More stories from Kevin C. Tofel

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I know we’ve tooted the horn for SPB Software House in the past; simply put: they make some of the best applications for Windows Mobile devices on the market today. So when I saw this 41% off deal from PocketGear, I felt obliged to share. NOTE: […] Read more »

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The Carrypad folks put the Paceblade UMPC through the proverbial paces and whipped up a lengthy review. There’s some good commentary on the "first five minutes of ownership" which alludes to the look and feel of the packaging and device presentation. There’s also mention of a […] Read more »

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Remember when Google Calendar hit the web? What does a mobile technologist like me do but try and run it on a Windows Mobile 5 device; it didn’t work for me back then so I was happy to see Dave Ciccone mention CompanionLink for Google Calendar. […] Read more »

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Actually, Chris asks much more than that in his two lists of issues with Microsoft Vista; both this one and this one are good reads. In the recent list, Chris asks why  Microsoft Calculator Plus isn’t included with Vista (a valid question) and although we mentioned […] Read more »

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Aside from great beer, those Austrians will have high-speed wireless connectivity in their notebook computers; the 18-millimeter thin Fujitsu Siemens Q2010 Lifebooks to be precise. Through a T-Mobile Austria partnership, the Q2010 will have an integrated HSDPA radio which should top out around 1.8 Mbps on […] Read more »

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Sorry for the off-topic post, but it is a national holiday today here in the United States. I found some interesting information regarding Memorial Day and thought to briefly share. – I read in the Sunday paper that over 1,000,000 Americans have died in wars since […] Read more »

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I only watched the preview of Greg Ashbaugh’s video overview of Motion Compting’s LE1600 simply because you need to download a client to watch the rest of it. Regardless, within the first few minutes, I was impressed by Greg’s use of an inexpensive bookstand to prop […] Read more »

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Looks like I’ve used up my three instances of Microsoft OneCare, which is a real bummer because the UMPC is PC number four. I could install Norton AntiVirus since I own a license and have removed it from the other computers in the stables. What if […] Read more »

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This might be the ultimate in connectivity: a PC card that supports Wi-Bro, EV-DO and HSDPA. SKTelecom is working on the Swiss Army Knife of wireless connections; no word on price, availability or if it will have one of those little toothpicks that always seem to […] Read more »

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I guess CNET isn’t as crazy edgy as us. Last week, they reported Microsoft’s intent for "Vistagami" machines next year. Since I’ve already publicly declared "I must be nuts", there’s really no harm in partitioning off 20 gig or so on the Q1 and giving Vista […] Read more »

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I’m sifting through the reader scenarios you provided and trying to lump them together for ease of reading (and writing), so this morning I pulled up "The DaVinci Code" in eReader and snipped a screenshot from the Q1 in portrait mode. Click the thumbnail to the […] Read more »

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CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly.MoTR 48 is 36:00 minutes long and is a 33 MB file in MP3 format. INTRO: Based on “Time v2.1″ by Meta Sektion, additional mixing by James Kendrick. HOSTS: David Ciccone, James Kendrick and Kevin C. Tofel TOPICS:Dave […] Read more »

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Can you run Vista on a Samsung Q1? I haven’t had time to install it yet, so I downloaded and ran the Microsoft Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor beta application. Considering that the Q1 has an Intel Celeron 900 MHz ULV processor, 512 MB of RAM, a […] Read more »

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Dan Tynan’s list over at PC World isn’t a list you want to be on right now. Dan has the "25 Worst Tech Products of All Time" and it looks like the OQO Model 1 comes in at number 19. Yikes! I’d call this a little […] Read more »

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OK, so if two monitors are better than one, three monitors clearly trumps two (or one for that matter). Matrox figures you’d agree, which is why they not only have the DualHead2Go, they now ship the TripleHead2Go that we heard of in March for a reported […] Read more »

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Now that I’ve had some play-time with the Q1, I figured I could tackle some of the usage scenarios you provided. I won’t inundate the blog with bunches of these at a time; after all, there’s other great mobile tech news going on! Let’s start with […] Read more »

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I’m always happy to see more choices in the Tablet PC market; Asus adds yet another with their 13.3-inch widescreen model dubbed the R1F. Core Duo News indicates that the R1F just passed through the FCC, but specs are still murky. From the FCC pics, you […] Read more »

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There’s so many cool things to share about the Q1, but this one is the best up to this point. Remember my quizzical look during the unboxing, when I saw the included chunky USB cable? Turns out that this bad boy is more than your everyday, […] Read more »

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Watch jkOnTheRun Audio Edition #18 here (WMV format, 320×240, 82.8 MB, 23 minutes) I ordered it, Best Buy sent it and UPS delivered it! Yup, the Samsung Q1 UMPC is in da house! This is the official "live" unboxing of the device and I try to […] Read more »

