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Thinking they can take on the 802.11b/g VoIP offerings from Linksys and Netgear, D-Link appears to be ready to throw their phone into the wireless ring. Perusing the FCC site, we saw the D-Link "we don’t have a name yet, so insert model number here" entry […] Read more »

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Gotta have the new Motorola Q smartphone, but don’t want to part with a few hundred dollars? Consider subscribing to the Microsoft Windows Mobile newsletter, since every subscription is entered for a chance to win a Q. Don’t bother subscribing a zillion times; only one entry […] Read more »

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If you’ve always had a burning desire to watch movies on your TomTom GO GPS receiver, Makayama has a solution for you. With their Media Studio for TomTom software, you can easily transfer DVDs or other videos to your TomTom Go device. You’ll need Makayama’s software […] Read more »

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If you’re ever read an article at Brighthand, then you know that Ed Hardy is a highly regarded peer in the mobile space, particularly with handheld devices. It looks like Ed has expanded his horizons with a fantastic article called "Better Than Useful"; the article details […] Read more »

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So we DO know that Asus pushed back their entry into the UMPC market until later this summer. Do we know the real reason though? Paperback PC is reporting that the Asus R2H UMPC model might surprise us with an Intel Core Duo processor running at […] Read more »

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Ilium Software, the company that makes mobile software like eWallet and NewsBreak, turns 9 years old today, but you get a present. They’re offering their popular software titles at a discount today only via this special link. Take your pick from: eWallet Professional ListPro Professional KeepTrack […] Read more »

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I noticed the other day that Carrypad listed the battery discharge rates of the Paceblade P7 UMPC in their review, so I promptly downloaded the same application they used and gave it a whirl on the Samsung Q1. If you’re interested, the software is called Notebook […] Read more »

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Sorry we don’t have breaking news that going forward Apple is giving away iPods. We can share news on the free, 194-page iPod book, however. This is version 2.0 of the book and is available as a download over at iLounge. You’ll need iAdobe to read […] Read more »

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Fellow tableteer Josh Einstein rocked the Outlook world back in April with his Tablet Enhancements for Outlook version 3 beta. TEO version 3 is now in the second beta, and you can get in on it today! The free beta trial is good for 15 days […] Read more »

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Out of all the technologies that Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer could have specifically mentioned at yesterday’s Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference, he chose this: "I look in this audience, and I see a lot of paper and pencil. Ten years from now, I won’t see paper […] Read more »

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I was having some e-mail conversation with a jkOTR reader and fellow Tablet PC owner over the past few days and after several correspondences, I got the following question in a note: "How are you inking your e-mails?" It hit me that although Outlook 2003 (and […] Read more »

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Many folks swear by the low-tech, high-class note taking method provided by a Moleskine notebook. If you’re not familiar with Moleskine, they’ve been used for a few centuries; in fact, Vincent van Gogh used one as a sketchbook and that very Moleskine is on display in […] Read more »

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If you perform an act of crime in Chicago, you better make sure you can run faster than 12.5 mph. Why? That’s the top speed of a Segway, and Chicago’s finest just got ‘em. Since the city only had $500,000 to spend on mobile crime prevention, […] Read more »

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Apparently, my English isn’t so good. For instance, when I read this article, I had no idea that GNER was a UK-based rail transportation entity. Even worse: when I saw the word "chuffed" in the article, all I could think of is how to describe a […] Read more »

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Sony got a chance to show off the previously announced Sony Reader yesterday at a Wall Street Journal conference; Eric Savitz indicates that the eBook device "came across as a compelling product." Is that really enough, however? Does the fact that it does one function particularly […] Read more »

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Smartphone Thoughts has the first part of an interview with John Starkweather, which is a great read if you’re into Windows Mobile or Smartphone devices. John is the Microsoft Group Product Manager for Mobile and Embedded Devices, so he’s got the scoop on how OEMs work […] Read more »

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Remember that mind-mapping software I showed in the Q1 video? Not only does it work on a UMPC, but now it will work on Macs! That’s right Mac users: you can rejoice and map your mind with MindJet’s MindManager software as of today. Contrary to public […] Read more »

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Betting that not everyone has jumped on the convergence bandwagon, Ram Mounts now offers a Triple Base Adapter Mount. The TBAM as I like to call it can hold multiple GPS and other mobile devices and (are you sitting down) mounts to your bicycle. So for […] Read more »

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We knew this was coming, but now it’s official. Opera 8.60 for Windows Mobile and Pocket PC is now available for purchase with a price tag of $24. This great web browser has been available for several months on the mobile devices, but that was actually […] Read more »

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PCMag got their mitts on the Kyocera KR1 mobile router and has a full review for those of you that want to "be" the hotspot. Using an EV-DO modem card, you can share your wireless Internet connection with your best buds. If you don’t have an […] Read more »

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Watch jkOnTheRun Audio Edition #19 here (WMV format, 320×240, 85.8 MB, 34:28 minutes) OK, we won’t win any Academy Awards for this video. I’m still limited to a 1.3 MP webcam and if you’ve ever tried to capture an LCD image from a webcam, well, let’s […] Read more »

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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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