I’ve just got back to the hotel after hosting the MeetMobility podcast 43 live from the Intel booth at MWC where Sascha Pallenberg (NetbookNews), Matthäus Krzykowski (Agora 9 Group and contributor to VentureBeat,) Hubert Nguyen (Ubergizmo,) Monty Metzger (Ahead of Time and founder of Mocom 2020) and myself talked over the important topics coming out of MWC. We took a few minutes to put together and agenda that included hardware, software and business. We steered clear of pure phone-related topics (as is normal) for the podcast and ended up with this set of bullet points which is a good representation of the top mobile-computing news at MWC.

Products

Dell Mini 5 – Well-equipped 3G enabled MID running Android.

Compaq AirLife 100 – Android-based touchscreen netbook-style device that introduces the ‘always on’ model of computing.

Qualcomm Mirasol E-Reader – Color ereader device with Mirasol display technology.

Acer Aspire One 532G – First Pinetrail netbook with Nvidia Ion2 GPU and HDMI-out.

Software

MeeGo – The joint venture between Intel and Nokia to provide a single Linux-based software stack that can be used across multiple device segments using different CPU architechtures.

Flash 10.1 – GPU-aware version of Adobe Flash arriving soon on a number of devices and platforms in including Android (the new HTC Desire for example.)

The rest of the podcast was spent talking about the developer community. Matthaus had some great input from his work with mobile start-ups and we hope we can bring you the full podcast soon so you can hear that important input. We had some problems recording the full show on Ustream due to poor Wifi coverage but we have another source that we’ll edit-up and bring to you on the usual MeetMobility podcast channel as soon as we can.

That’s what we’re seeing from within MWC. How are people seeing it from the outside? What news is rising to the top for you?

Image credit to Frank Gruber.

Meet:Mobility Podcast 42 is now available. Recorded on  10th Feb 2010. Podcast notes below.

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Netbooks

Samsung N150, NB50  arrived at netbook news
Info and test coming at Netbooknews.com

Battery battle. Marketing. Differential between marketing and real-world getting too wide.
Steve Jobs said that 10hrs is enough – Overnight charging is good enough. Really?

Smartphones/Smartbooks/MIDs

Android stuff
- multitouch to maps browser etc
- Milestone to 2.01 camera fix, new lock etc hacks
Archos goes Linux
Joo Joo to ship by end of Feb. App store

There are now 40+ app stores in total

UMPCs

UMID BZ now shipping from Dynamism $549
ExoPC, Nav 9, Evi Group Pad.

MWC

Dell Mini 5
Inbrics
HP new 3G device. Tablet.
Notion Ink latest-gen NVIDIA Tegra chipset and Pixel Qi’s (Slashgearnews)
Meetmobility event:
http://meetmobility.com/2010/02/09/meet-mobility-at-mwc-2010/

JKK, Sascha and I are extremely proud to announce that we’ll be doing our first ever live-audience MeetMobility podcast recording (and hopefully live broadcast) at CES 2010 on Friday Jan 8th at 2pm

Thanks to Runcore, creators of excellent SSD solutions (I think we all have at least one Runcore–enabled device now) we’ve got a place, a time and an internet connection. With a sack full of news to talk about I doubt we’ll have any problems at all filling a podcast and if we meet any other bloggers on the way, we’ll drag them in too.

It should be fun and we’d love you to join us if you’re at CES. Shout abuse, feed us with cocktails, whatever you fancy!

Here’s the announcement from Runcore:

Join us on Friday the 8th a 2pm where www.Meetmobility.com consisting of www.JKKmobile.com, www.UMPCportal.com and www.Netbooknews.com will hold a round table event discussing the pros and cons of all the new products they are covering at CES. Everyone should come and enjoy the show, as we all know when these guys get together there is sure to be some educated, excited, and enlightening debate that sheds light on products that will surely turn your geek on. The event will be uploaded to YouTube for everyone that cannot attend CES. We also hope to stream it live on Ustream. Keep any eye on www.Meetmobility.com for further up to date information on this event.

Location: Booth #35516 from the NetBook Tech Zone, LVCC South Hall 4

If we can set it up, the live stream (and chat) will be on the usual /live pages on our respective websites.

UMPCPortal

JKKMobile

Netbooksnews

We thank Runcore for the location, advertising and use of their internet connection.

Read more news about Runcore at CES 2010 here.

