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Posted on March 11, 2011 by admin

First published at www.examiner.com/gadgets-in-seattle/

Apple’s iPad 2 goes on sale today at 5pm, less than a year after the game changing original Ipad.

It will be interesting to see how early sales go. Has Apple already saturated the tablet market with its successful iPad sales? Will original iPad owners trade up for the new model, which now features cameras, an updated processor, and is slightly thinner, but not a lot of other upgrades.

Apple has obviously worked hard to keep the price point of the new device at the same as the previous model to not scare away customers.

So if you are in Seattle, where do you get an iPad 2?

Sources report the device will be available at the Apple Store University Village, Target, Best Buy at Northgate and South Center, Walmart and any AT&T or Verizon store. Only the 3g version will be available at the AT&T or Verizon stores.

I spoke with local tech blogger and Apple Expert Matt Hickey, who plans to go to the University Village Apple Store this evening to buy a new Ipad 2.

Matt already owes an original iPad, so why upgrade?

“Because, professionally, I write a lot about the iPad and other tablets. My keeping the latest and greatest in my bag isn’t just an early adoption/vanity thing. It’s necessary.
People expect guys like us to know what’s up. To actually know, we need to get our hands on the hardware ASAP.”

Craigslist already has people claiming to be in line, who can ‘hook you up’ with the iPad 2, for a price of course, selling the 16 gig model for $700, over $200 over the Apple Store asking price.

And what of the rumors that there won’t be any available at the Bellevue Square Apple Store? This in unconfirmed at this time.

Good luck iPad 2 hunters.

Dell shows off new cardboard tablet in San Francisco

Posted on February 9, 2011 by admin

Even if it was a cardboard cut out version of Dell’s new tablet that Steven Lalla, vice president and general manager of Dell’s commercial client product group, was holding up, the promised specs had to get the attention of tablet wanters everywhere. Lalla and the cardboard display of the tablet were the stars of the recent Dell Means Business event in San Francisco on February 8th, 2011.

With a 10-inch screen, an Intel processor and running a full version of Windows 7, the business tablet is designed for those “who need greater mobility, as well as IT organizations that demand control, security, manageability, and integration with existing infrastructure investments.” and is due out in the middle of this year.

This is a huge step for tablets becoming actual computers and not just over sized Iphones (yes, I’m talking to you iPad). A tablet with a full OS that could be loaded with productive software instead of highly regulated ‘apps’ moves the tablet format from media viewing device to fully function workstation.

As much as I am a fan of the Android Operating system and would love to get my hands on a Archos 101 or Adam tablet by Notion Ink., Dell’s promise of a 10 inch Windows 7 tablet by mid year may be enough to hold off by tablet buying until then.

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A Tablet For The Rest Of Us

Posted on February 8, 2011 by admin

Remember how 2010 was going to be the year of the tablet? Well, its come and gone and the only legitimate tablet released was Apple’s famed Ipad, a giant version of their Itouch which appears to be more of a platform to sell Apps than anything else at this point.

So where are the tablets for the rest of us?
Where are the affordable Android tablets?

Adam Tablet by Notion Ink

The two front runners that have emerged in the budding Android tablet market are the Archos 101 and the vaporware-ish Adam Tablet by Notion Ink. Now you will start yelling and raising your hand, trying to interrupt me and say that Dell, HTC and Motorola have all released Android based tablets, but honestly, those devices are closer to the cellphone model than the laptop/netbook model of computing. First of all, we need a 10 inch screen. Anything smaller and you should just carry a cellphone. We need at least one USB port, probably some expandable hard drive memory, and it will help if its processor is 1GHz plus. WIFI, touch screen, camera and microphone go with out saying.

Of course neither of these devices are available for sale at this time. The Archos is in some weird back order limbo and the Adam’s very existence has been questioned by some, after the company took pre-order and has fudged around the release data a few time (latest rumor is its been cleared by the FCC and is shipping… any minute).

