http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/ Engadget Comments for Amtek intros the iTablet T221 UMPC http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/
My HP tx1000's touch screen doesn't work well beyond tapping, so recognition is not very good because it is hard to get it to draw correctly.

My Gateway M285e on the other hand is digitizer based and writing is very smooth and as a result recognition works very well.]]>Dec 18th 2007 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/
None the less it look's pretty cool...]]>Dec 18th 2007 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/
A Vista machine called the iTablet?]]>Dec 18th 2007 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/
I know wouldn't that like rip a hole in the universe?]]>Dec 18th 2007 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/@chrisaroz
]]>Dec 18th 2007 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkwell_(Macintosh)
http://www.axiotron.com/index.php?id=modbook
]]>Dec 18th 2007 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/>Now if only someone can make the iTablet run OSX...

Yeah that would be nice. It would be almost even nicer if someone could save us from the same boring comment every single time a tablet is posted.]]>Dec 18th 2007 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Because your comment was SO original and enthralling...]]>Dec 18th 2007 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Mar 7th 2008 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/
DID YOU HEAR THAT EVERYONE! That would be the sweet, sweet sound of one more tool leaving our internet! HIP HIP...]]>Dec 19th 2007 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/
Wow...How rude.

Jerk...]]>Dec 20th 2007 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/
guess is $800+ and bad battery life.]]>Dec 18th 2007 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://online.farandsoft.com/shop/detalle.asp?ida=500100372 (8th post down from original link)

Unfortunately it's way out of my league.... 1552,5 € --> $2,238.08 USD

Looks nice though (but I was hoping for sub-500!)

--Jon]]>Dec 18th 2007 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/And I notice some lag on the input on the video, which for a scribble on a PR vid doesn't matter but which if you edit something is rather frustrating.
]]>Dec 18th 2007 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/
I would use this device as a digital notebook/sketchbook and mobile browser ... if it can run any decent graphics applications. I'm waiting for a device just a bit smaller than this, with excellent battery life, good color reproduction and outdoor visibility, a decent built-in camera, mobile broadband, and enough power to perform basic tasks in photoshop with images of a decent resolution. 5 more years, maybe?]]>Dec 18th 2007 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/
The writing mode is more like just writing on paper. I use that mode when I want to jot down little notes or drawings. These can be converted later into text.

Would I use a Tablet or UMPC to write a novel or code using handwriting? God no, but that's not the idea behind these devices. They're intended more for accessing data and immediate use - it's hard to use a keyboard while you're standing somewhere where there's no flat surfaces.

And actually, now that I think on it, I've noticed that a lot of writers still handwrite their novels... (hey, it's weird to me too). This would let them write it in, then convert directly to text - saving a step. Of course, you can always connect a keyboard via USB or Bluetooth (I use Apple's wireless keyboard as it's the lightest, thinnest full size keyboard out there) if you want to do heavy duty typing.]]>Dec 18th 2007 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/
Else I do input text a lot in word using the tablet input. I do use handwriting for emails, post and chat. I do use it for Illustrator, powerpoint, web surfing, etc. It works pretty well.
I still have problems though, when inputing "complex" series of letters and numbers. For example "T64iZ" will often give me a weird series of letters. Maybe I should run the "handwriting personalization", but this takes 2 hours and I didn't make the effort yet.
]]>Dec 18th 2007 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/What I mean is that I think a dual core computer is meant for computer use and that although it certainly is nice to have in many circumstances the video isn't exactly honest, even taken into account that it's an ad.
So yes I think people will input text and they will not in general like to use handwriting extensively on computers, they more likely sit at some table or on some couch and then would input text with an onscreen keyboard when it was time to enter something more than 3 words.
The video clearly cut corners representing the experience I think.
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active digitizer == !umpc

also

12.1 inch screen == !umpc

It's a nice looking product, but let's call it what it is: a slate form-factor tablet pc.]]>Dec 18th 2007 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/
You're thinking of 'trademark'.]]>Dec 18th 2007 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 19th 2007 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/
But...

Wow.. is this a nice tablet PC. I wish it was WXGA instead of just XGA, but if the price is right, I'll live with that. :)]]>Dec 18th 2007 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/
Not that it really matters.. it just jumped out at me.]]>Dec 18th 2007 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/
And to reply to a few earlier posters XP Tablet handwriting recognition is quite good if you happen to be someone who prints (instead of cursive).

I own a Fujitsu Slate Tablet and can write faster on it than I can type (I am a hunt-and-peck'r).]]>Dec 18th 2007 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 10:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 18th 2007 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/amtek-intros-the-itablet-t221-umpc/Dec 19th 2007 1:39AM