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The Best Laptop Computers
We looked at laptops for every type of user: the student who needs a superlight classroom companion, the multimedia multitasker who wants a powerful desktop replacement, and plenty in between. The following five aced our tests. Lenovo IdeaPad U260 Starting at $700 ($999 model tested) Pros: This tiny, 3-pound 12.5-incher was the darling of consumer [...]
Finally: A USB Mouse That Doubles As A Digital Scale
I’m not sure what’s going on with optical mice nowadays, but its strange. Not long after Canon announced its mouse-calculator hybrid, this USB-digital scale has also made its appearance. Capable of measuring weights from 0.1g to 500g, the scale’s range of use seem fairly limited – assuming, that is, you don’t work in the drug [...]
Microsoft announces Explorer Touch Mouse
The Explorer Touch Mouse features a touch strip that allows users to swipe horizontally or vertically and have that translated into a on-screen navigation. In addition to the touch strip, there’s a wheel featuring three scroll speeds – slow speed for precise movements, medium speed to move forward a page or two, or hyperfast [...]
Forget Bluetooth – This Wireless Mouse From HP Connects Via Wi-Fi
Wireless devices tend to have a pretty limited range of connection options, but a new mouse from HP adds a new one to the fray: Wi-Fi. Rather than operate via Bluetooth or a RF-equipped USB dongle, HP’s Wi-Fi Mobile Mouse uses the same receiver as a computer’s wireless connection. This not only frees up a [...]
For Computer Chip Builders, Only One Way To Go: Up
In the race to build a faster computer chip, there is literally nowhere to go but up. Today’s chip surfaces are packed with the tiniest electronic switches the laws of physics allow, but Intel Corp. says it is blowing past those limits with a breakthrough, three-dimensional transistor design it revealed Wednesday. Analysts call it one [...]
Eclipse Touchmouse
The Eclipse Touchmouse is one of the more unique looking and functioning mouses we’ve come across. Besides it’s stylish brushed aluminum L-shaped form factor, it also has some interesting tricks. What looks like a button in the middle is actually a “unique touchscroll module” that is used to help you navigate the web. Just press [...]