First impressions and thoughts about ASUS Eee Pad Transformer

While ASUS Eee Pad Transformer may not be the best tablet today, it can certainly become a leading netbook and replace today's Windows based netbooks.

When I just started playing with the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF101, I tested it in the tablet mode. It was OK, same old Android hiccups, annoying user interface, limited compatible apps list, plus the screen seemed like it cannot compete with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 one… In general I was not that disappointed because I knew what to expect, but I wasn't thrilled either.

But then I switched to the "netbook" mode (tablet + keyboard).

This thing is a beast!

It's heavy, that's right, but it has a full physical QWERTY keyboard, it supports a mouse (seriously, isn't it freaking awesome?!), and practically it's a small laptop (or what we used to call it 2 years ago: a netbook), with instant switch on/off, powerful multi-tasking, and a full Flash support.

I sure didn't see this one coming…

Now, I'm not going to review this device right now, as I feel I need to work some more time with it to fully study it. I'm sure you've been reading different opinions and reviews lately and have an opinion about it, I do however, want to share with you a few thoughts I have based on my first impression:

1. Android Honeycomb makes much more sense when used in a "laptop" mode with keyboard and a mouse – it's almost as if the OS was designed to be used by netbooks. The layout suddenly seems right, everything works fluently, it's great.
2. ASUS made a brilliant move when switching to Android – the company's netbooks were always well designed but the Windows OS made it look and feel like a small limited laptop and nothing more. There were some customized applications but they were not impressive. Android OS turns it into something new, fresh, fascinating.
3. It makes me think about the role of Chrome OS when Android can easily cover the netbooks side… Hey Google, how about shutting down Chrome OS in favor of making Android better in a faster speed?
4. Watch out Microsoft: iPad and the other tablets are a huge threat to PC desktops and laptops (therefore – threatening Windows). Seems like Android is becoming even more dangerous to Windows, becoming a complete OS not just for mobile devices.

Think about it…

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Terms you may have looked for:

Android Tablet, Honeycomb, ASUS, ASUS Android, ASUS Android Tablet, Eee, Transformer Tablet, Android Transformers

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While ASUS Eee Pad Transformer may not be the best tablet today, it can certainly become a leading netbook and replace today's Windows based netbooks.

When I just started playing with the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF101, I tested it in the tablet mode. It was OK, same old Android hiccups, annoying user interface, limited compatible apps list, plus the screen seemed like it cannot compete with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 one… In general I was not that disappointed because I knew what to expect, but I wasn't thrilled either.

But then I switched to the "netbook" mode (tablet + keyboard).

This thing is a beast!

It's heavy, that's right, but it has a full physical QWERTY keyboard, it supports a mouse (seriously, isn't it freaking awesome?!), and practically it's a small laptop (or what we used to call it 2 years ago: a netbook), with instant switch on/off, powerful multi-tasking, and a full Flash support.

I sure didn't see this one coming…

Now, I'm not going to review this device right now, as I feel I need to work some more time with it to fully study it. I'm sure you've been reading different opinions and reviews lately and have an opinion about it, I do however, want to share with you a few thoughts I have based on my first impression:

1. Android Honeycomb makes much more sense when used in a "laptop" mode with keyboard and a mouse – it's almost as if the OS was designed to be used by netbooks. The layout suddenly seems right, everything works fluently, it's great.
2. ASUS made a brilliant move when switching to Android – the company's netbooks were always well designed but the Windows OS made it look and feel like a small limited laptop and nothing more. There were some customized applications but they were not impressive. Android OS turns it into something new, fresh, fascinating.
3. It makes me think about the role of Chrome OS when Android can easily cover the netbooks side… Hey Google, how about shutting down Chrome OS in favor of making Android better in a faster speed?
4. Watch out Microsoft: iPad and the other tablets are a huge threat to PC desktops and laptops (therefore – threatening Windows). Seems like Android is becoming even more dangerous to Windows, becoming a complete OS not just for mobile devices.

Think about it…

And while you do it (thinking I mean), Follow me on twitter or subscribe to our RSS Feed, or just leave us a comment so we know you were here…

Terms you may have looked for:

Android Tablet, Honeycomb, ASUS, ASUS Android, ASUS Android Tablet, Eee, Transformer Tablet, Android Transformers

Mobile Rumble: Let's get ready to rumbleeeeee!!!

When I was a kid I used to watch WWE (when it was called WWF), and my favorite event was the Royale Rumble where everyone are placed in the ring and start fighting each other.

Well, back then we were naïve enough to think some of it is real…
Today, there's a real rumble going on in the mobile world with the patents lawsuits series.
It's the mobile rumble and you won't see fake movements over there.

Designer Mike Bostock visualized the mobile patent lawsuits, in a fun interactive map, here's a screenshot (click the link to see it live). It covers nicely all the current lawsuits that we currently know of. Enjoy!

(Dashed links are resolved suits; green links are licensing)

See all the mobile patents suits live in here

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Still not impressed?

What a terrific audience, because here's another one!

(Source)

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And speaking of WWE…

And speaking of wrestling – did you know that the term "WWE" is one of the top 3 search terms according to Yahoo!? (well, it least it was like that 2 years ago…)

And while we are talking about wrestling, (OK, maybe it's just me that is talking about wrestling at the moment… sorry), did you know that being a celebrity as I am, I personally met with the legendary Undertaker?

Seriously: he really wanted to have a picture with me, and I accepted… I usually try not to turn down fans requests… I try to play along… you know… be as honest as I can…

Here's the undertaker as you probably know him:

Here's the undertaker a little bit upset:

And here's me standing next to the undertaker:

• Yes, I know I look like an excited kid… it's not every day you get to stand next to one of your childhood heroes…
• Yes, he doesn't seem happy… we still need to work on that part in our relationship…

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When I was a kid I used to watch WWE (when it was called WWF), and my favorite event was the Royale Rumble where everyone are placed in the ring and start fighting each other.

Well, back then we were naïve enough to think some of it is real…
Today, there's a real rumble going on in the mobile world with the patents lawsuits series.
It's the mobile rumble and you won't see fake movements over there.

Designer Mike Bostock visualized the mobile patent lawsuits, in a fun interactive map, here's a screenshot (click the link to see it live). It covers nicely all the current lawsuits that we currently know of. Enjoy!

(Dashed links are resolved suits; green links are licensing)

See all the mobile patents suits live in here

---

Still not impressed?

What a terrific audience, because here's another one!

