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Meet the printer that can print your car parts

3D printers are devices capable of creating solid, three-dimensional objects, from prosthetic limbs and miniature chess sets, to car and airplane parts. by Andy Smith

Tags: 3D, Car, 3D Printer, Hardware, Peripherals, 3D printers, printers, Andy Smith

Image galleries 2009-09-02

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gnuplot 4.4.0rc1 (Mac)

Gnuplot is a portable command-line driven graphing utility for linux, OS/2, MS Windows, OSX, VMS, and many other platforms. The source code is copyrighted but freely distributed (i.e., you don't have to pay for it). It was originally created to allow scientists and students to visualize mathematical functions and data...

Tags: Terminal, Apple Macintosh, Gnuplot, Plotters, Linux, Mice, Operating Systems, Hardware, Peripherals, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-28

How to make Government 2.0 a reality

Today was the final day of the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco.  This morning's mixed bag of keynotes included a fireside talk with the founders of Threadless.com and a great demo of chartbeat, a new real-time website monitoring tool. After the keynotes, I decided to let...

Tags: Web, Agency, Tool, Government, Web 2.0, Productivity, Advertising & Promotion, Vertical Industries, Internet, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-04-03

Citrix brings high definition to virtual desktops with XenDesktop 3 and HDX

Citrix Systems last week delivered a one-two punch in the battle for virtual desktop infrastructure VDI differentiation with the introduction of XenDesktop 3 and Citrix HDX high-definition technology, promising to lower costs associated with servers and storage in the data center. XenDesktop 3, a key component of...

Tags: Desktop, Multimedia, Citrix Systems Inc., Virtual Desktop, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Virtualization, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-02-09

The Toybox in 2008: A retrospective

It's been an incredible year. This blog was launched, ZDNet Reviews was overhauled, and a whole lot of news 'n' reviews came through The Toybox pipeline. And through it all, you readers were here with us. Here's a recap of the best stories: January:...

Tags: ASUS, Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., T-Mobile, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Blu-ray, ZDNet Reviews, CES 2008, Josh, Andrew, Firefox 3 Beta 5, Flip Mino Camcorder, MSI, BlackBerry Storm, Barack Obama, CES 2009, Handhelds, Hd Dvd, Hardware, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-19

The ultimate student handheld: something for Christmas?

I've taken many months looking for the ultimate student device; something fairly cheap and not too expensive especially in this current credit climate, something that'll last for a while, something which which can be multi-purpose; none of this "buy a camera, a phone and a sat-nav" when you can have...

Tags: Phone, Handheld, Video Call, Video, Camera, E61, E71, Multimedia Having Fun, Telecom & Utilities, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Call for a Linux laptop

Call for a Linux laptopPssst......check it out:http://www.linuxjournal.com/video/review-hp-2133-mini-note(Tell 'em Dietrich sent you)A couple thingsThe screen on a laptop is called a panel not a monitor. No one will ever take Linux or you seriously when you are out begging for a free laptop to try. Do what the rest...

Tags: Notebooks, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux laptop, Linux, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-07-30

Benchmarks: Psystar v. Mac mini (and all three MacBooks)

Benchmarks: Psystar v. Mac mini and all three MacBooksThe tests Adrian refused to runI guess he was going to find that his Mac Mini was not a good purchase anyway.RE: Benchmarks: Psystar v. Mac mini and all three MacBooksWell what do the numbers indicate ??? Larger numbers better or worse...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Psystar, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, computer, Tiny Computers

Discussion threads 2008-05-14

My kid hates Linux too! (so what?)

My kid hates Linux too! (so what?)Message has been deleted.My kid hates Linux too! (so what?)My completely nonsensical 15 year-old daughter whines about the fact that all the machines in the house run Linux. I laugh....she'll get over it. Else, she can buy/build her own machine....learn to maintain it....alone....while...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-04-15

Gartner's top 10 predictions on IT futures

Gartner researchers have identified 10 areas that IT professionals should pay attention to this year. Gartner: By 2011, Apple will double its U.S. and Western Europe unit market share in computers. Our take: Gartner correctly assesses that Apple's gains are a reflection of failure...

