Every geek of a certain age will remember the now classic Commodore 64.
It was at the height of 8 bit technology when it appeared in 1982 and over the following 12 years 17 million of the them were sold!
The new C64 will be sporting Intel’s 64-bit quad-core microprocessors and 3D graphics capabilities upto 500GB of hard drive storage and 4GB of RAM. Also included are a DVD-RW drive, a touchpad, four USB ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port and a DVI (Digital Visual Interface) port to connect monitors – all this is squeezed into the all-in-one’s keyboard that measures 17.5 inches (44 cm) wide and 2 inches (0.5 cm) tall.
Commodore said. “It’s designed to take up far less room — and use far less energy — than any other desktop computer,” Commodore USA said. The PC will run the Linux, Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.
Ok, so the iPad isn’t floating everyone’s boat is it?
I’ve actually been interested in Microsoft’s offering for quite some time now and there’s some more info seeping through about the twin screened tablet known as Courier.
So, we all already know that the Courier will react in a nice way to being stroked and poked by either finger or stylus but the video below also shows that Microsoft’s Courier has shrunk since we first got sneaky peeks at it.
The shrinkage will obviously help it be more portable and, as it looks to be around 5″x7″ and about an inch think, should be luggable +++
It beats the Apple table by seemingly sporting a camera. The Courier, as well as having the pinch-zoom touchscreeness can also recognise handwriting when using the stylus which combined with being able to cope with multiple apps running is going to make Mr Jobs weep. I particularly like the cut and paste using the stylus shown in the vid below.
You are able to keep ‘Journals’ which, given its book-like form factor, are kinda like multi-media scrapbooks. This makes me think that the big M may be pushing the Courier as Filofax for the 21st Century. It’s neat that you can make a journal your homepage so if you’re off to a meeting you can have all your relevant notes, pics, etc right at the front of your do everything organiser.
According to the whispers on Engadget the Courier UX will be purring along using the Tegra 2 OS as found on the Zune HD and not Windows 7 – so a little similar to Apple’s choice of using the iPhone OS and not Mac OSX.
As I mentioned before: We should be looking at the Micorsoft Courier UX as a small Surface device. The OS indeed resembles the Surface operating system with the added bonus of mobile niceties such as maps and internetweb.
Reckon it’s a no-brainer to think that the Courier would make a great e-Book reader huh?
Microsoft is aiming to launch this in the second half of this year and it sounds like it will be keenly priced as they’re planning large volume sales.
I’m a fan of gadgety convergence – especially when it makes sense. Just look at the Tefal Toast n Egg
So when I was told that I could have a test run of a clock radio I was a bit like ‘wow – that’s never been done before! I bet it doesn’t [...]
The Mio Moov V780 is one of those curiosities that’ll either take the market by storm or is doomed to sit in the corner of the store.
Mio are hoping that they’ve spotted a gap in the market for a SatNav that’s also capable of chucking out hi-def video through a HDMI slot or onto its [...]
When Dell grabbed Alienware for itself four years ago three key execs decided to say thanks, but no thanks.
Instead they formed ‘Origin‘ and went about building things the way Alienware originally did and created the Eon18 laptop.
The Eon18 has a distinct Alienwareness about it and, as you’d expect, this lappy is quite the customisable puter. [...]
I’ve been looking around for a decent set of Bluetooth headphones to hook-up to my iPhone.
I like the look of the Jaybird Sportband but haven’t found anywhere that would let me try before I buy.
Let’s face it – finding a cracking pair of Bluecans aint easy.
TDK blows raspberries at stereo Bluethooth transmission and tells us [...]
The Zune / Xbox Phone rumours had quietened down for a while but now Katherine Egbert, an anylist with Jefferies & Company, has said that Microsoft is getting ready to bust out a phone based on Windows Mobile 7.
This would make the job offer make sense as well don’t you think?
“Our recent industry checks [...]
Righty – you love the retro vibe, perhaps wearing some cool Space Invader tights, but you’re rocking some modern headphones – you’ve ruined the look!
You could get yourself some mighty fine Koss Porta Pros, which I’ve owned and loved but they might be a little ‘off-the-shelf’ for someone as cool as you.
May I present the [...]
This going to be a regular feature on the run-up to the 27th and, hopefully, some big Appley announcements.
Latest from the rumour-mill is that the next gen iPhone will be sporting an OLED screen and a have removable battery just like the new gPhone, Nexus One.
There’s rumblings that iPhone 4G could have a front-facing camera [...]
Say hello to the latest reason to get excited if you own an iPhone.
Using the handsets accelerometer and connecting via Wi-Fi you can fly the Parrot AR.Drone!
As if that wasn’t cool enough it has two on-board cameras that beam a pilots-eye view right to your phones screen.
This means that you don’t need to see the [...]
If the cost of public transport in this glorious capital keeps increasing then it may be time to find alternatives.
Apparently Boris wants us to cycle more – I’m all for being fit just not for being sweaty at the start of the day!
I’ve mentioned a variety of electric bikes on here from street legal Super [...]
When Google decided to sell their own Android blower, the Nexus One, almost as many column inches were given to how they’d do this as were given to the actual handset.
Well, they’ve opened a new store, from which they plan to sell Android phones from a variety of carriers and manufacturers.
This will be a one-stop-shop [...]
For those that want to stay hip with the latest fashions Lenovo bring you the IdeaPad U1.
Everyone seems to be talking about tablets and/or netbooks – Boom! The IdeaPad U1 is both!
You can use it as an Intel Core Duo SU processored Windows 7 netbook who’s spec includes 4GB of RAM, 2 USB ports, HDMI [...]
I think I’ve found the perfect iPod dock to sit in the same room as the retrotastic Philco PC
GenevaSound have just announced a newer, smaller, and more affordable dock called the GenevaSound System Model S (for small).
This GenevaSound S apparently has one of the smallest hifi speakers ever released (?) at just [...]
After this picture appeared on Twitter following the breaking news on the same microblogging site that some Googlers were handed the new Google blower more information has trickled out.
Not only has Google confirmed that its employees have been given a new mobile device to test but it seems that the new smartphone is to be [...]
The Creative Zii Trinity phone is another one of those iPhone killers and it has just been announced today.
The dual OS handset is rocking a 3.1 inch OLED multitouch display, five megapixel camera, and support for 1080p video playback on a big screen.
Just one draw-back: is anyone going to make this phone?
Thing is, [...]
You go to buy a camera and chances are you resign yourself to it being a black box more often than not.
Short of taking your DSLR to a gadgety colouring specialist like Colorware you’d usual be stuck.
Sure – you can get red, silver, and some limited edition finishes but Pentax feels your pain.
You want, nay, [...]
Else is an Israeli company that has designs on the European and British smartphone markets.
They’ve taken quite the novel approach with the First Else which they’ve started from scratch with a Linux-based user interface with some equally novel innovations.
You get a honeycomb-shaped options menu which is accessed by a button along the side of [...]
If you spotted Dell’s Multi-touchable laptop doing the rounds and thought to yourself “hmmmm…. I wonder if that will ever arrive in the UK?”
Good news – it shall.
Yes indeedy; Blighty will get to see the mid-range Studio 17.
The new Dell shall launch in the UK “before the end of the year”, according to the [...]
Remember the super-sized Nintendo DSi with the large screen from a coupla weeks ago?
Well now there’s an official flick for it.
This is the first screening for the Nintendo DSi XL (or LL as it’s known in Japan) from the larger hand-held. The good thing is that it gives you a good idea of both [...]
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