(Source)

Hey You! Enjoy reading the mobile spoon and getting all those useful tips? Follow me on twitter or subscribe to our RSS Feed

And speaking of WWE…

And speaking of wrestling – did you know that the term "WWE" is one of the top 3 search terms according to Yahoo!? (well, it least it was like that 2 years ago…)

And while we are talking about wrestling, (OK, maybe it's just me that is talking about wrestling at the moment… sorry), did you know that being a celebrity as I am, I personally met with the legendary Undertaker?

Seriously: he really wanted to have a picture with me, and I accepted… I usually try not to turn down fans requests… I try to play along… you know… be as honest as I can…

Here's the undertaker as you probably know him:

Here's the undertaker a little bit upset:

And here's me standing next to the undertaker:

• Yes, I know I look like an excited kid… it's not every day you get to stand next to one of your childhood heroes…
• Yes, he doesn't seem happy… we still need to work on that part in our relationship…

The Truth About HTML5 – Part #2 (MobileFever)

I recently wrote the second part of my HTML5 article: The Truth About HTML5, over at the mobilefever website.

In this part called: The Industry Bear Hug I review the massive adaption of HTML5 done by different software and hardware companies which is turning into a serious threat to the HTML5 vision:

Here's part of it:

1. Giants like Google, Apple and Microsoft have practically (although not officially) dumped their own technologies (Google Gears, Silverlight) in favor of HTML5. They are investing in making their browsers and micro browsers 100% certified for HTML5. Microsoft will even bring native “off-browser” support for HTML5-based widgets in Windows 8 (demonstrations have already been shown – see image below).

2. Software companies developing Internet browsers are adding HTML5 support. Some of them (such as Mozilla) are aiming high with HTML5, and going to enrich the language beyond the standard capabilities, in order to try and turn their browsers into a web-based operating systems (we all know ChromeOS, the same goes with WebTops running Mozilla FireFox, etc.). The goal is eventually to compete with native apps by allowing web applications to do things they cannot do running inside existing browsers.

3. MEAP companies are adopting the “hybrid” approach where HTML5 applications are running inside proprietary containers “theoretically” closing some additional capabilities which are not yet part of the standard HTML5 functional standard (such as specific hardware integration etc.).

4. Industrial devices manufacturers (building rugged or niche devices) are in the process of building their own proprietary HTML5 containers (mostly running on top of Android and Windows Embedded) to allow easier integration with their own proprietary hardware (barcode scanners, printers, etc.)

5. Mobile applications vendors are developing web apps using HTML5, and whenever they encounter a technical limitation they usually adopting (or build) a native container that will complete the missing functionality while “wrapping” and “hosting” the original web app. (There are plenty of containers, native wrappers such as PhoneGap, which are providing web access to some native resources).

As you can see, there are many contenders in this HTML5 race. Unfortunately, each category is taking a different course, resulting in a fragmentation.

Read more about HTML5 fragmentation threat over at MobileFever

More Articles About HTML5:

Mobile Spoon Predicts: By 2013, Html5 Will Rule Enterprise Mobility

How to build a mobile web app that looks and feels like a native one?

Html5 – The Only True Cross Platform Technology for Mobile Devices

 

Technorati Tags: Enterprise Mobility,Html5

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I recently wrote the second part of my HTML5 article: The Truth About HTML5, over at the mobilefever website.

In this part called: The Industry Bear Hug I review the massive adaption of HTML5 done by different software and hardware companies which is turning into a serious threat to the HTML5 vision:

Here's part of it:

1. Giants like Google, Apple and Microsoft have practically (although not officially) dumped their own technologies (Google Gears, Silverlight) in favor of HTML5. They are investing in making their browsers and micro browsers 100% certified for HTML5. Microsoft will even bring native “off-browser” support for HTML5-based widgets in Windows 8 (demonstrations have already been shown – see image below).

2. Software companies developing Internet browsers are adding HTML5 support. Some of them (such as Mozilla) are aiming high with HTML5, and going to enrich the language beyond the standard capabilities, in order to try and turn their browsers into a web-based operating systems (we all know ChromeOS, the same goes with WebTops running Mozilla FireFox, etc.). The goal is eventually to compete with native apps by allowing web applications to do things they cannot do running inside existing browsers.

3. MEAP companies are adopting the “hybrid” approach where HTML5 applications are running inside proprietary containers “theoretically” closing some additional capabilities which are not yet part of the standard HTML5 functional standard (such as specific hardware integration etc.).

4. Industrial devices manufacturers (building rugged or niche devices) are in the process of building their own proprietary HTML5 containers (mostly running on top of Android and Windows Embedded) to allow easier integration with their own proprietary hardware (barcode scanners, printers, etc.)

5. Mobile applications vendors are developing web apps using HTML5, and whenever they encounter a technical limitation they usually adopting (or build) a native container that will complete the missing functionality while “wrapping” and “hosting” the original web app. (There are plenty of containers, native wrappers such as PhoneGap, which are providing web access to some native resources).

As you can see, there are many contenders in this HTML5 race. Unfortunately, each category is taking a different course, resulting in a fragmentation.

Read more about HTML5 fragmentation threat over at MobileFever

More Articles About HTML5:

Mobile Spoon Predicts: By 2013, Html5 Will Rule Enterprise Mobility

How to build a mobile web app that looks and feels like a native one?

Html5 – The Only True Cross Platform Technology for Mobile Devices

 

Technorati Tags: Enterprise Mobility,Html5

How to find iPhone apps that just went free (I Like FREE)

  

If you are looking for a good way to track down iPhone apps that are currently on a "sale" (but in fact went totally free) – I Like FREE is probably the best way to do so.

I Like FREE has tracks down apps that used to cost money and now are on a special offer for free. There are multiple apps out there designed to find apps that went free, however, I Like FREE has a few advantages which made me turn it into my favorite one:

1. It's working freaking fast (unlike other similar apps)
2. It has a brilliant UI, with categories, sorting – the kind of stuff you really need
3. The details page of each app starts with the images(!) – which is kind of the first thing I check in an app, the details can be loaded if you click on the "More" button. Brilliant!

Hey You! Enjoy reading the mobile spoon and getting all those useful tips? Follow me on twitter or subscribe to our RSS Feed

Bottom line: I Like FREE is a great free app, that will surely help you find apps that used to cost money and now are free for a limited period. Great app to enhance your iPhone experience for free!

Technorati Tags: iPhone,iOS,iPhone App,Free App

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If you are looking for a good way to track down iPhone apps that are currently on a "sale" (but in fact went totally free) – I Like FREE is probably the best way to do so.

