What is the ideal ultra-portable? What is the minimum functionality for a device that you could truly use on the road? Here are my specs: Must be able to run Windows Vista or whatever is the current desktop Microsoft OS. NOT Windows Mobile. The keyboard has to be big enough to be able to touch type comfortably. It should have a trackpoint (little eraser thing that Thinkpads have) so that i don't require an extra mouse or lose space to a touch pad. Lots of ports and support for 3...
It was a good trip this year at CES but it is time to go. I've got so much to write, sorry that I haven't had more up lately but I've been so busy visiting booths that I haven't had time to actually post articles. Will address that shortly.
I'm not going to cover specific media player gadgets. I'll leave that to others, I just can't get that excited over music players. Just not my bag. But one trend I noticed with MP3 players is the addition of new features such as iRiver's W7 incorporating GPS into their player. My ideal portable device would let me play music and videos, use GPS, have 802.11 support, optional 3G support, a fantastic web browser and be relatively small with maximum screen size. Or put another wa...
One of the cooler things I saw at CES this year was the arrival of mini laptops that didn't suck. Over the past couple of years, I've seen more and more people (including myself) starting to use full-sized laptops as their main machines. I think there's a reasonable chance that these mini laptops (laptops weighing less than 2 pounds) might be the next step. Two in particular stood out. OQO Model 2 First there is the OQO Model 2 . Running Windows Vista, it seemed reasonabl...
DeskScapes is a program that allows users to play animated wallpaper on their desktop. For the past year, it has been available exclusively for Windows Vista Ultimate users as way for users of Windows DreamScene to play dynamic animated wallpaper in addition to video content. On January 16th, Stardock intends to make DeskScapes 2.0 available in beta form to users of Object Desktop. DeskScapes 2.0 will include dynamic animated wallpaper with the program and supports all versions of Wi...