One of the biggest stumbling blocks for Solid State Drives, when compared against traditional HDDS was the price point. More advanced technology and more expensive materials translated easily to a much, much pricier piece of hardware. As many have predicted, that price gap is very rapidly closing- and very soon, we might be seeing HDDS [...]
I’ll totally admit that having a smartphone with the ability to snap photos (and shoot video) is mighty convenient. However that doesn’t mean the phone can actually take good pictures. As anyone learned in digital cameras is aware, more megapixels does not equal better quality photos, and even if a modern smartphone matches what your [...]
There’s a pretty good chance that you’re reading this article on either an LCD screen or an LED screen. We’re not here to discuss the differences between the two (LED is basically LCD’s prettier, slightly more expensive younger sister). Instead, we’re going to take a look at how your monitor works. How does an image [...]
So… you want to go Mac, but you don’t want the high price tag that goes along with it, and decide to go used. Where do you go to find good used Macs? Personally, I find the best destination to be Apple Authorized Reseller shops. These are guys and gals that refit/rebuild/refurbish Macs to as-good-as-new [...]
If you have a laptop made within the last 3 years, chances are very good it has a card reader slot. Chances are also very good your desktop computer also has a card reader (or one attached via USB). Using portable apps when bouncing between your laptop and desktop is convenient because those little cards [...]
I’ve written my fair share of articles with my laptop propped up by my legs, and I’m sure most of us who have portable PCs have held them in that general area. As it just so happens…that’s a very, very, very bad idea- particularly if you’re pregnant. See, the thing about laptops is that the complex circuitry within [...]
There has been a lot of talk in the games console industry recently about the future of the home console. A lot of big people in the industry seem to be of the belief that it will not be around in the future. Even going as far as saying that the next incarnations of the [...]
Laptops have an issue with them that isn’t shared by their larger, desk-bound brethren. Given the close proximity of their components to one another, they’re actually fairly difficult to keep cool. While some systems don’t seem to have much of an issue, others seem to overheat at the drop of a hat. Cooling trays aren’t [...]
Flash memory these days is stupidly cheap. A 64GB memory card is under 40 bucks. To put this in perspective, a 64GB memory card will hold the data of 13 DVD-5 (the 4.7GB kind) discs. Now while true that DVD media is way, way cheaper than Flash memory, bear in mind a memory card can [...]
You’d think that, with all the advances we’ve been making in the world of computing, with all the new manufacturing techniques and cost-cutting methods being employed by OEMs, people would be packing increasingly powerful hardware into their systems, right? After all, reduced costs means that those who plan to shell out for a gaming PC [...]
Majority of the people who use computers today are quite familiar with (and probably cannot live without) the mouse, especially for those who are still using a desktop computer. In 1963, a Stanford Research Institute researcher named Douglas Engelbart created the prototype of a pointing device. It was christened “mouse” because of its shape and [...]
I think we all knew at some point that computers would have to start being built here to serve the US market better, and as it turns out, Lenovo is going to do it in the state of North Carolina. Why NC? Because that’s where there main operations offices are, along with a distribution center. [...]
Said honestly, I never understood ultrabooks just by the name alone. Previously, “ultrabook” simply meant “top model of cetain series of laptop”. For example, Dell would release a line of Inspirons and they’d usually have three models, which were simply base, better and best. “Best” then changed to this thing called ultrabook; that’s how I [...]
I was going to reserve this for a Retro Friday article, but as it turns out, the linear-based camcorder (as in one that uses videocassettes to store recorded video with) didn’t stop being produced all that long ago. In fact, some can still be bought new. For example, Sony’s Handycam series that specifically used Hi8 [...]
Microsoft shook up the gadget world last June with its announcement of Surface tablets. These 10.6-inch slates will ship with touch keyboard cases that allow you to choose between a typical touch-tablet experience and a more traditional laptop configuration. The software giant wants you to think a Surface tablet could be your next PC, but [...]