Sorry about the late notice on this one but we’ve found a slot and we need to jump on it.

At 2100 (CES) tonight (about 4hrs from this posting) we’ll be sitting down to prepare for a Meet:Mobility podcast (broadcast live) followed by (at approx 2230) a live videocast of the E-King S515.

JKKMobile and Sascha will be joining and we’d love you to join too.

See you on the live page later:

View the broadcast time in your location

Over at Meet:Mobility, Sascha, JKK and I have just posted podcast 34.  A half-hour of netbook, MID, smartphone and UMPC discussion with a focus on IDF, the N900 and the rush of tablet-style devices hitting the market at the moment. We hope you enjoy it.

One point I wanted to highlight from the podcast is where Sascha reminds us that although there’s a tablet buzz going on right now, not many of the devices have hit the market yet and there’s no proof that any of them are or will be successful. Worth thinking about.

Note that Sascha will be moderating the Netbook World Expo in Paris on December 8th. I’ll be at the Mobile Dev Camp in Munich on October 31st.

Finally, we’re still looking for a sponsor for the Meet:Mobility podcasts so that we can make it a regular bi-weekly event. If you’re interested, contact us for details.

Meet:Mobility Podcast 34

Kicking me back into life after 3 weeks away from my desk is this special Meet:Mobility podcast about the (possible) Apple Tablet.

JKKMobile, Sascha, Warner, Xavier, Ben and Brad provided some really interesting thoughts and commentary on what the device might be like and where it will be targeted. At the end of the podcast I ask them all if they would buy one based on the current rumors and there’s a very very interesting response that tells me that the Apple Tablet is a hugely risky product!

Meet:Mobility Round-Table Podcast – The Apple Tablet | Meet:Mobility.

Image from Apple Insider.

Podcast 29 is now available.

58 minutes of detailed discussion about Computex 2009. Many people called it ARM’s Computex but was it all just PR? Sasha, JKK and I talk about that, how Intel and Moorestown will compete in the same space and cover the main UMPC and netbook news.

MeetMobility Podcast 29 – Computex 2009 | Meet Mobility.

P.S. Sorry about my voice quality on this podcast. No amount of electronic wizardy or 20th century drugs could fix it!

In about an hour I’ll be getting together online with with Sascha and JKK for the Computex round-up podcast. If I’m able to set it up, i’ll broadcast it on the /live channel but if not, don’t worry because the podcast will go up almost shortly afterwards. Update. We didnt get the podcast done due to network issues out in Taiwan. We’ve rescheduled for tomorrow.

I will be on the live channel afterwards though and JKK will join me this evening for a more formal session where we’ll both be talking about the new Viliv X70 EX Premium AIR and Viliv S5 Premium Air. That’s planned for 2100 CEST but it will also be recorded.

My full X70 EX Premium Air review is ready (I’m waiting for the battery life test to finish but its clearly the best 7” tablet UMPC ever) and that will probably be posted this afternoon so keep an eye out for it.

We look forward to seeing you on UMPCPortal.com/live later.

JKK, ‘Sash’ and I recorded Meet Mobility Podcast 28 this afternoon. We spent an enjoyable 50+ minutes talking about Computex and what we think might be on the cards.

Check out the show notes and listen in at MeetMobility.

We’re all going to be there next week which makes the event twice as exciting! I’ll be at Computex as a guest of Intel so you’ll find breaking Intel-focused coverage over at MIDMoves. I’ll be covering the Intel keynotes where we’re expecting news on Moblin, Moorestown and the new netbook platform, PineView. There’s some mumblings about MIDs too. I’ll also be posting as normal in UMPCPortal so keep both sites in your bookmarks and check back regularly.

JKK, ‘Sash’ and I recorded the Meet Mobility Podcast 28 this afternoon. We spent an enjoyable 50+ minutes talking about Computex and what we think might be on the cards.

Check out the show notes and listen in at MeetMobility.

We’re all going to be there next week which makes the event twice as exciting! I’ll be at Computex as a guest of Intel so you’ll find breaking Intel-focused coverage here at MIDMoves. I’ll be covering the Intel keynotes where we’re expecting news on Moblin, Moorestown and the new netbook platform, PineView. There’s some mumblings about MIDs too. I’ll also be posting as normal in UMPCPortal so keep both sites in your bookmarks and check back regularly.

