OpenPeak Gone Uncommunicative?
There was time, not that long ago, when I thought that an OpenPeak tablet would surely be in my future. Based in South Florida, OpenPeak was the company behind both of Verizon’s Home Hub offerings. I...
View ArticleNew Gear: The Viewsonic gTablet
Last week Woot.com offered the 10.1” Viewsonic gTablet for the very attractive price of $279. Being enamored of my Android 2.2 powered G2 phone I found the offer too good to pass up. I ordered one for...
View ArticleTake Two Tablets & Call Me In Six Months
When HP did their now famous about-face on WebOS I saw it as an opportunity to acquire a Touchpad at a fire sale price. So did a great many others. What limited inventory HP had sold out very quickly....
View ArticleBlogging From The Nexus7
Not long ago I read a post by a blogger who had made the effort to give up his laptop for the day. While attending a conference he left his laptop in his hotel room intent upon using only his Nexus 7...
View ArticleWaiting For Doorbot: Appification Can Be Disappointing
Like many people, I’ve come to enjoy using a tablet to do things that were once entirely in the domain of the computer. Over the past year the Nexus 7 has become part of my routine. I use it routinely...
View ArticleRevolve Robotics Kubi: Telepresence Robot or PTZ mount?
Tablets are everywhere these days. In the early I’m morning often seen sitting on our front porch reading news on my Nexus 7. I occasionally used both the Nexus 7 and an iPad to make video calls using...
View ArticleWSJ On Computer vs Tablet
Yesterday the Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch property posted an article called “10 things not to buy in 2014” by AnnaMaria Andriotis. Hey, it’s the end-of-the-year and lists are sprouting up like...
View ArticleDeal Alert: Nexus 7 (2013 model)
I still like my Nexus 7 tablet. In fact, I like it enough that I could use a spare. Moreover, there are currently two noteworthy deals being offered: Groupon has new 16 GB models for $135 with free...
View ArticleDeal Alert: Groupon Offering Nexus 7 For $149
Yesterday I received my third Nexus 7 (2013 edition) by way of a Groupon deal that ends later today. The offer is new, not refurbished, versions of the 16 GB model for $149. That’s down from the $199...
View ArticleThe nVidia Shield K1 Tablet
Let me be clear, I was a big fan of Google’s Nexus series. It started with the Galaxy Nexus, which impressed me so that I later bought a Nexus 4. In 2012 Google also released the first generation of...
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