Tag: tablet
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Microsoft Reboots Surface Into a Serious Tablet Contender
This is the new tablet that was announced by Microsoft last night. This not the crappy prototype [table](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/pixelsense/default.aspx) we all saw a few years back as CES. By the way the original table is now called NONPixelSense is In fact, the hardware is manufacturer by Microsoft. Not an OEM and not a partnership. Steve Ballmer…
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Ditching The Laptop
Lately, I’ve been reading a lot of good stories of various users ditching their laptops for most of their day-to-day task and simply taking their iPads everywhere they go. Two of the biggest names in the Technorati to do it are Andy Ihnatko of the Chicago SunTimes and Shawn Blanc. I will even admit to…
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Angry Birds Space needs a big screen
I succumbed and installed Angry Birds Space. After seeing the promo by NASA it was hard to resist. Angry Birds is great time killer for when the day is done and my brain is on vege-mode. But the latest addition to the franchise is a bit hard on the eyes on my little (um, well,…
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DadCast Episode 45 • What to Wear in the Spring: 25 Must-Have Men’s Spring Essentials
This post may contain affiliate links. (What’s this?) When it comes to mens spring fashion, guys face a few challenges. For one thing, spring weather doesn’t dictate our wardrobes nearly as much as winter weather does. (When there’s four inches of snow on the ground, you have to wear boots.) This means that in the spring we actually…
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FAA Reviewing Policy on Electronic Gadgets
So they’re finally going to considering letting us do what plenty of people already do: get in one last e-mail as the plane accelerates down the runway! How many times have you been getting on to a flight and seen the people around you tapping away on their Blackberry? I was always told they have…
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE Review
This review was made possible with the generous support of Pop Radiator! This weekend I had the opportunity to play with a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 with LTE. It’s a great Android Honeycomb tablet with connectivity every where you go thanks to the LTE radio. I only had the tablet for the weekend, and quite…
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FailBook 2.0: Is This RIM’s Make or Break?
One of the perks of working with Mobile devices is that you can do most of your job from the comfort of your bed before the sun rises, which is exactly how my day started at 5:45 after I had hit the snooze button a few times of course. As most Canadians will know, today…
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Building a Better Tablet
“In 2012, XYZ Co have to build a better tablet [..] A REAL iPad competitor” I hear this far too often, and for all the wrong reasons. Whether it’s from die hard Google-Lovers like Gina Tripani, BlackBerry-centric tech-blogs or Apple haters, the top item on everyone’s agenda is to release an iPad level tablet at…
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Happy Holidays from The Dads
Those in the know understand the draw of the East End of Long Island. The Hamptons, sitting on the South Fork of the island, are a group of hamlets, villages and towns lying along the Atlantic Ocean. The area is a perpetual playground for the rich and famous, and for city dwellers who appreciate a…
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Happy Halloween You Frackin Zombies!
Have a great time Trick or Treating with the kids and don’t forget to impose the Dad Tax on them to teach them properly about economics and the real world! Joy Of Tech – Halloween Cartoon targets .