by Mike Beauchamp on February 20, 2013 in Gadgets, New Technology, News
Ubuntu has gotten a lot of attention lately as it moves into the mobile computing [read: post-pc] space. They announced Ubuntu for Android in December, a full-fledge Ubuntu smartphone OS in January and just this week announced Ubuntu for Tablets. The ultimate goal: to converge all your devices – desktop, laptop, tablet, phone, television – [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on November 14, 2012 in Gadgets, News
Here’s the device many have been waiting for: the Google Nexus 7 + Mobile. A WiFi-only tablet is useful when you’re at home, at the office, or anywhere else there’s WiFi — but that leaves a lot of holes. We don’t have WiFi in our cars, at the beach, on the golf course, walking down [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on November 12, 2012 in Gadgets, New Technology, News
We’re still uncovering things here and there about Microsoft Surface, the new tablet-style computer from Redmond. They released a 32GB and 64GB model for $499 and $699, respectively. But a funny thing happens when you open the box and turn on your shiny new Surface for the first time: in the case of the 32GB [...]
by Joshua H. on October 26, 2012 in New Technology, Product Reviews
The Windows 8 OS was made for a tablet and optional keyboard dock. It’s unsurprising then that ASUS has taken it’s Transformer Android product and made an even more powerful Windows device: ASUS TivoTab RT. What’s most important in the Windows world? VGA Ports? Nay; it is, of course, USB ports on tablets. So the [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on October 25, 2012 in Gadgets, News, Rumors
It’s been expected for a while: Samsung and Google will soon be releasing their next Nexus tablet, and it’s going to be called the Nexus 10. We expect they’ll unveil the new Android tablet at the Google Event this coming Monday, Oct. 29th. I’ll be in New York City to bring you all the details [...]
by Joshua H. on October 19, 2012 in Gadgets, New Technology, News
What does it mean for the industry for a big publisher like Newsweek to shut the doors on their print edition? As of 2013, the big giant will go ‘all digital’. Newsweek Editor Tina Brown wrote a memo about the news to the staff. She announced the end of the issue, and expressed confidence in [...]
by Joshua H. on October 17, 2012 in Gadgets, New Technology, News
Technology is coming to the classroom. Tablets help kids learn. Tablets help teachers teach. Study and tests have consistently shown that when you deploy tablets in the classroom good things happen. There are some technical and financial obstacles that are holding back these devices from massive adoption. As time moves on these obstacles are being [...]
by Joshua H. on October 17, 2012 in Gadgets, New Technology
This week has been all about tablet announcements. The Surface became available for preorder, the iPad Mini announcements were sent out, and ASUS didn’t want to miss out. The ASUS Padfone Boost The ASUS Padfone got an all-around spec boost for the second generation. The display for the phone was increased to a Super IPS+ [...]
by Jessica Matic on August 27, 2012 in New Technology
Out with the old, in with the new – technology that is. With the advent of technology, schools are looking to integrate e-readers and other resources into the classroom. Chalkboards and overhead projectors are slowly being replaced by SMART Boards, which allow teachers to integrate the functionality of a whiteboard with those of tablet computer. [...]
by Joshua H. on July 23, 2012 in Gadgets, Social Media
You know I love ads. I love marketing. Creating a powerful advertisement is about more than just showing off a neat product in action, or boasting it’s capabilities. For an ad to leave an impression, you have to tell a story. The Nexus 7 is getting quite a bit of attention. Google has released its [...]