Apparently, detractors aren’t too impressed by Microsoft’s latest foray into the hardware business. An article at Playfuls.com made out the case why the so-called “iPod killer” might lose the battle with its nemesis. Some analysts also believe that Zune may alienate partners like Creative, iRiver, Samsung and Sony. URGE users, in particular, must surely feel… Read More: Is Zune doomed from the get-go? »
Lately, I have been looking for information on universal remote control (contemplating buying one to replace the faulty remote control for the air conditioner) and guess what I found? An article on Engadget on how to turn an iPod into a universal infrared remote control. It’s interesting, but sometimes I wonder why people go to… Read More: Turn your iPod into a remote control »
Amid concerns about the security risks posed by travellers who bring their laptops into aircrafts, Dell has struck a further blow to the product’s safety credentials by issuing a recall of 4.1 million Lithium-ion laptop batteries after a series of public reports of its laptops catching fire. According to The Economist, such batteries have been… Read More: The Dell from Hell »
HP recently launched the HP Pavilion dv2000 series and Compaq Presario v3000 series of entertainment notebook PCs in the Philippines. During the launch event at Temple Bar and Restaurant, Greenbelt 2, Makati City, spokespersons for HP took pains to highlight the design aesthetics of the new laptops. For instance, the new models are the first… Read More: Is the computer personal again? »
Trust the Japanese to come up with useless inventions like this. After his iPod was crushed in the sardines-packed commuter train, an enterprising guy who lives in the Kanto region in Japan decided to assemble a veritable vault milled from solid aluminium to protect his new iPod Photo from a similar fate. The unnamed modder… Read More: Bulletproof your iPod »
Mind-reading computers seem to be all the rage again. First, Reuters reported that British and American scientists are developing an “emotionally aware” computer that will be able to read an individual’s thoughts by analysing a combination of facial movements that represent underlying feelings. Then, BusinessWeek carried a similar article about a computer developed by British… Read More: Computer, read my mind! »