People and companies around the globe are spending money to go green in an effort to reduce pollution and save money on electricity. The green effort has resulted in a number of products that are more energy efficient coming to market, especially in the computer category. NEC has announced a new LCD called the MultiSync EA222WMe that is green and needs less power.
We can all add GPS to our cars if we want by schlepping down to the local electronics store and paying anywhere from $70 to $500 depending on the features and brand you choose. Add on GPS systems work just fine for the most part, but there is no denying the fact that any add on GPS device is nowhere near as visually appealing as one built-in from the factory.
One of the age-old dilemmas in the technology world is getting both sides of the new technology coin in play at once. When a new technology like SDXC is unveiled it looks great, but before the cards will be adopted by users and manufacturers there have to be readers and SDXC cards on the market at the same time.
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Women are some of the most prolific buyers of technology and mobile phones on the market. Many women want the same things that the guys want in a mobile phone with lots of features and high tech design. Many women also want handsets that have a feminine style and look more glam than most men desire.
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Price fixing is certainly nothing new in the technology market. Several of the largest LCD markers in the world were caught collaborating to fix prices on LCDs for computers last year. The resulting legal action led to jail time for some involved and massive fines.
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Like most things in the computer and technology industry, the smaller the scale NAND chips are built on the less power and more performance the chips offer. Samsung has announced that it has become the industry's first company to go into production with 30nm, 3-bit, MLC NAND chips.
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Video walls are becoming more and more common in retail stores and locations like airports and control rooms. Anyone who has seen a video wall before knows that the thing that usually spoils the coolness of the video wall is thick display bezels.
Getting a HD signal from your DVR to your TV if its wall mounted can be a challenge. Getting the signal from your DVR to a projector mounted on the ceiling is an even bigger challenge. Best Buy has unveiled a new wireless HD kit from its Rocketfish store brand.
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One of my big pet peeves is when people wear Bluetooth headsets when they aren’t driving and can actually hold the handset up to their ear. A long time ago I could see the Bluetooth headset as a status symbol, but today everyone, including my Grandma, has one so we aren’t impressed. If you like to wear Bluetooth headsets but don't want others knowing you are wearing it, here is the product for you.
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It used to be when it came time to upgrade a supercomputer we were talking about adding more nodes, processors, and other hardware. At least in one of the supercomputers used by the DoD when it comes time to upgrade it means buying more Sony PS3 game consoles.
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