Archive for February, 2006

Windows Vista Hardware - Is Your Tablet PC Ready?

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

For those of you who won’t already own a Tablet PC, Barry J. Doyle (TabletPCReviewSpot.com) asks “Windows Vista Hardware Requirements - Is Your Tablet PC Ready?”. It shouldn’t be the overwhelming factor in your decision, but if think you might want to run the next version of Microsoft Windows - Vista, it’s definitely [...]

WinHEC 2005 and Project Origami - Robert McLaws

Friday, February 24th, 2006

You may remember WinHEC 2005 (Microsoft.com), when Bill Gates had a small mobile device - An ultra-mobile concept PC set for 2007 makes the PC more personal, offers multiple modes of natural interaction, a 7-inch-wide screen and all-day battery life, and is always connected. (from Microsoft).
Everybody thought “oh well, gee, another cool demonstration [...]

Photos of Samsung’s Ultra Mobile PC?

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

Note: March 2006 - This, of course, turned out to be a hoax.

Digiens@u-City may have a photo of Samsung’s Ultra Mobile PC. It’s interesting in that it takes the form of a convential laptop, however it looks awfully small for the Ultra Mobile PC concept - it resembles a PDA more than anything.
Samsung announced [...]

More Apple Tablet Patent Goodness

Thursday, February 2nd, 2006

MacRumors.com has more rumors of an Apple Tablet, while backing those rumors up with patent filings with the US Patent Office.
hrmpf.com has pictures of the patent applications.
Looks like Apple wants to do a Tablet while forgoing a stylus.