Gadget of the Week: Fujitsu Lifebook P1630 Tablet PC
Apple may be garnering much media attention lately for its much-touted tablet computer , the iPad, but the idea of tablet computing has been around far longer. Touchscreen technology has found its way into a variety of computers , and if you really crave a tablet computer, but are looking for something with a little more computing power than the iPad (or a unit that operates Windows), there are several great devices on the market that combine this touchscreen technology with a laptop, allowing for some great versatility and functionality as well.
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Gadget of the Week: Fujitsu Lifebook P1630 Tablet PC
It is a bit of mouthful the title, but then again ExoPC is a French firm so you can expect a little bit of Euro talk on this one. The slate or tablet whatever you want to call it will be in the ball park with Apple and MSI, but this device is somewhat more expensive that the base models of the Apple and MSI tablets. This version comes with a nice 8.9 inch multitouch display, Windows 7 OS, and comes with a 1.6 Ghz Intel Atom N270 processor
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ExoPC Slate Table PC
In a posting on its forum , Amazon has declared defeat in its disagreement with Macmillan over ebook terms – one most likely influenced by Apple which is offering better terms to publishers for its forthcoming iPad: Macmillan, one of the “big six” publishers, has clearly communicated to us that, regardless of our viewpoint, they are committed to switching to an agency model and charging $12.99 to $14.99 for e-book versions of bestsellers and most hardcover releases. We have expressed our strong disagreement and the seriousness of our disagreement by temporarily ceasing the sale of all Macmillan titles
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Amazon gives in to Macmillan thanks to power of Apple
The new ExoPC Slate tablet PC comes jam packed with a 8.9-inch multitouch display, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, Windows 7 OS, a 2GB of DDR2 memory, a 32GB SSD with SD card expansion and a 4 hour battery life with the included user-replaceable battery. The ExoPC Slate 8.9-inch tablet will be released in March 2010 for $599, or you can buy a non-multitouch prototype at this time for $780. [ ExoPC via NexGadget ]
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ExoPC Slate 8.9-inch Tablet PC
The iPad review by CNET is one of the most reliable reviews of this new tablet PC introduced by Apple. The iPad (also called iTablet or iSlate) was launched by Apple on January 27, 2010 through a press conference.
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iPad Review by CNET and Other Neutral Apple iPad Reviews
I feel so vindicated. I have been predicting and hoping fervently that Steve Jobs will come out with a mass-market price for the new Apple Tablet PC named iPad (not iSlate or iTablet as many expected).
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Apple iPad Tablet PC Priced at $499 Increased Buyer Interest
Timothy B Lee writes of the App Store/iPhone and now iPad lock-in: The store is an unnecessary bottleneck in the app development process that limits the functionality of iPhone applications and discourages developers from adopting the platform. While instinctively I agree, the evidence for the damaging effect of the App Store is not there. On the contrary, the locked-in iPhone has transformed the mobile app market and expanded it remarkably
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Apple’s lock-in works. Can anyone improve on App Store?
Australia woke up to news this morning that the much anticipated Apple Tablet has been launched. Overturning all expectations, the Apple Tablet – for years known in some circles as a unicorn – is called the iPad and not the iSlate
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Apple iPad – Apple launches sleek new tablet – Aimed at eBook reader and UMPC Market
Apple has announced the iPad – essentially a large-size (242.8 x 189.7mm) iTouch. Large multi-touch screen, claimed 10 hour battery life, flash drive of 16GB up to 32GB, browse the web, play music and video, read eBooks. Keyboard dock for the desk, virtual keyboard for when you are out and about
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Apple iPad vs Windows Tablet vs Google Chrome OS
An article on the H points to this paper by Steven Murdoch and Ross Anderson, from the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, on the poor security design of the 3-D secure (3DS) protocol used by Visa and MasterCard in the UK and catching on worldwide. In addition, 3DS undermines privacy by sending a full description of each transaction to the card issuer or its contractors. Banks also use the supposed additional security of 3DS to shift liability for fraudulent use towards the customer.
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The insecurity of Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode
It seems like the Netbook category has come full circle with the current generation of touch screen Netbooks. After all, the current netbook as we know it is based on an Intel Atom processor that came out of the original UMPC project. One of the better convertible netbooks is the Gigabyte M1028 TouchNote
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gigabyte M1028 – Touch Screen Netbook
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is really expanding this 2010 with its intent to release a Tablet PC. According to the venerable business publication Wall Street Journal, Steve Jobs will make a rare appearance on Apple’s quarterly report on January 27, 2010 (today)
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Apple Tablet PC Announced: Possible Price and Nice Features Revealed
Following a migration from Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 to SBS 2008 users were complaining that Exchange was slower than before in some scenarios. How could this be?
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The mystery of the slow Exchange 2007: when hard-coded values come back to haunt you
I have finally decided to dive into eReader world and see if this kind of reading is for me. I have been following Sony Reader evolution since Librie was introduced in Japan, however back then I did not feel like messing with Japanese menus and flashing the firmware for English language use
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Pictorial/Commentary: Sony Daily Reader PRS900 Unboxing
If I were to describe two companies, one that is heavily leveraged by partners with global consumer and corporate scope and another that is largely U.S.-centric and largely limited to the consumer market, you might assume the first company was more successful. And up until the end of the past decade, you would have been right by choosing Microsoft.
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At the Core of Why Apple is Outperforming Microsoft
We’ve had a great time playing with the new multi-touch Fujitsu T4310 over the summer. The combination of windows 7, Office 2010 (currently in beta) and multi-touch just rocks! The first Fujitsu tablet to come out with multi-touch was the T4310, and it has now been followed up by the T900, the replacement for the beefy T5010 Tablet PC. Fujitsu continue to innovate with pen and touch computing and are one of the clear leaders in the Tablet PC field.
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Fujitsu T4310 user video – shows Windows 7 Multi-touch and OneNote 2010
Most computers and electronic devices like Tablet PCs and UMPCs use Lithium Ion batteries . Lithium Ion (LiIon) batteries have some really compelling advantages that make the kind of small and lightweight gadgets that we have today possible.
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How to Save your Tablet PC or UMPC battery – 5 Tips for making a Lithium Ion Last
The Sonim XP1 is a rugged , IP54 rated , MIL-810F drop tested mobile phone that is pretty close to unbreakable… That is until this BBC reporter got hold of it (Click on the screenshot to watch the video): As you can see, the weak point of this phone is its glass screen. We find that the glass screen is the weak point on many of the Tablet PCs on the market too – even the rugged ones
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BBC Reporter Breaks ‘Unbreakable’ Rugged Phone – Needs Gorilla Glass!
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer introduced a new HP slate Tablet PC at this weeks CES Show in Las Vegas USA. HP have published a little teaser video, but not much more information just yet: Welcome HP and others back into the real Tablet PC market! This year you will be spoilt for choice in buying a Tablet PC
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HP comes back to the Slate Tablet PC
While a lot of people seem to be perfectly content with using the iPhone’s on-screen virtual keyboard for typing duties, there are still those who would like to see a physical QWERTY keyboard attached for versatility. A company named Ion, which usually makes USB turntables and cassette decks, has now acted to turn this dream of many into a reality.
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Ion’s iType turns iPhone into full-sized tablet PC on the fly