I Like FREE has tracks down apps that used to cost money and now are on a special offer for free. There are multiple apps out there designed to find apps that went free, however, I Like FREE has a few advantages which made me turn it into my favorite one:

1. It's working freaking fast (unlike other similar apps)
2. It has a brilliant UI, with categories, sorting – the kind of stuff you really need
3. The details page of each app starts with the images(!) – which is kind of the first thing I check in an app, the details can be loaded if you click on the "More" button. Brilliant!

Hey You! Enjoy reading the mobile spoon and getting all those useful tips? Follow me on twitter or subscribe to our RSS Feed

Bottom line: I Like FREE is a great free app, that will surely help you find apps that used to cost money and now are free for a limited period. Great app to enhance your iPhone experience for free!

Technorati Tags: iPhone,iOS,iPhone App,Free App

How to turn your iPhone/Android into a Walkie Talkie?

      

Many people are using text messages or emails instead of using phone calls.

It's fast, convenient, no need to worry about artificial conversation… you know how it's like…

In fact, people nowadays, prefer to avoid synchronous conversations (where person 1 is talking, then person 2 must reply in a reasonable time, then person 1 talks again, etc.).

When you are on the move, busy, doing stuff, you sometimes prefer having a long, broken, asynchronous, intermittently discussion.

But then again, texting does require… typing..
Typing is kind of slow, and it is not easy to type when you are driving, or when your hands are full.

That's why HeyTell is such a genius app and at the same time so basic…
HeyTell is a modern Walkie Talkie. It adds sound to text messages.

With HeyTell you communicate with contacts via audible messages, once the connection is set (requires inviting people from your contacts list). The app uses push notifications, and the recording of a message is done extremely easily.

Instead of aggregating the chat like in SMS apps – it holds a queue of all the audio files (in case you didn't manage to understand the message in the first attempt), organized by the name of the contacts.

HeyTell uses both cellular network and Wi=Fi.
It is available for both iPhone and Android.

Oh, and the best part? HeyTell is totally free!!!

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Many people are using text messages or emails instead of using phone calls.

It's fast, convenient, no need to worry about artificial conversation… you know how it's like…

In fact, people nowadays, prefer to avoid synchronous conversations (where person 1 is talking, then person 2 must reply in a reasonable time, then person 1 talks again, etc.).

When you are on the move, busy, doing stuff, you sometimes prefer having a long, broken, asynchronous, intermittently discussion.

But then again, texting does require… typing..
Typing is kind of slow, and it is not easy to type when you are driving, or when your hands are full.

That's why HeyTell is such a genius app and at the same time so basic…
HeyTell is a modern Walkie Talkie. It adds sound to text messages.

With HeyTell you communicate with contacts via audible messages, once the connection is set (requires inviting people from your contacts list). The app uses push notifications, and the recording of a message is done extremely easily.

Instead of aggregating the chat like in SMS apps – it holds a queue of all the audio files (in case you didn't manage to understand the message in the first attempt), organized by the name of the contacts.

HeyTell uses both cellular network and Wi=Fi.
It is available for both iPhone and Android.

Oh, and the best part? HeyTell is totally free!!!

Siege Hero – a free Angry Birds imitation with a twist (iPhone)

Siege Hero is nice iPhone game that took the idea of copying Angry Birds to the next level. It's actually a good game, and even though everything seems like a replication of Angry Birds – the game actually stands on its' own.

The goal of Siege Hero is familiar: knock down weird structures in order to kill creatures that are placed inside of them. Except that instead of throwing away birds, you need to throw stones, and aiming the stones is much more accurate than with Angry Birds – you just need to point on the spot you want to hit.

Big deal…

Actually, while playing with this game a little bit, I've noticed a few things worth mentioning:

• Adding the accuracy parameter turns the game into a thinking game more than using trial and error – you plan how to collapse the structure instead of trying…
• The game is actually a lot of fun! Maybe there is room for another Angry Birds game in this world?
• The music of this game is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G (too bad the sounds aren't)
• Seems like the game creators wanted it to look exactly like Angry Birds. Everything looks exactly the same: the menus, levels screens, everything! As if it was made on purpose to make people notice it. You know what they say: any publicity is goo publicity…

So, as Siege Hero is now offered completely FREE for a short period of time – I decided to recommend it, here at the mobile spoon.

Here's how it looks like (comparing to the original Angry Birds game):

Opening screen:

 

Levels Screen:

 

Story Opening Scene:

 

See how similar it is? I'm telling you - this is not a simple clone, this is a message to the world!

But wait, there is more:

Levels:

  

Continue to next level:

 

So, I guess you are asking yourself how come the mobile spoon is letting this horrible replication get away with it?

I'm not, I hate it  when copied like that are created, but as this game is now for free I think it's better to download it now, than pay actual money for it… As I said – the game is great and can be a lot of fun.

Siege Hero can be downloaded for free from the AppStore. There are 2 versions for iPad as well: one free and one paid.

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Siege Hero is nice iPhone game that took the idea of copying Angry Birds to the next level. It's actually a good game, and even though everything seems like a replication of Angry Birds – the game actually stands on its' own.

The goal of Siege Hero is familiar: knock down weird structures in order to kill creatures that are placed inside of them. Except that instead of throwing away birds, you need to throw stones, and aiming the stones is much more accurate than with Angry Birds – you just need to point on the spot you want to hit.

Big deal…

Actually, while playing with this game a little bit, I've noticed a few things worth mentioning:

• Adding the accuracy parameter turns the game into a thinking game more than using trial and error – you plan how to collapse the structure instead of trying…
• The game is actually a lot of fun! Maybe there is room for another Angry Birds game in this world?
• The music of this game is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G (too bad the sounds aren't)
• Seems like the game creators wanted it to look exactly like Angry Birds. Everything looks exactly the same: the menus, levels screens, everything! As if it was made on purpose to make people notice it. You know what they say: any publicity is goo publicity…

So, as Siege Hero is now offered completely FREE for a short period of time – I decided to recommend it, here at the mobile spoon.

Here's how it looks like (comparing to the original Angry Birds game):

Opening screen:

 

Levels Screen:

 

Story Opening Scene:

 

See how similar it is? I'm telling you - this is not a simple clone, this is a message to the world!

But wait, there is more:

Levels:

  

Continue to next level:

 

So, I guess you are asking yourself how come the mobile spoon is letting this horrible replication get away with it?

I'm not, I hate it  when copied like that are created, but as this game is now for free I think it's better to download it now, than pay actual money for it… As I said – the game is great and can be a lot of fun.

Siege Hero can be downloaded for free from the AppStore. There are 2 versions for iPad as well: one free and one paid.

Why Android Phones Are Just Like Tamagotchi Toys…

In the company I work for, there is an ongoing debate about what's better: getting a cutting edge Android device like the Samsung Galaxy S2 with technical specs strong enough to run a city, or go with an iPhone.

