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Image Gallery: Wibrain B1 Ultra Portable PC: The Wibrain B1 is a full function Windows XP computer weighing in at just over 1 pound in a PSP-like widescreen form factor. A split QWERTY keyboard, high resolution display, fast processor, and excellent touch panel make this a compelling choice in mobility. by Matthew Miller; Tags: PC, Wibrain B1, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Productivity, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller, product photos, wibrain, umpc, tablet pc, ultra portable, windows xp; Image galleries 2008-02-06

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Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium: Once full of promise and impressive feats of engineering, the ultramobile PC category has fallen on hard times, outmaneuvered by a cheaper, more capable class of systems known as Netbooks or mininotebooks. Best exemplified by the popular Asus Eee PC, these laptops use the same small screens and low-power CPUs...; Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Keyboards, ultramobile PC, Samsung Q1, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; Product reviews 2008-06-10
What ultra portable meets my needs for under $1000?: I have spent quite a bit of time and even more money trying to find a solution that would help me be productive during my daily 2 hour train commute and while traveling. I have also added the restrictions that it has to be very portable, lighter than my MBP,...; Tags: Device, Mobile, Battery, Display, Advantage, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Bluetooth, Engineering, Wi-Fi, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-04-18
The+Wibrain+B1%3B+a+full+Windows+ultra+portable+PC+for+less+than+US%24700: The+Wibrain+B1%3B+a+full+Windows+ultra+portable+PC+for+less+than+US%24700Kinda looks like a Sony GameBoy.Pagan jimCompared to Asus Eee PCI've been interested in the Asus Eee PC lately, too. This seems to have more power and higher resolution, and comes with Windows XP and the disc, too. At least half the reviews of the Eee PC I...; Tags: Operating systems, Rdesktop, Eee PC, Microsoft Windows, Asus Eee, ASUS, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-02-06
Beautiful 1024 x 600 resolution display (Image Gallery: Wibrain B1 Ultra Portable PC): Beautiful 1024 x 600 resolution display (Image Gallery: Wibrain B1 Ultra Portable PC)At Least It's Running XPAnd not the crap Vista.RE: Beautiful 1024 x 600 resolution display (Image Gallery: Wibrain B1 UltrThose keys look very small.AlRE: Beautiful 1024 x 600 resolution display (Image Gallery: Wibrain B1 Ultra Portable PC)Great! I...; Tags: x 600 resolution, X 600, Image Gallery, Beautiful 1024, Beautiful 1024 x 600 resolution, Wibrain B1 Ultra-Portable PC; Discussion threads 2008-02-06

The Wibrain B1; a full Windows ultra portable PC for less than US$700: I've been slowly building up my PayPal mobile device fund as I continue to look at devices that will help me get work done on my daily 2 hour train commute and regular business travel. I keep coming back to the HTC Advantage as a great solution, but until a...; Tags: Device, PC, QWERTY Keyboard, Wibrain, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-02-06
WiBrain B1E UMPC: Priced at $699 and offering a variety of useful input options, the Wibrain B1E avoids the two pitfalls that commonly beset UMPCs--high price and low usability. Its price makes it the cheapest UMPC we've reviewed; it's $300 less than the Fujitsu LifeBook U810 and a fraction of the cost of...; Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Keyboards, Wibrain B1E, ultramobile PC, touch pad, pad; Product reviews 2008-01-17
Vulcan FlipStart drops a whopping US$800 to US$699: Vulcan FlipStart drops a whopping US$800 to US$699It looks 'klunky' Matt, how 'bout an Eee?ntRE: Vulcan FlipStart drops a whopping US$800 to US$699Coincidentally, I was about to bite on the Wibrain and then saw this pricedrop. I never considered the Flipstart as the price was just too high. ...; Tags: Performance management, Memory, Notebooks, WiBrain, FlipStart, US$699, US$800, Vulcan FlipStart; Discussion threads 2008-01-16
Vulcan FlipStart drops a whopping US$800 to US$699: I am on the lookout for a reasonably priced, say under US$800, UMPC type device and just saw the news that the Vulcan FlipStart has been dropped from US$1,499 to US$699. That is a whopping US$800 price drop on an ultra portable PC that runs a full version of Windows...; Tags: Price Drop, Intel Pentium, Vulcan FlipStart, Microsoft Windows, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Ethernet, Modems, Keyboards, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Networking, Components, Peripherals, Semiconductors, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-01-16
