2005 March

There is really no question about it. More often that not, licensing can be more effective than trying to all out sell something. But is this really the best way for Transmeta Corp. to go? I am just not completely convinced, to be perfectly honest.

Finally, for all of those that have a need for a 64 bit operating system…you have been heard. Microsoft has announced that it will be releasing their 64 bit OS’ here in April. Then again on the eve of April 1st, could this be a prank and we are to wait even longer?

LCDs are cool, no question there. But are they fast enough with their response times? Apparently this is something that Hitachi was concerned about. According to The Inquirer, they will be using active matrix LCD technology to tackle this head on.

Boy, having the opportunity to sit down with Scott Wasson of AMD must have been a real thrill. During the interview, they talked a lot about the future of AMD and the processors that they are producing. Great read, definitely check it out, folks!

Thanks to satellite technology for making those long flights around the world just a little more interesting. Tom’s Hardware takes a look at just how good and usable this sort of technology is for the consumer of today.

Price and performance. So long as these things are being met, I think that being worthwhile will find its way into our hearts eventually. Still, unless you are a LCD TV nut or something, having that kind of real estate on a LCD is just insane!

So, do you think that virtualization could in fact be the future of data storage? I have met some that feel that it could be. But there are still many others that think other paths have not been discovered yet. Speaking for myself, I say it is anybody’s ballgame.

Now this could be pretty cool. While the PSP is a bit pricey, being able to play iTunes on it is certainly going to add some real value to the device is that is what the gamer is truly looking for.

Up to 16 integrated access points into a single circular device? Cool! That was my reaction after reading about how Xirrus Inc. released its new flagship product to the world at large. It is a network devices like this that really gets my saliva working overtime, let me tell ya!

So just how good is the Athlon 64. Also just as important, how accurate is the overclocking that we are always reading about? This and more is being covered in this article by Neoseeker. While most of it may be pretty run of the mill, there are likely to be a few surprises in there [...]

Regardless of the business size that you are working with, your data is critical. More importantly, the method of backing it up needs to be something that will ‘actually happen’ as well. It seems that Iomega gets this and has worked to offer up some great solutions that will meet the needs for today’s businesses.

Hey, when it comes to mobility and value - I get pretty serious. So when I found this article about two quality ultralight notebook computers that offered both value and price, I just had to share. Both the Fujitsu LifeBook and Sony Vaio are being examined here. Having been around the LifeBook in years [...]

Very cool! Tom’s Hardware gives us a peek at this new cigarette lighter MP3 player. It is referred to as MP3onChannel and looks like it has a lot of great potential. One area of concern is the quality of payback it offers. If it was just a little better, I could see this as a [...]

Wow! Apparently we have a new commander at Tom’s this time around. David Strom has been named the new Editor-in-Chief for the online publication. I hope it works out for him and he has a great time at the reigns.

As AMD begins to dig themselves in for a new kind of chip war, they just named a new Multicore Chief. ExtremeTech is reporting that Rich Oehler is to head up the enterprise multicore computing program for AMD.

OK, this sucks. While I am sure this made sense on a legal level, it is really lame that so many Sony PS lovers will have to suffer because of this court ruling preventing new Playstation sales in the US until a legal snafu is rectified.

OK, come on now! You know that deep down, there is a geek-biker just screaming to get out. Um, this could be a stretch I suppose. But this how-to on building a motorcycle PC is really a cool idea. Check it out for yourself!

Ah, here comes the hardware support for WiMAX. It seems that Intel believes that WiMAX is the ‘next big thing’ and plans to fully support it with their wares. I will be interested to see just what direction this takes and if this move by Intel to really push their support for it will sway [...]

Yet another poor LCD performer reviewed by PC Mag. It seems that manufacturers are boasting when they need to spend more time developing instead. This is a shame as I really thought that the Envision EN7410 could be a little different.

It is not that often that we see an LCD get a review this poor. But it looks like NEC had better re-think a thing or two before trying their hand at this anytime soon. Check out the review for the NEC MultiSync LCD1970GX.