Comments on: Double the DualCor = Double the Fun! http://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: steve-chippyhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-575 steve-chippy Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:03:26 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-575 Excelent work. Thanks. Steve. Excelent work. Thanks.
Steve.

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-566 Judie Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:24:14 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-566 Rob Howe, the President and COO of DualCor, called me today and we spoke for a bit about the cPC and where it is headed. I have since emailed him the notes I took during our conversation so that he can expand upon anything he feels I didn't fully "get", and make sure that I didn't mis-quote him at any point. For the record: He did not ask me to do this and I did not offer to do it, but since there is a lot of misinformation out there about the cPC right now, the last thing I want to do is add to it. Hang in there, and I should have some information that comes "straight from the horse's mouth" soon... :-) Rob Howe, the President and COO of DualCor, called me today and we spoke for a bit about the cPC and where it is headed.

I have since emailed him the notes I took during our conversation so that he can expand upon anything he feels I didn’t fully “get”, and make sure that I didn’t mis-quote him at any point.

For the record: He did not ask me to do this and I did not offer to do it, but since there is a lot of misinformation out there about the cPC right now, the last thing I want to do is add to it.

Hang in there, and I should have some information that comes “straight from the horse’s mouth” soon… :-)

]]> By: dougomhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-565 dougom Mon, 23 Oct 2006 23:33:20 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-565 We eagerly await the comments! We eagerly await the comments!

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-554 Judie Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:30:55 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-554 I just spent over an hour on the phone with an insider that I trust implicitly. I hope to have a statement from DualCor that I can publicly post on Monday afternoon, or Tuesday at the latest. :-) I just spent over an hour on the phone with an insider that I trust implicitly. I hope to have a statement from DualCor that I can publicly post on Monday afternoon, or Tuesday at the latest. :-)

]]> By: steve-chippyhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-548 steve-chippy Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:02:31 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-548 Looking back at the original GBM article, it looks like the 'quote' has changed. It will be nice to have this cleared up. Steve. Looking back at the original GBM article, it looks like the ‘quote’ has changed. It will be nice to have this cleared up.

Steve.

]]> By: steve-chippyhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-547 steve-chippy Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:55:43 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-547 Thanks Judie. Steve. Thanks Judie.

Steve.

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-545 Judie Sun, 22 Oct 2006 04:59:10 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-545 I'll let you know what (if anything) I am able to find out...but it probably won't be until Monday or so. :-) I’ll let you know what (if anything) I am able to find out…but it probably won’t be until Monday or so. :-)

]]> By: dougomhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-544 dougom Sun, 22 Oct 2006 04:50:50 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-544 Hm. In my experience, devices that are delayed for a quarter or so don't tend to go down in price, they go up. In addition, dualCor missing the holiday buying season is not a good thing. I'm not thinking that this is good news. Of course, if they add a scroll wheel or a page up/down rocker switch. . . (Never say die!) Doug Hm. In my experience, devices that are delayed for a quarter or so don’t tend to go down in price, they go up. In addition, dualCor missing the holiday buying season is not a good thing. I’m not thinking that this is good news.

Of course, if they add a scroll wheel or a page up/down rocker switch. . .

(Never say die!)

Doug

]]> By: Allen Honghttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-543 Allen Hong Sun, 22 Oct 2006 03:07:46 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-543 WHAT? I was all excited over wanting the version 1... now have to wait until spring of 07 for a version 2? Sigh. :S WHAT? I was all excited over wanting the version 1… now have to wait until spring of 07 for a version 2? Sigh. :S

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-540 Judie Sat, 21 Oct 2006 23:18:56 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-540 Steve, I don't want to answer out of turn. Let me speak with my contact and then I will reply. :-) Steve, I don’t want to answer out of turn. Let me speak with my contact and then I will reply. :-)

]]> By: steve-chippyhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-539 steve-chippy Sat, 21 Oct 2006 23:00:49 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-539 Now i'm confused. DualCore recently said (to GottaBeMobile) that they had stopped developement on this device to concentrate on new hardware for 2007. <a href="http://www.carrypad.com/journal/2006/10/dualcor-cpc-delayed-until-spring-2007.html" rel="nofollow">here's my post at Carrypad.</a> Do you have any more info about this? Regards Steve. Now i’m confused.

