e-Book reader is a new market trend with more and more manufacturers shifting their focus into it. Similarly for TI (Texas Instrument), the OMAP architecture solution provider as it has recently announced a new e-book reader development platform targeted to accelerate the migration effort to compete against other existing players in this market space.
Tied of budget to purchase additional LCD monitor but would like to use your Windows PC in extended display mode? If you are experiencing this situation, here could be a software solution for you. Named as GiMeSpace Desktop Extender, the utility is designed to extend your desktop virtually without any limit so that you can easily scale or move any contents beyond your display monitor […]
The recently announced Nexus One smartphone from Google has gained much traction among consumer market and if you wonder how much would it cost for HTC to build the powerful Android 2.1 based mobile device, the BOM (Bill of Material) cost analysis report from iSuppli has an answer for you. According to iSuppli preliminary BOM cost report, it is estimated that the smartphone’ raw parts […]
Previously we mentioned about Directory Monitor that can track files changes in specific folders, now there is a similar software utility that can achieve the same purpose. Named as DiskPulse, it can be setup to monitor any change of your files resided in directories without your need to manually compare them from time to time.
If you are system developer and would like to understand how certain running applications are loading your system CPU from time to time, then this tiny open source utility may able to assist you. Named as CPU Utilization Monitor and Logger, it will able to keep track of the CPU utilization percentage of a running system and log them down for further data analysis or […]
Previously we mentioned about Marvell’s Tiny Plug Computer that is based on Linux Operating System, now seems that the famous ARM licensee has upgraded its hardware specification recently. Instead of using its previous 1.2GHz Kirkwood SoC, the new upgrade has refreshed the portable PC to a relatively newer and much more powerful Armada 300 SoC chip that able to boost up system performance with other […]
It is quite common that you may have all the personal and work files uncategorized and mixed up in your local hard disk. And whenever you realize and intend to find a way to sort them out, it may have already piled up that could easily take up half of your day time just to browse and search for them one by one. How nice […]
Previously we mentioned about Pro-View that is able to frame and shoot wirelessly up to 500 feet using your Digital SLR, here comes another similar solution from Aputure for those that are tight of budget but can stay with shorter coverage range. Named as Aputure Gigtube, it is an innovative solution that can ease up the shooting difficulty whenever the view is being blocked by […]
Nowadays USB external thumb drive usage is so common that you may end up plugging and unplugging the device quite frequently within a short period of time. Instead of always double clicking on “Safely Remove Hardware” button at system tray to select a specific hardware device to stop before unplug or eject it, here is a tiny utility that allows a much more simple control […]
Zuken BD-Viewer is one of the famous utilities that allows PCB (Printed Circuit board) designer to view board file which is especially common for Japanese board makers. If you are first time using Zuken BD Viewer and experiencing difficulty in operating the utility, here is a simple step that will able to guide you through. The procedure will not cover comprehensive step by step on […]
There is speculation around Apple’s upcoming tablet PC and attention has been very much focused on that but if you are not aware, Freescale has unveiled a new smartbook tablet PC reference design recently targeted for netbook market.
Previously we mentioned about PC Wizard 2008 and TinyResMeter that can dissect and display PC system information, now there is a similar utility named as HWiNFO32 that can perform the same but at a relatively smaller foot print (compared to PC Wizard 2008) while able to provide more comprehensive hardware and software details as compared to TinyResMeter.
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