InScribe 2007 was created to be an innovative text entry program, allowing users to choose from several different methods of text entry to find the one that is most comfortable for their personal style. InScribe is a fully customizable on-screen keyboard, so users can make as many keyboards as they want, save all their layouts, and switch between them whenever they have InScribe open.
InScribe 2007 Features [Ilium Software]
Looks like the Microsoft is ready with its next version of the Streets & Trips. This from what we read will also address the UMPCs (Full Screen Mode), Cool.
In addition to updated data, the new version breaks new ground for trip planning and navigation software by tightly integrating online local search results with mapping and navigation capabilities. It also significantly enhances the navigation feature set with several improvements such as a “full screen mode� to enhance the driving experience, a better performing and sleeker hardware puck (featuring the latest SIRFIII technology), improvements to rerouting and additional navigation improvements such as drive times and reverse routing. Lastly, we made the first significant investments in tailoring the application for ultra-mobile PCs, so that as that platform begins to emerge in CY07 we have a winning offering to attach to UMPC sales.
Product Features:
Streets & Trips 2007 On The Way [Virtual Earth MSDN Blog]
Preorder at Amazon for $35.99 [Amazon]
Dennis Rice over at gottabemobile is shouting out loud to all the OEMs, yes now that there are many UMPCs that are announced and lot more to join, and Microsoft already getting ready with Vista, the drivers are not still out there…
…Ultra-Mobile PC’s are also coming out fast and furious right now. The TabletKiosk eo i7210 I received last week has a “Vista Capableâ€? logo on it. One of the reason I wanted this unit was that I felt it would effectively be able to be upgraded to Windows Vista. I am excited about the possibility of Vista on Ultra-Mobile PC’s!
So where are the Vista drivers for these models? At this point, we need to be able to test our Ultra-Mobile PC’s with Vista. In a conference call with Microsoft the other day, I asked for the availability of these drivers, and was told that the OEM’s are responsible for getting those drivers built and uploaded to WIndows Update and Microsoft in order to get them effectively into Vista…
What’s the point in having a lable “Vista Capable” and still not having all the drivers! So we are joining Dennis in calling out to all the OEMs for the Vista drivers. “Where are the vista drivers?“
UMPC’s and Vista — where are the drivers? [GottaBeMobile]
The long rumoured and awaited zune is finally launched. Microsoft hasn’t announced pricing or availability for Zune.
Microsoft has been waiting for this moment for quite some time, and now the time has come. Apple had its day in the spotlight on Tuesday when it announced its 5.5G iPod, 2G iPod Nano and 2G iPod Shuffle, but Microsoft today is touting its new Zune Portable Media Player.
What was once known as “Project Argo” now has to start the long journey uphill to take on the dominant champ Cupertino, California. Details about the player really started coming to light last month when the Toshiba 1089 appeared on the FCC website (always a great source for upcoming products). From the documents, we gathered that Zune will feature a 30GB HDD, 802.11b/g wireless connectivity, an FM tuner, USB 2.0 interface and a massive 3″ LCD screen. Microsoft confirmed all of those specifications today and disclosed a few more for good measure….
Here is a video of Zune in action after the jump. Continue reading ‘Microsoft launches Zune’
Now, We know that the R2H ships with the GPS thingy, The problem now is to find the best software to use along with it. The Lucky guy(ZhuBaJie) who seems to be the only owner of the R2H is already doing his experiments on it and he needs some suggestions. (It’s funny that there are no directions on how to use the GPS!)
Looks like the R2H ships with Microsoft Autoroute 2006. Calling all the UMPC geeks out there what other programs could be used and which one would be the best considering this device a a sole GPS unit in a car?
