STEVE JOBS ANNOUNCES NEW IPAD

Here is the new Ipad 2 and once again it is nothing special. Those who proclaimed the new iPad as the iPad 1.5 rather than the iPad 2.0 had it right. Instead of doing a big event, the company could have simply done a small announcement and slipstreamed the upgrade into its stores and outlets.

There were only two important items added to the device: the HDMI connection and the second camera. The rest was normal and expected performance upgrades that did not need a special event.
Who is really going to use the HDMI or the camera? If you haven't noticed, the front-facing camera on the iPhone is usually used for one conference call to see if it works, then never used again. I suppose some people may use it a lot while away from home, but most people will never use it. It's a gimmick


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Apple's busy upgrading their desktops and laptops, starting with the new Apple MacBook Pro Thunderbolt ($1,200-$2,500). Available in 13-, 15-, and 17-inch varieties, these new laptops feature dual- or quad-core Intel Core i5 or i7 processors, plenty of RAM, FaceTime HD webcams, AMD Radeon HD graphics processors with up to 1GB of video memory, and the unibody aluminum enclosure we've come to know and love. New this time around is Thunderbolt I/O technology, developed by Intel, which provides a replacement for all sorts of ports while promising transfer speeds of up to 10Gbps. I know I hate Apple because I still think all of their products arew overpriced, but I still have to blog about it for all you Apple lovers out there. Idiots.

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MOTOROLA ATRIX 4G

The Motorola ATRIX 4G is the fastest smartphone not yet on the market. Come March 6th, however, it will be. AT&T has landed a screamingly fast Android device courtesy of Motorola, and that’s not all. The device is so powerful that it can power a laptop with full Firefox browser, and spit out 1080p video like it’s nothing.

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MAN VS MACHINE 15 YEARS LATER

On Valentine's Day, IBM's "Watson" computer will make its television debut as a contestant on "Jeopardy!" when it will take on flesh and blood champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. It's a true showdown between man and machine, but it's not the first. On the same week 15 years ago, chessmaster Garry Kasparov threw down with another IBM creation, the super computer "Deep Blue." Here's a look back at their six-game battle. But can it go get me a beer.

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LAMBORGHINI HARD DRIVE

Cool harddrive from Asus. Imbued with lines inspired by the company's sportscars, this external hard drive looks the part, and with available USB 3.0 connectivity, stands to live up to the promise of performance. Unfortunately the price tag is suitably Lambo-like as well: the starting price of $120 for a 500GB drive with the slower USB 2.0 connection makes it almost twice as expensive as an ordinary hard drive

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COOL LAPTOP CHAIR AND CASE

Openaire is a hybrid of a laptop case, portable workstation, and a chair.


Designed by Beau and Nick Trincia, Openaire consists of a laptop sleeve that acts as a desk and a protective shell that functions as a chair.
Cool but probably wouldn't buy it.


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TECH TUESDAY: BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK DEMO

Search Amazon.com for blackberry

Way cooler than the ipad if I was into the touchscreen idea.

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COOL DELOREAN HARD DRIVE

If you're looking for a drive to use as a Time Machine backup for your Mac, what better enclosure could you find than an actual time machine? The Delorean Time Machine Hard Drive ($250) is a 1:18 scale replica of the iconic Delorean from Back to the Future, with details like working doors and hood, a Mr. Fusion reactor, and 1950's wheels + rims, plus a 500 GB Seagate hard drive buried inside. Let's just hope this time machine doesn't fall into the wrong hands, lest your private photo collection become the property of the Internets. I might just get one.

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TECH TUESDAY; DELL INSPIRON DUO

The Dell Inspiron Duo($550). This hybrid netbook/tablet features a flip-around 10.1-inch screen that functions as a normal display in notebook mode, but becomes the touch-friendly basis for Dell’s customized, media-friendly duo Stage software when flipped to the outside. Windows 7 Home Premium, two USB ports, an integrated webcam, and an Intel Atom processor round out the specs. This is hot. Put it on my Christmas list


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RARE APPLE COMPUTER SOLD AT AUCTION

A rare Apple I computer assembled by Steve Wozniak -- of which only around 50 are thought to exist -- has sold at Christie's auction house for £133,250 ($213,600), slightly below what the company had seen as the high end of its estimate but nonetheless a record price for any personal computer. Wozniak himself was on hand to autograph the machine for the winning bidder, and called the original Apple "an important step" that put "the whole formula [for how personal computer
work] out there for the world to see."
The particular copy up for auction (#82) included a signed letter from Jobs suggesting monitors that could be used with the machine, and all the original support materials, including the optional cassette interface card and the original bill of sale ($741.66), including the cassette adapter and tax. The operation manual is also notable for having the original Apple logo on it, depicting Sir Issac Newton under the apple tree.
Why would you buy this when you can get an iphone for $200 bucks I do not know.

