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- Stylus
- (1) A pen-shaped instrument that is used to "draw" images or select from menus. Styli (the plural of stylus, pronounced "sty-lye") come with handheld devices that have touch screens,...
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- Speereo Voice Mailer (Pocket PC) (zip)
- Speereo Voice Mailer for Windows Mobile Devices is a voice operated program featuring basic operations with e-mail messages, sorting by various parameters and unique function of creating audio e-mail message. With intuitive one-button speech interface any operations with mail take seconds. Send, delete, and sort your letters with simple voice...
- Tags: PC, Stylus, E-mail Message, Speereo Software, E-mail, Pocket PC, Operating Systems, Online Communications, Handhelds, Hardware, Software
- Software downloads 2008-04-01
- Speereo Voice Mailer (Smartphone) (zip)
- Speereo Voice Mailer for Windows Mobile Devices is a voice operated program featuring basic operations with e-mail messages, sorting by various parameters and unique function of creating audio e-mail message. With intuitive one-button speech interface any operations with mail take seconds. Send, delete, and sort your letters with simple voice...
- Tags: Stylus, E-mail Message, Smartphone, Speereo Software, E-mail, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2008-04-01
- New ebook reader too expensive, slick features
- The iRex iLiad (any chance we could dispense with the lower-case i prefixes?) was recently reviewed by Ars Technica. While at $600, the reader is too expensive by far for mainstream (or even not-so-mainstream) educational applications, it does have some impressive features that hint at great applications for this...
- Tags: Ars Technica, Board, Stylus, E-books, Corporate Governance, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- Flippin' off Microsoft: Patent app describes fingerflip-powered document navigation
- Flippin' off Microsoft: Patent app describes fingerflip-powered document navigationwhat a load of bullIf this becomes a patent than bottom whipping should become a patent too!...Every time you go, M$ gets the 'royalty'.RE: Flippin' off Microsoft: Patent app describes fingerflip-powered documenThere's no way it will make it to a patent. ...
- Tags: Keyboards, Mice, Mainframes, FLIPPIN, Microsoft Corp., Patent App, stylus, gesture
- Discussion threads 2008-02-14
- What happens at PMA...
- I'm headed off to PMA 2008 in Vegas tomorrow morning, but it's obvious that what happens at PMA doesn't stay at PMA...it often comes before PMA. So here's a rundown of the pre-PMA camera announcements so far. Check back tomorrow evening for an update after I attend the PMA...
- Tags: Nikon Corp., Panasonic, Olympus Corp., Stylus, Pentax, Sony Cyber-Shot, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2008-01-29
- HP Pavilion tx2000z
- If this 12-inch convertible tablet laptop looks familiar, that's because almost exactly one year ago, we saw HP's first so-called entertainment tablet, the Pavilion tx1000. That system impressed us with media control buttons, dual headphone jacks, and a finger-sensitive touch screen, making for one of the only tablets we've seen...
- Tags: Tablets, Keyboards, Notebooks, Processors, tablet, stylus, HP Pavilion, tx1000, touch screen, pen, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2008-01-29
- The Palm Centro; at $99.99 it really isn't a tough choice
- I started using Palm OS devices back in 1997 and went through several Palm and Sony CLIE models. The last Palm OS device I used was the Treo 650, which I used for about a year almost a record for me and gave up on it almost 2 years ago....
- Tags: Keyboard, Device, Palm Inc., Stylus, Sprint Communications, Palm Centro, Display, Bluetooth 1.2 Radio, Battery Capacity, Palm OS, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2007-10-31
- HP Photosmart A826
- The HP Photosmart A826 is the first standalone snapshot printer we've seen that truly attempts to bring the in-store photo kiosk experience into the home. The printer's large size and extra large touch screen make using it a pleasure. And the fast print speed and wealth of features make it...
- Tags: Printers, Photosmart A826, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Photosmart A826, printer, Epson PictureMate, snapshot printer, HP Photosmart, photograph
- Product reviews 2007-09-18
- (Cracking open the Ion USB turntable)
- Cracking open the Ion USB turntableDo they include stylus Spec.s? ntDo they include stylus Spec.s? ntAudio Specs?How good is the translation from analog vinyl to-USB-MP3?Specs? Yeah, inexpensive.When a record groove has micron-level details to impart on a cartridge stylus, the important specs are how much bearing slop exists in the...
- Tags: stylus, Ion USB turntable, Spec.s, Cracking Open
- Discussion threads 2007-09-13
- Can OpenMoko break the wireless monopoly?
