Gamaze

Being based in the EU at the moment, I finally got my iPad yesterday and have now spent some quality time with it the last 32 hours. First impression has been extremely good even if it did not take long to figure out what the iPad 2.0 will need to provide.

I’m sure that if someone is able to make the tablet PC a viable product category Apple is the company to do it (first). Still, without knowing the intended positioning at Apple they have succeeded to create a device that is perfect for the my-lap-internet-computer-used-in-the coach-in-front-of-the-TV and I-love-to-read-the-morning-newspaper-without-6sqft-of-empty-space-around-me use cases. It is brilliant for that, and I’m glad to see that we can finally start to enjoying a very pleasant digital magazine reading experience.

Anyway, to expand the use cases, I suggest Apple do the following simple improvements.

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Mattias Digital media, MID, Mobile iPad, review

Howdy! Just got my Asus ee PC 901 8.9″ netbook back from service so I’m trying it our to write this pos. I had it for 3 short weeks before the fan collapsed. Asus managed to get the tiny thing fixed in “only” 6 weeks (THAT is what is call great customer service). Anyway, there are heaps of good netbook reviews out there already so I’ll be very short and generic in my comments.

Over all, I really like the idea of the netbook, as personally, I do not spend time gaming nor do I handle my image/video editing on a laptop (that’s why I have my Mac Mini on my desk downstairs). The netbook fits perfectly the need of having a quick PC that gives you access to the Web, email and office products.

Overall, the products out there are great but there are a few things that they should have combined into one device to hit the sweet spot. Today, many of these features exist in separate products, I’m still hoping to see them together. I’m composing this improvement proposal as the quick and dirty specs for a highly competetive netbook that I would buy any second:

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Mattias Netbook atom, battery, eee, keyboard, laptop, Netbook, resolution, review, screen, touchpad

First Impression (4/5)

I was really excited about the release of the new Linux based OS2008 for Nokia Internet Tablets (N800 and N810) and after getting my hands on the tools to upgrade my old N800 to OS2008 I was both impressed by the improvements but also depressed by the missing polish of the user experience.

Reading about the release before trying it out raised my expectations even higher, as early bird discussion boards give you the impression that the OS2008 release was clearly faster than previous versions, even increasing the clock speed of the N800. Also, using your clumsy fingers instead of a stylus with the touch screen was highlighted as one of the many aims to make it much more user friendly. An expanded portfolio of cool and useful applications like maps and navigation was also on the shortlist of improvements. The Nokia team and open source community now had my very high expectations to manage.

Firing up the newly flashed Nokia N800 Internet Tablet went well and the new look and feel, showing off the now so trendy glassy UI made me feel like I had a new device in my hands. Playing around with the new, simplified menu structure optimized for fingertip usage reinforced the early discussion board comments about better usability. So the first impression was great, I give full credit to the development team for these great enhancements.

Unfortunately, this is where the much of the fun ended!

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Mattias MID maemo, N800, Nokia, review, touchscreen