Ok folks, the Deluge of Windows 8 is about hit...the dam is cracking and once it goes, the whole town will be wiped out! Sounds like a disaster movie right? Nope, it's the first list of the Windows 8 products!
I was cruising my Feedly feed today while waiting for a client to answer the phone and came across this gem from Dan Ackerman at C/Net. Links to all of the new hardware shipping out on October 26th (Win 8 release date for those who missed my prior article) show off how great Windows 8 looks and will work.
Some of my favorites are:
HP Envy Spectre Touchsmart XT Lenovo IteaTab Lynx Samsung Ativ Smart PC
Take a look and see! :) For those of you who want into Windows 8 now, you can buy the volume licensing, but the retail boxes and units will be available October 26.
Showing posts with label Samsung. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Samsung. Show all posts
Monday, October 15, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
7" tablets on the rise!
Howdy Everyone! Just happened to read about how the demand for 7" tablet screens has gone up throughout 2012, and by the end of the year, those size screens sh0uld hold 32% of the marketshare. Wooh...very interesting. Had I heard that prior to Friday afternoon, I would have dismissed it.
On Friday, I had a chance to meet with some of Samsung's personnel, who came on site to our offices to show off quite a few new technologies. I"ll only mention in passing the near-bezel-less Digital Signage and the wireless printing...really it was about the Galaxy Note and the Galaxy tablet. Now I hear about a lot of things...and I'll play with them when I get a chance, but I'd never had the chance to see one up close & personal til then. The 7" screen is a lot more easier to wield than I thought, and a heck of a lot less heavy than a 10" tablet...really in that unit I saw the future of tablet computing. That was the size we've been looking for...it's easy to see, compact enough to carry without issue, you can use a stylus to write notes (if you're old fashioned like me)...to name a few.
This is what I see in factories, offices, and in public. The size is what counts. Put it in a pocket and you've got everything you need. (Heck, i was thinking of the note technology coupled with wireless Samsung printing in a restaurant.) Maybe Apple will do a mini-iPad...who knows? What I can see is that companies like Samsung are going to try and bank on this 7" standard, just to give you more options.
More options = more better. :)
On Friday, I had a chance to meet with some of Samsung's personnel, who came on site to our offices to show off quite a few new technologies. I"ll only mention in passing the near-bezel-less Digital Signage and the wireless printing...really it was about the Galaxy Note and the Galaxy tablet. Now I hear about a lot of things...and I'll play with them when I get a chance, but I'd never had the chance to see one up close & personal til then. The 7" screen is a lot more easier to wield than I thought, and a heck of a lot less heavy than a 10" tablet...really in that unit I saw the future of tablet computing. That was the size we've been looking for...it's easy to see, compact enough to carry without issue, you can use a stylus to write notes (if you're old fashioned like me)...to name a few.
This is what I see in factories, offices, and in public. The size is what counts. Put it in a pocket and you've got everything you need. (Heck, i was thinking of the note technology coupled with wireless Samsung printing in a restaurant.) Maybe Apple will do a mini-iPad...who knows? What I can see is that companies like Samsung are going to try and bank on this 7" standard, just to give you more options.
More options = more better. :)
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Apple vs. Samsung - Round 2: Legal Smackdown
This just in...
(I've always wanted to type that.)
Looks like Apple got what they wanted in their lawsuit against Samsung for infringing their patent on the iPad. (You know, the device that existed long before in design before Apple made it a reality...thank you Star Trek.) The patent revolves around the design of the device and how it is similar to Apple's iPad. The courts originally told Apple no, but the court of appeals said otherwise, granting them a preliminary injunction (sales ban) against Samsung's Galaxy 10.1 and has pretty much forced this to a trial by jury.
Originally, Samsung countered this in Germany and other places by designing the Galaxy 10.1 N, which looks a little different than their standard model. LOOKS. This isn't about the system itself of what the product does...Apple has stated that they're concerned that Samsung is pushing "cheap knockoffs" that look like their product into the market. My opinion? Horsehockey. Samsung is a competitor, Apple is sue-happy (much like Microsoft used to be), and Apple doesn't like competition...from Google, Samsung, Microsoft or anyone else. Other such knockoffs exist, and I'm sure Apple will find a way to go after Microsoft in the future for something to do with the soon-to-release Surface.
Like I said above, this is going to a trial by jury, so that'll be the proving ground. It'll be interesting to see how this will pan out for all parties involved. Maybe Apple needs to sue Paramount for reruns of Star Trek that have their pads in them too...they look awful similar. ;)
Lastly, before the Apple-fanboys get on here and flame me, let me say this. I own Apple products, but I am allowed an opinion on their tactics in the free market...which are poor and heavy handed when they don't need to be.
(I've always wanted to type that.)
Looks like Apple got what they wanted in their lawsuit against Samsung for infringing their patent on the iPad. (You know, the device that existed long before in design before Apple made it a reality...thank you Star Trek.) The patent revolves around the design of the device and how it is similar to Apple's iPad. The courts originally told Apple no, but the court of appeals said otherwise, granting them a preliminary injunction (sales ban) against Samsung's Galaxy 10.1 and has pretty much forced this to a trial by jury.
Originally, Samsung countered this in Germany and other places by designing the Galaxy 10.1 N, which looks a little different than their standard model. LOOKS. This isn't about the system itself of what the product does...Apple has stated that they're concerned that Samsung is pushing "cheap knockoffs" that look like their product into the market. My opinion? Horsehockey. Samsung is a competitor, Apple is sue-happy (much like Microsoft used to be), and Apple doesn't like competition...from Google, Samsung, Microsoft or anyone else. Other such knockoffs exist, and I'm sure Apple will find a way to go after Microsoft in the future for something to do with the soon-to-release Surface.
Like I said above, this is going to a trial by jury, so that'll be the proving ground. It'll be interesting to see how this will pan out for all parties involved. Maybe Apple needs to sue Paramount for reruns of Star Trek that have their pads in them too...they look awful similar. ;)
Lastly, before the Apple-fanboys get on here and flame me, let me say this. I own Apple products, but I am allowed an opinion on their tactics in the free market...which are poor and heavy handed when they don't need to be.
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