Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
ZDNet Resources
- How long to the Star Trek replicator?
- How long to the Star Trek replicator?Money could become outmoded.Why use general scarcity? Sure there is always scarcity. If we didn't have scarcity then we wouldn't have something here nor there but isn't money outmoded already with Digital Markets and Transaction?That extra layer of money just represents a segmented globe...
- Tags: scarcity, replicator, Star Trek
- Discussion threads 2006-12-30
- How long to the Star Trek replicator?
- This fascinating video explains how a desktop device using reservoirs of basic materials will be able to assemble almost anything from scratch. While this isnt the way Id want to cook a meal, like the replicator did for the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, the opportunities implicit in nanomanufacturing devices...
- Tags: Business &, Technology, replicator
- Blog posts 2006-12-30
Additional Resources
- Vulcan FlipStart drops a whopping US$800 to US$699
- Vulcan FlipStart drops a whopping US$800 to US$699It looks 'klunky' Matt, how 'bout an Eee?ntRE: Vulcan FlipStart drops a whopping US$800 to US$699Coincidentally, I was about to bite on the Wibrain and then saw this pricedrop. I never considered the Flipstart as the price was just too high. ...
- Tags: Performance management, Memory, Notebooks, WiBrain, FlipStart, US$699, US$800, Vulcan FlipStart
- Discussion threads 2008-01-16
- Vulcan FlipStart drops a whopping US$800 to US$699
- I am on the lookout for a reasonably priced, say under US$800, UMPC type device and just saw the news that the Vulcan FlipStart has been dropped from US$1,499 to US$699. That is a whopping US$800 price drop on an ultra portable PC that runs a full version of Windows...
- Tags: Price Drop, Intel Pentium, Vulcan FlipStart, Microsoft Windows, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Ethernet, Modems, Keyboards, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Networking, Components, Peripherals, Semiconductors, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-01-16
- Speaking of design, Dell updates its 15.4-inch Inspiron notebooks
- Speaking of design, Dell updates its 15.4-inch Inspiron notebooksAh, PC design strikes again.We'll paint the lid! Yeah, that'll make our computers cool. Same stock chassis, but with a painted lid!RE: Speaking of design, Dell updates its 15.4-inch Inspiron notebooksI didn't have to look up 'fuschia' I grew up with the...
- Tags: Notebooks, lid, Dell Inspiron, Dell Updates, notebook, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-03
- Lenovo: Does it have the design chops?
- Lenovo: Does it have the design chops?IBM was never known for appealling notebookWhen Lenovo laptops were IBM laptops, they were known for robustness and the management software in it, not design style. Personally IBM's design is on par with Dell's design at the time. Quality-wise is better. Overall feeling it...
- Tags: Notebooks, Branding, Lenovo Group Ltd., IBM ThinkPad, laptop computer, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-03
- Getting Disaster Recovery Right and Dramatically Cutting Storage Costs With Veritas Storage Foundation and Symantec Enterprise Vault
- Created by the merger of two major pharmaceutical firms, Astellas Pharma is committed to keeping operations up and running and medications available even if its data center goes down. To accomplish this goal the company built a disaster recovery site using host-based replication with Veritas Storage Foundation and Veritas Volume...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., VERITAS Software Corp., VERITAS Storage Foundation, Disaster Recovery, Storage, Data Management, Hardware
- Case studies 2007-09-10
- Final Cut Studio ( v. 2 ) - complete package
- Final Cut Studio 2 is a tightly integrated software package serving those who edit, mix, grade, and produce video and audio. New to this bundle is Color, which brings professional color-grading tools down to the WYSIWYG consumer level. In addition, the updated Final Cut Pro 6, Motion 3 and Soundtrack...
- Tags: Corporate communications, PRODUCTIVITY, Memory, DVD, Final Cut Studio 2, Final Cut Pro 6, video, Apple Inc.
- Product reviews 2007-05-25
- FlipStart handheld PC now available from Dynamism
- FlipStart, the handheld PC released a couple of months ago, is now available from Dynamism, a reseller of high-performance mobile gear. Previously, the tiny PC was only available directly from the company. A number of accessories including batteries and a port replicator for use on the desktop are also available....
- Tags: Gadgetry, Hardware, Mobility, Productivity, Vista, Windows
- Blog posts 2007-05-15
- Gateway E-265M
- Forget convertible tablets and UMPCs. The one real trend we've seen recently is a move toward the 14.1-inch laptop. While the 15.4-inch screen is what most of us think of as a middle-of-the-road mainstream system, the 14-inch models are gaining ground, and vendors tell us that it's just a matter...
