All eyes are on the Computex show in Taipei which is underway today and there are already a number of tablets on display to compete with the iPad. Computer makers Asus and MSI are taking the scattergun approach as both companies are showing off several slates. Read more »
Web-connected TV: A Distant Dream for App Makers; app developers are staying away from Yahoo’s Connected TV and similar platforms because environment is too restricted, fragmented. (Business Week) A Detailed Look at VUDU’s Streaming Technology, and What It Means to Walmart; optimized encoding and flexible UI […] Read more »
At Mobile World Congress, MSI was quietly showing off a dual-display netbook with a virtual keyboard. Do these type of designs have a place in the market or is this more of a solution in search of a problem? Read more »
MSI’s newest Wind netbook — the U160 — is now showing on Amazon’s pre-order page. What do you get for $379.99? Quite a bit, it turns out, although it would be nice to have seen a screen resolution upgrade to complement the other components. Read more »
The tablet talk may be all about the new iPad from Apple but they’re not the only game in town. Notebook maker MSI is getting a tablet of its own ready for release this year based on Android and the Nvidia Tegra chipset. For $500. Read more »
MSI just reached out to let us know about a few of the concept PCs it is showing at CES, and one of them particularly caught our eye: The Projector PC is “(c)ombining the brilliance of a projector with the versatility of a PC,” according to […] Read more »
As day two of CES unfolds, lots of innovative new products and initiatives are showing up, including as-yet-unseen concepts for netbooks and mobile displays, numerous type of tablets, and more. Here are some of the notable debuts. Read more »
While some users are experiencing unpleasant issues thanks to Apple’s recent 10.5.7 update for OS X, others have plenty of reason to rejoice after updating. Specifically, hackintosh netbook users are reporting that battery life is seeing major improvements thanks to the update. Wired’s Gadget Lab picked […] Read more »