Comments on: Always Innovating Touchbook Getting into People’s Hands! http://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/20/always-innovating-touchbook-getting-into-peoples-hands/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joel McLaughlinhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/20/always-innovating-touchbook-getting-into-peoples-hands/#comment-48337 Joel McLaughlin Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:58:42 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=43888#comment-48337 Personally...I don't care how big or small you are. If there is a design flaw, there's a design flaw. I love to promote these small companies. I would still say alot about Always Innovating as I think the Touchbook is a excellent idea. This little problem would not turn me off the device. Personally…I don’t care how big or small you are. If there is a design flaw, there’s a design flaw. I love to promote these small companies. I would still say alot about Always Innovating as I think the Touchbook is a excellent idea. This little problem would not turn me off the device.

]]> By: Chris Davieshttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/20/always-innovating-touchbook-getting-into-peoples-hands/#comment-48332 Chris Davies Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:57:10 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=43888#comment-48332 I had an interesting email exchange with Always Innovating yesterday, after a member of their team took issue with the "generally negative" way he felt I had reported the teething pains of the first preorder units. Like you, I had flagged up the unbalanced top section (together with an issue with some units shipping without manuals, which AI said was an error affecting only a few units, after which I updated out piece). It got me thinking about the expectations of new startups; in his email the AI person I talked to pointed out how "frustrating" it was after a full year of work. What obligations do we have as reporters of news, rather than as reviewers with our own hands-on experience, and do those obligations change if you're talking about a "small" company or something vast and practiced like Apple or HP? Would be interested in your opinion, Joel; I've been writing about it over here: http://www.slashgear.com/touch-book-feedback-continues-beta-hiccups-or-unfair-critique-2153224/ I had an interesting email exchange with Always Innovating yesterday, after a member of their team took issue with the “generally negative” way he felt I had reported the teething pains of the first preorder units. Like you, I had flagged up the unbalanced top section (together with an issue with some units shipping without manuals, which AI said was an error affecting only a few units, after which I updated out piece). It got me thinking about the expectations of new startups; in his email the AI person I talked to pointed out how “frustrating” it was after a full year of work.

What obligations do we have as reporters of news, rather than as reviewers with our own hands-on experience, and do those obligations change if you’re talking about a “small” company or something vast and practiced like Apple or HP? Would be interested in your opinion, Joel; I’ve been writing about it over here:

http://www.slashgear.com/touch-book-feedback-continues-beta-hiccups-or-unfair-critique-2153224/

]]> By: Allistair Leehttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/20/always-innovating-touchbook-getting-into-peoples-hands/#comment-48327 Allistair Lee Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:50:26 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=43888#comment-48327 I've been wanting to get my hand on one of these but would really like to see some reviews going out before actually my hands on it. :) I’ve been wanting to get my hand on one of these but would really like to see some reviews going out before actually my hands on it. :)

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