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Few posts for the next week or so

LCH — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:47:58 +0000

I probably won’t be posting to this blog much over the next week or so while I recover from my brain tumor removal last Saturday.

I am following and posting on Twitter. As you might guess 140 characters per post is just about the right speed for me .

My Twitter name is @lorenheiny.

Tablet scores in hospital

LCH — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:16:14 +0000

One of the cool things to see here in the hospital while I recover from surgery is how the hospital uses technology–specifically how they use Tablet PCs.

The nurses carry around Motion Helpmate slates. They use the device for scanning bar codes on medicine, my wrist band, and their badges.

They don’t do much with the pen which kind of makes sense considering the software they are using.

The Motion Tablets are a new addition to the floor; they started using them this month.

Kohjinsha SK3 convertible UMPC

LCH — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:49:12 +0000

Kohjinsha SK3 UMPC convertible.

[SlashGear via Engadget]

Kohjinsha SK3 convertible UMPC

LCH — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:43:00 +0000

Kohjinsha SK3 UMPC convertible.

[SlashGear via Engadget]

Which will come first multi-touch hardware or software?

LCH — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:28:28 +0000

Mary Jo Foley is asking which will come first: multi-touch hardware or software? Al Monro, CEO of NextWindow HP’s multi-touch TouchSmart, responds “ISVs are not providing touch apps because there has been no hardware for it.” Related posts:Link for HP TouchSmart Windows 7 multi-touch driversWindows Weekly on multi-touch in Windows 7What good is multi-touch anyway? Related posts:

CNet: Sees touch tablet features in Snow Leopard

LCH — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:21:19 +0000

CNet is seeing more touch features on Snow Leopard. Calling the latest version the most touch friendly. Related posts:Admiring the snow in PhoenixThoughts on installing LeopardSnowing in Prescott–kind of Related posts:

Archos 9 Tablet PC

LCH — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:40:37 +0000

Archos 9 Tablet PC:

Warner Crocker: Have we reached the end of ink?

LCH — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:21:17 +0000

Warner Crocker ponders:

“But on a Tablet PC front it does make me wonder. For direct note taking (not recognizing the Ink and converting it into text but leaving it as Ink) there really have been no major advances for some time. Touch is king right now. From where I’m sitting after this experience I’m wondering just how far the envelope really needs to be pushed for pure Inkers. Search is good enough to find most things I’m looking for in my Ink Notes in both Evernote and OneNote. Can we say we’ve reached the end of advances in Inking (again, I’m not talking handwriting recogntion)? For my purposes, possibly so.”

What might Warner be asking himself if he had an eReader?

Wired on Amazon Kindle DX

LCH — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:01:00 +0000

Steven Levy at Wired reviews the Amazon Kindle DX that’s to be released today. Overall his review is quite positive.

The 9.7″ larger display DX is expected to start shipping today.

“Best of all, the DX was engineered not to feel big. Virtually the same thickness as the Kindle 2, the 19-ounce heft won’t tax your wrists. Its keyboard is actually a little smaller than the Kindle 2’s, so almost all of the DX’s front surface is covered by the screen. This feels less gadgety, more tablety. It’s very comfortable to hold, and as with the Kindle 2, the DX becomes invisible once you become entranced by an author’s spell.”

As others have mentioned the DX does include a PDF viewer (along with support for Microsoft Office files).

The two things he didn’t care for are the hair trigger rotate feature which is easy enough to turn off by “pulling up the control panel triggered by a special font key” and the fact that the device does not include a left handed next page button.

Samsung video-enabled e-Paper from SID

LCH — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:53:49 +0000

Samsung was demoing a 10.2″ video-capable panel at SID Display last week.

“The panel has 320 x RGB x 240 pixels and is capable of displaying 64 colors. It features a reflectance of 10% or higher and a response time of 25ms or less. The exhibited prototype gave the impression that, both as e-paper and as a video display, it needs major improvements in terms of not only specifications but also other capabilities.”

[Found via Engadget]

Daring Fireball: On Apple’s Tablet

LCH — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:44:56 +0000

Yesterday Daring Fireball listed out his predictions for Apple’s WWDC starting Monday and among them is his prediction for the Tablet:

“I’m completely convinced that the tablet is real. But I am almost just as convinced that it is not ready to be announced. Patience on this one.”

Well then, back to patience I go.

jkkmobile: Eee PC T91 does multitouch

LCH — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:02:53 +0000

At Computex jkkmobile demoes multitouch on the Asus Eee PC T91:

Mtube II at Computex

LCH — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:27:53 +0000

Detachable tablet merges an Atom-based netbook (a modified HP2133) that’s been swapped out with a VIA C7-M and a detachable ARM-based tablet.

Engadget suggests that “We think this thing might be the most innovative netbook in this year’s Computex.” Could be, though not so sure about the VNC driving the display.

Watch the video:

Here’s another video from CruchGear:

LG displays first 11.5″ flexible e-paper

LCH — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:24:02 +0000

This week’s SID show showcased LG Display’s 11.5″ flexible, touchable e-Paper.

3M introduces multi-touch developer kit

LCH — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:28:50 +0000

3M is introducing a large-format 19-inch (16:10) LCD with USB HID interface:

• 10-finger multi-touch input
• Pinch, expand and rotate functionality
• Projected capacitive touch technology
• Less than 15ms touch response time
• Two-point finger scale resolution
• Accurate edge drawing
• Windows 7 compatible

Here’s the brochure for 3M Multi-touch Developer Kit.

The cost? $999.

If you have questions about the developer program, you can email multi-touch@mmm.com.

[Found via Dr. Dobb's]