Category Archives: Hardware

We are living in a pre-PC era

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

It seems that the post-PC era is closer to the pre-PC era where the ruling company could dictate its own hardware specifications. For the main 3.5″ SATA hard drive bay in the new 2011 machines, Apple has altered the SATA … Continue reading →

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A supercomputer in your hand

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

Older guys like me who have spent some decades in this “industry” still remember Cray and his creations. When someone plays with Angry Birds or “composes” music on GarageBand, we forget how far we have moved with processing power, size … Continue reading →

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Bend multitouch desk prototype

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

It seems that the European universities are still able to innovate. Though it’s far from something ready to be sold and used, the whole idea of a bend desk is highly interesting. Especially when it supports multitouch functionality. Kudos to … Continue reading →

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Slate for the masses

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

There is another kind of world that needs technology to improve business processes. And it can’t afford an iPad, a Xoom or a Tab…   A low-tech Microsoft slate for the masses | ZDNet.

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Green technology isn’t just a trend and Lenovo has the first certified laptop

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

Lenovo had some problems with Greenpeace in the past, but it seems that they learned their lesson well. UL announced that it has issued its first-ever Gold level Sustainable Product Certification for the laptop category to the Lenovo ThinkPad T420, scheduled … Continue reading →

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Nokia and Microsoft – an unholy alliance?

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

We are living in interesting times… Nokia and Microsoft are “shaking hands” on many different things and not just a smartphone OS platform. Till now they were considered to be “enemies” even though they had already agreements on Exchange and … Continue reading →

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Noteslate – another approach to taking notes

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

  Noteslate is promising another way to take notes. But will they deliver? The suggested price is also exciting: $99!   I copy from Noteslate’s website: Concept The NoteSlate is trying to define the product itself, archetype, electronic paper. We … Continue reading →

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Apple iPad sales slamming hard drive makers

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

Millions of devices don’t have a mechanical hard disk drive thanks to the trend towards the iPads and Tabs. How do the HDD manufacturers handle this? Will we see more and cheaper SSDs? AppleInsider via Apple iPad sales slamming hard … Continue reading →

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