apple to Unveil its latest Creation: a Tablet PC

The Apple Tablet Personal Computer Makes a Debut 2010-01-28

Apple to Unveil its Latest Creation: A Tablet PC On January 27th, Apple Inc. showed the world its latest creation: the long-awaited multimedia tablet device. During a highly anticipated media event, the company formally unveiled a tablet personal computer running on the iPhone operating system. Building on the tremendous success of the i series, namely the iPod and the iPhone, the company expects the newest computing device to be another legendary hit. In general terms, a tablet PC is a wired or wireless personal computer that allows users to take notes or draw using a digital pen on a touch screen. Boasting faster speed than the WebPad, a web-based text editor, the tablet PC can be used as a laptop when a keyboard is attached. Due to the inclusion of the touch-screen interface, however, tablet PCs typically consume more power than a regular laptop. Bill Gates, who resigned from his position as CEO of Microsoft Corporation in January, 2000, is credited with introducing the first public prototype of the tablet PC. Despite doubts concerning consumer success, tablet PCs are still expected to emerge as the latest trend in new technology. Over the years, Bill Gates have consistently expressed his optimism that tablet PCs will be accepted as the most popular form of computing device among consumers in the near future. In the early 2000’s, many of the world’s leading PC makers including Compaq, Toshiba, and HP had launched table-style computers, but failed to win consumer acceptance due to high cost and the unfamiliar user interface. Tablet PC to Make a Comeback When a tablet PC was first introduced, it was largely ignored for its inaccuracy in displaying input information. Now, with advanced touch-screen technology, the tablet-style PC enables users to interact with their computer directly via the touch screen or by using a digital pen or an attachable keyboard. Some argue that smart phones are too small for carrying out certain tasks as watching videos or web surfing, while laptops and netbooks are too heavy to carry all the time. Featuring a 10- or 11-inch touch screen, the latest creation by Apple seems to offer a lightweight alternative to bulky full sized laptops. Capable of displaying e-books, TV shows, films, games, as well as running various applications, tablet-style PCs are expected to reinvent computing and transform the future of personal media consumption.

 

New Gadgets for 2010

Epson PictureMate Show: A combination between photo printer and digital picture frame

December 4th, 2009 - Disclaimer

A new Epson compact photo printer has been launched to the market. It also works as a digital photo frame. The PictureMate Show PM 300 can print out full-color 4×6-inch prints and it has a 7-inch visualization display with a resolution of 800×480 pixels.

• 2-in-1 digital frame & compact photo printerAs for the photo frame, there are 12 different formats of images displaying, and the users can use a remote control, so they can manage and change the pictures shown on the display. On the other hand, the printer features the highest resolution in this device type (that is to say: 5760 x 1440 pixels) and can produce a print in just 37 seconds.The PictureMate has an internal 270MB memory to store pictures, which can be printed out or displayed directly on the screen. Memory cards can be used too, since the printer comes with a media card reader. Besides, the PictureMate has USB ports (which allow users to connect USB Flash drives) and a PictBridge port that enables the printer to print out images directly from compatible digital cameras (which is a great feature that allows us to save time if we have a camera with PictBridge port and need to print out some photos). In addition, an optional Bluetooth adapter allows direct printing from other devices like PDAs, smartphones, laptops, and any Bluetooth-enabled gadget that can store pictures in an adequate format.
  Also, the features list of this printer include a decent amount of photo editing options that, for example, allow users to remove red eye and adjust some parameters before printing out (like color levels, contrast levels, etc).
  
  
  

  Overview

  
  
  
• 7" WVGA tilt screen
• 12 slideshows including clock and calendar options
• Access all commands with remote control
• Better-than-lab-quality 4" x 6" in as fast as 37 secs¹
• Smudge, fade and water resistant
• Everyday low print price
• Works with all digital cameras
• Print custom sizes from 0.3" x 0.3" up to 4" x 6"
• Auto photo correction, crop and remove red eye
• Print wirelessly with optional Bluetooth adapter¹
• Print various layouts - wallets, mini-wallets, and more
• Black-and-white and sepia color effects available
• 270 MB internal memory lets you store hundreds of photos