- Can OpenMoko break the wireless monopoly?Stylus required?Well, it certainly is a 'break-through' Linux-embedded product, but as a cell-phone user and from a practical standpoint, it's not clear to me if the device is 100% touch screen driven.If not, then I assume you'd have to resort to using the stylus.Using a...
- Tags: Linux, wireless, Trolltech, OpenMoko, stylus, cell phone
- Discussion threads 2007-07-09
- Pocket File Manager (exe)
- Do you want more productivity from a Pocket PC file explorer? Dual-pane Pocket File Manager is the solution. Designed with productivity in mind, Pocket File Manager offers a quick and easy way to manage files on your Pocket PC. Dual-pane layout makes file management operations such as copying, moving and...
- Tags: Stylus, Pocket PC, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software
- Software downloads 2007-07-03
- How can you enter text on the HTC Touch?
- How can you enter text on the HTC Touch?The problem, as I see it...in your video, is that you have to use the stylus to bring up the keyboard where you don't have to use your stylus.This is a device that wants to be one thing, but really is something...
- Tags: Keyboards, ATM, Network technology, Bank of America Corp., stylus, HTC Touch, High Tech Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-06-07
- WinMobile Lens Pro (exe)
- WinMobile Lens Pro is a virtual magnifying lens. You can start the application from the accompanying launcher or associated hardware button. WinMobile Lens Pro grasps your device's real time screen at the moment it is activated, and allows you to zoom in any part of the captured screen using pre-defined...
- Tags: Screen, Stylus, WinMobile Lens Pro, Productivity
- Software downloads 2007-06-07
- WinMobile Magnifier (exe)
- WinMobile Magnifier allows you to magnify any part of the screen and, on device with stylus support, forward your tap on the magnified screen to the related part of your Windows Mobile's screen. The magnified screen is updated in real time with shiftable focus commanded by tap and drag action...
- Tags: Application, Screen, Stylus, WinMobile Magnifier, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Hardware, Marketing
- Software downloads 2007-06-07
- FireShoot (zip)
- This is a simple shooting game. All you need is a fast response time and a good eye. To play, just strike everything down with a fire ball. Catch the ball with a stylus and push it. Speed of the ball depends on the speed of the movement of your...
- Tags: Stylus, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2007-05-30
- Samsung SCH-W559
- Editor's note: The Samsung SCH-W559 is usable only in Europe, Asia, and Africa. It will not work in North America One of the biggest gripes we have with the current crop of touch screen phones has been the lack of tactile feedback. Though we're still waiting for the Apple iPhone,...
- Tags: Keyboards, Cellular phones, telephone, W559, touch screen, Samsung SCH-W559, touch screen phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., stylus
- Product reviews 2007-02-22
- HP Pavilion tx1000
- HP is one of the first vendors to announce a laptop specifically built to run Windows Vista, and somewhat surprisingly, its initial offering is a convertible tablet. Unlike other tablets, such as the Lenovo ThinkPad X60, which are aimed primarily at business users, the HP Pavilion tx1000us targets the more...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Desktops, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, tablet, HP Pavilion, stylus, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2007-01-08
- Fujitsu LifeBook T4215 Tablet (Core 2 Duo 2GHz, 1GB RAM, 100GB HDD)
- Early convertible tablets often were saddled with out-of-date components. But newer models--such as the $2,429 Fujitsu LifeBook T4215--don't require you to sacrifice power for functionality, because they offer the latest technology, including Intel Core 2 Duo processors. While not as elegant as either the Lenovo ThinkPad X60 or the Gateway...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Intel Core 2 Duo, tablet, Fujitsu LifeBook, stylus, Fujitsu LifeBook T4215, Fujitsu Ltd.
- Product reviews 2006-12-11
- Gateway M285-E
- To some people, tablet PCs are a novelty--good for occasional touch-screen doodling and not much more. For others, especially note-taking students and conference room PowerPoint jockeys, tablets have become indispensable, even if they're often saddled with out-of-date components. Gateway's M285-E is a convertible tablet, combining features of a traditional laptop...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, tablet, Gateway M285-E, stylus, laptop computer, Gateway Inc.
- Product reviews 2006-10-17
- Moto's Q arrives but will it survive (the test)
- Per the promise of Motorola CEO Ed Zander last week at both JavaOne and Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, Moto announced today that its Q smartphone is finally shipping and, not surprisingly, Verizon Wireless is the launch carrier. Sprint will very likely be next as the Q is CDMA-EVDO ready (Sprint and...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile
- Blog posts 2006-05-22
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