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Apple confirms LED backlit Macs due this year 2007-05-12 04:45:00 Steve Jobs recently revealed in an open letter that Apple
intends on switching it’s entire computer line to LED backlit monitors until the end of 2007. Besides being more environmental-friendly, these new displays are cooler, consume less energy, and distribute light better than the current LCDs we use today. The only “but” in the story is how fast the industry adopts the technology:“We plan to introduce our first Macs with LED backlight technology in 2007,” he wrote. “Our ability to completely eliminate fluorescent lamps in all of our displays depends on how fast the LCD industry can transition to LED backlighting for larger displays.”Hopefully Apple will also introduce new designs for their current computer line like Sony intends to this Summer
Apple reveals new iPod patent 2007-05-12 04:44:00 Looks like Apple
is starting to enjoy patenting gadgets that have interfaces on their behinds.First it was a laptop with a CD drive underneath it, and now it’s a new iPod
patent that isn’t exactly the touch screen experience people were waiting for but at least delivers a true widescreen, which is something that iPod fans have always asked for.This patent, as explained by Gizmodo, has a touch-sensitive back which allows you to interface with the front screen without touching it, thus eliminating some of the negative comments regarding the iPhone’s multi-touch-screen.
Dell does Feisty Fawn: Ubuntu Linux preinstall (and more) 2007-05-12 04:12:00 No "dude" jokes in Wednesday's IT Blogwatch: in which Dell chooses Ubuntu
for its promised PCs with Linux
preinstalled. Not to mention 17 must-have free applications for new Ubuntu users...Todd R. Weiss does the Timewarp:Only 10 weeks after asking customers what products they'd like to see, Dell Inc. today announced that its upcoming Linux desktop PCs and laptops will be preloaded with Ubuntu Linux
. They are slated to be avilable by the end of this month. In postings on Dell's IdeaStorm and Dell2Dell Web sites today, the company said it moved quickly to offer the Linux-based hardware because of customer interest. In February, Dell had set up an "IdeaStorm" Web site to get feedback from customers about what products they wanted. In late March, after hearing from more than 100,000 users who filled out surveys on Linux preferences, Dell said it would start preloading Linux on some of its laptops and desktop PCs....Models, configurations and prices of the Ubuntu-loaded hardware have not Read more:Feisty
, Feisty Fawn
Do we need a security industry? (and eliminating uncertainty) 2007-05-12 04:11:00 Thank the flying spaghetti monster, it's Friday's IT Blogwatch: in which we ponder the fate of the securityindustry
. Not to mention deterministic programming gone mad...Bruce Schneier asks, "Do We Really Need a Security Industry?":What [does] it mean for the IT industry that there are thousands of dedicated security products on the market: some good, more lousy, many difficult even to describe. Why aren't IT products and services naturally secure, and what would it mean for the industry if they were?...The primary reason the IT security industry exists is because IT products and services aren't naturally secure ... Aftermarket security is actually a very inefficient way to spend our security dollars ... Fold security into the underlying products, and the companies marketing those products will have an incentive to invest in security upfront, to avoid having to spend more cash obviating the problems later.I know this is a utopian vision that I probably won't see in my lifetime, bu
And Dell makes three (and rude error) 2007-05-12 04:10:00 That would be Tuesday's IT Blogwatch: in which Dell joins the Microsoft/Novell partnership. Not to mention a strange and hurtful database connection error
message...Sumner Lemon's not bitter:Dell Inc. is backing the Windows-Linux partnership set up by Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. As part of the deal, Dell will buy SUSE Linux Enterprise Server certificates from Microsoft for corporate customers that are not already using Linux ... Last November, Microsoft and Novell agreed to jointly develop and market products that allow Windows and Linux to work together more smoothly. As part of the deal, Microsoft also agreed to indemnify Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise users from patent claims. The first hardware vendor to join the alliance, Dell said in a statement that it hopes to tap customer demand for interoperability between Windows and Linux. Read more:makes
Red Hat's desktop dream (and the roadkill wears Prada) 2007-05-12 04:08:00 In living color ... it's IT Blogwatch! Today we look at Red Hat
's announcement of an online desktop, and a strange graduate school fashion experiment ... Tom Sanders has the news from the Red Hat Summit in San Diego:Red Hat is preparing to release a new "Red Hat Global Desktop" that over time will grow into an online desktop that integrates online services into a client desktop platform. The platform will allow users to access online and local data in a unified way. Read more:Prada
