Ninja Star USB Drive
May 28, 2009
This creative USB drives from SolidAlliance doubles as a shuriken (ninja throwing star) when not plugged into your computer — we don’t recommend actually throwing it however. Plus, it will store 2GB of your precious data. Two caveats: it costs $108 and is only available in Japan.
Futuristic Concept Laptops
November 18, 2008
Technology grows too fast and to keep ourselves synchronized with the modern trends, we must take into account every progress whether that may be of past or of the future.
Compiled below is a list of the most futuristic concept laptop designs, some of which have won achievement awards while the rest are just too cool to know about.
Take a look and let us know which one of these do you think will most likely embrace reality in coming times.
USB Key makes Online Banking Safer
November 13, 2008
Online banking is a very popular thing nowadays, mainly because it is very convenient – you can make any kind of transaction right from your home computer, without need to go to nearest bank. However, this convenient way of managing your finances has its flaws, one of them – security problem.
There is a big variety of viruses and hacks, so any information that remains on your computer can be potentially stolen or erased. When we are talking about bank accounts this threat seems serious. So, what should we do to protect ourselves from being robbed by an anonymous hacker? Today, IBM presented its vision on Online Banking Security, which will do all online banking functions bypassing user’s PC. Details follow.
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MacBook Air
November 11, 2008
Upgrades to the new MacBook Air include: a “new mini DisplayPort plug to replace that totally oddball microDVI plug and integrated graphics (NVIDIA 9400M).”
Shocking, we know. Booting is a snap (25 seconds in informal testing) with that new 128GB SSD, the computer runs cool and core-shut-down-free, can handle full HD video, and outputs to external monitors without a problem.
MacBook Nano
November 11, 2008
If Apple were to unveil a MacBook Nano, a Netbook of sorts, this is what it might look like. Unfortunately, these “come from some kind of shady outlet selling retrofitted MSI U100 laptops made to look like shiny Apple notebooks with Mac OS X installed.”
Windows 7 MultiTouch Demo
November 9, 2008
This Windows 7 multi-touch demonstration “comes via a 3rd-party app running pre-beta N-Trig drivers on a pre-beta Windows 7 build.” Continue reading to watch.
Still, the demo is eye-catching once the guy gets it to work; not Apple multi-touch impressive, more of a Window’s novelty.
Virgin Media’s Sleek 50mbps Modem
November 9, 2008
This truly may be a world’s first: a cable modem you don’t feel incredibly pressured to relegate to the rear of your networking stash. Yes friends, that succulent device you see above is Virgin Media’s shockingly stunning 50Mbps cable modem, which unsurprisingly relies on DOCSIS 3.0 technology in order to provide such 1337 speeds.
Sawed-off USB Key
November 7, 2008
Here is the coolest USB drive I have seen so far this year. I am afraid you can’t buy it (yet! I bet someone will put this one into mass production…) but here’s some nice instructions that will help you make one. Awesome idea!
Fujitsu Notebook with 2nd Display
November 5, 2008
Fujitsu today claimed a minor first for the notebook industry with an update to its LifeBook portables. The N7010 has a unique secondary, four-inch touchscreen that runs at the same time as the primary 16-inch screen.