BlackBerry Patent app proposes Low memory manager for "graceful shutdown": When one of our devices crashes or shuts down because of memory issues, one of the last words we would ever use to describe the circumstances is "graceful." Yes, but graceful is indeed part of the title of a just-published BlackBerry Patent application...; Tags: Message, Application, Operating System, Memory, RIM BlackBerry, Exception, Computer, BlackBerry Patent App, Memory Manager, Abstract, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-01-03
MobileTechRoundup #119, HTC Touch Dual, WiBrain UMPC, and Dell Tablet PC: Listen here (MP3, 32 MB, 35:00 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link RSS James, Kevin, and I recorded MobileTechRoundup show #119 just before Christmas and talked about the HTC Touch Dual, usage of the...; Tags: MobileTechRoundup, High Tech Computer Corp., Dell Computer Corp., PC, Tablet PC, Podcasts, Tablets, Internet, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2007-12-26
Microsoft fixes Excel calculation bug: Microsoft fixes Excel calculation bugObscure issue fixed!!Now it they would fix the Vista Base Filtering Engine issue for the umpty thousands that seem to be affected--that would be news. Patch Tuesday came and went and BFE is still broken.Oh NOOOOO!All those guys on Wall Street are now gonna see...; Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Excel, Excel Calculation; Discussion threads 2007-10-10
Quick! We need a calculator! - Excel 2007 bug: Quick! We need a calculator! - Excel 2007 bugUpdateIf there is a decimal remainder, it displays the correct amount. I ran the numbers, and got the 100,000 on the first 13 lines, but every line below that I got 65,535.03.I don't know how you got the last 5...; Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel 2007, MsgBox, Microsoft Excel; Discussion threads 2007-09-25
SAP's 100,000 customers by 2010: 'aspirational': During the launch of Business ByDesign, SAP said that it expects to achieve a run rate of adding 10,000 BBD customers a year by 2010. This raised questions about whether SAP will reach its previously stated target of 100,000 customers by 2010. I was concerned because it was always my...; Tags: SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Sales Strategy, Web Site Development, Smb/Sme, Web Technology, Sales Force Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Sales, Internet, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2007-09-20
SAP's slow hand A1S play: SAP's slow hand A1S playBusiness One is eating Microsoft's lunch AND dinner.It' will be exciting to watch A1S take all the food out of Microsofts ERP pantry!RE: SAP's slow hand A1S playNo customization = no customers. They are crazy -- and clueless -- if they think they are going to...; Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Microsoft ERP, SAP A1S, A1S play, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., ERP; Discussion threads 2007-09-19
SAP's A1S: love, not pricing, is key: SAP's A1S: love, not pricing, is keyTrust is important, but there are other factorsSome of us have worked for both global enterprises and smallish companies too. Big enterprises seem to be prepared to spend so much money on IT that one is sometimes overcome by the fear that the shareholders...; Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), SMB/SME, Enterprise software, pricing strategy, SAP AG, SAP A1S; Discussion threads 2007-09-19
Sony unveils Blu-ray recorders to fight HD DVD: Sony unveils Blu-ray recorders to fight HD DVDthe price has to come down a whole lot before i would eventhe price has to come down a whole lot before i would even think about buying one and the media cost at around $15 to $16 UD a disk is just...; Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, VHS HQ, HD-DVD, Sony Corp., HLR, Blu-ray Recorders, recorder; Discussion threads 2007-09-12
News to know: Fake Steve Jobs outed; Dateline vs. DEFCON; Microsoft and 3D: Notable headlines:New York Times: A Mystery Solved: ‘Fake Steve' Blogger Comes Clean. Damn, I am so busted, yo. Larry Dignan: Fake Steve Jobs outed by New York Times. Techmeme.Bug hunting start-up: Pay up, or feel the pain. George Ou: Undercover NBC Dateline reporter bolts from DEFCON 2007.Top 10 reviews of...; Tags: Steve Jobs, 3D, Microsoft Corp., Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-08-06
PrecisionID OCR-A and OCR-B Fonts (zip): The PrecisionID OCR Font Package contains two OCR fonts, OCR-A and OCR-B in TrueType and PostScript format. Both are ISO and ANSI size 1, 10CPI. These fonts also support OCR A1 and OCR B1 for Eurobanking. A setup file is supplied to ease installation. Version 3 improved application examples and...; Tags: Font, PrecisionID OCR Font Package; Software downloads 2007-05-12
SAP aims A1S on demand solution for 2008: SAPs been working three years on developing a new business application suite and business model. Code-named A1S, the suite is aimed at the lower end of the mid-sized company segment, which is comprised of about 1 million companies. Its part of SAPs goal to grow from 39,000 customers to 100,000...; Tags: SAP, General, ERP; Blog posts 2007-04-23