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Nokia adds Skype and Adobe Flash support to the N800 Internet Tablet

My Mobile Tech Roundup podcast co-host Kevin Tofel had a chance to see and play with the N800 and Skype while at the Digital Experience event a couple of weeks ago. James just posted that Nokia was quick to deliver on the promise of Skype for the Nokia N800 Internet...

Tags: Gadgets, Linux, Mobile software, Nokia, Nseries, Ultra portable PC

Blog posts 2007-07-06

Raon Everun ultra-portable PC boasts 7 hour battery life

I try to post as many entries here as I can on how you can work where you want to be and be productive on the go. One way to accomplish work on the go is by having a portable PC with you and one of the latest cool devices...

Tags: UMPC, Ultra portable PC, Tablet PC, On the road

Blog posts 2007-06-27

MobileTechRoundup show #100, Passing the century mark

Listen here (MP3, 30.2 MB, 33 minutes)Subscribe to the show with this link RSSKevin, James and myself are happy to have reached the century milestone with MobileTechRoundup show #100 that was recorded while I was again on the road. We had lots to talk about on this show and...

Tags: Wireless carriers, Windows Mobile, UMPC, Ultra portable PC, Smartphone, MoTR podcast, Gadgets

Blog posts 2007-06-04

What makes a good road warrior hotel?

I know Andy Abramson from working with him as part of the Nokia Nseries Blogger Relations program and love reading his VoIP Watch blog. Andy is a prolific blogger and also writes about his travels on his Working Anywhere blog. He just posted a very good blog entry that all...

Tags: blog, Gadgets, Matthew Miller, Nokia Nseries, On the road, Smartphone, TV, Ultra portable PC

Blog posts 2007-06-04

The Palm Foleo: the beginning and end of the mobile companion category

Last week Palm announced the first device in their new "mobile companion" device category, the Palm Foleo. As stated in the full press release the Palm Foleo was Palm, Inc. founder Jeff Hawkins' idea. I think Hawkins has done an amazing job with the first Palm device, the Handspring models,...

Tags: UMPC, Ultra portable PC, Smartphone, S60, Palm, On the road, Gadgets

Blog posts 2007-06-03

HTC Shift to use Intel’s new Ultra Mobile Platform

As I wrote about in March HTC is expanding their market beyond smartphones and Pocket PC Phone Edition devices with their upcoming HTC Shift. Sue sent in a note that makes the HTC Shift even more enticing and attractive. At the Intel Developer Forum in Bejing, HTC announced that the...

Tags: Ultra portable PC, Tablet PC, HTC, On the road, Microsoft

Blog posts 2007-04-19

Orb MyCasting now available for the Nokia N800

I have been playing with the Nokia N800 for a couple of weeks and as you will hear soon on MobileTechRoundup podcast #97 James and I are really having a blast with this fun device. Nokia just announced another application that is officially available now for free that continues to...

Tags: Gadgets, Ultra portable PC, On the road, Nokia, Mobile software

Blog posts 2007-04-16

Apply Daylight Saving Time updates to all your mobile devices

On 8 August 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This Act changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. Beginning in 2007, DST begins on the second Sunday in March, this Sunday 11 March, and ends the first Sunday in...

Tags: Symbian, UMPC, Smartphone, Ultra portable PC, BlackBerry, Apple, Microsoft, Gadgets, Tablet PC, Palm, Windows Mobile

Blog posts 2007-03-08

Details emerge that the Vulcan FlipStart is actually a real device

The Vulcan FlipStart ultramobile PC is one of a few devices, like the DualCor CPC, that were announced a couple of years ago and then became vaporware that only had occasional rumors bringing it back to life. According to a Crave article it appears that the FlipStart is actually going...

Tags: Gadgets, Microsoft, Rumors, Ultra portable PC

Blog posts 2007-03-06

EverNote 2.0 beta adds Advanced Image Recognition technology

Capturing notes and information is an essential function on a Tablet PC and there are a couple of well designed applications available that alone almost make having a pen-enabled Tablet PC worth it. I switch back and forth between Microsofts OneNote and EverNote and just received a press release announcing...

