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Intel Spotlights the Real Rock Stars of the Tech World
Sure, you know Steve Jobs, the Woz, and Bill Gates, but do you know the name Ajay Bhatt? He invented the USB, and in this new commercial from Intel he's being given the celebrity treatment — a premise that's equal parts inspiring and amusing.
Yahoo! Unveils the Widget Channel For Televisions
I'm not really a stickler for needing to know what the weather is doing outside at all times. But for those who are (mom and dad listen-up), Yahoo! has designed a Widget Engine that allows TV viewers to access a wide range of information, all from the convenience of their TV screen.
Daily Tech: LG Debuts Video Phone Watch at CES
- Labeled as the "smallest wrist phone in existence", the LG GD910 is the first HSDPA wrist phone by LG and comes with a touchscreen, MP3 playback and high speed video conferencing. — Unplggd
- Microsoft's free Windows 7 Beta is now available for everyone to download. — Gizmodo
- Intel will soon be coming out with a new touchscreen tablet-style PC called the Classmate.
Giles Deacon Creates His and Her Laptop Covers
London fashion designer Giles Deacon has been working with Intel to spice up select Asus notebook covers with exotic designs. Boy did she ever deliver.
Featured on Styledash via Fashionweek Daily, the new tribal printed laptops will come in blue and pink and will be available exclusively at Selfridges in July.
The Super Slim Intel Mobile Metro Notebook
Wouldn't you agree that these look more like purses with built in e-book readers than laptops? Intel has come up with this prototype laptop - it was actually co-created with Ziba design - that seems to be the catwalk model of laptops. In fact, it's already been nicknamed the "world's skinniest laptop" and measures 0.7 inches thick and weighs only 2.25 pounds.
BMW Designers Help Make Laptop Line More Luscious
Intel might be making the snazzy Santa Rosa laptops, but Acer has its own shiny trick up its sleeve - a lineup of luscious and shiny laptops with a pearly interior. Apparently, Acer's design team worked with BMW Group Designworks USA to study design trends, develop the concept and visualize new forms. Findings showed that three of the most important design features to consumers were color and material, branding and naming, and shape treatment.
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Geeks We Love: Doug Aamoth of CrunchGear
With Valentine's Day right around the corner, we're kicking off our third annual Geeks We Love interview series to showcase some of the most talented and loved tech writers in the industry. And who better to get things under way, than the charming Doug Aamoth, who spends most of his days reviewing high-tech gadget goods for CrunchGear? I had the pleasure of meeting Doug at the HTC Touch Diamond Event in London last year, and found him to be very much the way he comes across in his work — passionate and knowledgeable about technology, and a really great guy with an addictive sense of humor.
Watch the Monsters vs. Aliens Trailer in 3D During Super Bowl Sunday
I recently attended a Special 3D Footage Presentation here in San Francisco where DreamWorks Animation CEO, Jeffrey Katzenberg, chatted about his latest film — Monsters vs. Aliens. He also gave us an early sneak peek of some clips from the movie, which is the first of its kind to feature Intel InTru state-of-the-art 3D technology (it will also be available in 2D).
Get a MacBook Air For Under $1,000!
Have you had your eye on a MacBook Air but can't fathom its price, which starts at $1,799? Well, now you can get a refurbished MacBook Air from Apple's online store for $999.
This Air is the newest model, just released in October, with the 1.6GHz Intel Core processor and an 80GB hard drive.
Win One of Two Laptops From Windows!
To kick off our girlfriends and sister gift guide week and to continue on into guys and brother gift guide week we're giving away two hot new laptops. The first is the Windows Vista powered Acer Aspire Gemstone Blue Notebook, which comes with Dolby Home Theater sound and a CineCrystal full 16-inch HD display. While the second is a Windows Vista powered Sony VAIO CS laptop that weighs only 5.7 pounds and comes with an Intel Centrino 2 processor, 4GB of RAM and a whopping 320GB hard drive.
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