It is hard to think of a less cool part of the tower computer than the power supply. For sure, every computer needs a power supply, but the tower computer power supply has traditionally been dark, functional and blockish. Peripheral manufacturer XION is changing that, though, with their High Performance Party Edition line of personal computer power supplies!
There are few phrases less applicable in the tech sector than “if a product is good, it will pretty much sell itself.” If that were the case, the Microsoft Zune would have been phenomenally more successful and Apple would not even be considering a mini-iPad. Instead, without great marketing, a good product can get buried by a competitor. Conversely, with a crack marketing team, an unimpressive product can appear so vital to consumers that it will sell a million units. So, in these times when energy efficiency is increasingly important and technology manufacturers scramble to build better batteries, a Vice President of Marketing for an alternative energy company might seem unnecessary. Nothing could be further for the truth at Tremont Electric, though. That is why Tremont Electric is thrilled to have Jill LeMieux.
If you use your computer solely for business purposes and look for the most efficient and inexpensive tool possible, the odds are you do not truly understand the idea of a premium keyboard. There are keyboards that cost consumers hundreds of dollars because they are specialized to niche demographics that have unique demands for how they interface with their computers. Most of these premium keyboards are marketed to the antithesis of business computer users: gamers. Arguably the coolest, most powerful premium keyboard is the SteelSeries Merc Stealth keyboard and it is a gamer’s best friend when it comes to interface devices.
In a world with rapidly changing technology, it is rare when one encounters a truly good idea anymore. Indeed, many emerging technologies simply seek to improve upon already existing devices or technology. So, when FXI Technologies virtually reinvented the computer with the Cotton Candy 3” computer device, it was newsworthy. The brain behind Cotton Candy and FXI Technologies is Borgar Ljosland.
It is hard to imagine a cooler connector than the USB port. Seriously, USB connectors truly live up to their name as being a Universal port. USB flash drives can be cool and stylish and the ability to connect them to virtually any computer device has made the exchange of data and media exceptionally easy. In fact, with so many different devices that use a USB port and contain a male USB jack, you are much more likely to run out of USB ports than ever before! With the USB hub from iBuffalo, fear of not having enough USB ports may be safely set aside.
As mobile computing devices like smartphones and tablet computers begin to dominate the electronics market, an entire generation of media enthusiasts is being marginalized. The consumers who popularize listening to music on mp3 players and watching movies on tiny screens streamed from The Cloud are eroding the high standards producers of movies, music and quality television have when they pour their hearts into their work. Fortunately, there are still those who are interested in immersing themselves in great music or the full movie experience. For those consumers, there are giant-screen high definition televisions and Blu-Ray players. For their sound system, there is the Bowers & Wilkins MT-60D Mini Theatre System.
It was not too long ago that webcams were a novelty. Well before they were made standard equipment on virtually every laptop computer, webcams were a separate peripheral that allowed computer users to stream record and transmit small movies. Even now webcams are a fun accessory for PCs and having an external webcam may offer you more versatility than the one embedded in your monitor or laptop computer. For those who want more webcam options, it is hard to do better than the new Hercules HD Twist!
No matter how convenient mobile computers and streaming technology are, there is nothing that enhances a movie viewing experience like seeing it on a big screen. In fact, watching pretty much anything is improved by seeing it on a color-rich, high definition, high-resolution, giant screen. Directors and producers produce their works to make them look good when they are big, so why do so many people obsess on crowding around tiny mobile devices to watch things? With the Amzer Micro HDMI To HDMI Cable, you no longer have to!
The Amzer Micro HDMI To HDMI Cable is a beautiful and durable basic connector. What can make a connector beautiful? For true high-definition transfers, your connectors need to be gold and the Amzer Micro HDMI To HDMI Cable has stylish and functional gold plating for the connectors and the leads. The gold offsets the standard black cable very nicely, so the word “beautiful” certainly applies to this cable.
The idea for tablet computers began much earlier than most people realize. The iPad was by no means the first tablet computer; there have been tablets widely available for sale since 1989. They have ranged widely in functionality and design, but tablets are not a new thing.
As the first in a series of three blogs centering on the history of tablet computers, this blog will focus mainly on the first tablet-like devices that relied on computers for their functionality. The second and third blogs will focus on the self-contained tablets of the last few decades and the rise in popularity they are currently experiencing.
The first tablet-like computer device was created in 1964 and it was called the RAND tablet. The RAND tablet was basically a square sensor in the middle of a wooden board. It came with an attached stylus and cost $18,000. The stylus and sensor system replaced the keyboard for the computer it was attached to and software was developed to make the RAND tablet recognize handwriting.
Computer circuits have traditionally been rigid squares of metal or plastic, which have not worked well with direct organic interface such as in a human body. That is currently changing. John Rogers, a professor at the University of Illinois, has been researching and creating an electronic circuit that he applies directly onto human tissue without interfering with movement.
In conjunction with Yonggang Huang, a professor from Northwest University, Rogers has created a stretchable electronic circuit. When Rogers puts one of the circuits onto living tissue, the circuit can move freely with the natural movements of the organism. This opens up an entire range of possible uses for this new technology.
These small circuits are made of silicon, with tiny wavy structures across the surface of the thinner-than-a-hair circuits. Some news sources have dubbed them “electronic tattoos” because they can be applied on the skin in a similar manner to temporary tattoos.