TABLET PCs
Bill Gates delivered a speech yesterday where he presented a few more details about the upcoming “Tablet PC” – a flat, lightweight screen to tuck under your arm and use everywhere. Lots of cool tricks built into it for voice and handwriting...KAISER BUYS WEBVAN ASSETS
A fascinating look at technology recycling – and a sobering example of how little the assets of failed dot-coms are worth. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals is taking over Webvan’s lease on its giant Oakland warehouse and buying the software and machinery to run...DVD ON A COMPUTER
So far there have been very few compelling reasons to put a DVD player into a computer. There’s only three things you might do with it: You can watch movies. Your computer monitor will display the movie at a higher resolution than your television, but most...CHEAP FLAT PANEL MONITORS
Prices are still dropping all over. Costco has two 17″ flat panel monitors for $599.99, the Princeton LCD17 and the Sylvania L17. That’s awfully tempting if you’re short on space. I can’t find reviews of either monitor anywhere, so I...CHRISTMAS IN THE PC INDUSTRY
This is a fairly silly article from The Nation written by a Linux zealot – and my, they do get overwrought about Microsoft. But I think it’s generally right about the upcoming Christmas season in the hardware industry: “The most important are...