Most of our IT guys are excited fans of the Galaxy S2 while people like me (which are more concerned about the user experience) prefer the iPhone.

It's not hard to find software developers, IT people, and technology fans that are in favor of Android, It's popular to think it's because of the openness and flexibility of the platform.

But then again, life is full of surprises…

Today I had a chat with Sasha, our chief architect and a well known software development guru. This guy knows practically everything there is to know about computers, operating systems, and technology in general. from photography to video and sound…  he is reading 1-2 books a day (!), participated in development contests, and has a reputation of solving crisis situations in minutes just by talking to the developers and finding the root cause of the problems.

This kind of profile will surely fit an Android addict you would assume, right?
Wrong!
Sasha recently switched from iPhone 4 to Samsung Galaxy S2, used it for a few months and had some interesting insights about it, I just had to share them with you:

Gil: "Sasha, what are you doing with your old BlackBerry again?"

Sasha: "Don't ask, my Galaxy seems to malfunction, I need to fix it"

Gil: "And your iPhone?"

Sasha: "My wife got it… "

Gil: "Wow, that is sad… "

Sasha: "But I have to be honest with you, I think I'm going to switch back once iPhone 5 is released…"

Gil: "Really!? You of all people? I thought you will love the Galaxy S2"

Sasha: "I bought a device which is 10 times better than the iPhone, but guess what? I can do the exact same things, and in some cases less things, without enjoying it!
There are too many worthless apps, it's hard to find good ones, personalizing everything is time consuming, I spent hours downloading widgets, themes, shell replacements, and eventually nothing looks as elegant as the iPhone!"

Gil: "I agree! I've been saying that for a while now, but you used to enjoy messing around with all those possibilities back in the good old Windows Mobile days, didn't you?"

Sasha: "Sure I did, when I had the time for it!
Now I just want things to work! This is why I got a smartphone – so it can help me do stuff easily and faster than before, right?

The phone needs to help me.
With the Galaxy S2 I spent more time searching for solutions than actually enjoying them!

…It's like having a Tamagotchi!
Every day something happens with it which requires your attention: open the Wi-Fi, close the Wi-Fi, battery drains too fast? Kill some background processes, issues with new apps, stability bugs – it's almost like a pet you need to take care of… I'm too busy for this…

…I wasted an hour a day trying and searching new apps that usually didn't work quite as good as similar iPhone apps. This is wasted time that I could have invested reading books, watching movies or have some quality time with my wife!"

Gil: "ha ha… I love it: Tamagotchi…I'm surprised to hear all of this coming from you… so how do you explain the fact that so many of our friends and colleagues are addicted to their Android phone?"

Sasha: "It's simple, they have the time and energy to play with it. I'm too busy for this now. I've been there few years ago, but now that I'm used to the iPhone or iPad, I just want my gadgets to work:

• You install an iPhone app – you know it will work.
• You install an Android app – you cannot really guarantee there will be no problems or side effects
• With iPhone, if the battery lasts for a day and a half, then it lasts a day and a half. No surprises there.
• With iPad, you know the battery will work exactly 10 hours, no matter if you watch movies, listen to music, or do some work.
• If an iPad gets a bit worm – you know exactly how much, it's not because of an app killing the CPU or draining the battery without your permission.

…Android is just like Tamagotchi, you need to take care of it, you spend time, effort, and then you feel like throwing it away… "

Gil: "Nicely put, do you mind if I quote you in my blog?"

Sasha: "Not at all! I'm even willing to sign it if you want…"

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In the company I work for, there is an ongoing debate about what's better: getting a cutting edge Android device like the Samsung Galaxy S2 with technical specs strong enough to run a city, or go with an iPhone.

Most of our IT guys are excited fans of the Galaxy S2 while people like me (which are more concerned about the user experience) prefer the iPhone.

It's not hard to find software developers, IT people, and technology fans that are in favor of Android, It's popular to think it's because of the openness and flexibility of the platform.

But then again, life is full of surprises…

Today I had a chat with Sasha, our chief architect and a well known software development guru. This guy knows practically everything there is to know about computers, operating systems, and technology in general. from photography to video and sound…  he is reading 1-2 books a day (!), participated in development contests, and has a reputation of solving crisis situations in minutes just by talking to the developers and finding the root cause of the problems.

This kind of profile will surely fit an Android addict you would assume, right?
Wrong!
Sasha recently switched from iPhone 4 to Samsung Galaxy S2, used it for a few months and had some interesting insights about it, I just had to share them with you:

Gil: "Sasha, what are you doing with your old BlackBerry again?"

Sasha: "Don't ask, my Galaxy seems to malfunction, I need to fix it"

Gil: "And your iPhone?"

Sasha: "My wife got it… "

Gil: "Wow, that is sad… "

Sasha: "But I have to be honest with you, I think I'm going to switch back once iPhone 5 is released…"

Gil: "Really!? You of all people? I thought you will love the Galaxy S2"

Sasha: "I bought a device which is 10 times better than the iPhone, but guess what? I can do the exact same things, and in some cases less things, without enjoying it!
There are too many worthless apps, it's hard to find good ones, personalizing everything is time consuming, I spent hours downloading widgets, themes, shell replacements, and eventually nothing looks as elegant as the iPhone!"

Gil: "I agree! I've been saying that for a while now, but you used to enjoy messing around with all those possibilities back in the good old Windows Mobile days, didn't you?"

Sasha: "Sure I did, when I had the time for it!
Now I just want things to work! This is why I got a smartphone – so it can help me do stuff easily and faster than before, right?

The phone needs to help me.
With the Galaxy S2 I spent more time searching for solutions than actually enjoying them!

…It's like having a Tamagotchi!
Every day something happens with it which requires your attention: open the Wi-Fi, close the Wi-Fi, battery drains too fast? Kill some background processes, issues with new apps, stability bugs – it's almost like a pet you need to take care of… I'm too busy for this…

…I wasted an hour a day trying and searching new apps that usually didn't work quite as good as similar iPhone apps. This is wasted time that I could have invested reading books, watching movies or have some quality time with my wife!"

Gil: "ha ha… I love it: Tamagotchi…I'm surprised to hear all of this coming from you… so how do you explain the fact that so many of our friends and colleagues are addicted to their Android phone?"

