One of the cool things that happened this year at Mobile World Congress was that Sony and an assorted group of partners gave select press and others an MWC-software customized Sony Xperia T complete with Spanish SIM. With it we were able to enter the venue with a validated NFC ID, and we were able [...]
Tag Archives: Ultra Portable Tablets
Samsung GALAXY Note 8.0 – It’s a Handful!
For the past few weeks I’ve been using a Samsung GALAXY Note 2 on and off. I’ve been quite surprised how impressed I am with the huge phone/diminutive tablet. Sure, it’s a bit too large and clunky to really qualify as a phone but, after using it for a while, it actually doesn’t seem [...]
HP Slate7 Marks HP’s Return to the Tablet Market
HP’s journey into tablet-dom didn’t turn out all too well the first time. Sure their tablet running WebOS gained some traction, but that was only after they dropped down to fire sale prices. Well Mobile World Congress in Barcelona just saw HP announce their return to the tablet market. This time out HP is going [...]
ARCHOS Introduces the New TITANIUM Line
I have had a soft spot in my heart for ARCHOS ever since I did a review of their 604 personal media player. I thought it was a solid effort, if a bit flawed. (This was six months before the iPhone came out and basically destroyed the PMP market.) So I’m quite glad to see that [...]
Panasonic Expands Toughpad Enterprise-Grade Tablet Line
There’s no question that the tablet market is really starting to rev up. If you’ve been watching the news, you know that aside from devices like the Kindle Fire and the Barnes and Nobel Nook, plenty of other folks are following Apple in introducing tablets. I’ve long been interested in the tablet platform, when [...]
Why I love my Samsung ATIV 500T enough to dump the iPad…
When the iPad first came out, I was as stunned and impressed as anyone, and anxious to have one of my own. My wife is largely supportive of my gadget addictions, but regarding the iPad, didn’t understand where it would “fit in” as a necessity when I already had an iPhone, laptop and desktop computer. [...]
GammaTech Introduces Durabook CA10 Semi-Rugged Tablet PC
Way back at the beginning of my career in tech, when all PCs were beige boxes (with giant ugly beige monitors to go with them), I remember how astonished I was the first time I ran into a “ruggedized” PC. It had been sent to us for software installation, and was sitting on a desk. [...]
Watch, Surf, and Play with the RCA Mobile TV Tablet
Back in the day before smartphones became ubiquitous, there was a very lively debate about “convergent devices”. That is, do you really want a single device that plays music, makes phone calls, plays games, keeps notes, and so on, or would you rather have a separate music player, camera, cell phone, and whatnot? (For me, [...]
Quick Impressions of the Surface Tablet
I am going to state right up front that my time with the Surface tablet was very limited. I was at my local mall and saw a Microsoft store, so I swung by to see the demo model. However, I didn’t intend to put it through its paces, nor did I have the time or [...]
Microsoft Surface 2012 Sales Set to Disappoint, According to Reports
Last week Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer stated that initial sales of the Surface tablet have been ‘modest’, though Microsoft quickly spun that to be about other stuff such as their approach and so on and focused more on the ‘Pro’ version. At the same time, just after the initial release of the Surface complaints started [...]
Weeks Number 2 & 3 of My iPad-Only Challenge!
Welcome to the second ‘weekly’ (yes, it has been a month since my last one) report on my quest for the 99% computer! (Here is my first update) As noted, my plan was to use my iPad for as much as I possibly could, and note whatever functions required me to use a ‘real’ computer. [...]
Windows Phone 8 Launch Event
I’m at the Windows Phone 8 launch event this morning in San Francisco, waiting in the lobby of the Bill Graham Civic Center with roughly 150 other members of the media. There are probably fewer in attendance than originally intended, due to Hurricane Sandy’s grip on the Eastern states, but the mood here is upbeat [...]
How Do You Like Microsoft’s First Commercial for ‘Surface’?
Last night while watching a rerun of The Mentalist, a commercial for the upcoming Microsoft Surface tablet came on. Clearly the focus is on the design, and in particular the magnetic click-on keyboard/cover, as well as the integrated ‘kickstand’. In fact, that is pretty much ALL you see in the video other than a few [...]
Kindle Fire HD Quick Hands-On Review and Comparison to Fire and Nexus 7
Last year Amazon stunned the world with the $199 Kindle Fire, melding a 7″ tablet that was a solid front end for Amazon with a decidedly budget price. A few of us at Gear Diary bought them, but whether they remained varied quite a bit based on usage. Since then there have been some other [...]
Gammatech T7Q Ruggedized Tablet Review
TEN HUT! Ok not really, but that’s what I thought as I opened this interesting pen-based Gammatech T7Q’s box. This tablet is not your normal every day tablet computer; in fact, most people would never want to carry this device. However, there are many who have a business where this device might be just the [...]
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