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The Microsoft Research Codex: Are Dual Screens the Future of Mobile Devices?

Never buy one of anything . That's advice you should stand by when you're buying unusual gadgets. The advice was good when Randy Pausch offered it to me some 15 years ago, and it's still good now. Of course, with 18 month old twin girls at...

Published 10-01-2008 5:17 AM by Ken Hinckley

Filed under: InkSeine, Pen, Tablet PC, Hardware, E-Book, OQO Model 02

Some Thoughts on Automatic Screen Rotation

Automatic screen rotation has been popularized by the iPhone but is also available on the OQO Model 02 thanks to Kenrick's Automatic Screen Rotator Utility ( executable download ). Just hold the device the way you want to use it. The screen flips to the...

Published 05-08-2008 3:41 AM by Ken Hinckley

Filed under: Tablet PC, Hardware, Accelerometers, OQO Model 02

Portrait Inking on the OQO Model 02

The OQO Model 02 is almost the same size as my Moleskine Pocket Sketchbook. I suspect this is no accident. To illustrate the point, I scanned them side-by-side. The OQO is slightly narrower, which is necessary to make it fit in my shirt pocket given its...

Published 04-21-2008 5:19 AM by Ken Hinckley

Filed under: InkSeine, Pen, Hardware, UMPC, OQO Model 02

Faux-OQO with origami

It's been a very busy couple of weeks for me, so I haven't had time to attend to the blog, or much of anything else for that matter. But one thing that has been on my mind from time to time is the OQO Model 02 Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC). It's...

Published 04-04-2008 5:17 AM by Ken Hinckley

Filed under: Hardware, Fun, UMPC, OQO Model 02

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The Microsoft Research Codex: Are Dual Screens the Future of Mobile Devices?

Some Thoughts on Automatic Screen Rotation

Portrait Inking on the OQO Model 02

Faux-OQO with origami