Well a graphics-oriented client currently running Windows XP wants to try to make the transition to Windows 7 from XP – so I have been commissioned to test out a Gateway NV74 17.3″ 4GB RAM, 500GB hard disk@5400RPM [Passmark rating of 1.243]. The OS is Windows 7 Home Premium. I think this PC Model and […]
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Apple is getting a stranglehold on the evolution of computing devices, particulary for consumers. iPod + iTunes dominates the media playing world. iPhone + iAppStore dominate the phone plus highly portable app and messaging world. But Apple missed the boat despite a huge technology leads on the PC desktop and laptop world back in the
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Just as Apple’s Snow Leopard hits the streets I just saw the Microsoft attack ad material – Apple 13.3″ MacBook 2Ghz procesor, 160GB Drive for $1200. $Twelve hundred when Walmart is offering on its website for $348 for an Acer Aspire 11.6″ Netbook : Operating System: Genuine Windows XP Home Edition Processor: Intel Atom Processor
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The NYTimes technology section is getting to be one of my favorites for finding out about the last electronic bling. With the exception of Apple topics, the coverage is not breathless fanboy scrapings of every detail of the Palm Pre or HP Mini Netbook seen on many other gadget sites; but rather fairly well measured
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One has to periodically check the markets for a good full HD projection system. Now full HD means 1920 x 1080p projecting onto a 6foot++ wide screen with a contrast ratio of 6000:1 or better. In short I want to be able to project to audience of 50 to 300 people with some ambient light.
Video comes to SLR Yes indeed, that is a Canon digital SLR with replaceable lenses – and it is a pretty good video camera. The Canon EOS 5D Mark II is probably the epitome of what has become a gold rush of digital SLR cameras that are currently supporting video capabilities. Nikon has the D5000
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First there were PDAs, then cellphones and then the merger of cellphones+PDAs variously known as Smart Mobile devices or Smart Phones. All are related to what was promised a long time ago – Preferred Information At your Fingertips or PIAF devices. Now after several innovative and ersatz tries by Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nokia, Palm and
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Video cameras are adding huge zoom capabilities. Optical zooms with image stabilization. The Pansonic SDR-H90 above is 70x true optical (think of it as a 37.9-2650mm (4:3) still camera telephoto range). The camera has a builtin 80GB drive and takes SD card with up to 32GB of memory for combined long play record of over
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