Historian Toby Lester, In a book soon to be published, says Leonardo DaVinci used to travel with a small notebook hanging from his belt, and “whenever something caught his eye,” he would make a note, or begin “sketching furiously.”
Amazon’s Tablet to Compete with iPad Will Ship This Fall
Amazon tablet
Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer has recently received OEM orders from Amazon for its reported tablet PC and the device will also receive full support from Taiwan-based electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) for supplying touch panel as well as providing its Fringe Field Switching (FFS) technology, according to sources from upstream component makers.
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15 Laptop Concepts of the Future
From fascinating to far-fetched, some may never be real.
In five years, what will laptops look like? Ten? Predicting future tech trends is always tricky, but these notebook concepts from both PC makers and straight-up tech fans provide a few clues as to what could lie ahead. (Pics)
Get Ready For The Google Branded Chrome OS Netbook
Another Sleek Google Goodie
Most of the tech world now considers it a given that Google will be selling its own unlocked phone, called the Nexus One, to customers directly early in 2010. A few stragglers are still debating the finer points of the difference between Google working with handset manufacturers and carriers on a good Android experience v. them dictating the hardware specs and selling it directly to users. While they work that out for themselves we’re off to the next story – the Google Chrome OS Netbook (although we think Google has a few surprises left around the Nexus One, too).Google has said from the beginning that they plan on working with select manufacturers to ensure a good Chrome OS experience for users when devices first hit the market next year…
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Terracycle: Creates Amazing Products From Waste
Terracycle
When I think about good companies that have education, people and the environment in mind, one of the companies I think about first is Terracycle.
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MIT Working to Create the $12 Laptop
Super cheap computer being designed at MIT
A new project to create a $12 computer is underway at MIT, the same University that spawned the One Laptop Per Child non-profit laptop.
The PCs will be loosely based on Apple 2 machines, first unveiled over 30 years ago, and the team are actively recruiting enthusiasts of the retro computer to help with development.
Elegant Wooden Laptops
Ego lifestyle’s diamond notebooks and the Lugvaglio million dollar notebook monopolized the luxury notebook market forever now but not for long!
Virgin Air Thumbs Nose at Apple Users
People traveling on Virgin Airlines may be left out if they prefer to use their Macbook Notebooks when traveling.