2010年3月21日星期日

HP has been working on flexible displays for some time

HP claims that despite it's inherent flexibility, the future of the technology lies in making screens smaller and lighter than they are today. Anyone who has ever shoved a phone in their pocket would probably agree that a screen the consistency of paper is probably a bad idea, and we can't wait until more details are announced. Until then you'll just have to amuse yourself with the picture above, and the short video hosted on You Tube which you can check out below.
HP has been working on flexible displays for some time now, but it appears as though they may be a bit further along than we originally thought. The technology is still pretty far from ever being commercialized, but a recent presentation captured by the guys over at Hardware.info shows off one of the early working prototypes being touted around by top execs. They didn't actually show it in action, but the simple fact that you can roll it up gives it some serious geek cred.
One possible application would be the use of military maps. You could roll up the display like a scroll and place in a protective case. The screen could be large enough to plan a mission. With the use of satellite/UAV technology, you could overlay a overhead view over the existing map. Basically, its the size and flexibility that presents the advantage here.
HP's dispute involved 11 companies, each of which was accused of importing into the U.S. and selling patent-infringing products.
Two of the companies -- InkPlusToner.com and Comptree Ink --entered into a settlement agreement with HP in which they will no longer sell the disputed cartridges and pay HP an undisclosed sum of money. A settlement with a third company is expected, and a fourth company agreed to stop importing the disputed cartridges. As for the remaining companies, a judge entered default judgments against them.

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2010年3月17日星期三

Acer officially unveiled its Aspire TimelineX 1830T thin and light laptop

Other accouterments include Wi-Fi, a pair of memory card slots, HDMI port, optical audio, three USB 2.0 ports, Bluetooth 2.1, and up to 8-hours of run time on the 9-cell battery (a step up from the 6-cell battery found on previous Timeline models).

Even as early as this morning, industry sources were quoting March 22 as the release date for Acer's revamped Timeline notebooks. Coming in ahead of schedule, however, Acer today officially unveiled its Aspire TimelineX 1830T thin and light laptop, as well as a handful of other models.

Built around Intel's Calpella platform, the TimelineX 1830T sports an 11.6-inch display and weighs 3 pounds. Acer didn't get too specific with the processor, saying only that it feature an Intel Core 2 Solo chip, but reports suggest it will come outfitted with Intel's Core i5 520UM CPU clocked at 1.06GHz.

Intel has notified its partners that it will not cut the prices of notebooks until the end of May. If this information holds up to be correct, they’ll probably begin lowering the prices of notebook CPUs by 13-40 percent in June in order to make way for their Calpella platform “based on its partners’ inventory status and demand.”

What does this mean for the average consumer like you and I? Well, until notebook manufacturers get rid of their current inventory, nothing. Absolutely nothing!

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2010年3月14日星期日

Battery technology has long been considered the Achilles heal of modern gadgetry

The catch, (yes there's always a catch), is that in its current state of development the battery becomes unusable after only 40 to 50 charge cycles. Li-ion by comparison can typically handle anywhere from 300 to 500 full discharges. This is a pretty major caveat, and likely means it will still be quite awhile before this starts getting commercialized.

The real breakthrough with lithium-sulfur is the silicon nanowire technology which has actually been experimented with by Stanford engineers since late 2007. The new batteries are being described not just as more powerful, but safer too.

I can live with the short life if they are cheap. What I mean is if these batteries cost like $10 Dollars US for a pack 6 or even 4. But of course these are going to be for those custom cells that come in odd shapes for small devices. Still if the replacement is only like $10 bucks then I can handle buying a new battery every month or so for the privilege of having a battery that lets me run a laptop at full swing all day.

Right now, with an increase of 80% over Li-ion batteries, the charge limit could be almost ignored in certain applications. I'm thinking long-range military and scientific instruments, remotely located temporary installations, etc. The charge limit would be a major crutch to consumer electronics, but in certain applications the charging capacity would more than easily make up for the charge limit.

Battery technology has long been considered the Achilles heal of modern gadgetry, but the smart folks over at Stanford may just be on track to solve the issue. A new battery type is in the works called "lithium-sulfur" which currently offers an 80 percent improvement in capacity over Li-ion, and promises a theoretical increase of up to 400 percent as the technology matures.

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2010年3月11日星期四

HP's MediaSmart Home Server can store TiVo

HP’s MediaSmart servers are based on Windows Home Server, and are designed to serve as a central storage resource for media, music, photos, and movies, as well as a network backup point for PCs and Macs on a home network. The servers can also stream media to compatible PCs, Macs, and TV via the home network or the Internet, and automatically push photos to social media and sharing sites.

Folks who are heavy TiVo users have, at one point, likely faced a painful dilemma: how to free up enough space to continue recording their favorite programming without forever losing their favorite saved content. Sure, TiVo users have ways to get content off the TiVo, over to a Mac or PC, and perhaps burn the content out to DVD for archival purposes…but it’s not exactly point-and-click.

“With the HP MediaSmart Expander for TiVo, consumers can record more high-definition programs and not worry about filling their DVR since they can transfer their movies and shows on the HP MediaSmart Server and watch them on their PC,” said HP VP Personal Systems Group VP Jason Zajac, in a statement. “Plus, consumers will benefit from all of the additional features the HP MediaSmart Server provides, such as backing up all Windows and Mac computers.”

