Do you have extremely important data to be archived with the hope that they can still retrievable after few hundreds years? Personally I don’t and I think this newly developed DVD could be too reliable for public use. However, in case you are looking for one and if money is not a huge concern, the recently announced specially made DVD media may able to suit […]
We mentioned about Jointech JL7100 and Lanyu LY-EB01 as cheaper version of nettop/netbook under sub $100 price range earlier, now seems that another China-based manufacturer, Menq has unveiled an ARM based netbook to fill up the low cost category targeted for those that are tight of budget. Named as EasyPC E790, it is now available at only $80, and is believed to be able to […]
We have been mentioning about new Intel Atom processor Z5XXPT with larger foot print and extended temperature support and if you wonder what actual platform that has been specifically designed based on this, now here is one of them that you may be interested in. Just recently, Eurotech has announced a COM (Computer on module), with the name of Catalyst XL based on Intel Atom […]
Lithium Ion is currently the most famous battery technology that has been widely used in mobilephones, portable media devices, laptop and other handheld devices. Although it seems to be trouble free and quite reliable for use, but there will be occasion that the Lithium-Ion based battery can overheat and explode and that is one of the key reasons that triggers for next generation Zinc-Air battery […]
How frequent do you need multiple displays in your office work? Typically, one extended display is sufficient for average users but in case you are looking for eight displays simultaneously, then this newly announced graphics display card from Matrox may able to assist you. Named as M9188, it is a PCI Express based graphics card that is capable to support up to eight displays through […]
With the popularity of more video camera or camcorders that can capture full HD (High Definition) 1080p video source, YouTube sees the needs for users to directly upload the true high definition source files without being capped by its maximum resolution of 720p at this moment. Good news now, the famous video sharing website is planning to upgrade its infrastructure to officially support the full […]
E-reader is a new market segment that has started to gain attention as a potential replacement to conventional printed reading materials. However, before it can really become dominant, there is a need to further slash down its pricing as according to Gartner analysis report recently.
With the increase demand of elderly folks to stay connected with internet, Wessex Computers and Valerie Singleton see the business opportunity to develop an entry level easy-to-operate PC machine that allows even older generation folks to enjoy internet browsing activities without being limited by their ages and PC computing knowledge. Named as SimplicITy, it is designed with very simple GUI that enables quick and direct […]
There are millions of people out there that are vision-impaired or having difficulty in reading printed material. And generally they have to rely on some text-to-voice conversion devices in order to continue gaining knowledge through these material sources. Just recently, Intel Inc has announced an Atom based portable device that can scan printed materials and convert them into digital text that eventually can be read […]
We have mentioned about a few free utilities such as PC Wizard 2008 or TinyResMeter that can inspect and show you your PC system specification in details but in case you just would like to get a quick overview without it to occupy much of your hard disk space, Piriform Speccy could be a good alternative that you can consider.
If you are a Gmail user and would like to have more customization on how its interface looks like, here is a simple Mozilla Firefox extension that can simplify the steps. Named as Minimalist Gmail, it allows users to remove any labels and customize Inbox view so that you can stay more focus on email contents without being distracted by unnecessary advertisements, action buttons and […]
Nowadays smartphones are equipped with larger capacity of internal flash memory as the resolution and size of media files start to grow. In order to cater for the demand of much higher capacity of NAND Flash memory while still able to maintain its slim form factor design, Samsung has developed an “ultra-thinning” technology that is claimed to be able to bring down the flash memory […]
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