Browse by Tags

In a week that saw a legal settlement shut down one Apple rumor site , AppleInsider is reporting that Apple is going to adopt Intel’s Ultra-Mobile PC platform for future devices. The Menlow platform (by the way if you’re looking for a great discussion of the Menlow platform listen to Sierra’s explanation of it on this week’s GBM Podcast ) has been touted since this year’s Intel Devleoper’s Forum and is what a lot of folks are pinning their hopes on for the future of small mobile devices. I don’t know that this is earth shattering news, given Apple’s move to Intel for most of its line, but for all of those watching the mobile space and wondering what Apple’s next big move will be it certainly is intriguing if it is more than a rumor. Tags: Apple , MID , Mobile+Internet+Device , Intel , Menlow Can your PC keep up? Introducing the 1 lb OQO model 02 with the full computing power of a Windows Vista® PC. View OQO model 02 Demo

It is the seaon for Top 10 Lists, that’s for sure. I always find them interesting to read becuase largely they contain the same things. For example, I don’t think we’ll see a Top 10 list in 2007 without the iPhone at the top this year. Jason Hiner of TechRepublic has published his 10 Most Important Business Technology Products of 2007 and it is a good roundup. (He also has a Top 10 Technology Belly Flops list as well.) Interesting to note: Vista and Mac OSX tied at number 7, Outlook 2007 came in at number 3, and the OQO Model 02 came in at number 2. Number 1? You guessed it. Tags: OQO , Apple , iPhone , Vista , Outlook+2007 Can your PC keep up? Introducing the 1 lb OQO model 02 with the full computing power of a Windows Vista® PC. View OQO model 02 Demo

The Apple / iTablet rumor mill buzz has never been at such a high pitch than what it is right now. With Macworld coming up next month, we can only expect the noise to get much more intense. PBS.org's Robert Cringley penned a great article on why he think's Apple is indeed coming out with iTablet, and it is based on some quite good reasoning. Here is a snippet along with a link to his full article . Thanks for the link, Loren . The next logical WebKit product for Apple, it seems to me, is a much larger version of the iPod Touch. It would be Apple's first tablet computer and, while they'll still claim it runs OS X, Apple WON'T call it a Mac. I'm not the only person thinking like this. Here's more from an old friend who is much smarter than me. He sees an Apple tablet coming in January for five simple reasons: 1) Because MacWorld in January is when Apple stuns the world with improvements and innovations. A well-designed tablet could be a great innovation. An SDK for February 2008, not for just iPhone but for multi-touch devices in general, including a newly available iTablet-- that would be stunning. 2) Because a multi-touch tablet would provide a patent-protected interface for a new class of communication and computer device that Microsoft and its hardware partners would be hard-pressed to clone. The question now is does one get a Mac or a PC? There would be no PC analog to a well-designed Mac tablet, so if an iTablet is compelling, the question then becomes more like, when can I get one? This article originally posted on GottaBeMobile.com , THE source for Tablet PC and Ultra-Mobile PC News, Video Reviews, and Discussion Forums!

I’m been without my voice, suffering from laryngitis since last weekend. On top of that it was a crazy week at work, so I got no rest on that side of my life. (I secretly think my staff likes it when I can’t speak.) But, my staff came to the rescue and stepped up to give me the weekend off from the theatre to rest my voice. The timing was excellent on a number of fronts. I could sure use the rest. My wife and I are searching for a new car purchase. And I had a number of geek and gadget projects to work through this weekend including setting up a new iMac, updating the Sprint (HTC) Mogul, and getting a printer hooked up for the Asus Eee PC. We don’t have a large apartment (life rarely gives us time there) and so when I’m geeking out, I’m usually working at the kitchen table, or setting in my easy chair. This weekend’s projects took over not just the kitchen table, but also the kitchen. Setting up a new iMac The biggest of these projects was setting up a new 20” iMac for my office. I lugged the box home on Thursday after it arrived and got down to some work with it on Friday night. I’ve been contemplating this move for my office desktop computing needs for some time now and since the newer iMacs are now starting to show on the Apple’s refurb list, I thought I’d take the plunge. So far, my theory that I can run whatever desktop apps I need from seems to be holding. Why buy a Windows only machine when you can run both Windows apps and Mac apps on the same machine through virtualization? I’m using a combination of Boot Camp and VMWare Fusion for these needs (Thanks to Marc Orchant for some tips on this) and that is working quite well. I also think that rumor or not, we’re heading to some sort of new Apple mobile device sooner rather than later, and I need to get prepared for that eventuality. Also of note, I installed Vista Ultimate on the iMac and opening up Windows Journal (yep it is there and opens) it is interesting to scribble in Journal with a mouse. I may have to pick...

PC Joint has uncovered an Apple patent application regarding Multi-Touch . What really caught my eye was this description from Apple: Identification and classification of intuitive hand configurations and motions enables unprecedented integration of typing, resting, pointing, scrolling, 3D manipulation, and handwriting into a versatile, ergonomic computer input device. PC Joint gives a good list of scenarios based on how this new Multi-Touch would look on a potential Mac Tablet, including: Have to write or draw something? Just pretend you hold a stylus or pen in your hand and start writing/drawing. If that is still not good enough, pick up the real stylus and start writing with it. Technorati Tags: Apple , Mac Tablet , multi-touch This article originally posted on GottaBeMobile.com , THE source for Tablet PC and Ultra-Mobile PC News, Video Reviews, and Discussion Forums! Full Windows Vista® in the palm of your hand - The OQO Model 02!

So claims Mitch Wagner over at InformationWeek . Obviously I completely and totally disagree, but it disturbs me that someone thinks that Tablet PCs are so completely useless. He goes on to claim that Apple would not release a Tablet PC because there is no reason for it - " It's not a product that makes sense ". He does have one valid point: The real problem with notebooks isn't the keyboard, it's the weight and bulk. A tablet PC is just as bulky and heavy as a notebook, and less usable. There's no real benefit to 'em. As we've discussed here in the past, the bulk and weight of many Tablet PC designs can be a real turn-off, although I take issue with the "less usable" part of the comment. I'm not sure why adding features would make something less usable, and many convertible Tablet PCs just add a swivel hinge, a digitizer, and a pen and call it good. I'm not saying that is a good design ethic, but these are additions, not subtractions, so they shouldn't reduce usability. There's some active discussion going on over at Information Week, so stop by and add in your $0.02. Technorati Tags: Tablet+PC This article originally posted on GottaBeMobile.com , THE source for Tablet PC and Ultra-Mobile PC News, Video Reviews, and Discussion Forums! Full Windows Vista® in the palm of your hand - The OQO Model 02!