How, HP is offering a solution—at least for owners of it its MediaSmart Servers: a new free MediaSmart Expander for TiVo application enables users to shuffle TiVo content over to a MediaSmart server for storage, freeing up space on the TiVo device itself. And once the content is on the MediaSmart server, users can share it out with any compatible PC, Mac, or TV in the house.

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2010年3月8日星期一

Brief information and review of LaCie Network Space 2

Of all the tech appliances you might want to prominently display, a mundane network attached storage device probably falls about 78th on most people’s lists, right after VoIP desk phones and before network switches. LaCie’s Network Space 2 may change that. The attractive 1TB NAS sports an exterior design as clean and intuitive as the software that runs it. As we found out, it’s also just as basic as its shape – but entry-level consumers might not mind the lack of high-end features or Formula One performance.

LaCie makes much ado of the fact that the Network Space 2 was designed by industrial design rock star Neil Poulton. Design might be too strong a word for the minimalism Poulton has employed here: It’s literally a glossy black box with ports in it. A blue power light up front that projects a bright square onto the surface it sits on is clever, but otherwise there’s not much going on here. Don’t take that as a jab: We much prefer the clean lines and understated elegance of this design to some of the over-engineered monstrosities we’ve seen elsewhere, and the whole box has a very solid feel to it.

Because it includes a USB cable, the Network Space 2 can act like a portable USB drive, allowing you to physically cart files from place to place where networks may reach. A front USB slot also allows you to plug in additional storage – like a thumb drive – and access it over the network, or connect a printer and have the Network Space 2 serve as a watt-friendly print server.

Hooking up the LaCie Network Space 2 is a relatively tame two-cable affair: connect the power brick, connect the Ethernet cable, and off you go to the PC. There, you’ll need to pop in the provided disc and install LaCie Network Assistant. The slim six-megabyte client installs in a snap and runs quietly in the Windows taskbar, providing quick access to different “shares” as well as the admin.

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2010年3月4日星期四

The mX-L 15 notebook is powered by Intel’s Core i5

Ports galore, but then what laptop doesn’t come with ports galore? There’s 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, an integrated fingerprint reader, a 2 megapixel camera, an e-SATA port, three USB 2.0 ports, gigabit ethernet, a VGA port, and HDMI-out port, a 7-in-1 card reader, an Express Card 54 slot, and an RJ-11 phone jack. (A modem port, how quaint!) There’s also a full numeric keypad, just in case you plan any serious work for the mX-L 15. But, with only 2.5 hours of life on the primary battery, you better work fast.

MAINGEAR, which touts itself as “award-winning builders of custom computers for PC gamers and enthusiasts”, has a new multimedia laptop to drool over, the mX-L 15. Options exists for 7200RPM 2.5-inch SATA hard drives, from 160GB up to 320GB, or solid state drives, from Kingston or Intel, ranging from 64GB up to 512GB. The mX-L comes stock with Windows 7 Home Premium, 32-bit or 64-bit--your choice.

Price for the base system is a reasonable $999. But, if you want to bump things up a bit, be prepared to shell out more--in some cases a whole lot more. For example, the 1600 x 900 screen will set you back another $65. The stock processor is a Core i5-520M, 2.4GHz. Moving up to the slowest Core i7 will add another $144. Hard drive upgrades are pretty cheap--you can move from 160GB to 320GB for $35. SSDs, as expected, will cause some pain--anywhere from $183.75 more for a 64GB SSD, up to $1,789 for the 512GB SSD. Still, it’s nice to have the option.

The mX-L 15 is powered by Intel’s Core i5 or i7 mobile processors, has an integrated memory controller, and support for up to 8GB of dual channel DDR3 memory. The graphics engine is an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570, with 512MB of memory, which drives a back-lit LED screen at resolutions of 1355 x 768 or 1600 x 900.

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2010年3月1日星期一

HP's compact EliteBook 2540p and 2740p have 12-inch screens

Like the prior-generation 2530p model, the 2540p can be ordered with or without a built-in optical drive. Units without an optical drive, can take 2.5-inch 7200RPM SATA II hard disk drives ranging up to 500GB in capacity. Units ordered with an optical drive use smaller 1.8-inch 5400RPM SATA II drives, ranging up to 320GB in capacity.
Intel announced the Core i series of processors last year, but to date the chips have been limited mostly to desktops and large-screen laptops. HP's compact EliteBook 2540p and 2740p have 12-inch screens and weigh in at about 3.4 and 3.8 pounds, respectively.
The 2540p can be configured with standard-power Core i5 or Core i7 processors or a Core i7 that draws less power--a so-called low-voltage processor. Graphics are provided by Intel's integrated graphics silicon.Battery life for the 2540p is rated by HP at up to 10 hours with a nine-cell battery and 8 hours with a 6-cell battery.
HP has also updated its convertible laptop--which can be used as a laptop or a tablet--with the 2740p model (updating the prior-generation 2730p). The 2740p has specifications similar to the 2540p but does not offer the option for a 2.5-inch 7200rpm hard disk drive.
HP rolled out other business models too on Monday. The ProBook 4320s (13.3-inch screen), HP ProBook 4420s (14-inch), HP ProBook 4520s (15.6-inch) and HP ProBook 4720s (17.3-inch).

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