Full device specs and pricing have been documented well on the interwebs, go find them your self. We’ll be patiently waiting for the prices to drop a bit or for some unforeseen flow of cash to enter our life to buy one of these.

Probably the Adam, if it actually exists.

$99 Android Laptop

Posted on May 14, 2010 by admin

Cherrypal Announces the World’s First $99 Laptop

Cherrypal has done it.

A $99 7″ laptop running Android.

Honestly, for less than 100 bucks, it seems like an ok little ‘netbook’. And it runs Android.
I could see the lack of touch screen maybe being a little clunky with the Android Interface (I have a G1)

Factor in that the Mozilla folks have a Pre-Alpha Release of Firefox for Android and we all expect a completed version soon and for 99 bones, you could… search the web.

A 10 inch screen version of the Android powered laptop is $148

If Cherrypal want to send me one to try out, my address is 4205 Gull Harbor RD NE Olympia, WA 98506

The 7″ Cherrypal Asia was designed with developing countries in mind; low price, pleasant user experience, high quality. The “Asia” comes with following specifications: 533MHz VIA 8505 (ARM9) processor, 256 MB DDR / 2 GB NAND-flash and runs Android 1.6. Here are some more basics: Screen: 7 inch high-resolution TFT .(800 x 480 pixels) LAN:10/100M Ethernet Access WIFI: IEEE 802.11 b/g Ethernet RJ-45 Keyboard: QWERTY 86 keys Mouse&Touch pad:build-in touch panel, set two shortcut key,and support usb port mouse USB Port: USB 2.0 x 1 (external memory) USB 1.1 x 2 (keyboard & mouse only) External Memory : SD card , U-Disk , USB-HDD Card port: SD / MMC card slot (8GB) Battery: 7.4 V 2100Mha built in Lithium battery: 4 HRS Built in speaker 1 x microphone Weight: less than 2 pounds Size: 213.5 x 141.8 x 30.8 mm

JooJoo Is Released – CrunchPad Is Not

Posted on December 11, 2009 by admin

If can't come up with a good idea, steal one.

When Arrington posted that the Crunchpad is dead, there was mention of upcoming legal action against once partner Chandra Rathakrishnan and Fusion Garage.

On Monday Fusion Garage released the tablet now known as the JooJoo in San Francisco. How they rubbed off the CruchPad logo so fast, I’m not sure. The touch screen device is priced at $499.

Arrington announced TechCrunch filed a lawsuit Thursday against Fusion Garage, siting “Fraud and Deceit, Misappropriation of Business Ideas, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Unfair Competition, and Violations of the Lanham Act.”.

The JooJoo ‘Web slate’ is based around a 12.1-inch diagonal 720p capacitive touch screen.
The specs include: 1366×768-pixel resolution, a built-in camera, mic, and speakers, one USB port, and a card slot. There’s 4GB of cache memory. Rathakrishnan wouldn’t say what the processor?. He also won’t say who makes the touch screen.

The JooJoo runs a proprietary Linux-based operating system whose only purpose is to run the device’s browser, based on Webkit but again a custom job by the developer. The browser supports Flash and other standard HTML extensions.

The $499 price point is too high. Arrington has previously shot for closer to $200 – $300.

Google Chrome for Mac

Posted on December 8, 2009 by admin

I already run Chrome on my Macbook, but it was fun to get this in my email box

It’s finally here: Google Chrome for Mac. Available today in beta!

Hi there,

Thanks for signing up to hear from us regarding Google Chrome for Mac! We’re excited to let you know that Google Chrome is now available in beta for Mac OS X.

Here are a few fun facts from us on the Google Chrome for Mac team:

* 73,804 lines of Mac-specific code written
* 29 developer builds
* 1,177 Mac-specific bugs fixed
* 12 external committers and bug editors to the Google Chrome for Mac code base, 48 external code contributors
* 64 Mac Minis doing continuous builds and tests
* 8,760 cups of soft drinks and coffee consumed
* 4,380 frosted mini-wheats eaten

Thanks for waiting and we hope you’ll give Google Chrome for Mac a whirl.

