Rated: 80% (2 votes)
Loading ...It’s a big ass(us) iPhone
Mark
So speculation hit the news that Apple may be indulging in a little bit of Tablet creation, despite Steve Jobs, on numerous occasions past, stating that “Apple had taken a look at the tablet … and thinks it is going to fail”.
Well, that was then (2003) and this is now.
According to computer maker ASUS, Apple is in the process of designing a tablet computer. And ASUS should know, as they have apparently been hired to do the manufacturing of the unit.
Apple, as is customary, has not confirmed (or denied) the rumours but as ASUS is also reportedly the company hired to peform assembly duties on Apples current MacBook and MacBook Pro ranges it’s not entirely out of the realm of possibility.
So, what can we expect from such a beast? Given that the iPhone and iPod touch both run a mobile variant of Mac OS X, then I guess it would be safe to say that the tablet would probably use the same. It’s also been speculated that it would rely solely on flash memory for storage of data, though hybrid drives are also a possibility.
If you’d like some idea as to what this would actually look like, then wait no more, as someone has already done some mockup designs on what they think the tablet either should or would look like.
Rated: 60% (1 votes)
Loading ...Radiohead Digital Sales
Mark
It’s been fairly well publicised that the latest album by Radiohead, In Rainbows, was available as a download, only available from the band’s site (excluding the illegal peer-to-peer downloads that have been taking place).
Well, it now seems that the band’s old label (EMI) is jumping on the digital bandwagon that the band created.
EMI is now selling all Radiohead’s back catalogue in three different ways.
The first way is a limited edition, 7 CD Album Box-Set, with each album repackaged in digipak sleeves.
Price £39.99
The second way is a digital download box-set, with all songs available as DRM-free, 320 kbps MP3s.
Price £34.99
The third way is a limited edition 4GB USB flash drive “shaped in Radiohead’s iconic “bear” image and housed in a bespoke deluxe box.”
This edition includes ‘CD quality’ WAV files with digital artwork for each album.
Price £79.99
All these collections will ship on the 10th of December.
Rated: 66.67% (3 votes)
Loading ...Modular computing
Mark
There’s been a bit of chatter on the boards just recently regarding modular computing (see here and here) but this design takes the next step and utilises the electrical cabling in a home as the means of distributing digital signals.
It’s a cool concept; the modules could be plugged in around the house and communicate through the electrical wiring. It’s a neat looking device too.
I’m not so sure about the wireless USB though. Shifting gigabits of video, storage and optical media wirelessly may not be every body’s idea of fun.
The Think module would be the main processor unit, the See module would be the graphics unit, the HDD is housed in the Store unit … you get the picture.
It’s still in concept at this stage, but it is a very good looking, ingenious design.
Images below are clickable.