Wayward kids seek all-night gaming at Internet cafes 2007-05-11 19:45:00 Can you imagine a world where kids stay out all night playing video games at Internetcafes
? Believe it or not, that’s already happening in China. Read this news story: “China opens halfway house for Net addicts.”According to the article, “Computer and online gaming has exploded in China in recent years, with an estimated 14 million people taking part. Amid growing concern that more and more young people are getting hooked, China has issued a raft of regulations aimed at curbing excessive game playing at Internet cafes and heavily fining owners that admit minors.”Wang Hui, the chief social worker at the halfway house for Internet addicts that recently opened in mainland China, claims that they don’t force kids to go to the shelter. “We wander around in nearby Internet bars at night and bring them to the halfway house if the teen agrees.”Internet addiction could very well be a legitimate thing, but I can’t help think about the family dynamics of the homes where these w
The soaring rate of Internet addiction among today’s youth 2007-05-11 19:44:00 If you think that Internetaddiction
isn't a very serious phenomenon, think again. A recent news story discusses the steps government officials in China are taking to curb the soaring
rate of addiction: "China bans new Internet cafes for a year."According to the article, "Internet cafes are often seen in China as hotbeds of juvenile crime. 'It is common to see students from primary and middle schools lingering in Internet bars overnight, puffing on cigarettes and engrossed in online games,' Xinhua quoted NPC deputy Yu Wen as saying in a separate report."So, exactly how big of a problem is Internet addiction? "Last year, a report from the China National Children's Center, a government think-tank, said that 13 percent of China's 18 million Internet users under 18 were Internet addicts."I'd be interested to see similar studies conducted in other countries. For example, what percent of the youth
in the United States are suffering from Internet addiction? If anyone is familiar with th
Microsoft’s 64-bit timeline — it’s a 64-bit future for servers 2007-05-11 19:44:00 This week, Microsoft
senior VP Bob Muglia (the Windows Server head honcho) explained the timeline for 64-bit versions of Windows. The most interesting remark was that Longhorn Server Release 2 (scheduled for 2009) will only be released for 64-bit platforms. Read more:servers
Linux and Windows continue to siphon server marketshare from Unix 2007-05-11 19:42:00 The latest IDC numbers show that the trend of Linux
and Windows
stealing market share away from Unix is continuing. Windows server
s showed a 15% increase in units sold over the same quarter last year while Linux servers showed a 20% spike. Unix units dropped 13.7%As far as vendors go, IBM held a strong grip on the top spot, with HP second and Dell third.Also, demand is increasing for blade servers and 64-bit servers.
New photos of the first working prototype of the $100 MIT laptop 2007-05-11 19:39:00 Today at the Seven Countries Task Force Meeting, the first working
prototype of MIT’s now famous $100 laptop was presented. Looking at these pictures compared to the earlier ones, I’m wondering where the hand-crank is now. Is it in those horns that are sticking up? Whatever the case may be, I think this project is great and has the potential of spreading the benefits of the communications revolution to far more citizens throughout the planet.Here are some additional resources for the $100 laptop:- Images: MIT’s $100 laptop- Will the $100 PC fly?- Quanta to build the $100 laptop- Gates mocks MIT’s $100 laptop effort- $100 laptop expected in late 2006 Read more:photos
LawBott: Programmable Lawnmower for the Slothful Gardners 2007-05-11 19:34:00 I can take care of my garden even when I'm away!" level, you probably need a robot lawnmower. This friendly robotic may be exactly what you need. LawBott is a robotic lawnmower that looks like huge cycling helmet. Don't be mislead by its aerodynamic shape and red-Ferraro color though. You will definitely not catch this robot speeding up in your backyard. In fact, it's so quiet you will still hear the cicadas. The cordless, remote-controlled lawnmower boasts a flat blade that allows it to mulch the grass as it cuts it, thereby mowing and fertilizing your lawn all at once and lessening the use of lawn chemical. It needs to be charged up before you send it to the war against the weeds. The "robot" is programmable in six different languages and it can be set for up to 2-4 hours trimming grass sessions on a weekly schedule, or as often as you want. It will cut up to 33,000 square feet on a charge and it even parks itself when it finishes the job. LawBott doesn't require any gas or oil a Read more:Programmable
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