Rob Enderle

A little over a year ago, when Microsoft announced with a variety of partners a bunch of affordable headsets, only one stood out: the Samsung HMD Odyssey headset. This was because Samsung took the Microsoft specification as a suggestion and built what they thought the market wanted.  Yes, at the launch, their offering was the […]

Disclaimer: Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Microsoft all are clients of mine. Last week, while I was on vacation, Sony dropped out of the U.S. and European handheld markets. Theres some doubt whether the company will continue even in Japan. PalmOne has emerged as the dominant vendor in this declining segment, and even Microsoft doesnt seem […]

Disclaimer: Intel, AMD, Dell, Microsoft and HP are all clients of mine. For years, true workstation users—folks tied at the hip to Unix—really didnt have an acceptable mobile solution. They had the option of buying huge, luggable products from companies such as Dolch. In weight and size, they were more like the original suitcase class […]

Disclaimer: Hewlett-Packard Co. is a client of the Enderle Group. Up until recently, large LCD screens were mostly for multimedia applications, and they had more to do with consumers watching TV than they did with actually doing real work. This started to change a few weeks ago, as a new class of LCDs began to […]

Disclaimer: Microsoft and HP are clients of the Enderle Group. A few years ago I read an obituary for Bob Hope that was picked up by my local paper. Hope had become one of my favorite celebrities over the years and I was saddened by his passing. The only problem was he hadnt actually died. […]

Disclaimer: Microsoft, Transmeta, Intel and VIA are clients of mine. SAN DIEGO—TechEd is one of three important shows from Microsoft, the other two being the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, focused on hardware companies; and the Professional Developers Conference, focused on developers. For IT, TechEd is the most important because it focuses on the people who […]

Disclaimer: Intel, Transmeta and Microsoft are clients of mine. A few weeks ago, I told you I would be updating you on some of the stellar designs Sony is bringing to market, and the Sony X505 is the flagship of the new line. With impressive looks, this product has a graphite version that is just […]

I moderated two panels over the past week. The first was on the best in show for the wireless track at NetWorld+Interop, and the second was at TiEcon on the future of wireless technology. We had a number of luminaries on the panels, including Stewart Alsop and Congressman Mike Honda. First, I have to say […]

Disclaimer: Intel, Via, Transmeta, IBM and HP are all clients. /zimages/5/77174.jpgWith its announcement of a “type U” computer in Japan, Sony is the second to market, after Antelope, with an ultra-portable computer. Using a Tablet-like design, this handheld computer— priced in Asia at under $1,900—is now the lowest-cost shipping UPC. If you live in the […]

Hoteling is the practice of using borrowed equipment rather than taking your own. This is often done when IT doesnt want to provide laptops for every employee because most dont travel enough to need them. If an employee visits a remote site, they are given a guest PC to borrow—connected to e-mail and a browser—and […]

Following Apples recent financial report, there are two questions on the table: What business is Apple really in, and does it even make sense for Apple to be in the PC business anymore? OK, maybe theres more, but two is an easy number to deal with. Speaking of numbers, thats part of Apples trouble. The […]

Disclaimer: Intel and Microsoft are clients of mine. Intels announcement Friday that it is accelerating its roadmap by about two years to provide 32-/64-bit support and dual core potentially changes the sweet spots for ordering new hardware, while starting the clock for the obsolescence of 32-bit desktop technology and nailing the coffin shut on 16-bit […]