So far the OlivePad has been for India, but it may spread into other parts beyond too long. It is a GSM based device, that can do 3G, Bluetooth and WiFi. The screen is 7″ which makes it too large to be a phone based device, and too small for the tablet purists. However, if [...]
Continue reading...10. August 2010 | by Jonas
While the iPad has taken off, it still has its shortcomings, including the lack of a USB port, nor a removable memory slot. There is not shortage of competitors that may exploit these at some point. However, while there are plenty of good ideas, so far it is more vaporware than actual product to purchase. While [...]
Continue reading...31. July 2010 | by Jonas
Microsoft looks like they are reacting to the market, rather than leading it once again. It’s a shame for a company that can spend an estimated 250 million dollars on the failed Kin phone, and still the Windows tablet is stillborn. The market that Microsoft is reacting to is the Apple iPad. After the extensive debate, [...]
Continue reading...29. July 2010 | by Jonas
A few short months ago, nobody was too sure if there even existed a market for a tablet pc. After all, it somehow fit in between a smartphone and a notebook, and the concern was that there might be too much overlap that the tablet would not fit in. With the iPad’s success over the last [...]
Continue reading...26. July 2010 | by Jonas
A college student ends up with a random assortment of materials during the course of a semester. They start with a textbook. Add in a syllabus. Don’t forget the notes that get taken. And of course, there are handouts intermittently, and study guides. All of this can add up to a pile of paper, which [...]
Continue reading...12. July 2010 | by Jonas
Steve Ballmer spoke again today at the Microsoft Worldwide partner conference. During his keynote address, he pointed out that despite Microsoft ditching the Courier concept tablet, they are still committed to releasing Windows 7 tablets. Hey, wait a second, we’ve been down this route before. On more than one occasion, Microsoft has promised us tablets. Most [...]
Continue reading...5. July 2010 | by Jonas
With the success of the iPad, and their early success in the tablet market, there is great anticipation of another tablet device to come onto the market. HP had been showing there Slate device at the CES, but it has been killed off. HP’s original plan was to put Windows 7 onto a tablet with the [...]
Continue reading...With iPad sales skyrocketing, any manufacturer that was thinking about doing a tablet, is probably jumping in with full force. It would appear that Samsung is putting their Galaxy Tab on the fast track to a Fall release. As for the details, they are pretty sketchy, other than quarter 3 debut. From the image, it does [...]
Continue reading...29. May 2010 | by Jonas
Gigabyte is dubbing this one a “netvertible.” Ahead of next week’s Computex, the M1125 was spotted. With an 11.6″ display, the size and 1366 x 768 resolution will be a notch above of the standard netbook. It also will have a Capella chip, USB 3.0, and an optical drive. In addition it has a full [...]
Continue reading...23. May 2010 | by Jonas
HP has definitely put their Slate device on hold. This is a response to the recent acquisition of Palm, and the skyrocketing sales of the iPad, and HP’s realization that a Windows 7 based tablet was not gonna fly. One of the reasons that Palm got acquired was for HP to get their WebOS. This allows [...]
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22. August 2010 | by Jonas
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