Google Chrome Team
www.google.com/chrome

Just installed it. It seems very snappy.

Gmail Keyboard Short Cuts

Posted on December 7, 2009 by admin

Yesterday, I commented on the Gboard gadget thing for Gmail keyboard short cuts, costing $20 and an USB port that I don’t have to spare… but I did learn something important Gmail has keyboard short cuts.

These could be handy. Lifted straight from Google.

To turn these case-sensitive shortcuts on or off, click Settings, and then pick an option next to Keyboard
shortcuts.

Shortcut Key	Definition	Action
c	Compose	Allows you to compose a new message. <Shift> + c allows you to compose a message in a new window.
/	Search	Puts your cursor in the search box.
k	Move to newer conversation	Opens or moves your cursor to a more recent conversation. You can hit <Enter> to expand a conversation.
j	Move to older conversation	Opens or moves your cursor to the next oldest conversation. You can hit <Enter> to expand a conversation.
n	Next message	Moves your cursor to the next message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
p	Previous message	Moves your cursor to the previous message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
o or <Enter>	Open	Opens your conversation. Also expands or collapses a message if you are in ‘Conversation View.’
u	Return to conversation list	Refreshes your page and returns you to the inbox, or list of conversations.
e	Archive	Archive your conversation from any view.
m	Mute	Archives the conversation, and all future messages skip the Inbox unless sent or cc’d directly to you. Learn more.
x	Select conversation	Automatically checks and selects a conversation so that you can archive, apply a label, or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to that conversation.
s	Star a message or conversation	Adds or removes a star to a message or conversation. Stars allow you to give a message or conversation a special status.
!	Report spam	Marks a message as spam and removes it from your conversation list.
r	Reply	Replies to the message sender. <Shift> + r allows you to reply to a message in a new window. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
a	Reply all	Replies to all message recipients. <Shift> +a allows you to reply to all message recipients in a new window. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
f	Forward	Forwards a message. <Shift> + f allows you to forward a message in a new window. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
<Esc>	Escape from input field	Removes the cursor from your current input field.
<Ctrl> + s	Save draft	Saves the current text as a draft when composing a message. Hold the <Ctrl> key while pressing s and make sure your cursor is in one of the text fields — either the composition pane, or any of the To, CC, BCC, or Subject fields — when using this shortcut.
#	Delete	Moves the conversation to Trash.
l	Label	Opens the Labels menu to label a conversation.
v	Move to	Moves the conversation from the inbox to a different label, Spam or Trash.
<Shift> + i	Mark as read	Marks your message as ‘read’ and skip to the next message.
<Shift> + u	Mark as unread	Marks your message as ‘unread’ so you can go back to it later.
[	Archive and previous	Archives your conversation and moves to the previous one.
]	Archive and next	Archives your conversation and moves to the next one.
z	Undo	Undoes your previous action, if possible (works for actions with an ‘undo’ link).
<Shift> + n	Update current conversation	Updates your current conversation when there are new messages.
q	Move cursor to chat search	Moves your cursor directly to the chat search box.
y	Remove from Current View*	Automatically removes the message or conversation from your current view. From ‘Inbox,’ ‘y’ means Archive From ‘Starred,’ ‘y’ means Unstar From ‘Trash,’ ‘y’ means Move to inbox From any label, ‘y’ means Remove the label * ‘y’ has no effect if you’re in ‘Spam,’ ‘Sent,’ or ‘All Mail.’
.	Show more actions	Displays the ‘More Actions’ drop-down menu.
?	Show keyboard shortcuts help	Displays the keyboard shortcuts help menu within any page you’re on.

Combo-keys – Use the
following combinations of keys to navigate through Gmail.

