Sunday, January 31, 2010

Solar-Powered Mobile Productivity Re-Visited.



I’d love to do another tour this year so over at Solar-UMPC.com, the journal I used for the tour, I’ve taken another look at the UMPC sector to see what devices I could choose from. Related posts:
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  3. Solar Powered UMPC. How-to video. This video over at Solar-UMPC.com goes over details about how...



Friday, January 29, 2010

The Carbon Foodprint Game

Nina Merrill, a student intern, posted on the Bon Appetit Management Blog a description of how she developed the Carbon Foodprint Game, hopefully, for young people. What a great idea and easy resource for use in classrooms, including high school... Full Details

Thursday, January 28, 2010

DevMob 2010. Something’s Stirring in the ‘Tweener’ Category



I’ll be talking about the 4" to 10" space, along with my beloved ‘Mobile Computing Segments’ diagram at DevMob 2010 in London next week so if you’re in the area, please drop in and say hello. I’ll have a bunch of devices with me too so if you want hands on with the new UMID BZ, Viliv X70, S5, Android Tablet and other MID-space devices, it’s the place to be! Related posts:
  1. Android on Netbooks. VentureBeat research and comments. It was bound to happen. I’m actually suprised it took...

  2. NYTimes: T-Mobile USA working on 7″, Android-based ‘Tablet’ There’s a lot of talk about Android-enabled devices out there...

  3. Why buy a MID? An interesting article over at PCMag.com has author Tim Bajarin...



Wednesday, January 27, 2010

iPad Summary Podcast – JKK and Chippy



We’ve followed the event, had time to digest all the specifications and had a great chat with some readers in the live chat channel so now it’s time to summarize what the iPad is and where it fits. JKK and I spend 25 minutes going over the main points. Related posts:
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  3. CeBIT 2008. UMPC warm-up Podcast. The podcasts are back for CeBIT 2008.In Podcast 8 JKK...



Tuesday, January 26, 2010

UMID BZ. 1 hour, Live, Unedited Video Review with JKK and Chippy.



Thanks to everyone that joined the /live session yesterday evening. 600 pairs of feet stepped into the room and we had a lot of interactivity in the chat room which was great!


The first hour of the live session is now available…

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Monday, January 25, 2010

Evidence of Apple tablet tests show up in Flurry data

Apple has been testing 50 devices believed to be its new tablet computers, according to analytics firm Flurry. Flurry said ...

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Sunday, January 24, 2010

UMID BZ Live on /Live Monday 2130 CET.



Come and check out the (rather good) UMID BZ in a LIVE presentation on Monday at 2130 CET (12:30pm San Fransisco, 3:30pm New York, 8:30pm London, 0430 Shanghai!) We'll record the session as usual. Related posts:
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Friday, January 22, 2010

UMID Mbook BZ Detailed First Impressions, videos, gallery. (+ Live Session planned for 25th)



Finally, after a week of frustration without a charger for the UMID BZ, it arrived in the post and I was able to charge up and go with testing and hands on today. I’ve already had a few hours with the BZ during CES but there’s nothing like a day of focused ‘messing’ to get to know the device so here, after about 6 hours of usage in total, are my first impressions. Related posts:
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Thursday, January 21, 2010

ABI Research: ARM-based Processors Will Overtake x86 in Ultra-mobile Devices in 2013



You know I love a good Intel vs ARM fight and what’s going on in the mobile device market right now is nothing short of volcanic. ARM partners were all over CES and Intel demonstrated the first ever X86 smartphone and tablet on their Moorestown platform. Both companies know that a specialised platform is needed and both companies are enabling it. Who will win? Related posts:
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