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Watch on YouTubeOtterBox successful in a down economy
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Jul 20, 2010 | Comments
Just over two years ago I met the leadership of OtterBox when I visited their headquarters in Fort Collins, Colorado. I wrote about that visit here. At the time I was duly impressed with everything that I saw, but had no idea that they’d achieve the success that they have—especially in such tough economic times.
This morning while reading one of our local newspapers, the Fort Collins Coloradoan, I learned...
X10 MID Windows CE Tablet Review
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Jul 09, 2010 | Comments
What do we each want from a tablet or pad device? I’ve been struggling with how to answer that question for myself. If I can’t do so, how can I expect to answer it for you? That seems to be the dilemma we all face as the tablet/slate/MID selection with so many features and options increases and evolves. In order to set the record straight, here’s what I am looking for in a tablet/slate/MID device:
What...
X10 MID Windows CE Tablet Unboxing
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Jun 28, 2010 | Comments
Last month, late May 2010, Engadget.com had a posting about a 7 inch Windows CE v.6 tablet called the X10 MID priced at a mere $179.99. Having owned and used a Windows CE webpad (a Viewsonic Viewpad 100) several years ago, the Engadget.com posting piqued by interest and curiosity. I put my internet research skills (Google & Bing searching) to work and quickly learned that the device is being sold by China-based...
HP Mini 100e announced
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Jun 23, 2010 | Comments
HP has announced a netbook targeting the education market—the HP Mini 100e “designed to help schools around the world acquire affordable, reliable computing technology.” Configurations priced less than $300 will be available.
“The HP Mini 100e includes productivity, education and security software from Microsoft, such as Microsoft® Office 2010 (preloaded),(1) Microsoft Math and
Microsoft Security Essentials.
In...
eReader price war
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Jun 21, 2010 | Comments
Amazon.com has just announced a reactive price reduction on the Kindle in response to Barnes & Noble’s earlier announced price reduction on the Nook. The Kindle is now available for $189.00 and free two day shipping.
Earlier today, B&N announced that the original Nook with 3G data was lowered to $199.00 while a WiFi only device was announced for $149.00.
Some are saying all this is in response to the...
On the Road Again….
Posted by Rich Bilancia on May 27, 2010 | Comments
Unlike a lot of bloggers that you may follow, I have gray hair and am old. I am a “boomer” fortunate to be living the good life: retired for the last three years and healthy with sufficient financial independence to be able to do the things that I now choose after a lifetime of work. We’re all on the same one way journey—especially given today’s economic climate I recommend that you read “The...
How I cured iPad fever
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Apr 04, 2010 | Comments
I simply couldn’t stand myself for not buying an iPad yesterday, so here’s what I did:
I bought an HP TouchSmart tm2t Notebook PC (Intel (1.30GHz Core2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 500GB drive and discrete ATI graphics). I loaded it up at HPShopping.com and the total tab came to $1,414.98 (with free shipping plus sales tax). However I found a $450 off coupon and got another 10% off with Bing Cashback. My net cost...
Getting used to the Nokia n900
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Mar 07, 2010 | Comments
I have now used the Nokia n900 as my primary device for about six weeks. I figured it’s about time for me to post what I’ve been doing with it. I will not attempt an exhaustive review for MobilitySite.com as "Chris H" has already done a Nokia N900- Hands-On and is doing the official review for MobilitySite.com.
I’ve decided to take a different approach. Forget about the specs, software, first...
It’s not the HP Slate, but…
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Feb 28, 2010 | Comments
…HP has just announced their first business touch-enabled convertible tablet. It’s called the HP EliteBook 2740p.
Like other touch-enabled Tablet PCs already available from Dell and Lenovo, the EliteBook 2740p with both a pen digitizer and a capacitive multi-touch digitizer allows both input and navigation from a keyboard, a pen/stylus and/or fingers. After reading the specs it appears that the entry...
Adesso CyberPad Digital Notepad unboxing
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Jan 31, 2010 | Comments
While at CES 2010 I dropped by the Adesso booth. During my tour of the booth and with all the tablet fascination at CES, the “Adesso CyberPad Digital Notepad” caught my eye. The CyberPad is an electronic tablet upon which a standard 8-1/2” X 11” paper pad rests. When the CyberPad pen/stylus is used to write or draw on the paper pad, the CyberPad captures what is written or drawn and electronically stores...
Is the iPad really that revolutionary?
