» tablet stylus

Inking for Field Workers: Windows 8 tablets with Atom Inside or Bust

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Apps, Blog, Windows 8





Originally posted by James Kendrick, ZDNet

Tablets can be used for many tasks and taking handwritten notes is an important one for professionals in the field. Having a digital notepad can be a useful tool in many professions.

Windows 8 is nudging OEMs to produce a wide range of tablets including those with pen support for both digital note-taking (inking) and creating art. These tablets range from those with powerful performance (Core processors) to those seeking a balance between battery life and performance (Atom processors).

Professionals planning on using a tablet all day for inking only have one real option. Powerful tablets such as the Surface Pro only get 5 hours or less out of a battery between charges, and that eliminates them from consideration for such endurance note-taking.

Tablets with an Atom processor such as the ThinkPad Tablet 2 (reviewed here) get over 8 hours of use on a single charge. This will get users through a whole day of meetings or other activities where inking is in progress. Read more

Tablets Enrich Science Fieldwork for College Students

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Education





education blog

Anyone who has conducted fieldwork knows it is a demanding and exacting task. With the introduction of tablets into science classes, college students are accomplishing more in the field―recording more data more quickly―and with fewer errors. It’s no surprise the 2012 Horizon Report ranked tablets as one of the leading technologies for education today. Read more

RELATED RESOURCE
Field Studies: How Tablets Are Transforming Sales & Service Organizations
Could tablets really help your organization improve productivity? This brief discusses real-world examples of how organizations are deploying these mobile devices outside the four walls of the office. Learn how tablets can help your customer service and field sales teams in particular interact more effectively with clients, close deals faster, and reduce administrative work.

Will Windows 8 Unify All Our Computing Devices?

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Windows 8





windows 8 blog
We’ve written previously about the Win 8 consumer preview what the upcoming release means for enterprises. With the launch getting closer, people are starting to talk about how the new operating system could unify devices in the enterprise like never before.

This unprecedented unification around a single platform could be the result of the new operating system’s ability to do two things: Read more

RELATED RESOURCE
Quick Tips Guide to Enterprise Tablets
This "Quick Tips" guide lists critical purchasing considerations for business tablets. Discover how to reduce security risks, simplify set-up and configuration, and improve collaboration. By choosing an enterprise-ready tablet and weighing your options carefully, you can excite and engage employees, while giving your IT department the peace of mind they need.

Medical Students Go Mobile: 3 Popular Uses for Tablets

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Apps, Blog, Education, Healthcare





healthcare education blog apps

Tablets are revolutionizing the way higher education students learn and study, and med students are no exception. Colleges and universities across the country are making a point of integrating mobile technology into their medical curricula to enhance learning, improve patient care, and increase efficiency in the healthcare system. Read more

RELATED RESOURCE
Finding the Right Tablet: A Purchase Checklist
Use this quick reference guide to help find the perfect tablet that balances the features your end users need and want with the controls you need to meet your business objectives.

How to Choose a Tablet for Your Business

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Connectivity, Mobility Strategy





Originally Posted By Jon L. Jacobi, Melissa J. Perenson, and Michelle Mastin, PCWorld

The idea of using an easy-to-tote tablet for work appeals to you. You can use it for email, note-taking, presentations, accessing the Web, and other business tasks–at least if you’re not dependent on complex spreadsheets or physical input. Tablets are easier on the eyes than the tiny screens of smartphones, and they’re better for your back than lugging a laptop.

If you seek basic information on what to look for in a tablet, check out PCWorld’s consumer tablet buying guide. But for business purposes, read on for what you need to know about choosing a slate with the right operating system, apps, connectivity options, hardware, and more.

Read Full Post

Utilizing Pen-Optimized Functionality with Quill

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Jonathan Mulder Posted in Apps, Blog, Utility





utility blog apps

One of the great things about the world of tablets is that you get to constantly find new and compelling apps.  In fact the process of discovering new apps is almost as fun as playing with the new apps themselves.  One app that I would like to highlight is an app called Quill.

Quill, is a handwriting note-taking app specifically designed with a pen-optimized tablet in mind.  One of the key design goals is to ensure a quick response to pen strokes and 100 percent vector graphics. The n-trig active pen has been tested on the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet, but the basic functionality should work on any Android tablet. Read more

RELATED RESOURCE
Top Tablet: A Buyer’s Guide to the Best Device for Your Enterprise
This buyer's guide is designed to help decision-makers understand the features and functions that a new breed of business-oriented tablets is bringing to the mobile workforce. Use this guide to determine what features are most important for your organization, so you can balance end-user needs with IT requirements for successful mobility deployment.

Teachers & Students are Writing Up a Storm on Tablets

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Lane Jesseph Posted in Apps, Blog, Consumerization, Education, Utility





utility education consumerization blog apps

A full-sized keyboard will most likely always be your best bet for extensive writing assignments, but students and teachers are finding interesting uses for the digital pens that are available for many slate tablets and convertible laptop/tablet hybrids.

All students with tablets can use apps like MyScript Notes Mobile for Android or Microsoft OneNote for iOS to take notes in class. Evernote is another note-taking application that works on multiple platforms.

Read more

RELATED RESOURCE
Quick Tips Guide to Enterprise Tablets
This "Quick Tips" guide lists critical purchasing considerations for business tablets. Discover how to reduce security risks, simplify set-up and configuration, and improve collaboration. By choosing an enterprise-ready tablet and weighing your options carefully, you can excite and engage employees, while giving your IT department the peace of mind they need.
1 2   Next »