Archive for the 'Computer' Category

It’s not a formal wall socket replacement, but this Elecom U2H-TC410B 4-port USB hub will look sharp (and a bit misleading) when mounted to a desk or table.
In all actuality, it’s just a typical 4-port USB hub with a tad more style and a lot of extra space for larger USB devices to plug in.


If you are bored of the usual run-of-the-mill PC cases, take a look at what BMW’s DesignworksUSA has to offer. They have made everything from yachts to coffee machines, so it is clear that these people know exactly what they are doing. Level 10 PC case reminds me of a stylish sci-fi movie.
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On a 9-inch, 3G-equipped, almost-pocketable computer, running the best consumer OS money can currently buy. It costs around $400. Do you want one too? Here’s how to get yours.
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Apple’s latest patent to be hinting at a new tablet.
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Your Mac OS X desktop may become exactly as messy as your real-world one if Apple finally develops this newly-released patent, which describes a 3D desktop that obeys the laws of physics.
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ASUS was kind enough to take its beautiful AIRO laptop out from behind the glass at CES for an Engadget exclusive look at the functional sliding mechanism.
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Some say that the end of the trusty hard drive is near, killed by SSD. But let’s not be so quick to give up on a technology that stores a whole terabyte for $100.
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With 8GB flash drives available for under $20 and 32GB drives edging into the mainstream, nobody can blame you for shelving old USB sticks. But there are a surprising number of uses for those rickety, sub-gigabyte keychains.
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By allowing its snooty customers to manipulate the snooty Microsoft Surface interface with their snooty fingers, BMW has officially become the first car maker to offer the touchscreen tech to a worldwide car-buying audience. Impressed? Me neither, but that’s just because I’m a low-paid writer who’s insanely jealous of anyone driving [...]


Tomorrow we’ll see the first fresh MacBooks in almost a year, and likely the first all-new case designs since way back in the PowerBook and iBook G4 days, with the MacBook expected to finally shed its plastic shell for an aluminum body.
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CityWall has been around for a little bit now, offering a giant multitouch display of maps and other service-oriented features.

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As promised, Microsoft has started running their new ads using comedian Jerry Seinfeld and Microsoft founder Bill Gates. The ad has already been spotted by a number of readers.
The first in presumably a series of ads show Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld in Shoe Carnival.
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Google’s in-house innovations (the multithreaded engine, javascript handling and task manager, mainly) make up a tiny portion of Chrome’s user experience. The rest of the interface features, usage mechanics and touted features have clear and very public parentage — in one of their four largest competitors
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Whether counting its 23 Eee PCs or 50 plus models of traditional laptops, ASUS isn’t exactly known for its frugality. So seeing yet another press release touting the launch of its bamboo — a renewable material with immense tensile strength rivaling that of many metal alloys — laptops shouldn’t be a surprise.
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A USB shuffle here, a LG swap there and here’s what you get, the MSI, uh hem, LG X110. Sporting a fairly obvious MSI Wind base, LG’s X110 is making it’s first appearance in Berlin. Prices will range from €399 to €499 (about $590 to $738) which takes home an 8.9-inch display, 120GB disk (6GB [...]