The idea is so simple and obvious, it’s a wonder no one thought of it before: a device that scans book pages and then reads them out loud. Sounds like a perfect marriage, and a must-have gadget for the visually impaired. The problem? Intel’s insane asking price.

The Intel Reader is a very smart idea. The paperback-sized device takes 5 megapixel images of any printed text and then reads them out loud. It runs on Intel’s Atom processor and is said to operate as simple as point-and-shoot. It’s designed for use by not only the visually impaired, but anyone with a …read more

Intel has taken the wraps off a brand new technology called Light Peak, that it envisions as a replacement for USB, HDMI, Firewire, and every other type of connector and port coming out of your computer. The idea is that future mobile devices could do away with the multitude of ports coming out of their sides, to make way for one or two Light Peak ports that could handle any type of connection you need to make — monitors, external drives, MP3 players, cell phones, or anything else.

Light Peak is a cord using fiber optics that can stretch up to …read more

Manufacturers making desktop PC motherboards are struggling with declining sales and it seems the trend would continue throughout the year and probably in the years to come. The reason for this is the growing popularity of netbooks, the availability of cheaper laptops, and maybe the growth of smart phones contribute to consumers’ like for smaller gadgets that provide enough productivity to enable them to work.

The desktop PCs is noticed by Intel which is the reason they held a summit in China for desktop manufacturers to boost the interest and keep companies from moving into different markets.
I myself haven’t used …read more

Intel is now pushing it’s dual core technology to ultra thin notebooks as announced this week. The dual core processor are the Celeron 740 and the SU2300 which features a core clock of 1.3 GHz and 1.2 GHz. Both processors also has identical 1MB L2 cache, 10W TDP and 800MHz FSB.

As per announcement:
Intel recently added two dual-core CPUs into its CULV platform targeting entry-level ultra-thin notebooks – the Celeron 740 and SU2300, according to sources at notebook makers.
The Celeron 740 and SU2300 CPUs feature core frequencies of 1.3GHz and 1.2GHz, respectively, while both share the same 1MB L2 …read more

Reports say that Intel is planning on trimming the netbooks size to 10.2 inches to the previous 12.1 inches. The netbooks has exploded and are priced below the $600 dollar mark. A little bigger than the netbook are lightweight laptops around the 13.3 inches like the Sony Vaio. At 13.3 inches, laptops skyrocket to 1,500 dollars because the Intel pricing on these computers are different.

Microsoft and Intel are talking about limiting the size, to make sure that users are not getting 13 inch laptops for under $600.
I definitely would welcome $600, 13 inch netbooks. That should solve the small …read more

Intel has officially announced the end of the road for Conroe 65 nm & Wolfdale 45 nm, both are Xeon based processors in preparation for their Nehalem based chips.

The Xeon based processors in the chopping block are as follows: Xeon 3085, 3075, 3065, X3350, and X3320.
The final shipment for both Conroe and Wolfdale is on January 2010, while final orders would be accepted until October 9, 2009.
Image from Google images.

Several days ago images leaked on the internet claimed to be spy shots of the iMac. This was one of them.

A mock up of the iMac was also created. This was it.

The mock up was a wee bit closer to the real thing.
Finally August 7, 2007 came and Apple released the all new iMac. Thinner and more powerful than the previous generation. Instead of keeping the white plastic theme that has long adorned the iMac, they replaced it with aluminum and glass. Citing reasons that it’s more environment friendly as well as higher quality materials.
Here’s the real thing.

The 17″ model …read more

Thinking of getting the new MacBook Pros? Well Macworld has some initial benchmarks showing how it performs against the previous MacBook Pro revision and Macbook.
Most of the results are pretty much what is to be expected. The new ones are faster. Except for the Unreal Tournament 2004 test which the latest Macbook Pro faired poorly against the previous and a Mac Pro, all the other test showed that it flies.
So check out the initial benchmarks and see for yourself if this is the machine for you.

The rumors were right. Apple just announced an update to the MacBook Pro. The updated models now sport a faster 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo. This chip is the Sta. Rosa, featuring an 800 Mhz front side bus. It’s also capable of up to 4GB of PC2-5300 (667 Mhz) DDR2 memory.
Another notable thing is that the 15″ models now come with the new LED-Backlit displays. These are more efficient, environmentally friendly and mercury free displays. The LED-Backlit displays are also instantly bright when you turn it on as opposed to the common LCD displays that need some time to …read more

They boys are back in town! Mac and PC are back with two new installments on their “Get A Mac” ad series. The two new ads are titled “Flashback” and “Computer Cart”.
“Flashback” shows us how Mac and PC were waaayy back. The same as they are now, only smaller. I guess it was meant to show that after all these years, the PC is still boring.
“Computer Cart” shows several PCs on a cart. As what happens in real life, PCs are often brought back and forth to the IT department or a technician because it gets all sorts of errors, …read more