Nathan Eddy

Asus kicked off its Consumer Electronics Show presence with a quartet of notebooks, including the monster NX90J with soundsystem by Bang & Olufsen and an 18.4-inch screen. Other announcements include the Karim Rashid Eee PC Seashell collection, the U Series bamboo collection and the G73Jh Gamers Notebook. Industrial designer Karim Rashid’s Seashell collection PCs are […]

3M Touch Systems, a subsidiary of 3M and provider of touch-screen solutions, announced the 3M Display M2256PW, a 22-inch, high-definition, multitouch LCD display. Based on 3M Projected Capacitive Technology, the M2256PW display is designed for professional and prosumer (professional consumer) applications that need up to 10-finger touch input or multiuser interactivity with a fast response […]

Storage specialist Seagate announced the release of the BlackArmor PS110 USB 3.0 portable external hard drive performance kit for notebook computers at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. The solution packages a 500GB 7200RPM 2.5-inch portable hard drive, power cable and PC express card. USB 3.0 speed has been specified at 4.8 […]

The frenzied speculation around Apple’s highly anticipated Apple tablet device-if it exists, that is-was ratcheted up another level after The Wall Street Journal reported that the tablet will ship in March, quoting sources briefed by Apple. Previous reports suggest Apple is planning to announce the touch screen device at the Yerba Buena Center for the […]

According to a nationwide survey conducted Nov. 19-23 by market researcher Synovate for PostRelease, a firm specializing in online forum advertising, consumers who contribute to online forums are “overwhelmingly more engaged” in influential activities – both online and offline – than people who don’t use forums. The biggest disparities involved blogs and meetups: those who […]

Semiconductor solutions company NetLogic Microsystems announced it will be demonstrating more than two dozen customer systems using its low-power Alchemy processors at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, as well as its HyperNAS reference solution, a network-attached storage reference system targeted at enterprises, small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and the digital home. […]

Embedded semiconductor manufacturer Freescale Semiconductor announced its plans for entering the tablet market at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with a “tablet reference design” featuring a 7-inch touch screen. The company said the solution is intended to enable a second generation of smartbook products with prices less than $200. In the weeks leading up […]

As the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas kicks off this week, consumer electronics giants Sony and Panasonic announced a data evaluation technique that could boost Blu-ray’s storage capacity to 33.4 GB per layer from 25 GB, resulting in a total storage capacity of 66.8 GB. The companies developed a technology called i-MLSE (Maximum […]

Networking specialist D-Link, which usually focuses on the small to medium-size business space, announced plans to highlight its latest products for digital home networking and solutions at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, including streamlined media players, home and energy monitoring solutions, and portable wireless connectivity devices. The company said it plans […]

10 iPhone Apps to Kick Off 2010 by Nate Eddy Fitness Builder ($9.99) The start of any new year is notoriously known as a jumping-off point for people to take better care of their bodies, which they do for about a month. Thankfully, this app offers a large database of workouts and exercise images and […]