CarPC’s have been a hot topic here lately. Steve ‘Chippy’ Paine just put up a short video on his UMPC moblog site showing how you can have a 15 hr CarPC/desktop PC using the Everun, Car dock, Samsung Q1 USB keyboard, and a Tekkeon MP3400 external battery. Well, I have 2/4 items.. Looks to be a nice solution if you want to mount the Everun on to the windshield or a flat surfaced dash.
Here’s my mounting solution for the Fujitsu U810 using a ProClip vehicle mount and a RAM Mount cradle.
I found out Inkseine was available a day early from Rob of gottabemobile.com so I went ahead and installed it. So far it seems cool. It works perfectly fine on the Fujitsu U810’s touchscreen. I like the interface, but I’m not exactly sure what I’d use it for. I’d still rather use Windows Journal for ink blog posts. It’s fun to use so I suggest you try it out.
There’s been an annoying issue with the touchscreen on the U810. If you don’t use it after a certain amount of time, maybe 10 seconds, it takes a second to get the touchscreen to respond again which makes inking frustrating.
I noticed the UMPC Portal forums, rexibaby posted a link to a comment in an Amazon review showing the solution to the response issues.
Chris Heitmann says:
In reply to #8: After using the u810 for a day - I also became frustrated with the unresponsiveness of the Touch Screen after not using it for 10 seconds or so. It was so frustrating to me that I was beginning to consider a return. Fortunately I finally found the solution so I thought I’d share. HERE’S THE FIX! (Instructions are for Vista Home Premium - might be different on XP) Open up “Device Manager” in Control Panel. Expand “Human Interface Devices” Double Click “FCL USB Pen Tablet” Choose the “Power Management” tab uncheck “allow the computer to turn off this device to save power” That’s it. Real responsiveness! This really makes a HUGE difference in usability. Even if you have gotten used to the way it works or you’ve never had another tablet so you feel it’s performing ok - try this.
I tried it out and it works. The touchscreen is much more responsive now. Happy inking!
Here’s a quick video of the install. While I was setting up for this video, FedEx came again and dropped off the GorillaPod for SLR sized cameras. I stuck the Aiptek A-HD to it right away and used it in part of the video.
That’s why there’s so much noise. The GorillaPod is stiff, which is good, but it cause a lot of noise while bending the joints.
I’m pretty excited. The Fujitsu U810 doesn’t quite fit snug in the dash compartment of my car, so I really needed a mount. This will definitely make it easier for using the U810 for GPS navigation, music, and lifestreaming/vlogging with the internal cam or Xbox Live Vision cam I attached to the dash.
Best of all? It’s only $15.95. (plus $29.99 for the ProClip vehicle mount).
Messing around with Sony Vegas. Took this at one of the Moss Landing Beaches.
Recorded with the Aiptek A-HD in low res mode (352×240).
Music by Glen Hansard from the movie Once. Mobile post sent by Rodfather using Utterz. Replies.
Stil at the bowling alley bar.
Thought I’d try something new.
Here I will be using the Fujitsu U810 connected via WiFi to demonstrate a live ink blog post.
I will be using ManyCams which is basically a free version of WebCamMax for the PC or CamTwist for the Mac. It has basic features such as titling and effects but also has the ability to use photos or a desktop as a webcam source which I will be using. Mobile post sent by Rodfather using Utterz. Replies.
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