The jet lag from CES 2008 still hasn’t worn off, but maybe that’s a good thing. I woke up at 12:15 this morning feeling like I had a full night’s … Read More »
Bio:After spending 15 years in IT at Fortune 100 companies, Kevin turned a hobby into a career and began covering mobile technology in 2003. He writes daily on the industry and has co-hosted the weekly MobileTechRoundup podcast since 2006. His writing has appeared in print (The New York Times, PC Magazine and PC World) and he has been featured on NBC News in Philadelphia.
Kevin’s unique approach is to use the technology as a consumer would, so that he can report back to readers honestly about what they can expect from a device or app and help them get the most out of it. Freescale has named Kevin a “Top 20 Smart Mobile Device Pundit.” When not playing with the latest gadget, Kevin is typically spending time with his family, reading e-books or running in the rural areas near his home office in southeastern Pennsylvania.
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CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly.MoTR 121 is 38:30 minutes long and is a 35.3 MB file in MP3 format. INTRO: Based on “Time v2.1″ by Meta Sektion, … Read More »
I haven’t tried this yet since I’ve just returned from CES, but Joel popped me a note on increasing the resolution of the Asus Eee PC. The … Read More »
Instead of an audio podcast, we had time to record a brief video Geek Session here at CES 2008. Just a short summary of the show experience, what the buzz was (and wasn’t) all about and a mobile prediction. Since we’ve been sharing information on
http://images.video.msn.com/flash/soapbox1_1.swfVideo: Bill Gates Last Day CES Clip Due to my flight delays, I missed the CES Keynote featuring Bill Gates on Sunday. I’ve just now got a chance to catch the coverage and although this is all … Read More »
We’re taking a load off in the Sands press room so I just saw Fred’s awesome article at Wired. If you haven’t read it, it provides many behind-the-scenes details of … Read More »
James caught wind of this news earlier today, but we had no time to share it with you. The NewsGator family of RSS products might gain a larger audience thanks to the applications changing from a paid-license model to a free one. It … Read More »
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Yes, I was caught lusting after the newest Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium. That may sound odd since I never left the original Q1 series when the Q1U was introduced. There’s a reason for that though… I’ve always preferred performance and to be honest, my experiences … Read More »
I promised myself I was going to hit the sack early, but as James is learning this week, I can’t stop reading feeds. Good for you that I have such a bad mobile habit because I picked up on this video that demonstrates the input … Read More »
I have to hold off on the details of this but as early as tomorrow I can share what got installed on my Samsung Q1P UMPC. It’s not the Origami Experience 2.0; that much I can say. One of the folks at the Tablet PC / … Read More »
Cheeseburgers and Tablet PCs in paradise! Wow, what a turnout. I’d have to guess that over 100 folks are here. I see friends from GottaBeMobile, VIA, HP, Motion, Student Tablet PC, … Read More »
Just a quick note if you haven’t seen it already. Be sure to catch Ryan Block’s exit interview with Bill Gates. In typical fashion, Ryan asks very insightul questions and this is a must-read, in my opinion. Catch the reference to Tablet PCs, which (also … Read More »
Remember yesterday’s mention of StreetDeck coming out with a UMPC that also has the MSN Direct service? Wonder of wonders, I found it and yes it does exist… sort of. Over in the Microsoft booth, I caught this picture of it near the … Read More »
One of the highlights of last year’s CES was the introduction of the Origami Experience software for UMPCs; it was exciting to be among the first to see what the Microsoft … Read More »
Heeeeeere’s Jonny! James and I are listening to the Asus news and the talk is WiMAX, WiMAX, WiMAX. Asus sees the mobile Internet as the future and is betting … Read More »
The Garmin booth wall is plastered with Nuvis. Or is that Nuviis? Regardless, these are sweet looking GPS navigation units. Even mo’ better is the integration with the MSN Direct service on the higher end models: look for the 780 and 880 this spring … Read More »
Along my show floor wandering, I stumbled across three prototype UMPCs / handheld MIDs running LimeOS, which is a Debian variant of Linux. Each of the three runs … Read More »
I haven’t seen the Skype folks yet, but they did just tip me off with some good news. Skype will be working with Intel for full peer-to-peer voice support on Mobile Internet Devices: "MID users will be able to make Skype voice and video calls … Read More »
No breaking product news here, but this was too funny to share, plus it’s part of the crazy CES experience and helps to explain what we’re doing on the show floor. No doubt you’ve seen us post product pics with just a line or … Read More »
