Microsoft, HCL team up for world’s cheapest laptop
Our good friend Microsoft and HCL Infosystems from India have decided to join forces in an attempt to deliver the world’s cheapest laptops running Windows XP. True, such a thing already exists in many versions, and one is the ultra-portable and ultra-cute Asus EeePC, which can run not only Windows… Continue Reading »
Miscrosoft’s Notebook Optical Mouse 3000 now available in 5 colors
I don’t know what the occasion is, but apparently Microsoft has decided to dish out its Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000 in 5 dazzlingly bright colors. And no, the one pictured here is not pink, so stop your hating. This, my friend, is what the color Dragon Fruit looks like.… Continue Reading »
Amazon product page says Windows Vista SP1 to be released tomorrow
Microsoft’s Windows Vista SP1 OS gets an “unofficial” release date via Amazon’s Windows Vista comparison page. Though Microsoft has failed to issue an official statement concerning the said release date, Amazon had this to say: You can pre-order Windows Vista with SP1 or Windows Vista with SP1 Upgrades now to… Continue Reading »
Siftables, a prototype for little computers that could
Can you imagine splitting up your computer into several small devices and manipulating them individually to suit your own taste? A clever new prototype for such a device has been demonstrated by the researchers over at MIT Media Lab. Dubbed as “Siftables”, this new prototype aims to “enable people to… Continue Reading »
Siafu: A new concept PC for the blind
Siafu is a new kind of personal computer intended to provide computer access to those who have a vision impairment or similar handicap. Using a touch-sensitive surface filled with a magnetized liquid, which is called Magneclay, Siafu provides reading materials in the form of braille, and it even has the… Continue Reading »
Tobii Technology lets you control your computer with your naked eye
Need to open a folder on your computer but you’re feeling a bit too lazy to move your fingers? Tobii Technology is here to the rescue, with the introduction of their OEM eye tracking technology during this year’s annual CeBIT trade show. This technology can further be applied to gaming,… Continue Reading »
Dell to close down kiosks in the US
Dell’s shifting global retail strategy has resulted to the close down of its 140 kiosks scattered nationwide. Started in 2002, these kiosks are part of the Dell Direct Store model to augment its core direct-selling business via the Internet and phone. It’s a very logical decision considering Dell’s recent partnership… Continue Reading »
Samsung announces their hybrid hard drive lineup
Samsung’s hybrid hard drives as most of you know, are a mix between flash memory which has faster read/write speeds then traditional hard drives and regular hard drives. They are being added as a buffer to replace the previous 2MB of cache that most of today’s drives have. The new… Continue Reading »
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