MobileTechRoundup show #229; iPads sold, new PSP, webOS, and Nokia
Kevin and I covered quite a bit in this week's show, including portable gaming and tablets.
Kevin and I covered quite a bit in this week's show, including portable gaming and tablets.
My full time professional naval architecture job includes serving as a marine salvage engineer when casualties occur. Mobile technology has helped me get my job done in several different ways.
Apple stores will start selling the new iPad in stores at 8 am and there are probably already lines forming. Walmart sent out an email that they will start selling them just after midnight tonight.
We know that Microsoft Office is coming to the iPad and rumors also now state it will be coming to Android tablets. We do not yet have an official launch date, but we may see the application in November.
The new iPads arrived and we are both very pleased with the upgrade from our previous iPads. We also have a new phone in hand to test out this week.
Quickoffice is my favorite iPad and Android Office application and now that Google purchased them I hope they use the client to improve or replace Google Docs.
I had a chance to sit down and talk with the man behind the TouchFire keyboard and try out the latest prototype on the iPad. There are just three days left in the Kickstarter campaign and then the anticipation of waiting for my pre-ordered TouchFire begins.
The popular Android web browser, Dolphin Browser, makes its way to iOS and is now available for free on the iPad. Tabbed browsing, browsing with gestures, and more are supported.
The Apple iPad launches on Friday with the 16GB model at $499. This seems to be right at the top end price that people will pay and no one else can really compete at a higher cost.
It looks like Verizon is trying to take advantage of the Apple name and is bundling a MiFi with a standard WiFi iPad and acting like it is something special. This is the same thing you can do with any carrier and a WiFi hotspot-enabled device.