Sasha: "It's simple, they have the time and energy to play with it. I'm too busy for this now. I've been there few years ago, but now that I'm used to the iPhone or iPad, I just want my gadgets to work:

• You install an iPhone app – you know it will work.
• You install an Android app – you cannot really guarantee there will be no problems or side effects
• With iPhone, if the battery lasts for a day and a half, then it lasts a day and a half. No surprises there.
• With iPad, you know the battery will work exactly 10 hours, no matter if you watch movies, listen to music, or do some work.
• If an iPad gets a bit worm – you know exactly how much, it's not because of an app killing the CPU or draining the battery without your permission.

…Android is just like Tamagotchi, you need to take care of it, you spend time, effort, and then you feel like throwing it away… "

Gil: "Nicely put, do you mind if I quote you in my blog?"

Sasha: "Not at all! I'm even willing to sign it if you want…"

How will tablets look like in few years from now?

I was sitting with my dad the other day, talking about the latest events in the mobile world and portable devices. It's obvious that tablets are taking over thanks to Apple and the clowns, oops, sorry, did I just write that? I meant clones of course…  Still, any person who owns a tablet knows that there are many limitations driven by the operating systems running on them and by the form factor.

I believe that the operating system issues will be resolved as the platforms evolve. Android already brings a powerful multi-tasking and as time progresses it will get even better. iPad has a lot of great productivity tools and as iOS evolves they will become even better.

So that covers the software part, but what about the hardware?

"Tablets are too small for me" said my dad.
"I cannot read easily like I do when I use my desktop, and I can't type with that small keyboard", he explained, "And if I want to see a movie, it want it to be even bigger!"

So we started imagining what can be done to preserve the coolness and portability factors of the tablet, and still make it bigger and better. Better for typing, better when viewing movies etc.

We came up with the flexible tablet idea, where the tablet is actually built out of 2 surfaces, each one the size of an iPad, which can fold. That assumes that the screen can be made flexible (which is something we've seen already, but not yet ready for production) and that the tablet would be thin enough so that even in a collapsed mode it won't be that thick.

When closed it can be completely folded, when typing it can be used like a laptop, and when watching a movie or playing games it can be expanded and act like a double sized tablet.

I decided to challenge my poor Photoshop skills and create a few conceptual drawings based on the iPad, there they are:

Flexible, double size, folding iPad:

Double-size flexible iPad next to a classic iPad:

Of course, there are some issues with this model:

1. First of all, it doesn't exist, it's a Photoshop work…
2. Weight might become an issue
3. You always need to expand it before using (but then again, most of us carry a cover so we do this anyhow…
4. There might always be a line in the middle of the tablet when it's expanded.

Of course, I'm far from being original here. just within 5 minutes of Googling some images I managed to find a few similar concepts showing flexible tablets, laptops with dual touchscreen etc.

Here are some of them:

 

 

Those futuristic models all assume that a flexible material for touchscreen and battery will be found. I tend to agree that we (humanity) will be able to solve this one…

Technorati Tags: Tablets,Design,iPad

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Flex Designer

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I was sitting with my dad the other day, talking about the latest events in the mobile world and portable devices. It's obvious that tablets are taking over thanks to Apple and the clowns, oops, sorry, did I just write that? I meant clones of course…  Still, any person who owns a tablet knows that there are many limitations driven by the operating systems running on them and by the form factor.

I believe that the operating system issues will be resolved as the platforms evolve. Android already brings a powerful multi-tasking and as time progresses it will get even better. iPad has a lot of great productivity tools and as iOS evolves they will become even better.

So that covers the software part, but what about the hardware?

"Tablets are too small for me" said my dad.
"I cannot read easily like I do when I use my desktop, and I can't type with that small keyboard", he explained, "And if I want to see a movie, it want it to be even bigger!"

So we started imagining what can be done to preserve the coolness and portability factors of the tablet, and still make it bigger and better. Better for typing, better when viewing movies etc.

We came up with the flexible tablet idea, where the tablet is actually built out of 2 surfaces, each one the size of an iPad, which can fold. That assumes that the screen can be made flexible (which is something we've seen already, but not yet ready for production) and that the tablet would be thin enough so that even in a collapsed mode it won't be that thick.

When closed it can be completely folded, when typing it can be used like a laptop, and when watching a movie or playing games it can be expanded and act like a double sized tablet.

I decided to challenge my poor Photoshop skills and create a few conceptual drawings based on the iPad, there they are:

Flexible, double size, folding iPad:

Double-size flexible iPad next to a classic iPad:

Of course, there are some issues with this model:

1. First of all, it doesn't exist, it's a Photoshop work…
2. Weight might become an issue
3. You always need to expand it before using (but then again, most of us carry a cover so we do this anyhow…
4. There might always be a line in the middle of the tablet when it's expanded.

Of course, I'm far from being original here. just within 5 minutes of Googling some images I managed to find a few similar concepts showing flexible tablets, laptops with dual touchscreen etc.

Here are some of them:

 

 

Those futuristic models all assume that a flexible material for touchscreen and battery will be found. I tend to agree that we (humanity) will be able to solve this one…

Technorati Tags: Tablets,Design,iPad

Read more about the Flex Design

Flex Designer

Related Articles:

5 Innovative Laptop Designs You Never Seen Before

Top 15 iPhone 5 and iPad 3 Concept Designs: Beauty Imagined

Roll With it: Flexible, Space-Saving Roll-Up Laptop Concept

Follow The Mobile Spoon On Facebook

Greetings, mobile spoon readers.

I've just re-created my facebook page, and wanted to invite you all to follow me on Facebook.

If you enjoy reading the mobile spoon – it would make me extremely happy to see you in my followers list, so be nice, show me some love, and click here!

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Greetings, mobile spoon readers.

I've just re-created my facebook page, and wanted to invite you all to follow me on Facebook.

If you enjoy reading the mobile spoon – it would make me extremely happy to see you in my followers list, so be nice, show me some love, and click here!

Follow the mobile spoon on facebook

Thank you for reading,

Gil Bouhnick.

The rise and fall of HP and Palm: Back to the past (year 2002)

The Mobile Spoon continues with the 'Mobile Legends' tradition and takes you back to the year 2002, where HP and Palm were still dominating the PDA world, and Google was just a search engine…

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It was a crazy weekend for HP (and Palm, RIP).

First came the announcement of the discontinued webOS devices by HP, which may cause a slow death to Palm's sweet and valued webOS, which in other circumstances might have been a great competitor to iOS and Android.

Second, came the TouchPad Rush, where hundreds of consumers were unable to put their hands on the webOS-based tablet after the price was cut down to $99.