Tags: Mobile software, Ultra portable PC, Tablet PC, EverNote 2.0

Blog posts 2007-01-21

CES devices that help you work where you want to be

OQO model O2: While there didnt seem to be any major breakthrough announcement at CES, there were several devices that had upgrades made and a couple specific new devices in the mobile PC category. The company that I saw just about everywhere was OQO who was showing off their new...

Tags: UMPC, Ultra portable PC, On the road, Gadgets, Tablet PC, OQO

Blog posts 2007-01-11

MobileTechRoundup show #86, Live from Vegas

Listen here (MP3, 7.3 MB, 21 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link RSS James, Kevin, and I are all in Vegas so we thought it would be good to try to get together...

Tags: UMPC, Ultra portable PC, MoTR podcast, podcast, MobileTechRoundup, VEGAS

Blog posts 2007-01-10

CES: Mobile devices get updates with few new product announcements

I am still writing for Geek.com since I can cover a broader spectrum of products than I do on the Mobile Gadgeteer so if you are interested feel free to check out everything I have been doing on the Geek.com CES 2007 page. In regards to mobile technology, devices, and...

Tags: Windows Mobile, Palm, Smartphone, Ultra portable PC, Nokia, Microsoft, Gadgets, Tablet PC

Blog posts 2007-01-09

MobileTechRoundup show #84, Happy New Year

Listen here (MP3, 34 MB, 37 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link RSS We wish all of our listeners a Happy New Year in MobileTechRoundup show #84. James, Kevin, and I are heading to CES...

Tags: Podcasts, Digital media, MobileTechRoundup, podcast, Happy New Year, Kevin

Blog posts 2007-01-02

Additional Resources

iTablet goes OLED,??bumped until late 2010

$2000? I doubt it.Apple puts themselves in a "premium" price range, but $2000 for a 10" tablet? Even they're not THAT crazy.No ThanksDon't need or want either, waste of space...If I want real gaming, I'd rather play real games on my PS3 or Wii on my flat screen; or on...

Tags: SunSHINE, iTablet, organic light-emitting diode, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

New ultra-thin laptops ready to catch on?

They still seem a bit over priced for what they do. I feel the same way about the netbooks too.They will NEVER take off like Netbooks becauseThey violate the netbook Trinity. These are the three contributing factors which are required for the extreme mass market appeal of a netbook....

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook, laptop computer, ultra-thin laptop, New ultra-thin laptop

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Laptop computers

This year the laptop list was a tough assignment for several reasons. First, the emergence of a new class of ultra-thin laptops--spawned by lower-cost processors from Intel and AMD--has made things more complicated. Second, there's a fresh crop of Windows 7 laptops, and...

Tags: Processor, Hard Drive, Performance, Apple MacBook, Memory, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Computer, Intel Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Compaq CQ61z, Timeline 1810T, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows 7, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Netbook disillusionment and why Compaq is still a brand

Dell CEO Michael Dell said that disillusionment with netbooks kicks in after about 36 hours. Assuming Dell's right, and he may be, does that mean cheap laptops in the $399 range will trump them? Speaking at the Churchill Club Tuesday night Techmeme, Dell said that the appeal...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Brand, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Compaq Computer Corp., Christopher Dawson, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Netbook or a cheap Compaq for students?

Re: Netbook or cheap CompaqThe problem I see at least in my organization it is never 1:1. Sometimes I wish we could get away with a netbook or using some of our older desktop hardware for lighter 1:1 usage. We bought a small cart of Netbooks...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Compaq Computer Corp., netbook

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Sony debuts Vaio X; 'world's lightest laptop': 11.1", 14-hour battery

Processor is a Z550 (2GHz)I went to the Sony ordering page and that is what it shows as the processor.RE: Sony debuts Vaio X; 'world's lightest laptop': 11.1If I were going to go to the PC route, I would definitely get a Vaio. They are the best PC laptops...

Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., Vaio X, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, lightest laptop, laptop computer, battery, OEM, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-10-08