HP adds EliteBook 2540p and 2740p to the lineup, brings the power and the touch
Thought HP was done unleashing its new line of semi-rugged EliteBooks at CES? So did we, but apparently it needed just a little bit more time to pull the 12.1-inch 2540p and 2740p out of the oven. An update to the 2530p, the 3.8-pound 2540p still has the same magnesium alloy chassis that’s met all [...]
How Regular Movies Are Converted To 3D [3D]
Now that Avatar is officially the highest grossing movie of all time, it’s inevitable that studios will continue to push 3D as the new frontier of cinema. But actually filming in 3D is prohibitively expensive. Here’s how they fake it.
Not many directors share James Cameron’s obsession with three dimensional authenticity, and not many films have [...]
The Slate Walloped the State in Social Media [Infographics]
Two events dominated discussion last week: the unveiling of Apple’s iPad and President Obama’s State of the Union address. Leading up to last Wednesday, many wondered if Apple’s event would overshadow Obama’s. On social media, that was certainly the case.
Monitoring Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, blogs and the rest, social media analysts at Viralheat found over half [...]
Does This Recycle? What to Do If You’re Not Sure [Recycling]
Even the most avid recyclers have moments of brain freeze where we forget if something can be recycled or needs to be just tossed out. Here’s what to do when you’re not sure.
Photo by clurr.
Of course, the easiest approach would be to fling the item into the regular trash. On the other hand, is it [...]
GDrive Is Here-ish: Google Docs to Allow Users to Upload Any File-Type [Gdrive]
Google users will soon be able to upload any file type to Docs (as long as it’s under 250MB)—as opposed to the very limited slate of document types currently supported (like images, Word docs, PDFs, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations).
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Because Google Docs now supports files up to 250 MB in size, which is larger [...]
Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid: laptop by day, unhinged tablet by night
We’re still trying to wrap our heads around what Lenovo’s just announced here, but it appears that the 3.8-pound IdeaPad U1 Hybrid is a 11.6-inch laptop with a retractable multitouch screen. It’s sort of like the Always Innovating Touchbook, but in our opinion a lot more interesting. When the screen is locked into its upright [...]
jtcservices says "An Excellent phone for those who aren’t advanced in cell phones." about Motorola – W755 in black slate Cell Phone
I have had the Motorola W755 Black slate for about 9 Months now. I find the product has met and exceeded my expectations. The W755 works great as an mp3 player, also has good sound quality and appearance. The phone has a good battery life for a limited user, but I would not recommend for [...]
Barnes & Noble partners with Plastic Logic, becomes “exclusive eBookstore provider” for its e-reader
It’s not exactly an e-book reader of its own as previously rumored, but Barnes & Noble’s announced an alliance with Plastic Logic in which it’ll servce as the “exclusive eBookstore provider” to the long-in-development e-reader, which unless we’re playing with semantics here means any and all digital literature you’re wanting to purchase on-device will come [...]
Roundup: VCs more confident, Apple patents future iPhone ideas
Here’s the latest action:
Confidence is coming back among venture capitalists — So says the Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Index, which measures the mood among dozens of well-known VCs.
Facebook sued for click fraud — RootZoo says its own analytics show discrepancies over how many Facebook users clicked on RootZoo’s ads.
Gawker says ad revenue up 35 percent [...]