DualCore recently said (to GottaBeMobile) that they had stopped developement on this device to concentrate on new hardware for 2007.

here’s my post at Carrypad.

Do you have any more info about this?

Regards
Steve.

]]> By: Just Another Mobile Monday » New DualCor cPC Unboxing at Gear Diaryhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-527 Just Another Mobile Monday » New DualCor cPC Unboxing at Gear Diary Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:50:36 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-527 [...] Gear Diary - Double the DualCor   [...] [...] Gear Diary – Double the DualCor   [...]

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-526 Judie Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:14:04 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-526 Oh Doug, you know how much I want that scroll wheel, too - but a great scroll wheel on a less-than-steller gadget does not a happy Judie make. ;-) ha ha...I just referred to myself in the third person. ACK! Anyway, you are right about the battery life bit; being able to put the DualCor into WM5 mode greatly extends the battery life beyond anything a dedicated XP UMPC could provide. I think perhaps it might be time to post that comparison spreadsheet you were working on. ;-) Oh Doug, you know how much I want that scroll wheel, too – but a great scroll wheel on a less-than-steller gadget does not a happy Judie make. ;-) ha ha…I just referred to myself in the third person. ACK!

Anyway, you are right about the battery life bit; being able to put the DualCor into WM5 mode greatly extends the battery life beyond anything a dedicated XP UMPC could provide.

I think perhaps it might be time to post that comparison spreadsheet you were working on. ;-)

]]> By: dougomhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-523 dougom Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:51:51 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-523 It should read "but Julie's review of the OQO didn't exactly fill me with joy;" my HTML code didn't come through, for some reason. It should read “but Julie’s review of the OQO didn’t exactly fill me with joy;” my HTML code didn’t come through, for some reason.

]]> By: dougomhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-522 dougom Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:50:48 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-522 Yes, Judie, but what about a scroll wheel? If I remember correctly, the dualCor doesn't have one, but the OQO does. Right? Personally, I think a 800 x 480 W-VGA 5" screen is plenty big, especially if it means you can hold the device in one hand and read your eBooks. But <a href="http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/review/oqo_model_01_ultra_personal_computer" title="Julie's review of the OQO" rel="nofollow"></a> didn't exactly fill me with joy--it sounded like they were partway there, but not all the way, if you know what I mean. On the flip side, of course, the OQO has that magnetic stylus thingee, which sounds like a nightmare. (I mean, how many of us have used our thumbs or a fingernail or something on our PDA? Not to mention that, in my house, I buy a stylus 3-pack as a matter of course every time I get a new PDA.) Also, Julie's review, if I recall correctly, mentioned that the battery life was "up to 3 hours," which for me, no matter how I seem to adjust the screen brightness and tweak the various settings and whatnot, always means "an hour and a half on a good day, and don't count on watching that episode of Monk you pulled off of TiVo." Can you remind me, Judie: how does the battery life of the dualCor compare? If I remember right, it was really good. I'm hoping against hope that the dualCor people decide that one of the problems with the OQO was the price point, and will offer the dualCor at a lower price than the $2 grand U.S. that we keep hearing about. But I don't have <i>much</i> hope. But man, I want that scroll wheel. Yes, Judie, but what about a scroll wheel? If I remember correctly, the dualCor doesn’t have one, but the OQO does. Right?

Personally, I think a 800 x 480 W-VGA 5″ screen is plenty big, especially if it means you can hold the device in one hand and read your eBooks. But didn’t exactly fill me with joy–it sounded like they were partway there, but not all the way, if you know what I mean.

On the flip side, of course, the OQO has that magnetic stylus thingee, which sounds like a nightmare. (I mean, how many of us have used our thumbs or a fingernail or something on our PDA? Not to mention that, in my house, I buy a stylus 3-pack as a matter of course every time I get a new PDA.) Also, Julie’s review, if I recall correctly, mentioned that the battery life was “up to 3 hours,” which for me, no matter how I seem to adjust the screen brightness and tweak the various settings and whatnot, always means “an hour and a half on a good day, and don’t count on watching that episode of Monk you pulled off of TiVo.” Can you remind me, Judie: how does the battery life of the dualCor compare? If I remember right, it was really good.

I’m hoping against hope that the dualCor people decide that one of the problems with the OQO was the price point, and will offer the dualCor at a lower price than the $2 grand U.S. that we keep hearing about. But I don’t have much hope.