And if someone imagined there was some hidden potential in HP's mobile products – came an enormous number of threads where people are looking to port Android OS onto the miserable TouchPad tablet… talk about humiliation…

Palm, Windows Mobile, now HP…

August 2011, what a world:

Regimes are falling apart, countries go bankrupt, HP surrenders to Apple and Google, Palm no longer exists, PC is losing to tablets, the company that invented the first cellphone (Motorola) is easily swallowed by Google (to be called: Moogle), and even the Starbucks logo doesn't look like Starbucks anymore…

Let's go 9 years back to see how did the HP & Palm looked like back then:

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August-September 2002, HP and Palm:

Here are two articles taken from the year 2002, describing HP's and Palm's new products that used to be the leading mobile devices back then… check out the highlighted text…

HP iPAQ H5000 series exposed

Rumors have long buzzed about HP's new iPAQ H5000 series; now we show you the line-up in hi-res and dish out the first bits of top-secret information.
Few handheld manufacturers are as high-profile as the post-merger HP, which is the biggest Pocket PC player and has the largest handheld market share in the world - next after Palm, that is. With interest spiking as wireless connectivity is becoming increasingly common in handheld devices, it is therefore no surprise that information would eventually surface about HP's new iPAQ H5000 series where wireless is key.

Slated for release either late this year or early in 2003, the new iPAQ H5000 series - still branded under the Compaq name - will according to infoSync's sources be comprised of 6 models whose exact specifications remain a mystery. We've however been able to acquire some general information indicating that one model will feature integrated GPS, another integrated WLAN and a third integrated GSM/GPRS - and it's also likely to expect a model with integrated cellular connectivity targeted at the U.S. market utilizing CDMA, and perhaps even support for CDMA2000 1xRTT.
Bluetooth is another technology expected to be present, since Compaq/HP so far has brought the H3870 and H3970 models to market with integrated support for that wireless technology.
As is evident from the picture, some models will also feature biometric finger print scanners for increased security - a feature which is likely to be found in models targeted towards the enterprise. The last piece of information available so far suggests that some models will come with 128 MB RAM integrated, while others will have 64 MB to keep price down.
(See the original post in here)

Review: Palm m515

Larry Garfield finds Palm's flagship device to be simple, elegant, simple, well-engineered, and, well, simple. If only it cost of half of what it does, it would be a killer.
Though some people claim that the company is moving too slowly, Palm still leads the world in terms of handheld device shipments. Though it only releases new devices periodically rather than continually like Sony, its devices are generally solid, well-thought-out, and simple, if a little light on features compared to other licensees. Palm's current flagship model, the m515, fits every one of those criteria.
The m515 is small at 11.43 x 7.87 x 1.27 cm (4.5" x 3.1" x .5"), and light at 138 grams (4.9 oz). While not quite as light as Sony's T665c, it feels smaller and lighter because of its tapered design and brushed metal casing. The slightly curved edges, like the Palm V-series before it, make the device fit nicely into the hand. Inside the metal casing is a 33 MHz Dragonball processor, 16 MB of RAM, and 4 MB of Flash ROM for the OS.

Like most of the Palm line, the m515 model is simple, elegant, well-designed, and of limited features. Its high quality case, well designed buttons, and leather cover give the handheld a very "executive" feel, as is the intent. At $250-$300 USD, it would dominate the mid-range market, but unfortunately, Palm has positioned it opposite the Sony CLIE PEG-T665c with a price tag of $399 USD. While the m515 is overall a more "cleanly designed" device with better battery life, the T665c includes twice as many features out of the box.
(See original article in here)

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Recommended Readings:

R.I.P. Palm: A History of the Brand that Changed Smartphones and PDAs Forever

Palm, I mean, HP is back! TouchPad, Pre3, and Veer were just announced

PalmOne, Windows Mobile, Now BlackBerry OS?

RIP, Palm: 1992 – 2011

Mobile Legends: Palm Treo 750

Back to the past: HTC Touch shipments hit the million mark in five months (Mobile Legends)

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The Mobile Spoon continues with the 'Mobile Legends' tradition and takes you back to the year 2002, where HP and Palm were still dominating the PDA world, and Google was just a search engine…

---

It was a crazy weekend for HP (and Palm, RIP).

First came the announcement of the discontinued webOS devices by HP, which may cause a slow death to Palm's sweet and valued webOS, which in other circumstances might have been a great competitor to iOS and Android.

Second, came the TouchPad Rush, where hundreds of consumers were unable to put their hands on the webOS-based tablet after the price was cut down to $99.

And if someone imagined there was some hidden potential in HP's mobile products – came an enormous number of threads where people are looking to port Android OS onto the miserable TouchPad tablet… talk about humiliation…

Palm, Windows Mobile, now HP…

August 2011, what a world:

Regimes are falling apart, countries go bankrupt, HP surrenders to Apple and Google, Palm no longer exists, PC is losing to tablets, the company that invented the first cellphone (Motorola) is easily swallowed by Google (to be called: Moogle), and even the Starbucks logo doesn't look like Starbucks anymore…

Let's go 9 years back to see how did the HP & Palm looked like back then:

---

August-September 2002, HP and Palm:

Here are two articles taken from the year 2002, describing HP's and Palm's new products that used to be the leading mobile devices back then… check out the highlighted text…

HP iPAQ H5000 series exposed

Rumors have long buzzed about HP's new iPAQ H5000 series; now we show you the line-up in hi-res and dish out the first bits of top-secret information.
Few handheld manufacturers are as high-profile as the post-merger HP, which is the biggest Pocket PC player and has the largest handheld market share in the world - next after Palm, that is. With interest spiking as wireless connectivity is becoming increasingly common in handheld devices, it is therefore no surprise that information would eventually surface about HP's new iPAQ H5000 series where wireless is key.

Slated for release either late this year or early in 2003, the new iPAQ H5000 series - still branded under the Compaq name - will according to infoSync's sources be comprised of 6 models whose exact specifications remain a mystery. We've however been able to acquire some general information indicating that one model will feature integrated GPS, another integrated WLAN and a third integrated GSM/GPRS - and it's also likely to expect a model with integrated cellular connectivity targeted at the U.S. market utilizing CDMA, and perhaps even support for CDMA2000 1xRTT.
Bluetooth is another technology expected to be present, since Compaq/HP so far has brought the H3870 and H3970 models to market with integrated support for that wireless technology.
As is evident from the picture, some models will also feature biometric finger print scanners for increased security - a feature which is likely to be found in models targeted towards the enterprise. The last piece of information available so far suggests that some models will come with 128 MB RAM integrated, while others will have 64 MB to keep price down.
(See the original post in here)

Review: Palm m515

Larry Garfield finds Palm's flagship device to be simple, elegant, simple, well-engineered, and, well, simple. If only it cost of half of what it does, it would be a killer.
Though some people claim that the company is moving too slowly, Palm still leads the world in terms of handheld device shipments. Though it only releases new devices periodically rather than continually like Sony, its devices are generally solid, well-thought-out, and simple, if a little light on features compared to other licensees. Palm's current flagship model, the m515, fits every one of those criteria.
The m515 is small at 11.43 x 7.87 x 1.27 cm (4.5" x 3.1" x .5"), and light at 138 grams (4.9 oz). While not quite as light as Sony's T665c, it feels smaller and lighter because of its tapered design and brushed metal casing. The slightly curved edges, like the Palm V-series before it, make the device fit nicely into the hand. Inside the metal casing is a 33 MHz Dragonball processor, 16 MB of RAM, and 4 MB of Flash ROM for the OS.

