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Christmas is coming early this year from SoftMaker!

Jack Cook — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:50:00 +0000

This is a something you want to read!

Do you have a an Office Suite on your desktop? If not, or if you want a terrific piece of software to add to what you already use then take a minute to check this out.

Between today and December 31, SoftMaker is giving away full versions of SoftMaker Office 2008 for Windows – permanently usable and entitled to future upgrades.

For every download, SoftMaker will donate EUR 0.10 (ten Euro Cents) to charity and development projects worldwide on www.betterplace.org.

Getting a free office suite and making SoftMaker do good at the same time – that’s the idea behind SoftMaker’s Load and Help campaign.

Check it out here at SoftMaker and get your FREE copy by clicking on THIS LINK!

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Consumer Reports’ Gift List

ctitanic — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:32:31 +0000

Consumer Reports is my favorite magazine. And now it’s more than my favorite after watching their video about what should be the electronic devices that they recommend to be included in our Holiday Gifts Lists. You will know why.

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Hacks and HACKS

ctitanic — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:12:48 +0000

There are hacks and HACKS with upper case. This one is one of those with upper case. The news was posted at GottabeMobile but the pictures can be seen in this other site. A Sony UX where the owner has change everything that could be changed and replaced and even more.

Hardware

SSD: 48GB SSD –> 128GB RunCore Pro IV SSD

Processor: 1.2GHz Core 2 Solo U2200 –> 1.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U7700 overclocked to 1.438GHz

WLAN: HSDPA 3G module for voice and data

Wifi: Intel 3945ABG –> Intel 4965AGN

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UMID mbook Pink ready for women’s Christmas lists

ctitanic — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:37:00 +0000

Dynamism is a company that clearly understands that women also love computers. And a proof of it is that they have just released the UMID mbook in pink. An UMPC with the perfect size for the purse of our other half.

Because it runs Windows XP on an Intel® Atom™ processor, you can enjoy unbridled web browsing, movies, music, & games — or ultramobile video Skype calling with someone special.

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Kohjinsha PA review

ctitanic — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:14:00 +0000

Pocketables has posted a very interesting review about the Kohjinsha PA. After ready it I arrived to this conclusion: Beauty is a very complicate criteria. I find the Series PA exterior design attractive.

From a usability standpoint, the Kohjinsha PA series packs a lot of function into a portable package weighing just 14.1 ounces. The convertible form factor is versatile and encourages a wide range of usage scenarios, while Windows XP makes it a fairly robust system to carry around in a pocket. Unfortunately, because of its high price, unique aesthetics, and limited RAM, I don’t think the PA will be able to find success in the already niche market of UMPCs and MIDs.

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Logitech Notebook Kit MK605

ctitanic — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:50:33 +0000

Here is an example of how some makers call their accessories using the names of the best sellers trying to increase their own sales. Logitech Notebook Kit MK605. Check the picture of it.

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HID Drivers for the Viliv X70

ctitanic — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:24:15 +0000

Finally a beta version of a HID Driver for PS/2 that works in the Viliv x70 device has been released to an user that kindly has given it to me to host it.

The driver can be downloaded here.

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3 new products from TabletKiosk

ctitanic — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:59:47 +0000

IDF: San Francisco, CA, September 22, 2009 — TabletKiosk® , a leading provider of mobile business computing solutions, today introduced three new systems powered by Intel® Atom™ Processors: the 7-inch eo™ a7330D Ultra-Mobile PC, the 7-inch eo TufTab® a7230XD Rugged Ultra-Mobile PC and the 12.1-inch Sahara NetSlate™
a230T touch screen Tablet PC.

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Viliv S7 at Dynamism

ctitanic — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:54:53 +0000

Dynamism is preparing conditions for the launch of the Viliv S7, a convertible mini PC with a very good looking design.

Launch details are soon to follow, but the starting price will be $629. All 3 new versions are below:

60GB HD Solid State HD (no 3G) – $629

32GB HD Solid State HD, (no 3G) – $659

32GB HD Solid State HD, Built in HSPA modem -$799

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Car adapter for Viliv X70

ctitanic — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:52:11 +0000

Some of you asked about the car adapter that comes with the Viliv x70. Here is a short video that shows how it works.

YouTube – Auto Support for Viliv X70

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Viliv S7 is not Windows Touch Compliant

ctitanic — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:41:24 +0000

I have been asking some information about this device at UMPC Portal, and I got this screen shot from the Device Manager of this device.

In there you can see the Jastec RU Touch Screen Controller listed under Mice and nothing listed under HID Compliant Devices. This means that if Windows 7 is installed you will be missing all the Touch Screen features that come in this OS. Another device that is not Windows Touch Compliant.

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The Archos 9 may not be a Touch Compliant mini Tablet

ctitanic — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:17:00 +0000

I’m going to start calling Touch Compliant to those devices where the hardware/drivers installed are not supporting all the touch screen functionalities of Windows Vista and Windows 7.

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eGalax Touch Screens are not always USB-HID compliant.

ctitanic — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:56:49 +0000

eGalax Touch Screens are not always USB HID compliant and if they are not USB-HID Compliant then they are not Windows Vista/7 Touch Compliant .

Are you affected by this issue?

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Few notes about W7 in a Viliv X70

ctitanic — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:33:00 +0000

Thanks to Dynamism I had the chance of testing a Viliv x70 and even more, install W7 on it. This is not a guide, these are just few notes about the process.

The device has only one USB port, buy a little USB port where you can connect your USB Mouse, keyboard and a bootable USB Memory stick with Windows 7. I used this tool to prepare the USB Memory.
Download from Viliv all drivers and uncompress them in a folder in your bootable USB. Windows 7 wont recognize the WiFi and the Touch Screen. This is why is so important to have the WiFi driver ready. The touch screen driver that I recommend is the eGalax Beta for W7. Still this is not a HID and as result Windows 7 will not recognize this device as a Tablet PC or a device with a digitizer. This means that you will miss some of the touch features that we love very much from Windows 7.
To boot from the USB, turn on the unit holding pressed the button B. Using the Joystick select the option of booting from the USB.
To install W7 select the 24 Gb unit, click in advance, and format.
When the installation of W7 is done, install the WiFi, reboot and run windows update. Once you have installed the updates then install the touch screen driver. Check the device manager, you will find a device marked with !, update the driver using the files in the folder EC_IO downloaded from Viliv.
Keep installing the rest of the software download the Viliv. For CubeUI you will need to download Air from Adobe.

Windows 7 Index for the Viliv x70. Average 3.48

As comparison point here is the Index for the Fujitsu P1610. Average 3.02

The Viliv X70 overall performs better than my P1610 with a better CPU. The Viliv X70 only needs one thing, a HID for the touch screen . What a crime to have a wonderful device like this no using fully all Touch features of Windows 7 and Office (No ink support).

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Crime and punishment

ctitanic — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:07:00 +0000

The Crime: Install Windows XP Home Edition in a Viliv X70. Punishment: Keep using it without enjoying all the features touch relative available in Windows 7.

The device performs very well, here is the Crystalmark score:

One of the best scores I have seen thanks to a super fast SSD. It’s without any doubt faster than my P1610. Thanks God, I have been authorized to install W7 in this demo device and I’ll do it tomorrow ending my punishment period.

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