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Apple Aluminum Keyboard (dmg): This firmware update addresses an issue with the aluminum Apple Keyboard and the aluminum Apple Wireless Keyboard where a key may repeat unexpectedly while typing. The update also addresses other issues. Mac OS X 10.5.2 is required before installing this update. The update package will install an updater application into...; Tags: Apple Inc., Aluminum, Mac OS X 10.5.2, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals; Software downloads 2008-04-14
New MacBook enclosures? It's about time: Am I the only one that doesn't like the look of the white MacBook enclosure? It's not as bad looking as the original clamshell iBook (you know the one) but it's entirely unprofessional looking IMHO. Apple knows that a white notebook is ugly and released a similarly configured...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Aluminum, MacBook Industrial Design, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-07
Elevate your MacBook: Elevate your MacBookSecond vote for the mStandI recently purchased an mStand. It is more expensive than some other stands, but what I like about it is that it has a lip on the front to keep the computer from sliding off. Others rely on friction, and as the...; Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, PRODUCTIVITY, mStand, Apple MacBook; Discussion threads 2008-04-01
Diamonds are jet engines' best friends: You certainly know that birds are enemies of jet engine turbine blades. But these jet engines have another nasty foe: sand. Even if the turbine blades are protected with thin layers of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs), they operate at very high temperatures. When a sand storm hits a blade, grains...; Tags: Turbine, Glass, Ohio State University, Aluminum, Telecom & Utilities, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-24
Green-walling with patented new tech: I had a serious talk with the chief of Serious Materials. And the company promises some serious energy savings with their new products. But in my talk with CEO Kevin Surace I hit a green wall on one topic: how do they make this stuff? ...; Tags: Window, Product, Aluminum, Kevin Surace, Construction, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-01-27

MacBook Air: Observations on its technical note: MacBook Air: Observations on its technical noteI don't see this as innovativeSure, it's thin. It's [i]very[/i] thin. It's [i]very[/i], [i][b]very[/b][/i] thin. But so what? How often do you really need to mail a laptop in a manila envelope, or slip one under a locked door? ...; Tags: Notebooks, aluminum, MacBook Air, MBA, technical note, Apple MacBook, notebook, laptop computer; Discussion threads 2008-01-25
Proporta's Alu-Leather Nokia N800 provides good protection and functionality: I thoroughly enjoy using the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet and think the form factor is perfect for the intended purposes. With two SD card slots providing you with lots of opportunities for storage capacity, you can also use your N800 as a video playing device. In the past my wrists...; Tags: Nokia Corp., Bracket, Groove, Aluminum, Proporta, Proporta Alu-Leather Case, Alu-Leather Case, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2007-08-31
1967 discovery at IBM may be about to pay off: The original discovery was made forty years ago by a young researcher at IBM. Now he's leading a team of researchers at Purdue who seem to be on the brink of an energy wonderland. Easy-to-produce hydrogen. Produced on site, on demand. Cheaply. ...; Tags: Hydrogen, Aluminum, IBM Corp., Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-08-30
1967 discovery at IBM may be about to pay off: 1967 discovery at IBM may be about to pay offOne little, one big[i]So if cars ran on hydrogen we’d need drainage systems improved but wouldn’t have to worrry much about greenhouse gases from autos.[/i]Actually, water vapor is a much more effective greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. It just doesn't...; Tags: IBM Corp., aluminum, hydrogen; Discussion threads 2007-08-28
