Archive for February, 2009
HP Vivienne Tam Mini 1000 Webcam Fixed
Last week, while I attended HP/Vivienne Tam’s fashion week events, I learned how to fix the previously reported HP Mini 1000 webcam issue. It turns out the real problem is a bit of film stuck to the inside of the screen, which blocks the webcam. It made my webcam look like it had a dark pair of sunglasses on.
Supersize Your Computer and Mobile Devices with Zumodrive (Video)
Yesterday Zecter Inc. opened up their very interesting cloud storage service called Zumodrive to public beta users. Zumodrive, which has been in private beta for some time, is a cloud based storage service with a few additional tricks up its sleeve. “Cloud Storage that Feels Local” says the their homepage.
Now Share Large Files the Easy Way with Mobile Me
Apple recently released a couple updates to their cloud storage and syncing Mobile Me service. The relatively quiet updates have brought a few significant changes and upgrades to application that helps you keep files synched between your Mac, PC, and iPhone
Dr. TabletPC: Video of my Doctor’s Mobile Technology (new video)
A few months ago I started going to a young doctor in San Francisco who uses mobile technology to improve efficiency and accuracy. I blogged about my first visit, recorded a quick video and the good folks at BNet took notice. Thet published a video that shows Dr. John Selle’s Tablet PC and notebooks in action.
MacBook Pro 17″ Battery is Huge and Not so Dense in Energy
The latest MacBook Pro’s battery life is low for soemthing with such a large battery. The MacBook Pro 17″ battery is HUGE.
ThinkPads Get Tough, Meet Mil-Spec Standards
Lenovo’s designated eight ThinkPads for use in semi-rugged computing environments such as construction sites and police vehicles. Eight ThinkPads meet military specification (MIL-SPEC) standards, which mean they can stand up to vibrations, extreme temperatures, dust and other hazards. Lenovo’s now offering an optional 680-nit display for the ThinkPad T400 to improve viewability in outdoor applications.
MXM Brings Flexibility to Notebook Graphics
Back in 2004 our notebook partners faced a tough problem – every notebook needed to be custom engineered for each GPU. That might not make a difference to consumers, who just buy complete notebooks with a GPU inside, but the problem with custom engineering is that it takes a lot more time and effort to bring a notebook to the market with the latest GPU.
How Valuable Are Smartphone Battery Life Figures?
I do a lot of hands-on research on smartphones. I do this for two reasons. First, I believe they are fast becoming one of the prevalent cloud clients, and second, they are fast becoming a popular device to consume video. AMD obviously is involved in building the cloud with the AMD Opteron Processors but also conversion to make a video smartphone-friendly can take a tremendous amount of compute power, and ATI Radeon HD 4800 series graphics and AMD Phenom II X4 processors do those conversions quite well.
Speck Offers New Colors For MacBook Hard Shell Cases
Speck announced new colors for its SeeThru hard shell cases for the new unibody MacBook and 15-inch MacBook Pro. The new colors are hazard orange (limited edition), purple, aqua and green, which means you can choose from a total of seven colors to make your MacBook stand out.
In New York for HP/Vivienne Tam Fashion Week Events
I had the opportunity to hang out with Vivienne Tam and a group of female bloggers in New York during fashion week. On Wednesday night we went to Vivienne Tam’s fall season preview at her boutique in SoHo. The Peony flower was her inspiration for her entire spring line, which extended all the way from her dresses to the Mini 1000 special edition that I’m blogging from this week.
