds double-side touch to a 7inch screen. As you can see from the video the [...]
Another rendition of the ‘multitouch’ interface has shown it’s presence on YouTube. From reading around the net, this was showcased at Siggraph last week to some people. I’m not sure you want to carry this thing around just yet, but if things keep going, we’ll have that multitouch Tablet PC (that is a Tablet PC [...]
One of the complaints I’ve heard about the iPhone is that there is no way to cut/copy and paste info from one place to another. This bizarrely emotional video shows a concept for doing just that that some folks dreamed up. Of course on a Tablet PC this can be done with a pen pretty [...]
Does your tablet screen look like a dog has been trying to lick his way through it to get to the other side? Ever see the screen saver that was floating around from the movie Must Love Dogs? That gives you a mental picture huh? Well, from time to time that’s exactly what mine can look [...]
Over on The Joy of Tech they have come up with a doozy for the day that Apple is scheduled to make some new product announcments. This cartoon highlights what would happen to many facets of the industry if Apple rolls out a multi-touch computer. Very, very funny. (Click to enlarge.) Tags: Apple, Touch
Apple has filed a patent to cover a Multi-Touch Gesture Dictionary software application, which looks to be implemented in the back of iPods, the iPhone, the Mac ( using the touch pad ), mice, and other future devices Apple plans to come out with. Check out all the details at PC-Joint and the patent application [...]
This looks rough and ready to rumble. Acturion Datasys has released the new outdoor Victum-Tablet 8 UMPC which is designed for use in harsh environmental conditions. Of course the press release touts the usual resistant to dropping, temperature, shock, dust and water claims we see in all rugged mobile units. There are two battery options, [...]
TabletKioskâ„¢ Now Shipping Sahara Slate PC ® i440D with Windows Vista ® First Slate Tablet PC with Dual Pen and Touch Screen Input now widely available TORRANCE, CA, July 30, 2007 — TabletKioskâ„¢, a leader in mobile computing solutions, today announced that the Sahara Slate PCâ„¢ i440D featuring both pen and touch screen [...]
With all the recent talk of multi-touch interfaces, I doubt the mouse will go away anytime soon. Even so, I’m sure user interaction will continue to morph and of course we’d all like to see that happen in a “pen-friendly” way in addition to touch improvments. Apple is purportedly working on a non-button mouse and [...]
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 [...]
With the release of the iPhone, Google Maps added some new features for that little heard of device. One of those features added is the ability to shift a route on the fly using drag and drop. Basically you can click on a route that is displayed and drag and drop it to the road you wish to [...]
Looks like there may be some competition for Microsoft’s Surface Technology from the Linux world. The Linux MPX Multi-touch Table. According to this interview with one of the developers on Gizmodo, this still has a long way to go. But it is good to see that others are working on this kind of multi-touch applications [...]
There was a post in the forums this morning about an on screen keyboard option for the Samsung Q1 Ultra Ultra Mobile PC and since I have the Q1 Ultra, I decided to give it a try. After downloading the application all you have to do is run the .exe file. Seems like the program [...]
I’m not sure how well, or if, this will work with a Tablet PC or UMPC as nothing is available to work with yet, but my hopes are high that Aviary might be a good web-based art package on that will accept pen and touch input. Aviary is both a collection of collaborative art tools [...]
CrunchGear is reporting that the new multi-touch features as implemented on the iPhone will begin showing up in new ultra-portable Apple MacBooks in October. Now that is something I’d go camp in line for! Bring it on, Apple! Check out CrunchGear for the details Thanks for the tip, Loren. UPDATE: It appears that the multi-touch [...]
John Hill, of Allegiance Technology Partners, sent me a brand new, unopened TabletKiosk Sahara i440D Tablet PC. I captured the unboxing, gave a quick tour of the machine, and demonstrated how the multi-mode touch features work in the following 2-part videos. This is a very nice Core Duo slate Tablet PC that should sell quite well. [...]
No, we aren’t going to start covering the iPhone mania here at GottaBeMobile.com on a regular basis. But it should go without saying that the multi-touch interface is going to have an impact on how touch for data input is talked about in the future. I’ve been waiting (and mostly I still am) to see [...]
This is funny. There has been lots of talk about Microsoft’s Surface technology since the announcement at the D: All Things Digital Conference a short time ago. And of course anything worth attracting attention also attracts those who love to do parody. Over at Gear Diary there is a very funny parody of Microsoft Surface. [...]
Some more news on the ever popular multi-touch / multi-mode front, this time from the digitizer leader, Wacom. This could spell big moves on the touch front for UMPCs and Tablet PCs: From EarthTimes.org: Wacom(R) Company Ltd., the leading manufacturer of digital pen input devices, recently announced its acquisition of Touchscreen Konnection Oasis, Inc. (TouchKO), an [...]
Loren Heiny has pointed us all to this great article on “Projected Capacitive Touch” that allows hovering by moving your finger across the screen, as seen in the much-hyped iPhone and as experienced with an Active Digitizer pen on Tablet PCs. Let’s hope we see this technology appear in UMPCs and touch-enabled Tablet PCs. It [...]
Everybody is talking multi-touch between Apple’s iPhone (I haven’t heard much about that lately have you?) and Microsoft unveiling the PlayTable. Of course it begs the question when is multi-touch coming to a mobile computer near you. Long Zheng of istartedsomething links to a Microsoft Research video that contains a demo of multi-touch on a [...]
This looks like an intriguing touchscreen interface for home automation for NeocModule. Via Ultra-Mobile PC Tips Tags: UMPC
I knew and predicted that this conversation was going to happen and it appears to have started in earnest. With the imminent arrival of the iPhone, some of speculation on how folks are going to take to the most hyped device in the universe is beginning to revolve around the fact that (GASP!) it doesn’t [...]
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