One of the first places we stopped last night was the Celio booth to see the Redfly device. We showed you a quick pic right from the booth in near real-time, and based on reader comments, it sounds like there’s some interest in the … Read More »
Last night’s Digital Experience event was more packed than I’ve ever seen. There were plenty of new products, not to mention some new faces on old ones. In some cases, like with the OQO Model 02, it’s an old face with a new surprise … Read More »
Well, this is about the worst thing that can happen to a mobile professional. Looks like Verizon Wireless needs to add somes new cell towers to Las Vegas… … Read More »
So much for my direct flight to Las Vegas and CES. I’m sitting on a Boeing 757 and although I can’t see the "speedometer", it’s a safe bet we’re traveling at zero miles per hour. Yup, we’re sitting at the gate in… wait for it… Kansas … Read More »
I’m boarding my plane for CES in a few short minutes, but can’t get one particular thought out of my mind. Last year, Apple completely deflated the CES balloon with … Read More »
While James is up earlier than normal in Vegas, I’m sitting at the Philadelphia International Airport reading about BenQ’s mobile Internet device. According to MobileWhack, we’ll get our first peek … Read More »
CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly.MoTR 120 is 37 minutes long and is a 33.9 MB file in MP3 format. INTRO: Based on “Time v2.1″ by Meta Sektion, … Read More »
The planets must be aligned in perfect harmony: yesterday HP launched their iPAQ Navigate service, James and I are heading to CES and an iPAQ 310 Travel Companion just arrived for each of us in time for our trip to Vegas! These units appeared … Read More »
If you’re in the habit of carrying and then losing a Nokia S60 3rd edition phone, you’ll want to keep your eyes out for Phone Protector when the beta … Read More »
Gosh, in the midst of CES packing, Software Development Times has us blushing too. I’m not a programmer (but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night) so I don’t … Read More »
Thought the holiday deals were over did you? Not so fast you bargain shopper: WebIS is extending the seasonal joy with one heck of deal. Today and tomorrow only, … Read More »
This free powertoy should be incredibly useful for anyone who purchased a Tablet PC but then later added Microsoft’s OneNote. Windows Journal comes with every Tablet PC to give you a … Read More »
If you saw my inbox and read all of the pre-pre-announcements, you’d think that CES started without me already! At the top of my list are two bits … Read More »
I haven’t had nearly enough time to properly use the Wibrain UMPC on loan from Dynamism due to CES preparations. However, I figured that while I’m running around, the device … Read More »
Ask.com introduced a nice voice-activated system for navigation today by incorporating the speech-recognition technology of Dial Directions. Here’s the skinny: if you hop over to Ask.com Mobile on your web-enabled … Read More »
The phrase “DVD-quality” usually doesn’t get a high-def junkie like me excited, but I’ll make an exception in the case of Microvision’s SHOW. The handheld pico-projector will be on display (heh) … Read More »
I’ll have to add this on my “to do after CES” list because there’s just no time to play right now. My busy schedule doesn’t mean you can’t … Read More »
We’ve been holding this under embargo for several weeks and wouldn’t you know we forgot to set our NDA alarm? Starting today, everyone can begin to talk about Lenovo’s new IdeaPad U110, … Read More »
C’mon, you can admit it. You’ve spoken to someone on your cell phone and slightly fibbed about where you were. It’s OK, we’re all friends here. [Of course, if you've done this to me personally, I'm promptly removing you from my Facebook friends list.]So… did … Read More »
I last looked at Synchronica’s e-mail service for the iPhone back in August. Back then, it worked as advertised and sent my hosted Exchange e-mail right to my phone. If … Read More »
HP offers a new way to get lost and and then found again with their iPAQ Navigate online service launching today. The trip planning site offers you … Read More »
Holy cow! Do I really leave for the CES in Las Vegas at the end of this week? I’m not prepared just yet, but somehow, I suspect the show will go on… … Read More »
Maybe it’s the cute, appropriate name of Pingie that got my attention. After all, just last week there was news of some RSS to SMS services, so why highlight this one? Aside … Read More »
EverythingUSB put the Moxia USBCell AA batteries through a cycle or two and finds that while the overall power capacity is lacking, these cells are still very useful. Since part of the … Read More »
We’ve seen these Wikipedia-on-iPod hacks before, but they get no less useful over time. In fact, I suspect that Encyclopodia is a more up to date version of Wikipedia since it … Read More »
The BBC has a top-five list of technologies that will make headlines in 2008 and I’m happy to see the UMPC at number two. In a fair criticism, they say that … Read More »
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