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Inking on the Acer 1825 PT

Guy — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:54:53 +0000

This is an ink post from the Acer 1825 PT using a Pogo Sketech capacitive stylus. Video coming later.

Acer 1825 PT 11.6” Convertible – Review

Guy — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:39:41 +0000

I’ve had the Acer for a couple of weeks now and have posted my review over at UMPCPortal.com, be sure to check out the unboxing video and head over to UMPCPortal to get the full review.

If you have any questions, then fire off in the comments.

Acer 1825 PT, 11.6″ Convertible

Guy — Thu, 27 May 2010 21:33:42 +0000

I’ve been looking for a while for a replacement to my aging Asus EEE 1000H. Don’t get me wrong its been a great workhorse and I have grown attached to it. When I purchased it two years ago, I was looking for a lightweight companion device to take with me and use for simple ‘low resource’ tasks. I never expected that it would become my main device and that I would go about doing pretty much everything on it.

So for my new device, I needed a half way house between the fantastic HP 2710P (fantastically expensive also) and my trusty 1000H. I originally had my eye on the 1820 PTZ, a ULV Intel based device with 3GB of RAM and multi touch display but that model never arrived in the UK. Then Acer announced the 1825 PT and PTZ and what seems like an age ice later it finally arrived.

I’ve put the money upfront for the Acer but I have got the option to return if I’m not happy. A couple of weeks living with the device and I will make a decision if its a keeper. So far I’m fairly impressed, its snappy in general operation and the touch experience is positive.

Keep your eyes out here and www.upmcportal.com for more.

The way we interact with devices

Guy — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:21:00 +0000

I’ve been following the iphone reviews and progress quite closely of late. Not as a potential buyer but as a technology enthusiast.
One thing I’m keen to try with the iphone is its slick new interface, mainly because I think the way we work with all our devices and gadgets has room for a fair amount of improvement.

Projects like Microsoft Surface interest me greatly because of the potential for them to completely change the way we work with not just mobiles but laptops, pda’s, UMPC’s (ultra mobile PC’s), remotes, in fact everything we have to touch (or not) to operate. What makes this project even more interesting is the fact Microsoft aren’t the only ones researching and developing these technologies, there is, as always a linux equivilent.
The fact is we are already starting to see improvements in the way we work with our devices, the HTC touch is another extremely clever device which relies a clever new interface that can be operated with one finger. Even current Windows Mobile devices can get better more improved interfaces from people like V2R with SAMs Carousel.

OK the later isn’t groundbreaking but its a step towards a shift in attitude when it comes to interaction with our gadgets and devices.