consumer electronics

  1. Windows 7 TechFest 2011: 3D Scanning with a regular camera or phone!

    3-D television is creating a huge buzz in the consumer space, but the generation of 3-D content remains a largely professional endeavor. Our research demonstrates an easy-to-use system for creating photorealistic, 3-D-image-based models simply by walking around an object of interest with your...
  2. Android Overtakes BlackBerry As the Top U.S. Smartphone Platform

    The trend was obvious Link Removed - Invalid URL, and now it finally happened: Android is the most popular smartphone platform among U.S. subscribers. According to comScore's data, Google's Android rose from 23.5% market share in October 2010 to 31.2% in January 2011, enough to securely grab...
  3. Windows 7 Tablets: Now or Never (PC World)

    As I watch the Tablet Revolution, 2011 Edition unfold, I'm struck by the similarities to the first go-round of tablets a decade ago. As before, PC manufacturers are largely focusing on vertical markets in enterprise applications for Windows-based tablets. But this time, in doing so, the industry...
  4. Windows 7 The State of Windows 8 (PC World)

    Only Microsoft knows how the next version of its Windows operating system will look and what it will be called, but big changes could be ahead for the OS observers refer to as "Windows 8." At this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft announced that Windows 8 will support...
  5. CES 2011: What's New in PC Components

    CES 2011: Whats New in PC Components - PCWorld Link Removed The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) isn't just all tablet, cameras, and laptops; there's plenty of news for the PC component geek, too, ranging from tiny flash drives that pack a lot of heat to the hand-held gaming console...
  6. Touch Mouse ready for Windows 7 after two long years

    More than two years of hard work, countless prototypes, and intense collaboration with team members around the globe are just a few of the things that went into the creation of the Microsoft Touch Mouse, a new device created exclusively for Windows 7 that was announced at the Consumer...
  7. Tablets at CES 2011: Honeycomb, Windows 7, and all the rest

    It's been raining tablets here at CES 2011 . No seriously, it as if the sky has opened up in Vegas and dropped touchscreen slabs with Android and Windows 7 operating systems on our heads. It's been nearly impossible to keep track of the number of tablets released and the details we've learned...
  8. Flickr Announces Windows 7 App

    Flickr is launching a Windows 7-compatible app by the end of the month, as manufacturers unveil a slew of compatible Windows 7 tablets and smartphones at the Consumer Electronics Show. More...
  9. Lenovo will release a Windows 7 dual input tablet

    THE INQUIRER COMPUTER MAKER Lenovo has shown off its Ideapad Slate, which is hard to distinguish from the Lepad announced on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show. Link Removed
  10. Lenovo to release Windows 7 dual input tablet

    THE INQUIRER COMPUTER MAKER Lenovo has shown off its Ideapad Slate, which is hard to distinguish from the Lepad announced on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show. Link Removed
  11. At 2011 CES, Microsoft's focus on Windows 7, success of Xbox Kinect

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave a subdued keynote address at the International Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday night, touting the success of the Xbox Kinect and showing off new machines running Windows 7. Many had expected a splashier tablet announcement from the software maker. Link...
  12. The First Fuel Cell Powered Windows 7-based Tablet Debuts at CES 2011, But Not in a Booth

    Fluid Computer Systems has unveiled the first fuel cell powered Windows 7 Tablet PC. The CEO, Aaron Henry, and COO, Todd Miller, are attending the Consumer Electronics show this week with the "Fuel Cell Powered" tablet prototype in tow. More...
  13. At 2011 CES, Microsoft's focus on Windows 7, success of Xbox Kinect

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave a subdued keynote address at the International Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday night, touting the success of the Xbox Kinect and showing off new machines running Windows 7. Many had expected a splashier tablet announcement from the software maker. Link...
  14. Tribune to Debut Windows 7 Mobile Media Content App at Consumer Electronics Show

    Tribune Company will debut its beta version of a new mobile news aggregation application at this week’s 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Called “Mosaic,” the app offers a visually stunning, multi-touch screen designed to enable consumers to personalize and read all of their news via...
  15. VIDEO International CES 2011

    International CES 2011 is on today, Visit the website: Link Removed for more information For anyone who doesn't know what International CES is, It is the International Consumer Electronics Show, this is where all the latest technology is on show for 3 days, 6-9 January 2011, and as far as I'am...
  16. Windows 7 A Look Behind Microsoft Hardware Packaging

    Packaging has gone from the junk that keeps gadgets from breaking before you bought them to the star of every unboxing video. Where does it come from and who are the faces behind it at Microsoft? Meet Jill Geurts, structural Packaging Engineer at Microsoft. Jill has been one of the people...
  17. This iTablet runs Windows 7

    Yes, Android tablets may be all the rage at this year's consumer electronics show in Las Vegas. So, we are certainly glad to see AHX Global giving Windows enthusiasts some much-needed mobile love with the iTablet. read more Link Removed
  18. OCOSMOS returns at CES 2011 with Windows 7-based gaming handheld

    OCOSMOS. Sound familiar ? If you were with us for last year's wild ride through the autumn, it most definitely will. For whatever reason, this South Korean company only comes out to play when the world's eyes are watching, and while we've yet to hear a peep about the products it wowed us with...
  19. Dell Windows 7 tablet rumors reignite amid enterprise push

    All eyes may be on Dell’s Streak 7 (aka M02M “Looking Glass”) Android tablet, but the company isn’t ignoring its enterprise customers either. More Dell Windows tablet rumors have emerged, this time with DigiTimes describing the company as – along with RIM and the PlayBook – “the most active...
  20. Viliv to debut Android-based X7, X10, Windows 7-based X70 tablets at CES

    We can't say for sure just yet, but we're starting to get the feeling that we're going to see lots of tablets at CES . The latest to join the party is Viliv , which has just announced that it will be showing off its new Android-based X7 and X10 tablets, along with the Windows 7-based X70 "slate"...