Archive for March 13th, 2008

Microsoft finally confirms Windows 7 for 2010 launch

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops It's all a silly misunderstanding, we tell you. Microsoft has been holding fast to its "three years" development time frame for Windows 7 since forever, the problem is that it's never been clear when that three year period started. Well wonder no longer, Microsoft has finally officially ...

Disney sells 4 million movies and over 40 million videos on iTunes — amounts to nothing

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Filed under: Portable VideoDisney announced that it sold 4 million movies and between 40 to 50 million videos on iTunes since 2006. That's huge, right? Not really. In fact, analysts expect those numbers to amount to just $123 million ($1.44 earned per video, $14.50 per movie); pennies in comparison to ...

TEC develops 3D Tobidasu table menu, makes your mouth water

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Shortly after Teraoka's Deli Touch pen gave a reason to (almost) ignore the wait staff entirely, along comes the 3D Tobidasu table menu to make you order way more food than you likely would otherwise. Developed by TEC, the pop-up menu is designed to be integrated into ...

Sony’s 13.3-inch VAIO VGN-SZ791N gets reviewed

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Filed under: Laptops Just glancing at the specifications sheet, you can tell Sony's 13.3-inch VAIO VGN-SZ791N packs quite the punch for its size. After all, who wouldn't be pleased with a 2.5GHz T9300 CPU, discrete GeForce 8400M graphics, 4GB of RAM and a built-in optical drive? Still, what looks good on ...

$50 Teachermate PC launched by Chicago nonprofit

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Filed under: Handhelds As you've probably figured out from all the OLPC XO and Intel Classmate news we've hit, computers aimed at students are a pretty hot topic these days. A Chicago-based nonprofit called Innovations for Learning has joined the fray with a new $50 entry dubbed the Teachermate. The small ...

Crime spree ends thanks to GPS ankle bracelet

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Filed under: GPS Odds are, if you're committing a series of robberies while wearing an ankle bracelet put on you by the law, you might not be the brightest bulb in the bunch. That's exactly what one Ohio resident got up to recently, though unfortunately for him, he was located by ...