Shortcut Key	Definition	Action
<tab> then <Enter>	Send message	After composing your message, use this combination to send it automatically. (Supported in Internet Explorer and Firefox, on Windows.)
y then o	Archive and next	Archives your conversation and moves to the next one.
g then a	Go to ‘All Mail’	Takes you to ‘All Mail,’ the storage site for all mail you’ve ever sent or received (and have not deleted).
g then s	Go to ‘Starred’	Takes you to all conversations you have starred.
g then c	Go to ‘Contacts’	Takes you to your Contacts list.
g then d	Go to ‘Drafts’	Takes you to all drafts you have saved.
g then i	Go to ‘Inbox’	Returns you to the inbox.
g then t	Go to ‘Sent Mail’	Takes you to all mail you’ve sent.
* then a	Select all	Selects all mail.
* then n	Select none	Deselects all mail.
* then r	Select read	Selects all mail you’ve read.
* then u	Select unread	Selects all unread mail.
* then s	Select starred	Selects all starred mail.
* then t	Select unstarred	Selects all unstarred mail.

Gboard – $19.99

Posted on December 6, 2009 by admin

Have an extra $20 sitting around?
Use Gmail?
Can’t remember all those pesky Gmail keyboard short cuts?
I present… the Gboard

This little gadget looks useless.

It plugs into your computer, using up one of your USB ports and gives you a little pad with 19 buttons that trigger some of the more common of Gmail’s keyboard short cuts. Since there are 69 Gmail shortcuts in all, it barely scratches the surface, but a 69 key keyboard with all of them would be ridiculous right?

But then again, its Christmas and under $20 gifts can be hard to come by. This might be just the trick for the geek in your life.

I am now going to go learn some of the Gmail keyboard shortcuts because before this post, I didn’t know they existed.

$999.98 For An Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB

Posted on December 1, 2009 by admin

Damn.

Buy.com currently has a never-been-locked 3Gs 32gb Iphone for two cents under a $1000.

That seems like a lot of money for a phone.

For $1000 you could buy a 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook.

For $1000 you could buy a Golden Opulence Sundae.

For $1000 you could buy a 1998 Kia Sportage

You might even be able to buy a house in Cleveland.

Death Of MiniNova

Posted on November 30, 2009 by admin

It seems mininova.org has purged all user-contributed torrents in an attempt to comply with an August order by a Dutch judge, removing all the indexed torrents with questionable content and become an index of Content Distribution torrents only.

Posted on the MiniNova Blog (which is now unavailable)

Hi all,

Today is an important day in the history of Mininova. From now on, we are limiting Mininova.org to our Content Distribution service. By doing so, we comply with the ruling of the Court of Utrecht of last August.

Unfortunately the court ruling leaves us no other option than to take our platform offline, except for the Content Distribution service. According to the verdict (Dutch link) we have to prevent uploads of torrents to Mininova that refer to certain titles or to similar-looking titles. We’ve been testing some filtering systems the last couple of months, but we found that it’s neither technically nor operationally possible to implement a 100% working filter system. Therefore, we decided that the only option is to limit Mininova to Content Distribution torrents from now on. We are still considering an appeal at this moment.

We launched our Content Distribution service in 2007. This service allows producers and artists to easily publish and distribute their content for free through Mininova. The launch of Content Distribution has proven to be a success. Countless content owners have used Content Distribution to distribute their content (e.g. albums and documentaries) for free to millions of users. For example, the Dutch band Silence is Sexy released their complete album on Mininova and received the Interactive Award 2009 for doing so. The Dutch television broadcaster VPRO decided to start using Content Distribution in 2009 in order to distribute documentaries.

We would like to thank you for your support. Especially everyone that contributed to Mininova receives a big “thank you!” for the effort! We hope to keep welcoming you on Mininova and our other projects (e.g. Snotr, Dispostable).

Thanks! The Mininova staff

www.zeropaid.com was quick to post five alternatives, but I doubt any will be as good and ‘clean’ as mininova was.

Honestly, this ranks up there with the collapse of Napster in ending an era on the internet.

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