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CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly.MoTR 47 is 36:28 minutes long and is a 33.4 MB file in MP3 format. INTRO: Based on “Time v2.1″ by Meta Sektion, additional mixing by James Kendrick. HOSTS: David Ciccone, James Kendrick and Kevin C. Tofel TOPICS:VM […] Read more »

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This is some actual "hand-on" time, which lends more credence to "reviews" that are simply based on specs, pics, or two-minute mauling before having a device pried from your hands. Digital World Tokyo spent some decent time with the Japanese version of the new Sony UX […] Read more »

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Does anyone use MSN Messenger on a handheld anymore? Looks like it’s getting a facelift as Microsoft has Windows Live for Mobile in the works. Beta testers for Microsoft got the inside word that this was coming; I saw (and applied to participate in) a beta […] Read more »

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PalmSolo: lost distant cousin to Han Solo? No, not quite. I’m sure you all recognize Han Solo, but I’ll bet some of you know the name PalmSolo; that is if you’ve been reading Geek.com at any point in the past five years. Today, PalmSolo is unmasked. […] Read more »

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So it looks like my Samsung Q1 is in a big, brown truck as I write this; the expected delivery date is tomorrow. I’ve been thinking about how to best share information with you. I’m sure we’ll have a video review. I’m certain we’ll discuss this […] Read more »

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Now this is sweet. Amazon has upgraded their Amazon Reader so that if you purchase a paper-bound book from their store, you can get an on-line version of the book for an additional charge. The on-line version is readable through a browser wherever you are, which […] Read more »

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I tend to be a Skyper for my mobile VoIP, but I should point out the Gizmo Project if you’re looking for an alternative. Gizmo provides most of the same features as Skype, but can also natively record calls; comes in handy if you’re a podcaster […] Read more »

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Rob from GottaBeMobile gave us the heads up last night: looks like AllTP is now selling the USB to PCMCIA adapter that we spotted in December, providing full support for 32-bit 3G data cards. If you plan to pair a 3G PC card with one of […] Read more »

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I have to hand it to Dave Zatz. He reviewed the Altec Lansing XM 3120 speaker dock the other day and clued us in to two things: The XM Roady XT receiver can be had for under $49 at Wal-Mart The Belkin F5X007 is "butt-ugly" I […] Read more »

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I still keep wanting to call these things "Jar-Jar"s, but I’m sure Lucas Entertainment would sue i-mate for millions. So what do you get when you combine the Jas-Jar and the K-Jam models of Windows Mobile phones? You get the Jas-Jam; I still like my name […] Read more »

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If you can carry a AA battery and the Turbo Charge portable charger, your cell phone will never run out of juice again. Unless you carry a dead AA battery, in which case, you’re beyond all help. The Turbo Charge connects to your phone and accepts […] Read more »

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This tip might be old hat for some of you power users, but I’m sharing it for those of you that still install eReader books to your mobile device via ActiveSync. If you look at eReader’s support information for installing eBooks, you’d likely think that ActiveSync […] Read more »

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What will those folks at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) think of next? PC World has brief write-up on how PARC wants to make your Tablet PC your "buddy" with some new approaches to software and inking. I especially liked the ScanScribe flash demo of […] Read more »

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How many hours do you listen to .mp3′s in a single day? OK, now take that number and divide it into 153. Got it? That’s how many days you can go without recharging the MobiBLU DAH-1900 digital audio player. Yikes! The DAH-1900 comes in two capacities, […] Read more »

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Although we try to maintain our mobile computing devices, they tend to slow down gradually over time. You know you add betas and other cool software "just to try", use it a few times and then forget they’re there, right? OK, maybe it’s just me that […] Read more »

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Not sure if this was just rolled out or if it just hit my account, but when I logged in to Gmail this morning, I noticed the "New Features!" link at the top right. Following the link like the web lemming that I am, I saw […] Read more »

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Any chance I can get cool information from a mobile site, I’m all over that like white on iPod. Now SeatGuru is actually a standard site, but there’s a mobile version as well, which is formatted for mobile screens. SeatGuru is for you frequent travelers out […] Read more »

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If you’re not already reading the Instructables website, consider taking a look. The site is a collaborative "how-to" type of community that has some great projects. Considering how much those Skype phones are costing these days, the recent Instructables project really caught my ear eye. There’s […] Read more »

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This is an interesting twist on our recent software KVM posts; using TrueConnect software, you can control your Smartphone or PocketPC with a mouse or keyboard from your host PC. It looks like TrueConnect uses ActiveSync for the connection conduit, so you folks connecting to Exchange […] Read more »

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I haven’t used AvantGo in years, but I was a heavy user back in the day. It was a great way to use a PocketPC without any native connectivity options to grab news from the web. For some folks it still is. Going forward however, it […] Read more »

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