ONLINE SHOPPING

I went shopping for a new monitor tonight and wound up buying it from an unexpected source. After checking Amazon, Buy.com, CDW, Microwarehouse, Insight, and a few others, I stopped by Dell. I was fascinated to find the same monitor was about $40 cheaper from Dell...

TURTLE BEACH AUDIOTRON

An interesting toy for music buffs. If you’ve been a Napster or MusicCity or AudioGalaxy user, you’ve probably assembled a sizable library of music on your hard drive. The Turtle Beach Audiotron is set up with your hi-fi equipment to play through your home...

MORE ON TABLET COMPUTING

If you can’t imagine why anyone would want a tablet computer, here’s a good article that explains their niche in the market and outlines what they will and won’t do.

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...