Engadget’s “Keepin’ It Real Fake” headlines used to be reserved for actual knockoffs — mostly of iPods and iPhones. But they’ve now taken to calling every small, cheap laptop a “knockoff” Asus Eee, no matter how little the device has in common with the popular netbook (yeah, we don’t get it, either).
The latest victim [...]
The Roku Netflix set-top box has reportedly sold close to 100,000 units. That’s an impressive number for a device that’s only been on the market for a few months. I watch Netflix through our home theater pc, and it’ a very positive experience — I can see why the inexpensive Roku box is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Dell is introducing a stylish small form factor PC tomorrow. Dubbed the Studio Hybrid, the small pc is 80 percent smaller than a traditional PC and uses 70% less electricity — thanks in part to the mobile processor under the hood. It will be available in seven different colors.
Crave reports that the [...]
The NY Times (of all places) has an interesting look at an old idea — collecting solar energy from Earth orbit and beaming it to the surface:
A space solar power system would involve building large solar energy collectors in orbit around the Earth. These panels would collect far more energy than land-based units, which are [...]
Intel will soon turn over to the Open Source community the mobile version of Linux they’ve been developing, known as Moblin. The official turn-over of the customized Linux stack’s source code will happen within the “next few weeks”, according to PC World.
One version of the Moblin User Interface:
OpenTech is the latest PC maker marketing their machines as Mac-compatible. They hope to avoid legal pitfalls by not pre-installing OS X. That may not be good enough for Apple, who maintains that merely claiming compatibility is a violation of their legal rights. That’s for the courts to decide, but the truth [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )I recently deleted the recovery partition on my Compaq laptop to recover some much needed space. My only real concern about this move is that I would need to have drivers handy when reinstalling Windows from an OEM Disk. Double Driver, which I just came across on Lifehacker, solves this problem. The [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Yet another version of the Asus Eee has been announced, the Eee PC 1000HD. The SlashGear take:
ASUS seems to have confused “innovation” and “repetition”, since they’re apparently committed to churning out every possible combination of Eee PC possible. Latest to clog up comparison charts is the 1000HD, the dreary offspring of the existing [...]
Seriously cool:
The owner of Esquire said Tuesday that it plans to publish the magazine’s October issue using so-called electronic ink to mark the publication’s 75th anniversary.
Hearst said the issue will feature a cover across which various words and images will scroll ” news-ticker style — thanks to technology developed by Cambridge, Mass.-based E Ink.
Print publishing [...]
John Dvorak on Asus’ new ROM boot feature:
The most interesting story the media is downplaying is the ASUS announcement that it will have a ROM boot chip on all its motherboards, which will boot Linux instantly on start-up. When you flick the switch the machine is instantly on. (It’s about time.) Of course, you will [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Will Apple’s next big thing be a touchscreen MacBook? That’s the latest rumor uncovered by MacDailyNews:
Think MacBook screen, possibly a bit smaller, in glass with iPhone-like, but fuller-featured Multi-Touch. Gesture library. Full Mac OS X.
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