Redmond Channel Partner mag review of Windows 8. http://rcpmag.com/Articles/2013/01/01/One-OS-to-Bind-Them.aspx My thoughts: The real deal will be how the Microsoft Surface (tablet / desktop) — $900 — performs. This review was using a Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 rather than real Microsoft hardware. There is more to the paradigmatic shift than software. The big deal is having one device that a person…
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New Dell Laptops for $299
From http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/geek-deals-sub-300-dell-vostro-2420-laptop-with-ubuntu-linux-2013014/ Yes, you read that right: a new (not refurbished or used!) laptop with an Intel processor and full warranty for just $299. What’s the catch, you ask? This entry-of-the-entry-level laptops comes loaded with Ubuntu instead of Windows 8. And for many geeks, that’s not a catch at all. The cost savings is by eliminating…
Leap Motion Controller
This device eliminates the need for touchscreen to efficiently use touch screen software, for example using a mobile device that works via touch screen in a dock connected to normal LED LCD display and keyboard. Also can eliminate need for mouse, carpel tunnel, etc.
Unhelpful help
I wish people who force their “mobile” web page on me would let me decide. They leave out things like the login box which makes their site unusable with no way to get the “normal” page.
$13 Tablet. Yes, that reads THIRTEEN Dollars.
From Mashable at http://mashable.com/2012/10/10/txtr-beagle-e-reader/: If you thought the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite e-reader was a great deal at $119, take a look at the Txtr Beagle Read|Only, undercutting it by more than a C-note — it sells for a mere $13. … If you just want to read text and you can live without a touchscreen, 3G, a backlight…