Category Archives: Mobile PC Hardware

Wearable Electronic Smart Clothing

Jin-Woo Han and M. Meyyappan, scientists at the Center for Nanotechnology at NASA Ames Research Center have developed a new flexible memory fabric woven together from interlocking strands of copper and copper-oxide wires. It may soon enable smart fabrics and wearable … Continue reading

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Batteries with 10x More Capacity and 10x Faster Charge

Using Si nanoparticles in Li-ion rechargable batteries. such as those in cellphones and iPods, results up to 10 times more capacity and 10 times faster charge than current batteries. “We have found a way to extend a new lithium-ion battery’s charge life by 10 times,” … Continue reading

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Lenovo Eye Controlled Laptop

Lenovo partnered with Tobii Technology to launch a fully functional, world’s first eye controlled laptop. They displayed it at CeBIT in Hannover. It relies on the human eyes to point, select and scroll and complements, rather than existing control interfaces. … Continue reading

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Tablets to Replace 10 percent of Worldwide PC Sales by 2014

Gartner forecast Monday that tablets will replace 10 percent of worldwide PC sales by 2014. It also reported Monday that worldwide PC sales is expected to total 352.4 million units sold in 2010, an increase of 14.3 percent. It forecast … Continue reading

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Microsoft develops shape-shifting touchscreen

Microsoft this week filed a patent application covering a novel way to construct a “tactile” touchscreen – a display that uses technical tricks to convince users they are actually touching the ridges, bumps and textures of a displayed image. Marks, … Continue reading

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Graphene Keeps Electronics Cool

Melissa Mahoney reports that scientists can make graphene sheets one atom thick that cool electronic components. Graphene: Hot New Material forKkeeping Electronics Cool

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Marvell Announces $99 Moby Tablet for Schools

Marvell announced a new education initiative to deliver a high performance mobile tablet based on its silicon platform. For about $99 Rahman Wahid reports, “We have dealt with Tablet PC before in one of our Smart School initiatives here in … Continue reading

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Delaying PC Refresh Can Cost Learners More

Join TechRepublic Webcast to learn how refreshed PCs increase productivity and security while driving down PC management costs. Many IT departments have postponed their PC refresh in the belief that delaying spending is the right thing to do. But older … Continue reading

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Read Tablet PC Reviews before Deciding "Which One"

Be sure to check out Tablet PC Reviews for authoritative comments about variations among Tablet PCs. A useful stop for those assembling a short list of hardware to submit for approved purchases. Yes, they’ve been around for awhile and have … Continue reading

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Speed School Recommends the HP EliteBook 2730p Tablet PC

For Fall 2009, Speed School, University of Louisville, is recommending purchase of the Tablet PC through iTech Xpress. By 2011, all Speed School students should have Tablet PCs. The recommended tablet for Fall 2009 is the HP EliteBook 2730p. It … Continue reading

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