The AlpineInker

Ken Hinckley's blog exploring the savage frontiers of pen, touch, and mobile devices

The official blog of the InkSeine project at Microsoft Research

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• Rough Winter

  I spent the weekend at Snoqualmie pass. Winter has certainly not yet relinquished its grip on the Cascade Crest. Here's some of the sights done AlpineInker style. - Here's a car that someone left parked for the winter. That probably wasn't a good idea... Posted May 12 2008, 09:35 PM by Ken Hinckley with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: InkSeine, Pen, Alpine, 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... Posted May 08 2008, 03:41 AM by Ken Hinckley with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Tablet PC, Hardware, Accelerometers, OQO Model 02

• My New Favorite Flick Pad

  I just received an OQO-style moleskine in the mail! When I opened it up, it was full of arcane tricks for using InkSeine's Tool Ring as a flick pad. This topic has come up before but now it seems that perfect combination of custom flicks has been... Posted Apr 29 2008, 02:30 PM by Ken Hinckley with | with no comments Filed under: InkSeine, Pen, Tablet PC, 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... Posted Apr 21 2008, 05:19 AM by Ken Hinckley with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: InkSeine, Pen, Hardware, UMPC, OQO Model 02

• The OQO Model 02 Has Arrived

  The cat dragged in an exciting new gadget today. Of course, my shiny new OQO Model 02 showed up on a day where I was pretty much booked solid with meetings, so I was able to do little more than turn the thing on. But I did take a moment to snap a couple... Posted Apr 18 2008, 01:49 AM by Ken Hinckley with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: 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... Posted Apr 04 2008, 05:17 AM by Ken Hinckley with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Hardware, Fun, UMPC, OQO Model 02