Other Palm OS devices set for the coming months include Palm 's ( nasdaq PALM) Tungsten T wireless device and Garmin 's (nasdaq: GRMN - news - people ) iQue, which includes GPS capability.
Unlike similar offerings such as the still-unshipped Clambook (or Motorola's ill-fated Lapdock) the Casebook uses the handset as a trackpad, and the creators say that it won't be device-specific, working instead with a large number of smartphones from Apple, Blackberry, Samsung and others.
So far, we don't know much about the device (Intel won't even disclose battery life estimates) but we can say it looks thin for a 13-inch touchscreen device (the official spec is 10mm thick for just the tablet and 17mm for the tablet and dock).
Unfortunately, it wouldn't be an Android device if it didn't come bogged down with an array of carrier-installed bloatware.
"But I don't want the device manufacturers to go out and try to implement it, because you won't think of all the cool ways to do it, " etc etc.
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This isn't a tracking device in the traditional sense -- while it provides location info, it doesn't retain coordinates, so you can't pop this on a vehicle to see where your kids really go after school.
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The result is that some people won't buy a touchscreen device, and others won't use their devices nearly as much as they could.
Perhaps, but the past few months have taught me that excellent hardware alone doesn't make a device that's sufficient for enthusiasts.
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Softbank said the meter is small so it doesn't enlarge the device.
The market is one targeted earlier by the Sidekick, a T-Mobile device Microsoft acquired as part of its acquisition of Danger in 2008.
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Its real customers are the thousands of warehouses, couriers, manufacturers and hospitals that need a problem solved but can't find a device for the task.
That's not to say the Focus isn't a sweet device, though: The vivid Super AMOLED display makes Windows Phone 7's colorful tile-based interface a visual treat.
Blatner also noted that you can't change the device's battery.
This is very disappointing because this bug effectively makes everything we like about the Echo a moot point, as without rock solid 1080i playback, we couldn't recommend this device to anyone.
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Police had no idea whether he had weapons or explosives with him, so they repeatedly told him to stand up and lift his shirt to show he wasn't wearing a device, Deveau said .
The biggest drawback is that you can't use the device on its own without a phone, but if you're a heavy browser user or need to do some serious text input, but aren't doing anything serious enough to demand a real laptop, the REDFLY might just hit some sort of sweetspot for heavy Windows Mobile users.
"We learned a lot of good things from Zune, but we also realized that it was a brand, and it was a product, that was clearly focused ... my playlist didn't go from my Zune device well, they weren't connected that well from the service as they should've been, " Johnson admitted.
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Microsoft so far hasn't released any data about Surface sales, feeding speculation that the device isn't faring well against the iPad or competing tablets that run on Google Inc.
Apple's device isn't compatible with China Mobile's existing network, but both the device and the carrier are moving toward the next generation LTE standard, says Morgan Stanley.
We haven't seen any shocking revelations from either device, although we weren't expecting any from phones that hew so closely to the original templates.
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The firm plans to file for FDA approval next year, though it isn't required for the device.
And the mistrustful parties haven't yet found a device for achieving that.
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But when you try and load them, a banner will stretch across the screen, telling you the app won't run on your device.
We'll forgive you if you don't -- the device fell a bit short of expectations, and news of its successor has been scarce.
We tested the Mobile with an iPhone 4 and a touch, and, while the fit wasn't perfect with either device, neither one fell out.
Mr. Deveau said negotiators spoke to Mr. Tsarnaev for 20 to 30 minutes, asking him to lift up his shirt and show them he wasn't wearing an explosive device.
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Well, it doesn't help that their device is still only a mock-up, and yet they have "feedback" on the company's website, which, incidentally, reads like it was written by a D-average middle schooler.
While that's not exactly been the case with Apple and a video-enabled iPod, the company's derision of portable video has certainly signaled that we shouldn't expect such a device before, say, the next major Earth-smashing asteroid threat.
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