Gigabyte is still holding down the convertible netbook market with a new addition to its line up with the Gigabyte T1006 netbook with a hinge that allows it to turn into a tablet. This 10.1 inch tablet looks pretty much like every other Gigabyte convertible …
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Touchscreens Will Make People Want to Replace Their Notebooks
The notebook market isn’t expected to pick up until the second half of 2012, with Ivy Bridge and Windows 8 not making an appearance until well into 2012 consumers don’t have too much incentive to buy. Further compounded by the floods in Thailand Dell, HP,…
How Does the Touchscreen on Your Phone Work?
Today’s phone’s are all pretty much touchscreen devices, but its clear they aren’t all equal. They vary in the way they work, not much they cost and some can even be used while wearing a glove! If you’re ever wondered how exactly touchscreens work and…
ITRI Enables Touch on Any TV at Any Size at Display Taiwan 2011
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is a R&D center in Taiwan that’s innovating for the sake of innovation but with the hopes that something they create will drive Taiwan’s technology ecosystem forward. Their booth at Display Taiwan 2011 was jam packed with cool demo’s but…
Microsofts Windows 8 Operating System unveiled
Microsoft unveiled the next version of their Windows Operating System (OS) aptly titled “Windows 8″ on June 1st in the United States at the D9 conference held in California and again on June 2nd at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan. With a key orientation for use…
ASUS eee Note EA800 US Bound for Sub $200
The ASUS EA800 an “eReader on Steroids” had an early release in Taiwan for $300 and its software was just short of everything you’d ever need as a student. But it looks like ASUS has realized its woes and is coming to market at a…
Unboxing Video: Dell Inspiron Duo Dual Core Convertible Netbook
The Inspiron Duo will come with a dual-core Intel Atom N550 processor and 2GB of DDR3 RAM will be partnered with it. Dell has also decided to go with the Broadcom Crystal HD accelerator for the device’s graphics needs. As for the OS, Microsoft’s Windows…
iMo eye9 USB Touchscreen Also Sports a Webcam
Touch is coming up in a big way so a 9 inch USB touch screen monitor would make a very compelling secondary screen. The iMo eye9 sports a resistive touchscreen with 1,024 x 600 resolution, full Mac and PC compatibility, detachable base for portrait or…
2011 Year of Touch: 300-500M Touch Panels Expected to Ship
KY Lee, chairman of the BenQ talks about AU Optronics (AUO) who has a line of 4G touch panel in production, including in-cell and binding technologies. To ward of confusion right now, 4G is the name of the line and has nothing to do with…
FrontFace UI Addon for Windows 7 Tablets & Netbooks Hands-on (Preview)
FrontFace is the next generation user interface for Windows-based Tablet PC’s, Netbooks, Desktop PC’s and Notebooks. It offers an intuitive way to access typical functionality and applications and integrates relevant information from Web directly on the computers desktop. It is similar to other UI overlays,…
UMPC Making a Comeback? Ocosmos OCS1 Running Oaktrail – IDF 2010
Remember the UMPC? Well if you don’t I won’t hold it against you! OCosmos has come out with the OCS1 and its running oaktrail. We couldn’t play around with it but they would let us film a Starcraft trailer and you’ll get a walk around…
Jolicloud Running on an Archos 9 – IDF 2010
At IDF 2010 we came across a little surprise with Jolicloud running on an Archos 9 tablet. The booth had locked the UI because too many people kept rebooting the system, but apparently it was fully operational.
Jolicloud, a Linux-based operating system – which allows…
Education: How Effective is just 1 Netbook in the Classroom?
Welcome to Part 1 of a 4 part series about Netbooks in Classrooms, specifically the English House in Taipei. Netbooks are usually inexpensive with impressive battery lives. This, and their smaller form-factor than standard laptops make them ideal for use in the classroom! Many classroom’s…
