Video: While the press flocked to Samsung’s sexy ultrabooks and dazzling displays (it has its own 55-inch OLED, *drool*) during CES, something no less important went under-reported. It turns out the company has something to say about its products before and after they leave the factory. In the YouTube video below, the company offers a glimpse […]
Archives for January 2012
5 tips for a greener PC in 2012
New Year’s resolutions can be hard to keep, but lowering your personal computing’s carbon footprint is super easy. Not only will you save on energy costs, but you’ll save money and you’ll be more nimble and flexible in how technology is incorporated into your life. And if one of your resolutions this year was to […]
Today’s Stumble: Earth Sheltered’s Hobbit home of your own
Today, the trusty StumbleUpon button brought me to every Lord of the Rings lover’s dream: a modern-day Hobbit home from Earth Sheltered Technology. The company’s list of an Earth Sheltered building’s benefits scores some green points like potential heating and cooling cost savings of up to 80 percent (vague on price though). But it’s the more, […]
SSDs sales rise, prices drop below $1 per GB in 2012
Later this year, solid-state drives (SSDs) are expected to drop beneath that magical barrier that really spurs adoption: $1 per gigabyte (GB) from a relatively lofty $1.56 in 2011. According to IDC, SSDs will reach this milestone in the second half of 2012. (Pro tip: hold off on that upgrade ’til then.) Mind you, SSDs are still […]
Poll: Tablets will replace laptops say 46% of Americans
Are the PC’s days numbered? Personally, they’ll have to pry the keyboard from my cold, dead hands. But not for 46 percent of Americans that believe tablets will replace laptops according to a recent study by Poll Position. The survey, conducted earlier this month, reveals that for a huge chunk of the population, tablets may fulfill their mobile […]
Are Mirasol e-readers doomed already?
I so wanted Qualcomm to hit it out of the park with its Mirasol display technology. Here’s tech that blends the readability of e-ink while able to reproduce color and handle video. It’s a win-win-win, particularly now that e-readers and tablets are burning up mobile marketplace. Sadly, the first Mirasol products are failing to excite […]
CES 2012: LG’s 55-inch OLED TV ‘making love to our eyes’
LG finally (and literally) took the wraps off its 55-inch OLED television, which the company fully intends to mass produce. We’ll just have to wait and see on that last part, but if today’s unveil is any indication, if and when the TV hits store shelves, it will be a truly momentous occasion. Why? Let’s look […]
CES 2012: 5 green gadgets to watch
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is nearly upon us and this year there are plenty of gadgets to warm the hearts of green geeks… If they know where to look. CES is where electronics makers debut their cool new gear with the hopes that they will end up in your living room, or more recently, […]
