Silence means a new gadget is in da house
I have been a bit silent the past two days but it's for a good cause. I am evaluating a gadget that you want to hear about, believe me, but due to an NDA I can't tell you what it is yet. No, not even if you beg or guess will I admit what it is because then the OEM can shoot me for breaking the agreement. You'll appreciate the wait, though, that I can assure you.
I'm asking when, not what. Can you tell us approximately when you will be able to tell us? Have mercy. I'm still recovering from the lead up to the F5 fizzle.
Posted by: Genghis Khent | March 07, 2008 at 05:18 PM
Alright. My money's on the new HP UMPC. That's right guys, you heard it here first - James has a UMPC from HP. You can post my prize once the NDA is lifted.
Posted by: Jake | March 07, 2008 at 05:37 PM
You've got an exclusive on the new sony U series? - I hope
Posted by: scoobie | March 07, 2008 at 06:21 PM
Actually, a serious guess from what is coming out in March- is it the new SSD version of the u810? Having said that Fujitsu aren't good at marketing via blogs, so maybe its a smaller company
Posted by: scoobie | March 07, 2008 at 06:26 PM
If James has the hp 2133, then *I* have the iPod Air.
Yeah, that's the ticket!
FIEND!!!!
And if he DOES have the 2133, TELL hp YOU WANT TO SEND IT TO ME NEXT!!!
Posted by: Mike Cane | March 07, 2008 at 06:37 PM
Ok we'll wait, but when is this NDA lifted (date please)
Posted by: Alberto | March 07, 2008 at 06:50 PM
I can't even tell you when, but soon.
Posted by: James Kendrick | March 07, 2008 at 07:44 PM
Foleo 2! ;)
Posted by: Dave Zatz | March 07, 2008 at 07:48 PM
Zatz not even funny, Dave.
My money's on the HP. I've seriously high hopes for this device. If it's rocking the VIA Isaiah and Linux I'm all over it.
Posted by: Brian E | March 07, 2008 at 07:56 PM
Celio Redfly?
Posted by: Bruno | March 07, 2008 at 08:06 PM
Is it the Kaypro 2008? Ushering in a new age of transportable computers, and coming in at a svelte 24 lbs. It's been a long time since I connected a keyboard to the computer with a modular phone cord. I just hope they keep the original design touches intact, boy I miss those sharpened steel edges and that wonderful "box" look.
One can only hope...
Posted by: Lee | March 07, 2008 at 08:51 PM
The HTC shift umpc? no? then.. the new Hp 2133.
Posted by: Logan M | March 07, 2008 at 08:57 PM
I'm going with the idea that it's an HP 2133 and that James got it as a gift for being a nice guy and not publicly naming the HP execs that were being loud in their Starbucks speakerphone conversation that James mentioned back at the end of January. Yeah, that's what I'm going with!! :-)
Posted by: Stephen Feger | March 07, 2008 at 09:50 PM
Is it bigger than a breadbox?
Posted by: SAM | March 07, 2008 at 11:42 PM
Is it a new kind of breadbox?!
Heh Just kidding I do hope though it is the HP ^_^, even if its not I'm sure its something we don't want to miss!
Posted by: ChangBM | March 08, 2008 at 12:02 AM
James is legally allowed under NDA to *deny* possibilities. so just the fact he wont deny its the HP should tell you something.
either that or he's being a jerk & wont deny the HP in hopes of building up more hope.
Posted by: uyjkj | March 08, 2008 at 02:17 AM
I hope its' an HP Jornada 720 with modern technology in it. That thing was the best ever. Even Apple haven't gotten anywhere near the usefulness of that device.
Posted by: John in Norway | March 08, 2008 at 03:24 AM
It must a $1500 Dell XT Tablet........
And Aerosmith had a song, "Dream on"
Posted by: Regular reader | March 08, 2008 at 07:44 AM
It's the new 9" Asus EEE PC!!
Posted by: iNsAnEcLoWn | March 08, 2008 at 08:28 AM
It's handheld Commodore 64! No, wait...
Posted by: Kevin C. Tofel | March 08, 2008 at 08:58 AM
Let's ask a different question....
Should those of us looking to buy a Fujitsu p1620 stop our little fingers from buying it?
This question has absolutely no bearing on anything James is testing....
Posted by: Rockville | March 08, 2008 at 09:07 AM
Any of these..
Mostly it seems like HP UMPC. Coz, James had already mentioned that he didn't like the NDA of HP when he was escorted :-) during CES and was shown the hp tx2000 and asked not to talk about it. Same modus operendi...so it should be HP and it is their UMPC.
The other option could be his "beloved" :-) HTC Advantage's newer version..
James, this is killing..Very eager to know what it is. Pls..
Posted by: srini | March 08, 2008 at 10:17 AM
I used Google Earth and spied down on jk's backyard.
He's got the new Microsoft Toaster!!!
Posted by: Mike Cane | March 08, 2008 at 11:06 AM
I'm not being a jerk on purpose. My agreement means I cannot give anything away that lets you figure out what it is. That's why I cannot even deny when you are wrong with your guesses.
Posted by: James Kendrick | March 08, 2008 at 12:11 PM
JK, understood you're not being a jerk, either on purpose or even accidentally :-)
Besides, the secret's out. It's the new Motion G5! It looks like the C5 and the F5, but it's a G, not a C or F.
Sorry. The strain is beginning to get to me. Like Rockville, I keep waiting to pull the trigger on a new device, only to be told just wait a little longer, there's something new.
Posted by: Genghis Khent | March 08, 2008 at 12:36 PM
Never, ever wait to get a device until later. It changes no matter what and you violate the geek credo when you wait.
Posted by: James Kendrick | March 08, 2008 at 12:48 PM
Easier said than done. What if I don't wait just a few days and find out that the new device has capacitive touch, neural control and makes me attractive to women? OK, let's get real and scratch the attractive to women part. I'd be kicking my way all across the country! Besides, dithering over devices is fun, at least in a masochistic way.
Posted by: Genghis Khent | March 08, 2008 at 01:08 PM
Rockville, I love my P1620.
Posted by: James Kendrick | March 08, 2008 at 01:28 PM
Well Rockville you're not going to get much better than that. FYI, my usual sources report an about 2 week lead time to get the P1620. JK's recent experience appears to confirm.
Posted by: Genghis Khent | March 08, 2008 at 02:05 PM
It is OQO 3+
Posted by: Kiko | March 08, 2008 at 09:23 PM