iPad versus Kindle
The iPad or the Kindle? You knew this “battle” was coming. So, who’s the best? It may just depend on one’s tastes and possibly even one’s stubbornness.
At the moment, there are a few arguments either way. First, iPad officionados (it’s funny saying this as the product isn’t even available on the marketplace yet) are obviously pointing [...]
The Apple “iPad” is here!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard by now that Apple presented their new tablet device. Or maybe, you just have a well-balanced, social life that you haven’t bothered reading up on all the latest tech news (you know, the kind that we nerds voraciously devour). In any case, Apple finally showed off [...]
So, we finally know the name of the Apple Tablet: iPad
On Wednesday, January 27, Apple finally unveiled their new tablet device and proclaimed to the world that they are calling it the “iPad.” This was after months of speculation in the blogosphere about what the device would be called. There were rumors of “iSlate” and “iTablet” as being possibilities, and although “iPad” did come up, [...]
HP Slate: To Be Released Sometime this Year
The video features the new HP Slate product. It’s essentially a promotional video by HP. This is the product that was briefly demonstrated by Steve Ballmer at CES 2010. They make it sound like they spent a lot of time researching user experience. They believe this is the one, ultimate device that everyone will use [...]
Ballmer introduces HP Tablet PC at CES
Well, he did it. After some anticipation, Steve Ballmer introduced the HP Tablet at CES 2010. And it was a let down because it was not the Microsoft Courier Tablet/Notepad some of us have been hoping for. The HP device was essentially a slab/slate PC running Windows 7 with touch controls. Ballmer didn’t go into [...]
Apple Tablet announcement soon and the stock reaches a new high!
Well, it’s not a surprise that Apple’s stock has hit an all-time high. The stock reached as high as $209.35 per share at one point today (Thursday, December 24, 2009). They were poised to do this with all the rumors of the Apple Tablet swirling around. The stock surge occured after the Financial Times reported [...]
Cowon introduces new HD PMP
Cowon is set to introduce a new 4.8 inch PMP, the V5 HD, that seems to be capable of playing just about anything. The highlight is of course the ability to play 720p video (H.264). The main menu screen can be customized (e.g., icons can be moved around) and is fully touch-based.
The unit will have [...]
New Sleek ICD 7-inch Tablet
The video shows ICD’s 7-inch Android ”Ultra” tablet. They had previously come out with a 15-inch “Vega” version. The latest model has 3G, WiFi, and Bluetooth. It can play 1080 video with a mini-HDMI port that allows connecting to your TV. From the little bit of the demo shown in the video, it looks like a [...]
vertical article structures advocated
This video from from Bonnier, the publisher of Popular Science illustrates how they intend to implement their magazines for digital readers. They advocate a vertical article structure where the user scrolls the screen to read full articles. They don’t believe the page-flipping experience of actual magazines can be faithfully reproduced by an e-reader. They also point [...]
Apple “iSlate” is beginning to sound catchy
For those who have not heard, the Apple Tablet may actually be called the “Slate” or “iSlate.” This is courtesy of a possible slip-of-the-tongue by Bill Keller from the New York Times. He may either not have known his speech was being video-taped or was just careless. In any case, the word “Slate” is used near the 8:30 [...]
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