Photos: The one-of-a-kind wooden bicycle: A German timber technology student turned to an unlikely material--beech wood--for his two-wheeled creation.When most people think of bicycle frames, they have in mind materials running the gamut of aluminum, chrome-moly steel and carbon fiber. Not so a timber technology student in Germany. For his two-wheeled creation, he turned to...; Tags: photograph, Jens Eichler, bicycle, spin, oil, premier, coat, disc, Czech Republic, glue, tire, grain, brake, staff writer, aluminum, partnership, Web site, Web, tool; Image galleries 2007-08-15
Photos: Apple unveils new iMacs, apps: CEO Steve Jobs shows off new iMacs and updates to Apple's multimedia and productivity software Tuesday.Three new iMacs were unveiled at an event held Tuesday at Apple''s Cupertino, Calif., headquarters. There will be two 20-inch iMacs with different specifications, and a more expensive 24-inch model. The 20-inch systems will cost...; Tags: Desktops, photograph, Apple iMac, new iMac, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, Apple iLife, GarageBand, Apple iPhoto, Apple iWeb, Apple iDVD, movie, display, specification, soundtrack, rock, jack, home video, aluminum, video clip, FireWire, Intel Core 2 Duo, chief operating officer, batte; Image galleries 2007-08-07
The calm before an Apple announcement: It's anyone's guess what Apple will announce at tomorrow's Product Presentation in Cupertino although new aluminum iMacs (fake pics here) are the odds on favorite. I got a little excited when it was rumored that Apple would also release an "all brushed aluminum 15% smaller" Mac mini tomorrow, but that...; Tags: Jason D. O'Grady, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Cupertino, Aluminum, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Intel Core Duo, Apple iMac; Blog posts 2007-08-06
Human-hair sized Aluminum foil lamps: Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have built 'aluminum foil lamps that outshine incandescent lights.' Their panels of microcavity plasma lamps can contain today 250,000 lamps. These thin panels -- 1 millimeter thick -- are more efficient than incandescent lights and soon will surpass the efficiency of...; Tags: Engineering &, Innovation, Energy &, Environment; Blog posts 2007-06-05
A fine ergo solution for laptop users: For the past couple of weeks, Ive experienced a significant reduction in the weariness and stiffness I normally associate with spending many hours working on my laptop when seated at a desk. This relief has come thanks to a new aluminum desktop stand Ive been using made by LapWorks, the...; Tags: Gadgetry, Productivity, Mobility; Blog posts 2007-04-24
The world's most anti-reflective coating: Researchers from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have created a material that reflects virtually no light -- or absorbs it like a black hole. Theyve built this new material by stacking layers of silica nanorods. And they reached a refractive index of 1.05. This can be compared with 1.0 for...; Tags: Computers &, Internet, Engineering &, Innovation, Nanotechnology, Science &, Nature; Blog posts 2007-03-02
Supreme Court to examine 'obviousness' of patents: Supreme Court to examine 'obviousness' of patents"I was thinking about it."Just as there are thought crimes, so there is a thought demonstration of obviousness.Yes, some patents are absurd.The problem is defining a subjective term like obvious in a way Courts can follow.Particularly when some ideas seem obvious after the fact....; Tags: innovation, patent, obviousness, aluminum; Discussion threads 2006-11-27
Appeals court takes dim view of Net-tapping rules: Appeals court takes dim view of Net-tapping rulesBoth are wrongNice of both of your to highlight the rooted problem with the US govt. Both of you are on the opposite ends of the extreme. One who thinks that the govt has the right to poke and prod into everything and...; Tags: SECURITY, aluminum, 9/11 commission, Net-tapping; Discussion threads 2006-05-05
Photos: Asus' luxury laptops: Notebook maker Asus is wrapping laptops in carbon fiber, aluminum, leather and Lamborghini.; Tags: Notebooks, ASUS, notebook company, laptop computer, aluminum, fiber, notebook; Image galleries 2006-02-24
Photos: Asus' luxury laptops: Notebook maker Asus is wrapping laptops in carbon fiber, aluminum, leather and Lamborghini.; Tags: Notebooks, ASUS, notebook company, laptop computer, aluminum, fiber, notebook; Image galleries 2006-02-24
Photos: Asus' luxury laptops: Notebook maker Asus is wrapping laptops in carbon fiber, aluminum, leather and Lamborghini.; Tags: Notebooks, ASUS, notebook company, aluminum, laptop computer, fiber, notebook; Image galleries 2006-02-24