Tonight, 07 April, 2130 CEST:

JKK just announced on twitter that he’ll be going live with the DELL Inspiron MINI 10 this evening (2130 Berlin time /CEST) I’ll be there too, as will our podcasting buddy and netbook king, Sascha. Go to http://www.jkkmobile.com/live and you’ll find video, live chat between JKK, Sascha and myself and a live text-chat session for everyone to ask questions in. Naturally JKK will be recording the session too. For a sneak preview, check out his unboxing video that’s just gone up.

Tomorrow, 08th April, 2100 CEST (approx):

We’re aiming for a live MeetMobility podcast recording which will be followed by an exclusive live look at the Gigabyte T1028M touchscreen convertible tablet that’s on it’s way over from Mobilx. That session will also appear on http://www.umpcportal.com/live.

Stay tuned to twitter for late announcements: Check or follow: JKKMobile and Chippy

Podcast 26 is now up over at Meetmobility. We talk about the devices we used at CeBIT (nothing more than umpcs, netbooks and 3G modems for the whole weeks work) and the highlights of the show including the new offerings from ASUS, Gigabyte and the hands-on we had with devices on Intel’s ‘MID Wall.’ We’ve also taken the time to think about who and what we think deserves an award.  We’ve come up with the ‘MeetMobility’ Best of CeBIT’ award.

Hop over to MeetMobility to get the podcast and see who won the Best Manufacturer and Best Product awards.

The Viliv S5 that has been sent for review and MIDMoves SXSW duties has just cleared customs in Germany which means it’s highly likely that we’ll not only do a live MeetMobility CeBIT roundup podcast tomorrow but also a live testing and Q&A session with the brand new Viliv S5. Ben and JKK also have the Sony Vaio P so we’ll add those two into the mix. Sascha from Netbooknews.de will be around too. It’s going to be a long long night of mobile computing fun so join us at 2000hrs CET, tomorrow on UMPCPortal.com/live or JKKMobile.com/live

Last weekend we, the MIDMoves team, finally managed to get together on Skype for a chat about how the first MIDMoves event (we’re planning another!) went. We recorded the chat as a podcast which you can listen to below. The hour-long session covers the events we did and talks about some of the positive and negative elements.

On the podcast: Steve Paine (UMPCPortal), Jen Lee (Pocketables), Ewan Spence (Ewan Spence), Nicole Simon (Cruel to be Kind).

Download MP3 or click the ‘play’ icon to listen here.

At MBC09 last week I had the chance to talk to Sarik Weber of Cellity. [twitter, website] Cellity is an ‘addressbook 2.0′ and because of its nature, integrating with many web-based services, it has a big focus on mobiliy. I asked Sarik what he thought about the MIDs and you’ll hear the answer to that and a few other questions in the audio recording below.

MBC09  interview with Sarik

The audio recording was made using a Samson Q1U USB mic plugged into a Wibrain i1 running Windows XP and the free, Audacity audio recording software. It was posted direct to the site over 3G within minutes of the recording. More info on this setup here.

Sometimes, voice is simpler. Certainly when you’re in a mobile scenario, getting some audio recorded can be extremely efficient if you’re in a position to be able to do it. Most smartphones give you the ability to record audio but in my experience, you get poor quality, a fixed mic and no way to post-process. If you want to broadcast live, there are very few ways to do it. Using a MID or ultra mobile PC gives you the option to work in a higher quality and more flexible way.

I did some tests with an Intel Atom based Wibrain device recently and wanted to talk in a bit more detail about how I did some quick audio podcasts and broadcasts while staying mobile but still keeping the quality high and remaining efficient.

The key to being efficient in this case was being able to use processes, knowledge, hardware and software that I use in a normal desktop environment and to use a posting process that automates as much as possible.

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Podcast CES09 #8
Saturday, 10. January 2009 00:06 (CET)
Dell Mini 10
Lime Note
CTL2Go classmate 3
No Samsung device?
UMID getting attention now. Official specs on website uncovered. Lots of interest in forum.
MIO MID
Windows 7 download
Thanks To EC for his photos from CES.
Thanks to forum members.

Podcast CES09 #7
Friday, 9. January 2009 05:08 (CET)
MIO MID
Viliv S7, X70
Locked 3G on Vaio P
New CPU and GPU on Eee PC
BYD Venus MID on the Intel stand. No details.
We’re getting devices!