Stories for Jun. 17, 2005

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Terri Stratton has added the promised photos to the Motion LE1600 review Part 1.  I love the way this keyboard looks. Read more »

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The Mitsubishi Pocket LED DLP Projector offers a native SVGA (800×600) resolution (XGA max.) and weighs in just under a pound so you literally can take it anywhere.  It’s not the brightest projector out there at 250 lux but it does project an image up to […] Read more »

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Another video plugin for Skype has gone into beta this week with the introduction of vSkype.  vSkype lets you use any video webcam to conduct video phone calls over the free Skype network.  What sets vSkype apart from other plugins I’ve seen is the ability to […] Read more »

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Have you been looking at satellite radio with longing eyes but can’t decide if you want a car unit, portable unit or one of those units that plugs into a boom box for the ultimate way to listen to Eric Clapton belting out Layla?  Your dilemma […] Read more »

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It’s Friday and where else would we start but with a hand cranked universal remote control.  You know you should be exercising instead of sitting in your easy chair watching TV and now you can do that and still get a good workout.  The Clone RC […] Read more »

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AT&T is going to kick off a WiMAX technology, applications and its business case during a trial in Atlanta this fall. This will be the second major trial of the technology for the company. AT&T has been testing the technology with several commercial customers in Middletown, […] Read more »

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Verizon is doing its very best to roll out IPTV services on its spanking new FIOS network. Its mega-billion dollar investment could come cropper, if the company fails to get franchisee licenses from various different municipalities. So far, local governments have not played ball, but Verizon […] Read more »

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The fake emails from e-mobsters pretending to be good ole folks at EBay, Citibank or PayPal, give us a good reason to remain vigilant in our broadband enabled lives. And are training us for a more virulent strain of phishing is coming down the pike, where […] Read more »

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“If I wasn’t American, I would be Chinese,” Cisco CEO John Chambers, in an interview with the Xinhua Press Agency. Some might call it sucking up, but I call it the ultimate salesmanship from the consummate salesman. And as long as he is there, Cisco doesn’t […] Read more »

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Yahoo’s decision to buy DialPad is going act as a catalyst for a rapid consolidation in the VoIP business, predicts Andy Abramson. Next to be taken out is Delta Three, he says, which could elicit interest from Microsoft, Earthlink or even America Online. He believes that […] Read more »

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Stories for Jun. 16, 2005

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Friends, (what else would i call folks who spend so much of their time reading my ramblings and sharing their thoughts and insights) I need your help … fine-tuning gigaom.com! The stats can only tell me which are the most popular pages, or what is the […] Read more »

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Since Apple’s announcement to switch to x86, there has been an increase in talk about the possibility of Apple licensing OS X to other PC manufacturers. The discussion came to a head today, when Fortune published a story quoting Michael Dell, former Dell Computer CEO (current […] Read more »

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FM Publishing has just nailed some angel funding from the likes of Omidyar Network which led the round, with The New York Times Company and Mitchell Kapor, Andrew Anker, Mike Homer, and Tim O’Reilly also participating. Anker of SixApart… Hmmm. does this mean the writers in […] Read more »

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popsugar says like Paris Lindsay Lohan has switched from Danger Sidekick to Crackberry. “She takes it shopping and to lunch and just hanging out with friends. It’s her new BFF (besides Nicole of course).” Read more »

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Muniwireless outlines Earthlink’s plans to wirelessly enable cities which are interested in rolling out muni networks. It has bid for Philadelphia, and has also had talks with New York City. Cities like Madison, Tempe and several others are looking for ISPs to provide citiwide WiFi networks. […] Read more »

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Wall Street Journal has a big piece on how Microsoft is betting wunderkid Robbie Bach will help revive company’s digital music fortunes. “I do think that we should have pushed – could have pushed – harder on our device integration sooner… We won’t make that mistake […] Read more »

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Silicon Beat is in hot pursuit of Marc Andreessen who apparently is on the board of new start-up, code named, 24 Hour Laundry. I guess the only thing that needs laundering is the reputation. Like many Web 1.0, Marc is looking for redemption. Lots of investments, […] Read more »

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ABI Research claims that the fast growing sales of laptops have helped propel Wi-Fi into the mainstream and have helped Intel become the #1 player in the business, taking away the leadership mantle from market leaders Broadcom and Atheros. Philip Solis, ABI Research’s senior analyst of […] Read more »

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ASUS Computer International (ASUS), a leading provider of high-performance notebook computers, introduces the V6V notebook.  Available in Canada, the US, and Europe, the ASUS V6V notebook’s carbon fiber composite chassis is lightweight, durable, and sophisticated with its sleek, brushed gunmetal colored surface. The result: a fusion […] Read more »

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Folks over at SkypeJournal believe that ability to blog a Skype IM chat is something folks would pay for, and thinks well, its a great idea. Not sure — Control+C (or Apple key) does the job, easier and better, and more importantly cheaper. But then, common […] Read more »