Like most of the Palm line, the m515 model is simple, elegant, well-designed, and of limited features. Its high quality case, well designed buttons, and leather cover give the handheld a very "executive" feel, as is the intent. At $250-$300 USD, it would dominate the mid-range market, but unfortunately, Palm has positioned it opposite the Sony CLIE PEG-T665c with a price tag of $399 USD. While the m515 is overall a more "cleanly designed" device with better battery life, the T665c includes twice as many features out of the box.
(See original article in here)

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Recommended Readings:

R.I.P. Palm: A History of the Brand that Changed Smartphones and PDAs Forever

Palm, I mean, HP is back! TouchPad, Pre3, and Veer were just announced

PalmOne, Windows Mobile, Now BlackBerry OS?

RIP, Palm: 1992 – 2011

Mobile Legends: Palm Treo 750

Back to the past: HTC Touch shipments hit the million mark in five months (Mobile Legends)

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What is WRAN and can it save humanity from cellular radiation?

The Mobile Spoon - Mobile technologies for the common people, and today I want to talk about WRAN (Wireless Regional Area Network).

WRAN, sometimes referred to as Super-Wi-Fi, is a Wi-Fi network on steroids. It uses the white spaces in television frequency spectrum such as VHF and UHF to facilitate broadband access. The point of a WRAN is to provide Internet access to evolving areas, or sparsely populated areas that did not previously have coverage.

IEEE recently published the new 802.22 standard for WRAN, which is said to be able to provide 22 Mbps without interfering with television broadcast stations, in a crazy range of 100-kilometer (62-mile) range. Wow!

Why am I writing about it? Because such kind of network could potentially change the way Wi-Fi networks are implemented and maintained: inside malls, desolated areas, etc.

But more importantly, it's an impressive step towards making the entire plant "WiFi-enabled" and reduce the amount or cellular radiation we are all suffering from…

Read more about WRAN

IEEE 802.22

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The Mobile Spoon - Mobile technologies for the common people, and today I want to talk about WRAN (Wireless Regional Area Network).

WRAN, sometimes referred to as Super-Wi-Fi, is a Wi-Fi network on steroids. It uses the white spaces in television frequency spectrum such as VHF and UHF to facilitate broadband access. The point of a WRAN is to provide Internet access to evolving areas, or sparsely populated areas that did not previously have coverage.

IEEE recently published the new 802.22 standard for WRAN, which is said to be able to provide 22 Mbps without interfering with television broadcast stations, in a crazy range of 100-kilometer (62-mile) range. Wow!

Why am I writing about it? Because such kind of network could potentially change the way Wi-Fi networks are implemented and maintained: inside malls, desolated areas, etc.

But more importantly, it's an impressive step towards making the entire plant "WiFi-enabled" and reduce the amount or cellular radiation we are all suffering from…

Read more about WRAN

IEEE 802.22

Looking for an Android port for HP TouchPad? Join the club

Yesterday I wrote about the TouchPad rush and why so many people are trying to put their hands on HP's discontinued, already legendary, TouchPad.

One of the reasons (according to my speculations), was that people assume that an Android port will soon be ready. Given that it will run good enough, they will end up having an Android tablet in a funny cost of $99. Worth the risk, isn't it?

Well, seems like my speculations were correct. My blog post was swamped with readers that were looking for the term "HP TouchPad Android Port" which was included in it. Funny how Google engine is working…

Anyway, since I don't like my readers to be disappointed, I decided to look for an Android port for HP TouchPad.

Here are some links that may help you if you are looking for it (there no port yet, but those links are going to be full with internal links to the real thing pretty soon, as the work on the Android port has already begun):

TouchDroid – Android Port For HP TouchPad

XDA – Android running on TouchPad

XDA – How to install Android on HP TouchPad?

Based on latest Twitter activities, there is currently no way to replace webOS on the HP TouchPad. But there will be soon. Several teams of developers has already announced plans to port Google Android to the HP Tablet. One of the developers interested in the project is one of the folks responsible for bringing the popular CyanogenMod (which I previously explained about in here (What is CyanogenMod and why should you care?) to the Barnes & Noble NOOK Color. And hackers are already playing around with early versions of Ubuntu Linux on the tablet  (What the hell is Ubuntu?)

Oh, and speaking of "TouchPad Rush" and BTW, I just found that US Best Buy is about to start selling HP TouchPad for $100 this week – so for all the people who are looking for it – go stand in lines!

More interesting reading about this crazy topic:

How to hack the $250 Nook Color into a full Android tablet

Ubuntu on the touchpad

Chaos theory, HP's version: TouchPad is sold out, White TouchPad is now available, could it all be a scheme?

HP finds the sweet spot: Retailers selling out of $99 TouchPad tablets

Technorati Tags: HP,TouchPad,webOS,Android,Port,Tablets

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Yesterday I wrote about the TouchPad rush and why so many people are trying to put their hands on HP's discontinued, already legendary, TouchPad.

One of the reasons (according to my speculations), was that people assume that an Android port will soon be ready. Given that it will run good enough, they will end up having an Android tablet in a funny cost of $99. Worth the risk, isn't it?

Well, seems like my speculations were correct. My blog post was swamped with readers that were looking for the term "HP TouchPad Android Port" which was included in it. Funny how Google engine is working…

Anyway, since I don't like my readers to be disappointed, I decided to look for an Android port for HP TouchPad.

Here are some links that may help you if you are looking for it (there no port yet, but those links are going to be full with internal links to the real thing pretty soon, as the work on the Android port has already begun):

TouchDroid – Android Port For HP TouchPad

XDA – Android running on TouchPad

XDA – How to install Android on HP TouchPad?

Based on latest Twitter activities, there is currently no way to replace webOS on the HP TouchPad. But there will be soon. Several teams of developers has already announced plans to port Google Android to the HP Tablet. One of the developers interested in the project is one of the folks responsible for bringing the popular CyanogenMod (which I previously explained about in here (What is CyanogenMod and why should you care?) to the Barnes & Noble NOOK Color. And hackers are already playing around with early versions of Ubuntu Linux on the tablet  (What the hell is Ubuntu?)

