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Perfecting the potato

Today, a couch potato still needs to operate that remote, which keeps his right thumb fit and toned. Gaze tracking could make his potato-hood complete. by Ed Gottsman

Tags: Mouse, Gesture, Gaze, Eye Gesture, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals, Ed Gottsman

Blog posts 2008-06-12

Perfecting the potato

New Scientist is reporting on new gaze tracking technology designed for use in 3D virtual worlds. Gaze tracking has been used for years by people with motor neurone disease, cerebral palsy and other "locked-in" syndromes, but only to operate desktop interfaces. This more recent technology will bring the likes of...

Tags: Mouse, Gesture, Gaze, Eye Gesture, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals, Ed Gottsman

Blog posts 2008-05-21

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Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q850

Toshiba's Qosmio line has always been the company's experimental playground for high-end systems, from massive gaming rigs to inventive multimedia home theater laptops. While there were a lot of interesting ideas there, you often ended up with slightly overpriced systems with out-of-date video cards or non-functioning Webcam hand gesture controls....

Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Qosmio line, Toshiba Qosmio, Toshiba Corp.

Product reviews 2009-10-19

Preview Party: Windows 7 makes a big splash in a Mac house

No, they're not.[i]How sad that PC users are impressed and astonished when the following problems DON'T happen:[/i]Such events are abnormal for Windows too. Have been for years. If you're experiencing any of these then there's a problem you need to investigate and resolve. It's not normal behavior for Windows. Sam...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, desktop, Microsoft Windows 7, Ubuntu, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Sam

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Microsoft taking pre-orders for Zune HD media player; $219 for 16GB; Sept. 15

Ah-hahahahahahahaha!Stop it! You're killing me!!The Zune HD hardware is substantially more powerful than any Apple offeringhttp://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10308833-64.htmlanother floplack of Linux OS on it will doom this device like it doomed its predecessor.decent priceIt's a decent price for the HD and when Apple presumably ups capacities on the next round of iPod...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, media player, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune, Zune HD

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

10 reasons why e-readers make sense in the enterprise

TechRepublic guest post: In case you haven’t heard, e-readers are making an impact. They’ve been around for some time, but only now (thanks, in part, to Amazon’s Kindle) are they being taken seriously. The e-readers’ biggest fan is the avid reader, but this doesn’t have to (and most likely won’t)...

Tags: E-reader, Employee, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-07

Klondike Solitaire (Mobile)

Softick Klondike Solitaire is a version of the famous card game, specially designed and optimized for Android, unlike many other ported Java games. Introduces large readable cards precisely hit by human fingers.Feel the difference! We really worked hard to give you hours of exciting game. Softick Klondike Solitaire is smart...

Tags: Card, Mobile, Softick Klondike Solitaire, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-08-07

Gearing up for Apple's WWDC: Don't forget about the apps

Gearing up for Apple's WWDC: Don't forget about the appsWow, this comment takes the cake!![i]It still doesn't change the fact that Apple changed the game with these apps and sent competitors - from RIM to Google - into copycat mode. Both Blackberry and Android phones both [b]now have apps for...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Operating systems, Mobile applications, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, Apple Inc., app support, Apple iPhone, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Acer Aspire Timeline: A thin-and-light notebook with 8 hour battery, gestures for $598

The world's second-largest laptop manufacturer, Acer, today introduced the U.S. availability of its Aspire Timeline series of business notebooks that average more than 8 hours of battery life, the company says. The Aspire Timeline is a thin and light mainstream notebook that combines...

Tags: Battery, Acer Inc., Intel Corp., Aspire Timeline, AS3810, AS4810, AS5810, W, Serial ATA, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Engineering, Notebooks, Processors, Storage, Hardware, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Next-gen 11.6-in. Acer Aspire One netbook available now; has 16:9 display, full-size keyboard

Acer has officially released its next generation of Aspire One netbooks, most notably a new, bigger 11.6-in. model, the Aspire One AO751h, and a revamped 10.1-in. machine, the Aspire One AOD250. Both of the latest generation of netbooks are thinner than Acer's previous models. The 11-in. AO751h...

