Blogging at GottaBeMobile

Hi team UberTablet. In an effort to stay in touch I am posting at GBM. Hop on over and leave a comment and spare some thoughts:

 

• Speaking at TechED Australia
• Fujitsu T2010 in the house
• Fujitsu U1010 in the house
• ASUS announces R1E and more

Thank you for your support and commitment! You're the best!

On the Road but this time with an R400

This may sound like a post someone else on the team has written - not Hugo! But yes, I can confirm that I will be hitting the road on an extended vacation (to Europe!) and my primary machine is going to be the Toshiba R400! While I deliberated over my choice extensively eventually it came down to a couple of criteria:

• Screen size,
• Battery life,
• Processing Power ,
• And Screen Brightness,

I must admit that I fell in love with the look of the R400 upon its first release; having said that I fell in love with the OQO model 02 also. The OQO has been my best friend and companion for quite some time now but when it came time to deciding how I was going to be mobile while away I had to think of my eyes and my mind. My eyes could not tolerate the 5" screen as a primary device for such an extended period (two months) while on the other side of the equation is my mind! I am a highly visual person and the screen brightness and resolution of the Toshiba R400 is absolutely irresistible.

I will post a video soon of my new R4OO but in keeping with my 2GB theme several weeks back you will be happy to know that the first operation I performed on R400 is a RAM upgrade! It proudly now sports 3GBs of RAM. The other interesting thing I found out was that there is actually a SIM card slot in my device! It is hidden under the keyboard, and right under that there is an empty PCI-express card slot! I will be doing all I can to turn it into a HSDPA animal! I will keep you posted!

In and out and out again

I am preparing to go away again (more on that later) and have been in and out of the office/blog. I am still loving my gadget life at present and would like to take a moment to catch you up:

• OQO 02 is still running Vista Ultimate and I have recently installed PDF Annotator which is so much fun to play with (watch Rob's InkShow)
• I am now the proud owner of a Samsung Q1U-V! Yep, that's Tablet number...15, 16, 17...I lost count sorry.
• I am now the proud owner of an Amtek T770. This machine is pretty unique in that it is very low priced and yet features onboard camera, kickstand, Wifi, Bluetooth and lots more. It is a little clumsy as it is quite large, and, it tends to run hot (although not as hot as its predecessor the T700).
• I have received a Nova SunPad and it ROCKS!!! More on that soon!
• I have a Storm Trooper coming with a yet to be seen Accessory! (If you don't know what the storm trooper is just head over to GBM and see if you can find out. *smiles*

I'll be back soon. Hope you're all well! Miss you all!

8 random things about me

My mate James Kendrick has tagged me in the "8 random things" meme (11 times to Paris James!!! OMG!) so here are eight random things about me:

1. I love cooking - homemade Gnocchi being my forte!
2. Prior to Tablets stuff I actually worked for the United Nations overseas.
3. I once stopped traffic on Sydney's Harbour Bridge (with some mates), jumped out of our vehicles and danced with our shirts off. All this while a helicopter filmed us overhead for one of my friend's music video clips. [What can I say but I was young-er and stupid!]
4. My second child Amber is an Identical Twin to sister Dea. Regrettably Dea did not make it through the birth (God bless her) and is not here with us.
5. I actually applied to be an Air Steward for Qantas, with 15,000 other candidates, and got the job! I was selcted as one of only 6 candidates from the lot and yet I was the only one that turned down the offer! LOL.
6. I was born in Argentina and still speak fluent Spanish, albeit rusty sometimes.
7. I suffered from Epeleptic fits at a young age but thankfully these went away shortly after. (Although some might not believe me! *smiles*)
8. I have owned 4 motorbikes and plan on owning my 5th soon.

That's enough about me. Here are the four I wanna hear from:

1. Dennis Rice - comrad at GBM
2. Jose Mendiola - Webmaster of Spain's Palmaniac
3. Frank Garcia - New MVP of CTitanic
4. JKK - of JKK Mobile

Raon Digital EVERUN InkShow

As part of my contributions to GottaBeMobile.com I also get to post some neat videos. These are normally fun to do and they often give me an opportunity to get up to some mischief. On this occasion I have the Raon Digital EVERUN with HSDPA module and quite rightly...I'm not afraid to use them! I take you from my Living Room and somehow end up at one of my local Sydney Beaches too!

Enjoy this video:

GBM InkShow: Raon Digital EVERUN InkShow
Watch or download the High Res version (38 minutes, 291MB, Windows Media streaming or direct download)

Bjorn does not one but two

Fellow blogger Bjorn Stromberg of Via Technologies (proud sponsors of the UberTablet Videos) has done a great job of breaking into the store room at Via HQ in Taiwan! He not only came out with one new UMPC but with two � by none other than Packard Bell! I couldn't believe that there is even a guest appearance by none other than...me! What tha!

Enjoy:


See it on YouTube.com

This week just flu past

Blogging this week has come second to playing nurse at home. With my wife and two kids coming down with the flu I�m afraid this week all I saw was boxes of tissues and fresh ginger tea! I can report that the Raon Digital EVERUN still rocks; the OQO 02 is still my favourite UMPC; and the FedEX Man is on his way back this week coming with yet another device.

Because of my present time constraints I have posted some new stuff at GottaBeMobile.com (the American website I contribute to). So have a visit if you get a chance:

• Is Silverlight going to make my life easier?
• Do you speak Spanish?
• What makes you a good Road Warrior?

More soon. Yhanks for your great support UberTablet Family.