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EVER WANTED TO DELETE YOUR MYSPACE PROFILE

Well this is how you do it, but just one question is anyone still using myspace anyway?

via: gizmodo

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OBAMA HAS A NEW WEBSITE

It's called: www.whatthefuckhasobamadonesofar.com so check it out.

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ANOTHER TOUCHSCREEN TABLET: HP SLATE

If you're in the market for a tablet but need a more business-oriented box than the iPad, check out the HP Slate 500 ($800). Powered by Windows 7 Professional and a 1.86GHz Intel Atom processor, the Slate features an 8.9-inch touch screen, an active digitizer for pen support, 2GB of RAM, a 64GB SSD, an HD accelerator for video playback, front- and rear-facing cameras — of the VGA and 3 megapixel variety — and an included dock with HDMI output. Pretty cool

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WIFI DIRECT IS HERE

It is official: Wi-Fi Direct is here, and the non-profit Wi-Fi Alliance is now certifying products as Wi-Fi Certified Wi-Fi Direct. Alliance members include Apple, Cisco, Intel and other major tech vendors.

Wi-Fi Direct is an emerging technology meant to meet the growing demand for easy, portable wireless network connectivity. It's peer-to-peer wireless networking, which means that devices such as notebooks, tablets, cameras, and printers can "find" one another and establish wireless connectivity without need of the presence of a wireless router, an access point, or a hotspot.


How is it used? Imagine synching your mobile device or laptop to a printer, digital photo frame, or TV without connecting to a Wi-Fi network. For more details read the entire article from Pc MAG.

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NEW MAC BOOK PRO AIR 2

 MacBook Air 2 ($1,000-$1,700). Sporting 64GB-256GB of built-in solid state flash storage, the new MBA boots amazingly fast, wakes instantly from sleep, and offers Nvidia graphics, Intel Core 2 Duo processors, and incredibly thin Unibody aluminum enclosures. Available in the traditional 13.3" model with an SD card slot and 1440 by 900 display, or in a new, smaller 11.6" model with a 1366 by 768 display and a weight of just 2.3 pounds. don't really like Apple but this is cool

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TECH TUESDAY: DELL STREAK

This I guess is supposed to compete with the Ipad and the Iphone.

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MICROSOFT HAS A NEW MOUSE

It's not official until Microsoft says it is, but the image above of the rumored Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse was just snagged off a German online store. Amazingly, the mouse arches its back for comfortable mousing before packing flat for easy transport. The mouse features touch-scrolling, a battery indicator, the ability to track on most any surface, and a 2.4GHz nano transceiver that no doubt plugs into your laptop's USB port. Yours soon for $69.99. Looks weird but ok let's try it.

VIA: engadget

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WHO NEEDS COLLEGE SAYA BILL GATES

For all his success, apparently he's still not a fan of college, though. Despite receiving an honorary degree from Harvard in 2007, Gates' closing speech [video] at the Techonomy 2010 conference delivered criticism of colleges today.

Gates calls college education "increasingly hard to get" and says that "place-based" traditional college studies will be "five times less important than it is today."
He argues, "The self-motivated learner will be on the web. And there will be far less place-based [college] things...College -- except for the parties -- needs to be less place based."
I agree college just preparesd you to work for someone else.

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THIS IS A COOL COMPUTER

While this miniature motorcycle won't be speedy on the roads anymore, that doesn't mean it doesn't have enough grunt to help you blaze through your gaming sessions. Sporting some juicy specifications, and fancy lights such as five bright CCFLs, LED spot light, and neon under-car lights, it'll be noticeable anywhere. It took the creator 5 months to build, though he claims that he was only working on it for a good 12 days. Specifications of it include:



•Intel Core i7 920 CPU


•Asus P6T motherboard


•EVGA 9800 GTX+ graphics card


•1TB of storage


•3GB of DDR3 RAM
 
Pretty cool
 
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JUST FIXED MY PALM TX

For those of you who don't know I hate the Iphone but love the Palm TX. My touchscreen was acting funny and repair shops wanted $40 to $80 bucks pluus parts to repair it. So with a little patience a lot of Google searches I found a video and fixed it myself. This is the one reason why I love the internet and everyone should have high speed internet access. The video I used after the jump

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