But man, I want that scroll wheel.

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-516 Judie Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:31:36 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-516 That's what I'm saying! ;-) There are two USB ports on the right side, and what makes it <em>even better</em> is that they are assignable to XP or WM5! You can use flash memory drives on the WM5 side...which I believe may be a first. :-D That’s what I’m saying! ;-)

There are two USB ports on the right side, and what makes it even better is that they are assignable to XP or WM5!

You can use flash memory drives on the WM5 side…which I believe may be a first. :-D

]]> By: Allen Honghttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-513 Allen Hong Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:22:15 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-513 I overlooked the USB for keyboard and mouse. So with that WM5 ability... you can run pocketPC programs too? Wow, I want one! I overlooked the USB for keyboard and mouse. So with that WM5 ability… you can run pocketPC programs too? Wow, I want one!

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-512 Judie Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:06:26 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-512 Allen, not only can you hook the DualCor to a full size monitor, you can also use both a fullsize USB keyboard and a mouse with it if you wanted to - as there are two assignable (to XP or WM5)built-in USB ports.

I see the DualCor as a portable computer with the added benefit of a built in WM5 PDA and the exceptional battery life PDA vs. computer entails. I’m telling you – adding the PDA fucntionality was brilliant on their part. :-D

I would never presume to say which ultra-portable would work better for you, but I have no doubt about which one was the better choice for me. ;-)

]]> By: Allen Honghttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-511 Allen Hong Fri, 20 Oct 2006 20:59:13 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-511 hmmmm... despite the OQO's cons, I think the product is promising being able to dock to a full-size monitor and keyboard. But, I just noticed that the specs for DualCor indicate that it can also connect to a monitor and I suppose you can use a BT keyboard and mouse with it. Very interesting, maybe the DualCor is the way to go ;) hmmmm… despite the OQO’s cons, I think the product is promising being able to dock to a full-size monitor and keyboard. But, I just noticed that the specs for DualCor indicate that it can also connect to a monitor and I suppose you can use a BT keyboard and mouse with it.

Very interesting, maybe the DualCor is the way to go ;)

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-510 Judie Fri, 20 Oct 2006 20:42:21 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-510 Ha! I haven't even been able to look at it yet (seriously bogged down with a review for another site), but I know it won't include integrated WiFi because it came with another Ambicon WiFi Card. I'll let you know about the Bluetooth, but I am not holding my breath. ;-) Ha! I haven’t even been able to look at it yet (seriously bogged down with a review for another site), but I know it won’t include integrated WiFi because it came with another Ambicon WiFi Card. I’ll let you know about the Bluetooth, but I am not holding my breath. ;-)

]]> By: MitchellOhttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-509 MitchellO Fri, 20 Oct 2006 20:38:42 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-509 Does this one have the integrated WiFi/Bluetooth? Does this one have the integrated WiFi/Bluetooth?

]]> By: Judiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-508 Judie Fri, 20 Oct 2006 20:25:25 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-508 Well, I guess it is technically the second time, since this is my second DualCor...but yes - it is still very exciting! :-D Allen, the only thing I am not thrilled about with the OQO is the screen size and the touch-screen itself. You should read <a href="http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/review/oqo_model_01_ultra_personal_computer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Julie's review</a>, she included a video of the touch screen in action. Well, I guess it is technically the second time, since this is my second DualCor…but yes – it is still very exciting! :-D

Allen, the only thing I am not thrilled about with the OQO is the screen size and the touch-screen itself. You should read Julie’s review, she included a video of the touch screen in action.

]]> By: Allen Honghttp://www.geardiary.com/2006/10/20/double-the-dualcor-double-the-fun/#comment-507 Allen Hong Fri, 20 Oct 2006 20:14:02 +0000 http://geardiary.com/?p=313#comment-507 Sweet! It is very exciting unpacking for the first time ;) Which do you like more? the DualCor or the OQO? (The OQO price dropped recently... maybe that means they are clearing out inventory to make room for a new model) Not sure which one to get. Sweet! It is very exciting unpacking for the first time ;)

Which do you like more? the DualCor or the OQO?

(The OQO price dropped recently… maybe that means they are clearing out inventory to make room for a new model)

Not sure which one to get.

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