Pat Burke

Winners of the 2007-08 Next-Gen PC Design Competition were recently announced, and the Napkin PC cleaned up, taking the top spot and the Chairman’s Award for a cool $20,000 in prize money. Napkin%20PC.jpg Some of the entries were a bit out there, but that’s kind of the idea behind the contest: pushing the limits of […]

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It seems both Apple and RIM are stealing plays from each other’s playbook, with the consumer-friendly iPhone taking a crack at the enterprise, and the BlackBerry looking to add more “fun features” to give enterprise users something other than e-mail to toy around with. As an iPhone user, I welcome any potential feature that may […]

They were pioneers, proving that you don’t have to be there to make an impact. From the atmosphere above to the depths of a basement in Aurora, Ill., these innovators got it done, many without a secure VPN. How, you ask? With creativity, ingenuity and, in some cases, a bit of Hollywood magic. 10. Dr. […]