Tags: Software, Information Technology, Gartner Inc., Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2008-01-31

News to know: Red Hat's new CEO; RIM; FTC on privacy; Best PC components

Notable headlines: Red Hat names new Whitehurst CEO; Szulik stays chairman. A message from Matthew. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Dec 07/Jan 08. Without competition from AMD, Intel starts to put the brakes on releases Podcast: A look back at 2007 ...

Tags: Google Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Red Hat Inc., PC, Privacy, RIM BlackBerry, DoubleClick Inc., FTC, Mergers & Acquisitions, Handhelds, Investment, Finance, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-12-21

3D printers...coming soon to geek homes?

3D printers...coming soon to geek homes?Nice idea.Of course, not everything is made from plastic, and the printer would need some spectacular resolution make all the intergrated circuits in anything electronic.I think nano-bot contruction is more realistic. Huge pool full of contruction fluid could build every we need. Where would all...

Tags: geek home, 3D, movie

Discussion threads 2007-12-20

3D printers...coming soon to geek homes?

Plane rides from Europe are long, so I usually pack a small library of things to read. Among that group was "The World in 2008" by The Economist, a special edition of the magazine where writers put on their pointed hats and try to predict what will happen in the...

Tags: 3D, Printer, Printing, Timmy, Dad, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals, John Carroll

Blog posts 2007-12-20

Two gaming dead ends of 2007

Two gaming dead ends of 2007Try playing Crysis on a machine with directX 10 ....... and one without. It isn't always about frame rates. Sometimes it is about the experience.what about using PhysX in production?I wonder if the PhysX card can market toward those who do video rendering...

Tags: Games, Intel Corp., Ageia, PhysX, game, Matrox

Discussion threads 2007-12-17

Emerging trends: 3D printing; robots galore; human augmentation

Gartner unveiled its emerging technologies outlook for technologies we'll see in more than 10 years and it's a landscape filled with robots, human augmentation and collective intelligence. Jackie Fenn, an analyst at Gartner, walked through a bevy of technologies--some that are around today but just haven't hit prime...

Tags: 3D, Printer, Timeline, Robot, Collective Intelligence, Printing, Robots, Printers, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Peripherals, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-10-10

Microsoft Color Control Panel Applet for Windows XP 1 build 1.0.177 (Windows)

The Microsoft Color Control Panel Applet adds a new 'Color' item to the Windows control panel, providing a single place to view and edit color management settings in Windows XP. Using it, you can install and uninstall color profiles, change color profile associations for displays, printers and scanners, view detailed...

Tags: Profile, Control Panel, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Color Control Panel Applet, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Scanners, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2007-08-29

Does the glossy screen of the new iMac suck?

Does the glossy screen of the new iMac suck?Or"But if color evaluation is important to you, and you want a Mac, then you will have to step up to a pro machine. Or live with the shine."Connect another matte finished monitor.YesIt looks terrible. Ugh. Linux on my 6 year old...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Notebooks, Desktops, Morgenstern, Apple iMac, glossy screen, imac, CRT, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-08-24

Dell's not serious about Vista either

Dell's not serious about Vista eitherWas this the big WOW factor that Mike Cox was speaking about ?What I have seen from the video is nothing but a big DUD factor . Zune anyone ?The Answer is SimpleBuy a MAC, all your music and video needs are there built in,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Inc., True MS, Microsoft Windows Vista, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2007-05-29

A new way to print bones

Good old ink jet printers are really versatile machines. Last week, I told you they will be used to print organic transistors. Now, Canadian and German researchers are using a slightly modified version of the printer that sits on your desk to build three-dimensional bioceramic bones. They took "advantage of...

Tags: Printers, Document management, printer, bone, room temperature, three-Dimensional, printing

Blog posts 2007-03-18

HP TouchSmart PC IQ770

If two days from this posting, Apple announces a touch screen iMac at its 2007 MacWorld event, we may have to reconsider this review. Until that happens, HP's new $1,779 TouchSmart PC IQ770 is our all-in-one family PC of choice. You probably wouldn't want to make it your main PC...

Tags: Keyboards, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Monitors & displays, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Hewlett-Packard Co., TouchSmart PC, touch screen, Microsoft Windows Vista

Product reviews 2007-01-08