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Jan 29, 2010 | Comments
I followed the live blogs on Wednesday. Yesterday, I watched the official and full video of the announcement event posted on the Apple website (it can be found here). My conclusion is similar to what I’ve seen posted elsewhere: it’s nice, I even briefly considered buying one, but….
First, let me get the obligatory list out of the way.
What I like about it
the touch UI
the screen size (9.7” is ideal)...
Wall Street Journal interview with Steve Jobs
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Jan 20, 2010 | Comments
I just received a “teaser” from the Wall Street Journal about an interview in tomorrow’s edition with Steve Jobs. The title of the article is Apple Sees New Money in Old Media. Here’s the tease:
With the new tablet device that is debuting next week, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs is betting he can reshape businesses like textbooks, newspapers and television much the way his iPod revamped the...
I never, ever expected to see an app like this…
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Jan 17, 2010 | Comments
I just got the press release and had to post this. I’m sure that there are some (maybe even many) that will find it helpful and useful, but I find it quite humorous.
‘Navizon Teams Up With SitOrSquat to Guide You to the Nearest Clean Toilet When You Need It Most’
“SitorSquat is a handy tool that will help you find the nearest available public toilet when you need it most. In this case, it is Navizon’s speed...
Maemo update for n900
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Jan 14, 2010 | Comments
I turned on my n900 this morning and was notified of an over-the-air update to Maemo 5/PR1.1 (5.2.2009.51-1.002). The download was 90MB and includes the following:
Hutchison SIM cards are supported.
MS Exchange 2003 support.
and many, many other changes, fixes and improvements.
A full change log can be found here.
Technorati Tags: Maemo,n900,Nokia
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Ovi Store now open from the Nokia n900
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Jan 13, 2010 | Comments
Technorati Tags: n900,nokia,Ovi Store
Like, Mr. Hi-Definition I too have received a Nokia n900 phone and will be posting on it. In fact I just turned it on for the first time yesterday. When I did, an OTA firmware update was available that allows access to the Ovi Store directly from the n900 itself.
While I need to play around with both the device and the Ovi Store, I thought that I’d pass along the news on the...
CES 2010 is over—here’s my recap
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Jan 11, 2010 | Comments
I’m back from another CES and as usual I’m glad I attended. As I did this year, I generally allocate two days to wander aimlessly through the cavernous exhibits. Similarly, rather than try to attend every press conference, visit every booth and post about everything that I see, hear or get told about, I prefer forming opinions and later write about those as recollections. So here goes….
The media hype prior...
HP iPAQ Glisten (AT&T Windows Mobile 6.5) Review
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Dec 25, 2009 | Comments
It’s been a while since I’ve done a phone review and have been really looking forward to reviewing the iPAQ Glisten with the latest version of Windows Mobile Professional and a touch screen. The iPAQ Glisten was announced in November. Chris Leckness has already done an un-boxing and first look for MobilitySite.com here and a software tour here. In the second of these postings, Chris points out that...
Off topic quick report on the Dell Zino HD
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Dec 19, 2009 | Comments
I just received and setup an early Christmas gift that I got for myself—a Dell Zino HD which is a Home Theater PC (HTPC).
I have a rather simple setup with only two devices connected to my LG 55LH40 TV: a Motorola DC3146 DVR with service from Comcast connected via HDMI and the Dell Zino HD also connected with HDMI.
My black Dell Zino HD has an upgraded AMD Athlon 6850e 1.8GHz Neo X2 dual core processor, an ATI Radeon...
It’s official: the Google Phone is coming!
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Dec 12, 2009 | Comments
I just got an alert from the Wall Street Journal:
“Google Inc. has designed a cellphone it plans to sell directly to consumers as soon as next year, according to people familiar with the matter.
The phone is called the Nexus One and is being manufactured for Google by HTC Corp., these people said. It runs Android, the operating system for mobile phones that Google developed, they added.”
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3% of AT&T Smartphone users consume 40% of network
Posted by Rich Bilancia on Dec 09, 2009 | Comments
And as a result, according to the AP from a posting on MSNBC.com changes are coming:
“NEW YORK – Wireless data hogs who jam the airwaves by watching video on their iPhones will be put on tighter leashes, an AT&T Inc. executive said Wednesday.
The carrier has had trouble keeping up with wireless data usage, leading to dropped connections and long waits for users trying to run programs on their devices. AT&T...
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