Category Archives: Computers

Toshiba SSD and Standard HDD head to head!

January 26, 2011CES 2011, ComputersCES, hdd, SSD, toshibaTodd Cochrane

There has been vast improvement of SSD drives over the past year, write and read speeds are up considerably. The folks at Toshiba had a demo running that really breaks it down on speed and life time reliability of drives that are being used in a variety of applications that are often not healthy for standard hard drives.

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Toshiba Windows 7 Tablet

January 24, 2011CES 2011, ComputersCES, toshibaTodd Cochrane

Todd casts his eye over Toshiba‘s upcoming Windows 7 tablet, with a larger than usual screen, Atom processor and dual cameras. Being very early to the booth there was no one really available to talk to yet, but as you can see the Toshiba folks appear to be in prototype mode, I am not sure what I think of the overside monitor on this one, but their were tablet designs for every possible utilization.

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central

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Galaxy7 Tablet by Samsung

January 24, 2011CES 2011, ComputersCES, galaxxy, samsung, tabletTodd Cochrane

Todd covers Samsung‘s Galaxy 7 convertible tablet running Windows 7. The Galaxy 7 has a slide-out and hinged keyboard, converting it from a tablet to a netbook in seconds – you have to see it in action so check the video.

The screen is capable of 16 point multi-touch (how many fingers do these guys have?) weighs in at 1kg (2.2 lb). Available sometime in 2011 and price not disclosed.

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central.

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USB TechZone at CES 2011

January 22, 2011CES 2011, ComputersCES, CES 2011, usb, usb tech zoneAndy McCaskey

The USB TechZone provided insight into USB 3.0 technology and applications. The consortium was also represented in a live interview at our TPN studio.

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Xi3, Z3RO Turns One Small Computer into Four

January 22, 2011CES 2011, ComputersCES, CES 2011, xi3, z3roJeffrey Powers

David Politis stopped by the CES live booth to talk about the Xi3 – a remarkable computer in it’s own right. However, he also showed us Z3ro, a module that turns this one small computer, into four.

The Xi3 is an idea – take the motherboard of a computer and modularize it. Therefore, if one part of the computer goes, you get the replacement and pop it right in there. Especially nowadays when the GPU is in the CPU and the Solid State Drive is getting put right on the board.

David shows us how easy it is to open and fix. Better yet, David also showed off Z3ro – a terminal emulating device that can turn the one computer into 2. You can put 3 – Z3ro adaptors and turn one computer into four!

Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine and Tom Newman of Fogview Podcast

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Validity Fingerprint Sensors with More Flexibility

January 22, 2011CES 2011, ComputersCES, dell, fingerprint, hp, validityJeffrey Powers

Mariel van Tatenhove, the VP of Marketing came by the live booth to show off Validity. It’s the fingerprint swipe technology on certain laptops and touchscreens.

Validity is different from other fingerprint swipe technologies for they separate the sendor from the silicon. The end result is the sensor is not broken. The best part is the newer versions can change color to let you know if it worked or not.

Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine and Tom Newman of Fogview Podcast

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OWC — Other World Computing — High Performance Aftermarket SSD Drives

January 21, 2011CES 2011, ComputersCESTodd Cochrane

Grant Dahlke from introduces Sandforce processor-based high capacity, high-performance SSD (solid state drive) hard drives for computers such as Apple’s Macbook Air that are up to three times larger and up to 22% faster than the drive than Apple’s OEM drive. They also have a line of drives for older IDE and ATA machines, which enables much better performance from older computing hardware due to the much faster read/write times of solid state drives as opposed to the performance of conventional spinning hard drives.

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central.

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Jeff Smashes an iPod, Worth Avenue Group Insures

January 20, 2011CES 2011, ComputersCES, insurance, notebook, smashed smartphone, worth avenue groupJeffrey Powers

Not to many people will say “I’ll pay for that” after you take a hammer to your device. In all reality, you won’t be able to take the hammer, then ask for insurance. However, if someone else takes a hammer to it – that’s a different story.

Worth Avenue Group insures your devices. Smartphone, Tablet, notebook, desktop – whatever the case, they’ll put together a plan so if the unthinkable happens, you are insured.

The company covers the devices, mice, keyboards, headphones and USB drives. If your computer comes down with a virus – They’ll pay to get it irradiated. A full protection plan for you and your digital device.

Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine

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Intel Incorporates Graphics in i3, i5, i7 processors

January 20, 2011CES 2011, ComputersCES, cpu, gpu, i3, i5, i7, intelJeffrey Powers

Intel was showing off the newest improvements to the i line of processors. The i3, i5 and i7 processors now have the Graphics processor built right in. The idea is to make graphics process faster.

Jeffrey Powers talks with Mike from Intel about their processors and how the graphics are included. Watch for the yellow branding tag through the i3, i5 and i7 processor logos.

In the background, we see some art rendering with the integrated GPU/CPU.

Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine

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