Personal Computing
Kitty virtual keyboard solution
The increasing power, efficiency and miniaturisation of personal computing devices has sparked a transformation in the way we look at inputting data - cumbersome keyboards are definitely out and speech recognition systems are not yet successful enough to offer a seamless alternative. As part of our ongoing look at new keyboard concepts, Gizmag investigates a system that combines finger-mounted input with touch-typing movements as its method of data entry.
Multimedia-ready laptop
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Designed with a focus on personal entertainment instead of data processing, BenQ's Joybook 8000 becomes a digital communications "hub" via two Firewire ports, four USB ports and S-Video output.
Apple introduces first 17-inch Notebook
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With its 17-inch display, Apple's latest PowerBook G4 offers the most real estate ever in a notebook. The 17-inch screen displays 1440 x 900 pixels in a widescreen 16:10 aspect ratio and a 1 GHz PowerPC G4 processor, new high-speed architecture...
Polygraph no match for new lie detecting technique
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A new technique developed by scientists at Manchester Metropolitan University that interprets facial gestures could be the most accurate 'lie detector' yet discovered. Using just a laptop and a camera, the method has demonstrated significantly better results than the traditional polygraph lie detectors used by the CIA...
Haptic Workstation - Feel your way through virtual reality
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Immersion Corporation has released a new interactive 3-D "Haptic Workstation" that promises to be the ultimate virtual prototyping tool for designers and CAD users...
Microsoft's long awaited Tablet PC launch
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November 8, 2003 An array of new personal computing products from companies including Acer, Toshiba, Fujitsu and HP were unveiled in Sydney on Thursday 8 November as part of the long awaited worldwide launch of the Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, a new version of Windows XP Professional with extensive handwriting and voice recognition capabilities. The new generation of Tablet PCs are designed to deliver the full resources of a notebook computer along with the familiarity of the worlds oldest and most successful input device - pen and paper.
Flip-Pad Voyager
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The Flip-Pad Voyager is an advance in personal computing design of whch Mr.Rubix would have been proud. The first dualmonitor mobile workstation, Flip-Pad's quad-fold design allows maximum working size and minimum carrying size by folding from the size of a conventional notebook to PDA size..
Rugged Go Book Max
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Itronix claims there is no more rugged notebook computer available, and to prove it they've put the GoBook Max through a rigorous testing regime - it's survived 54 drops from over ten metres onto plywood over concrete, been baked in an oven and exceeds military specifications for water resistance, vibration and dust...
Microsoft Tablet PCs set for launch later this year
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The industry is gearing up for what is promised to be the next step in the evolution of personal computing - the Tablet PC. A broad industry initiative aimed at injecting new life into the PC market and involving many of the big hardware, software and component manufacturers, the concept was to create a device as powerful as a desktop and more portable than a laptop with a wider range of interfacing options.
Philips and Nike to produce electronics for athletic activity
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A recently announced partnership between Philips and Nike will soon see the introduction of a range of portable radios, MP3 and CD-MP3 players designed specifically to be worn on the body during athletic activity.
