jkOnTheRun Geek Session: More of the U110 and a surprise application

We haven't had a dual-chat about the Lenovo IdeaPad U110, so today I got a better look at it. James also has an advance look at some software that I'm sure folks will want when it gets released. If you surf the web on a handheld device, you'll want to check this out.

Comments

[turn.self.off]

hmm, someone had a close encounter with a electric razor i suspect ;)

[Matthew Miller (aka palmsolo)]

James,

Thanks for slamming/including me in your video :) I have to say you inspired me to try out Opera Mobile 9.5 even more on my upgraded (cough) Advantage. Keep up the great work guys.

I also was quite impressed by that U110 at CES and hope to get my hands on one to play with as well.

[Nate]

Man, you guys are giving me Wayne's World flashbacks. I veel like it's 1993 all over again.

[Mike Cane]

What the frik?! Kendrick, what did I tell you about laying off the helium before doing videos?!! You torment me!

[Nate]

... feel. I meant feel.

Sorry.

[Mike Cane]

You two are EVIL!! EEEEEEVIL!!!

http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/jk-on-the-run-the-secret-transcript/

[Stephen Feger]

I would love to see a comparison with the new Skyfire browser. I'm using Skyfire now and it is INSANELY powerful. I can only hope that Opera 9.5 is just as good to encourage a whole new level of competition.

In fact, the one *negative* that I could put on Skyfire (this is a weird one) is that if I am looking for the mobile version of a webpage (Google for example), I get the full desktop version. But on a 5" device, Skyfire should be incredible.

[tnkgrl]

The U110 is Lenovo's answer to Apple's MacBook Air.

I think it's a winning recipe - too bad it can't used to run OSX without hackery :/

[James Kendrick]

I hope to give Skyfire a try on the Advantage. I haven't downloaded the current version yet.

[Mike Cane]

Doesn't Skyline use servers to squish and reformat things? Opera doesn't, right?

And you two -- Fiend 1 & Fiend 2! You should be on your way to Guantanamo! Tech terrorists!!

But first, answer all my questions! Let's get our priorities straight here, after all.

[James Kendrick]

Skyfire, not Skyline, uses servers to render the pages quickly and then feed them to the mobile device.

[Mike Cane]

Sky-wutevah. So I was right! And I'm not even paying attention. Spooky, innit?

[solomon]

whats the closest to the u110 with touch/inking?

[Kevin C. Tofel]

Hmm... that's a toughie, Solomon. If you're willing to forgo touch capability, I'd say the Toshiba R500 is a pretty comparable device: 12-inch display, 2.4-pounds starting weight, 11.1" x 8.5" x .77 to 1" in size. Processor is a little slower at 1.33 GHz however. Anyone else have any thoughts on a comparable device?

[solomon]

smaller and lighter would be a plus that's why i'm hesitating on the hp tx2000z series, how bout the 2710p or p1620 or anything coming up in the next 90 days.

[nomo]

The P1620 was just released a few months ago so there won't likely be a replacement in the next 90 days. Fujitsu is working on a new 13.3" tablet with passive digitizer and Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 CPU (2.26GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 25W). No word on release date.

http://www.tabletpcreview.com/default.asp?newsID=1162

[scott]

James,

Were you ever able to get skype to work on the Advantage? I am actually considering purchasing one now. I want a windows mobile device but all the phones I try just are too small for my liking. With that browser it seems almost perfect. I love my OQO but battery life stinks and just a bit too heavy to seriously carry every where I go