- Tags: Processors, Notebooks, Gateway E-265M, Intel Centrino, Gateway Inc.
- Product reviews 2007-05-09
- Gateway E-475M
- Intel has generated plenty of buzz by revising its popular Centrino platform with a new set of specs that promise better performance, better battery life, and better Wi-Fi connectivity. You can identify these new systems by the new Centrino stickers, (Centrino Pro for added IT manageability, Centrino Duo for everyone...
- Tags: Processors, Notebooks, Gateway E-475M, Intel Centrino, Gateway Inc., laptop computer
- Product reviews 2007-05-09
- A sign of desperation from Adobe
- A sign of desperation from AdobeInteresting pieceI'll think this one over, maybe I'll come back later with a responseuh what?Not sure what you mean. Are you saying Adobe should continue to be open but for different reasons? Are you suggesting that from a single spokesperson's quote you can harness the...
- Tags: Strategy, Microsoft .NET, Adobe Systems Inc., desperation, open source
- Discussion threads 2007-04-26
- Vulcan FlipStart E-1001S
- Editor's note:We've updated this review with new battery drain tests after our initial review unit of the FlipStart E-1001S had some battery-charging problems.Pity the poor UMPC. The much-hyped ultramobile PC has been hailed as the next big thing for a couple of years now, without ever turning out a product...
- Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Keyboards, FlipStart E-1001S, ultramobile PC, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-04-17
- Image Gallery: Toshiba's Portégé R400 supports Vista's SideShow, but could do it better
- Editors Note: This blog entry is accompanies by an extensive image gallery that shows the various angles and features of the Portégé R400 as well as three other Vista-equipped notebooks from Toshiba. The entire gallery starts here. In terms of notebook brands, Toshibas Satellite and Portégé are two brands...
- Tags: General, Vista, Hardware Infrastructure, Mobile, Wired &, Wireless, Image Gallery, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Portege, notebook
- Blog posts 2007-02-01
- My MacBook Pro Experience - Day 16
- My MacBook Pro Experience - Day 16Other DevicesYou mention that MP3 players, cell phones, and other devices can hold you to windows. While they may be true for a few individual devices, over all I have not found many that will not work on a Mac. iSync works amazingly well...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Digital music, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Thanks Adrian, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-01-26
- On The Ether Podcast: Discussing nanotechnology and the economics of the Star Trek replicator
- Tune in to a talk I had this afternoon with the founders of the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology, Mike Treder and Chris Phoenix, about my recent Star Trek replicator posting on the future of nanomanufacturing systems.Mike and Chris addressed a variety of questions about how to make nanomanufacturing, from how...
- Tags: Business &, Technology, nanotechnology
- Blog posts 2007-01-04
- Inadvertent pirates to pay Microsoft millions
- Inadvertent pirates to pay Microsoft millionsOh no, not in the EUnow working hand in hand with MS. Dogs and cats, lions and sheep laying together. It's the end of the world, and just in time for the holidays. Those darn communists. ;)Inadvertent pirates to pay Microsoft millionsJustice...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., piracy
- Discussion threads 2006-12-20
- Futurist: To fix education, think Web 2.0
- Futurist: To fix education, think Web 2.0Vista vs WikiWell timed article. It's all happening in Massachusets, home of the 150 buck computer and of the Novell/Microsoft marriage, and of Open Source. Review of http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6139985.htmlwill demonstrate a notion of mash-ups which come from wiki implementations. Is Vista really a Wiki Me-too?...
- Tags: Web 2.0, Wiki Me-too, Web, Wiki
- Discussion threads 2006-12-01
- iRep Instant Replicator (exe)
- Instant Replicator is a real-time folder synchronization tool that can automatically keep two or more folders synchronized around the clock. It works silently in the background to monitor and replicate folder changes across your network, according to the rules that you set.iRep comes with 5 built in sync actions: Backup,...
- Tags: Folder, Instant Replicator, E-mail, Backups, Productivity, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2006-10-22
- As Yahoo, Google, etc. cater to elusive small businesses, Microsoft's hand could be forced
- As Yahoo, Google, etc. cater to elusive small businesses, Microsoft's hand could be forcedDavid, you still don't "get it".You start off talking about small business' selling product and then get lost in bashing MS Office. Believe it or not, one has little of nothing to do with the other.We...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., small business, outlay, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-10-16
- << Previous
- page 1 of 1
- Next >>
White Papers and Webcasts