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Archos 7 Home Tablet: the Apps and How I Use Them - Part I

May 31st, 2010
Continuing my experiences with the Archos 7 Home Tablet. As I remarked earlier, efficient use of the A7HT is all about configuration, maintaining stability, and establishing your work patterns. My initial setup of the A7 was bunk. I went to the AppsLib m… more »
Tags: ancal, android, archos 7 home tablet, dolphin browser, email client, gmail, google calendar, outlook, pim, productivity, random numbers (free), tablet, task killer, todo manager

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Different Ergonomic Approaches to Text Entry on the Archos 7 Home Tablet - A Small Gallery

May 31st, 2010
1-hand hold, 1-Index finger tapping on the Archos 7 Home Tablet Recommended for typo corrections, password entry, single entry tasks and dashboard and widget interaction Thumb Typing on the Archos 7 Home tablet Highly Recommended, if you… more »
Tags: android, archos 7 home tablet, ergonomics, ergos, mid, oi notepad, oskb, photos, tablet, text entry, typing, virtual keyboard

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Interview with enTourage Systems VP, Doug Atkinson

April 17th, 2010
I have ben engaged in a dialog with enTourage Systems since just prior to the release of their device, the enTourage eDGe. While I continue to wait for a demo unit for review, I was able to conduct an interview via email with their VP of Marketing and Bu… more »
Tags: android, app store, edge, education, enourage systems, ereader, gadget, marketplace, niche market, tablet

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Haleron Swordfish Mini - What Gives?

March 14th, 2010
Liliputing reports that Haleron has released a YouTube video showcasing closeup observation of their WinCE 6.0 handheld PC in operation. I refuse to call the Swordfish Mini a smartbook, as I am ascribing to the convention that defines a smartbook as f… more »
Tags: arm, haleron, handheldpc, handtop, ilet, liliputing, mini, mobilepro, nec, pocket office, smartbook, swordfish, tablet, wince

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HP's TabletPC Line Updated - Other Touch-Enabled Notebooks, Too

March 1st, 2010
HP took the wrapper off the successor to the HP 2730P today, launching the HP Elitebook 2740p TabletPC. This model is the successor to the TabletPC that I currently use for work. The new Elitebook will feature Core i5 and i7 processors. I have not had a… more »
Tags: 2710p, 2730p, 2740p, active digitizer, convertible, durakey, elitebook, hewlett-packard, hp, ipad, lenovo, magnesium, tablet, tabletpc, toshiba, umpc, vertical markets, windows 7

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Tablet Requirements

January 15th, 2010
Thanks CES. There have been more Tablet discussions than I can keep up with. And I mean generic Tablets...Tablets being rolled out by all of the manufacturers. No, the Apple Tablet is not the only Tablet being released on the planet. One of the more prod… more »
Tags: apple tablet, courier, display, evernote, hp, inking, islate, itablet, microsoft, onenote, pim, requirements, tablet, tabletpc, umpc

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Back and Forth in the Cloud

December 28th, 2009
It appears that I am going to go through this about once every two or three weeks. That is the flitting back and forth across the line of whether I think the Google ChromeOS makes sense or not. And if it does make sense, where am I going to use it? I rec… more »
Tags: android, apps, chrome os, embedded os, garage band, installed, iphoto, itunes, mac, mid, os x, pc, picase, podcast, tablet, tegra, video, video editing, windows

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