Tags: Keyboard, Acer Inc., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-05-18

NCIS: Episode #140: Breakout

NCIS: Episode #140: BreakoutNCIS ScriptPaul, keep taking the medication mate.Paul, you really are losing it.If you were to assess laptop marketshare by what you see used on TV, then you could easily be forgiven for concluding NOBODY BUT Apple makes laptops!This clearly isnt the reality of the world - its...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, NCIS, TV, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Paul

Discussion threads 2009-05-09

Acer Aspire 3935-6504

It's easy enough to find a thin, sexy 13-inch laptop, such as the Dell Adamo or Apple MacBook. Finding one for less than $1,000 is a little tougher, as the base model aluminum MacBook starts at $1,299 (yes, there's a $999 plastic model, too), and HP's recent Pavilion dv3 is...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, trade-off, Apple MacBook, Acer Inc.

Product reviews 2009-04-29

New Acer laptops, netbooks: 10-hour batteries, multitouch gestures

PC heavyweight Acer, which owns the Gateway, eMachines, and Packard Bell brands, announced a collection of new netbooks and full-feature notebooks that spans the company's brand portfolio. Here are the highlights of the dozen or so new laptop models Acer introduced, with a little help from CNET's...

Tags: Hard Drive, Gateway Inc., Light-emitting Diode, Battery, Acer Inc., Laptop Computer, Netbook, Intel Corp., Dan Ackerman, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Engineering, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-08

Report: Apple nixed Android's multitouch

Report: Apple nixed Android's multitouchJust one more reason not to buy EITHER phone. nt...Windows Mobile rules anyway...Even without multi-touch, the Start button is where it is at. I ask, is it more intuitive to drag with your fingers then use a stylus and go "Start,Internet,Web Browsers,Internet Explorer"? Apple needs to...

Tags: Apple Inc., multi-touch, multitouch

Discussion threads 2009-02-11

Lessons from the Death Map

Lessons from the Death MapStay away from Other networks.....Its' Already Known, yet Other Networks Post Hazards Beyond Mortal Persons ability to Party Them ALL. BeWarned & PrePared, CES IS NOT Just Party, Its NETWORK Idenity. Sure NOW ZEDENKA' Gone, ZD Comes Back, With NO PC Magazine, I Note. Tell that...

Tags: Sort-of, heatwave

Discussion threads 2009-01-03

Can open source saving gaming companies?

Can open source saving gaming companies?Can open source saving gaming companies?What is that, Stephen Colbert's next book title?RE: Can open source saving gaming companies?Save gaming companies? Maybe.This might not be in the same league but, there are a lot of dedicated end users that have patched and modded existing games.Look...

Tags: Games, Cyan, game, open source, open source saving gaming company

Discussion threads 2008-12-15

Fujitsu LifeBook A6120 (2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400)

The Fujitsu LifeBook A6210's $1,349 price tag may seem a bit high for a midsize laptop, especially considering that many similarly sized systems cost less than $1,000. But the Fujitsu has a number of features that help justify the higher price: namely, a built-in Blu-ray drive, ATI Mobility Radeon HD...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu LifeBook, Intel Core 2 Duo, laptop computer, Intel Corp.

Product reviews 2008-08-29

Office to support ODF, PDF as 'first-class citizens'

Office to support ODF, PDF as 'first-class citizens'I applaud the embracingBut I'll reserve judgment until we have an idea as to whether they plan on extending.Details, devil, all thatBesides being unable to set ODF support as the default (a deal-breaker for a lot of governments) I wonder what else Microsoft...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Adobe PDF, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., first-class citizen, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2008-05-21

Report: Windows Mobile 7 to incorporate touch, gesture recognition

Nathan Weinberg, over on his InsideMicrosoft blog, has posted some interesting information from an alleged internal Microsoft document on future user interface directions for the Windows Mobile platform. (From what Weinberg has posted, the source of this information sure looks real. I asked Microsoft for official comment...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Nathan Weinberg, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-01-06

Mobius Amsterdam 2007: Windows Mobile present and future, welcome to the HTC MAGIC Labs

Introductions: Today was the first full day of discussions and presentations at the Mobius 2007 event in Amsterdam following last night's evening reception. John Starkweather started off the day by laying out the ground rules for the event where most everything was completely open and we were invited to interact...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Chipset, Chipsets, Components, Device, Handhelds, Hardware, High Tech Computer Corp., MAGIC Labs, Marketing, Matthew Miller, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Mobius, Operating Systems, Photograph, Qualcomm Inc., Semiconductors, Social Computing, Software, Sony Reader

Blog posts 2007-11-29