Oh, and speaking of "TouchPad Rush" and BTW, I just found that US Best Buy is about to start selling HP TouchPad for $100 this week – so for all the people who are looking for it – go stand in lines!

More interesting reading about this crazy topic:

How to hack the $250 Nook Color into a full Android tablet

Ubuntu on the touchpad

Chaos theory, HP's version: TouchPad is sold out, White TouchPad is now available, could it all be a scheme?

HP finds the sweet spot: Retailers selling out of $99 TouchPad tablets

Technorati Tags: HP,TouchPad,webOS,Android,Port,Tablets

Chaos theory, HP's version: TouchPad is sold out, White TouchPad is now available, could it all be a scheme?

What a weekend! HP just started with the TouchPad clearance (selling TouchPads in only $99) and chaos is everywhere!

Sold Out. No Android support, yet…

People are trying desperately to get a hold of the gadget that will soon be no more.

• Many of them are counting on the Android friends to port Android OS to TouchPad and therefore get an Android tablet for just $99. (there is no formal Android port yet)
• Others are certain there is still future to webOS and they want to get a cool gadget for just $99.
• The rest of them are probably collector, believing that the damn thing will worth something in 20 years from now…

HP already announced that it is currently out of stock for TouchPads, and the same goes for many shops as was reported here: a list of all the stores that ran out of TouchPads… 

If that is not enough, HP just launched a white version of the TouchPad. Talk about a bad timing! (Or seriously bad management…)

I wonder if this is all part of a brilliant master plan HP is trying to execute, create a buzz, make people rob and pillage for the TouchPad and create the marketing impact that was missing so much.

Naaaa, it couldn't be… HP is just screwing things up again… people there can't be so smart…

Flash, multi-tasking, slick design:

Following people's comments and tweets, it seems like people "suddenly" realize how great TouchPad can be: it has multi-tasking (probably the best mobile multi-tasking so far), it can run Flash, and it has some great specs.

Or maybe it was all a matter of cost? Can it be that the only way to beat Apple these days is to cut down the prices until people cannot resist buying a new toy?

Well, it will probably won't help for HP. They will not be developing webOS tablets in the near future (unless… unless it's all part of that scheme of theirs…), but maybe others can learn form this little experiment and plan a similar move…

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What a weekend! HP just started with the TouchPad clearance (selling TouchPads in only $99) and chaos is everywhere!

Sold Out. No Android support, yet…

People are trying desperately to get a hold of the gadget that will soon be no more.

• Many of them are counting on the Android friends to port Android OS to TouchPad and therefore get an Android tablet for just $99. (there is no formal Android port yet)
• Others are certain there is still future to webOS and they want to get a cool gadget for just $99.
• The rest of them are probably collector, believing that the damn thing will worth something in 20 years from now…

HP already announced that it is currently out of stock for TouchPads, and the same goes for many shops as was reported here: a list of all the stores that ran out of TouchPads… 

If that is not enough, HP just launched a white version of the TouchPad. Talk about a bad timing! (Or seriously bad management…)

I wonder if this is all part of a brilliant master plan HP is trying to execute, create a buzz, make people rob and pillage for the TouchPad and create the marketing impact that was missing so much.

Naaaa, it couldn't be… HP is just screwing things up again… people there can't be so smart…

Flash, multi-tasking, slick design:

Following people's comments and tweets, it seems like people "suddenly" realize how great TouchPad can be: it has multi-tasking (probably the best mobile multi-tasking so far), it can run Flash, and it has some great specs.

Or maybe it was all a matter of cost? Can it be that the only way to beat Apple these days is to cut down the prices until people cannot resist buying a new toy?

Well, it will probably won't help for HP. They will not be developing webOS tablets in the near future (unless… unless it's all part of that scheme of theirs…), but maybe others can learn form this little experiment and plan a similar move…

HP: "Sorry, Palm. We made a mistake..."

You know how it is when you buy a shirt that seems like the perfect pick, and then you come home and realize you will most likely never wear it?
That's annoying.

Or, say, when you purchase a Television, after a serious market research, just to find that the model you bought is not compatible with the latest technologies that are just becoming popular a minute after you signed the check...
Now that is annoying!

Or, let's say you are HP, and few months after you purchased a great company named Palm and brutally killed it's brand, released an iPad competitor (TouchPad) and some new models of Pre, only then you realize the products suck, no one wants them, and you, as a company (remember you are acting HP now), really prefer to enter the Enterprise and become IBM rather than competing with Apple and lose...

Damn that's annoying too!

Mobile world Is getting wilder than before with acquisitions, patents battles and now with some dramatic announcements, this time by HP.
Just a day after I wrote about the poor sales numbers of the TouchPad, comparing to the iPad, and HP seems to realize the television it purchased is not going to make it too happy and decides to throw it away...
BTW, the announcement talks about the hardware not the software. WebOS continues to live, but without any hardware it will soon die too...

Annoying... Especially of you are a Palm developer...

Related stories about HP dumping Palm's WebOS products:
WebOS runs twice as fast on an iPad

HP to Apple: "you win"

An inside look at HP killing webOS hardware: Here’s how it really went down


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You know how it is when you buy a shirt that seems like the perfect pick, and then you come home and realize you will most likely never wear it?
That's annoying.

Or, say, when you purchase a Television, after a serious market research, just to find that the model you bought is not compatible with the latest technologies that are just becoming popular a minute after you signed the check...
Now that is annoying!

Or, let's say you are HP, and few months after you purchased a great company named Palm and brutally killed it's brand, released an iPad competitor (TouchPad) and some new models of Pre, only then you realize the products suck, no one wants them, and you, as a company (remember you are acting HP now), really prefer to enter the Enterprise and become IBM rather than competing with Apple and lose...

Damn that's annoying too!

Mobile world Is getting wilder than before with acquisitions, patents battles and now with some dramatic announcements, this time by HP.
Just a day after I wrote about the poor sales numbers of the TouchPad, comparing to the iPad, and HP seems to realize the television it purchased is not going to make it too happy and decides to throw it away...
BTW, the announcement talks about the hardware not the software. WebOS continues to live, but without any hardware it will soon die too...

Annoying... Especially of you are a Palm developer...

Related stories about HP dumping Palm's WebOS products:
WebOS runs twice as fast on an iPad

HP to Apple: "you win"

An inside look at HP killing webOS hardware: Here’s how it really went down


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad