The Notebook 9 Series was formally introduced in South Korea today, which is where Samsung claimed they would be launching an 11-inch model in March, to fill the space between tablet and laptop. Or smartphone and laptop. Or smartphone and desktop. Now I'm just confused.
Anyway, if you want the 13-incher, it should be on sale this month for $1,600. [WSJ]
Source: http://gizmodo.com/#!5769094/livescribe-pens-lets-you-search-for-info-on-your-written-words
The app costs $2, and only works with the English language at the moment. [Livescribe via SlashGear]
Source: http://gizmodo.com/#!5769115/apple-patent-reveals-iphone-5-with-nfc-icon
Not that it's conclusive evidence, mind. The other icons may be in order, but that e-wallet icon could be a little joke at the tech-blogging world's expense—or a deft clue at what to expect come June. [Patently Apple]
Source: http://gizmodo.com/#!5769321/what-is-thunderbolt
If your laptop is untethered and on your lap right now, it's only there temporarily. Our machines still spend most of the time bound to our desks by myriad peripherals, all of which are connected through various interfaces. Intel's Thunderbolt, formerly known as Light Peak, is a faster, simpler way to plug some of those things in.
One of the best things about Thunderbolt is that it's dual-protocol, meaning that different types of devices—specifically, those using PCI Express and DisplayPort connections—can work from a single Thunderbolt port. Displays using MiniDisplay port will plug in right off the bat; DVI, HDMI, and VGA displays will work with one of the existing adapters. Thunderbolt has two independent channels, too, so it can supply full bandwidth an initial device and another one daisy-chained down the line.
To do that, it has to be fast. And it is! Thunderbolt moves at 10 gigabits per second, up to 20 times faster than USB 2.0 and 12 times faster than Firewire 800. Early versions used an optical connection, though the first wave to roll out in consumer products will likely work over copper-based wires. Still, the researchers behind the standard say that transfer rates could be boosted to 100 Gbit/s by the end of the decade.
Intel first showed off Light Peak back in September of 2009, zapping a Blu-Ray disc's worth of data in just 30 seconds. Impressive! Since then, they've worked closely with Apple to develop the standard, which brings us to...
Apple's new MacBook Pros are the first to incorporate Thunderbolt.
Intel says a handful of companies are already developing products that will support Thunderbolt, including
Aja, Apogee, Avid, Blackmagic, LaCie, Promise, and Western Digital. They see the new standard appealing to audiovisual professionals, who need to deal with a ton of data with low latency. But Thunderbolt-compatible hard drives will make backing up huge amounts of data hella fast, too.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/23/cellphones-are-dangerous-not-dangerous-handsets-alter-brain-a/
Cellphones are bad, mmkay? Or at least that is what many want us to believe, what with all these warning labels and studies telling us that mobile users will end up with brain cancer and kidney damage. Not to mention the dangers of phone addiction -- horror of horrors -- for our youth. Now, the National Institutes of Health have shown that radiation from your phone's antenna Cellphones are dangerous / not dangerous: handsets alter brain activity -- scientists don't know what that means originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use o! f feeds< /a>.
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