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Two-Twenty: step by step instruction on how to get mp3s from your mac to your Roto Razr. You can follow the same steps for other phones as well. Read more »

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Fortune’s David Kirkpatrick emailed Michael Dell, and asked him what he thought about OS-X, and the reply: “If Apple decides to open the Mac OS to others, we would be happy to offer it to our customers.” What do you think? Steve should do it, because […] Read more »

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Peter Rojas of Engadget has finished 5000 posts hitting the milestone with this super duper fathers’ day guide. Go Rojas! Read more »

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A post on a Tablet PC Buzz forum claims that a Motion sales representative indicated that Motion Computing will be releasing a Tablet PC with an 8 inch screen in July. I have been unable to confirm or deny this statement but if this holds true […] Read more »

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Microsoft has quietly released a sync utility for users of their Outlook Business Contact Manager that allows syncing with Pocket PC devices.  This is big for users of the BCM who previously had no way to get those contacts onto their Windows Mobile device.  From the […] Read more »

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If you have so many gadgets that you need a 21 in 1 card reader then maybe you should take some time off or something.  But, when you need one you really need one and this reader handles 21 different card formats and fits in your […] Read more »

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Seldom do we see the release of a device that creates as much excitement as generated by the announcement of the Lenovo ThinkPad X41 Tablet PC.  The X41 is not only a very nice Tablet PC spec-wise it is also a ThinkPad, and that is what […] Read more »

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Microsoft Tablet MVP Terri Stratton is a lucky person.  She’s gotten her hands on the new Motion LE1600 and has published Part 1 of a detailed review of the new slate.  Terri describes a lot of the features of the new Motion and gives us a […] Read more »

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We have been hearing about the wonderful potential of Bluetooth for a very long time. The success of the short range radio technology in mobile phone and automobile space has proved that if made simple, and sold at low enough prices, consumers will buy Bluetooth enabled […] Read more »

Stories for Jun. 15, 2005

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For a month or so now, AOL and the Discovery Channel have been doing a little project on AOL’s site called the Greatest American. They’ve compiled a fairly big list to start from, with all sorts of people from the founding fathers to astronauts to – […] Read more »

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You can take Malone out of the pipes, but you can’t take the pipes out of the John. John Malone, the erstwhile king of cable networks in the US has learned that despite all the content in the world, if you don’t have pipes to feed […] Read more »

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Co-authored with Michael Copeland for Business 2.0: Cheap computing, infinite bandwidth, and open standards are powering an epic technological transformation that will churn up huge new opportunities — and perils for those who can’t adapt. Now comes computing’s fifth wave. It’s different from the sea changes […] Read more »

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I am absolutely amazed at the amount of unwarranted publicity that has been accorded to British Telecom’s BluePhone announcement, which seems more an experiment, than a commercially viable product. 400 people are getting to beta test it for godsake, and that’s not like earth shattering. The […] Read more »

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XTen, the real power under the VoIP hood. Much like Global IP Sound, I guess. It has now part of the Yahoo Messenger engine. Ericsson and Napster hook-up for mobile music. In retaliation to Apple-Motorola and Nokia-Loudeye. And of course the carriers will take this lying […] Read more »

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So I’m generally not the type to promote giving money away to people for no real good reason…and I’m still not. But I, for whatever reason, found this to be somewhat amusing. A former NYC School of Visual Arts graduate (named Vinny) is in need of […] Read more »

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30% of U.S. broadband subscribers have never heard of VoIP, according to TeleGeography. This is a crucial point for providers to consider, as TeleGeography’s research also reveals a strong, positive correlation between familiarity with VoIP and likelihood of subscribing. People who are already familiar with VoIP […] Read more »

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If all the announcements in the mobile email space have left you baffled and confused, well Mobile Enterprise Blog has done a great job of compiling them in one-easy-to-read package. Click here to get a low down on RIM, Microsoft, Visto, Sprint, Yahoo and others. No […] Read more »

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Not sure what it says about the adoption of the device, but seems like Akimbo is trying hard to get more traction in the market and has has just lowered the price of their set-top box to $99 dollars, down from $229.99. These moves come at […] Read more »

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Apple has already released their developer Kit for OSX on the Intel platform and an enterprising Tablet PC Buzz member Charles Alexander has installed it on a Toshiba M200 Tablet PC.  Follow his journey here.  His initial observations: Screen rotation, the network card, wireless, the modem, […] Read more »

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Electronic Patient Consent Forms signed on Tablet PCs SOFTPRO and its partner, the publishing house proCompliance Verlag, exhibited another “feature in the doctor’s toolbox”- Documented Patient Information using a Tablet PC and the handwritten signature – at the Mobile Insider Forum  (www.mobilkonf.de) in Spitzingsee on June […] Read more »

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