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Version 2.0 of Microsoft Surface is a lot cooler that version 1.0
by Marshall Brain | January 6, 2011
Watching this video it is apparent that Microsoft has made great strides with its Surface project. The most amazing part of it is the fact that the surface of the screen can now see: The demonstration shows how the screen can detect and read a piece of paper. Here’s what Surface looked like 3 years [...]
The surprising backlash to Apple’s iPad tablet computer
by Marshall Brain | January 28, 2010
There has been a surprising amount of backlash to Apple’s iPad tablet computer. The main things that people are complaining about include: 1) Crippled operating system. People were hoping for a real operating system that would be able to run (and multi-task) real applications on a real processor. 1a) Weak processor compared to a netbook. [...]
The new Apple iPad tablet computer – What do you get?
by Marshall Brain | January 27, 2010
Here is Apple’s view of its new iPad tablet computer: So what do you get? Apple iPad with 16GB of flash memory for $499. Up to 64 GB available ($699). 9.7 inch multi-touch screen with 1024 by 768 pixels (786K pixels). Since the iPhone has 480 by 320 (153K pixels), the iPad has about 5 [...]
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