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Open-source touch table puts the world at your fingertips
Table computers like the Merel mTouch and the Samsung SUR40 running Microsoft's Surface software (nee PlayTable nee Project Milan nee Microsoft Table) have been a thing for a while now. The basic idea is very simple, just the iPad writ large--a giant, HD-quality, touch-sensitive screen, backed by a reasonably powerful PC.
By Kevin Riggle | 16 May, 2012 05:01
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Researchers build a robot you can’t knock down; Robot apocalypse begins
After all of our advancements in walking robots, we still have yet to see one that can pick itself back up. Current automatons either need to be helped back up or specifically designed to do so.
By Kevin Lee | 09 May, 2012 03:09
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In Pictures: 17 brand-new business gadgets
Need a few tools to improve your productivity? Blow your company's tech budget on new gadgets that let you print from a pocket, spin an iPad in your hand, find your keys, and more.
By PC World Staff | 07 March, 2012 09:20
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Microsoft's 3D transparent interface makes us feel like we're living in the future
Windows 8 may seem like a radical change from what came before it, but some of the stuff Microsoft has cooking in its research labs makes Windows 8 look boring by comparison.
By Joshua Schnell | 03 March, 2012 10:20
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In pictures: Cool gear and gadgets for smartphones and tablets
These enhancements include exotic skins, clever devices for transferring files, great ways to game with your phone or tablet, and more.
By PC World Staff | 23 February, 2012 08:54
Features about gadgets
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Motorola Atrix 4G mightiest smartphone yet?
The Motorola Xoom was the most advanced tablet that we got to try out at Mobile World Congress. Other tablets, including the HTC Flyer, certainly look promising, but the Xoom is the launch device for the Google Android Honeycomb OS - the version of Android developed specifically for tablets - and the devices on show at MWC were fully working ones used for live demonstrations.
By Rosemary Hattersley | 20 February, 2011 02:59
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The top 5 smartphones of MWC 2011
As Mobile World Congress 2011 draws to a close, it's time to take stock of the plethora of smartphones and tablet PCs we saw for the first time. Tomorrow, we'll bring you the best tablet PCs of MWC 2011, but here, in no particular order, are smartphones that stood out at MWC 2011. Sadly, they didn't include a Facebook phone or an iPhone nano - but when and if such things exist, you'll read it here first.
By Matt Egan | 18 February, 2011 05:31
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BlackBerry PlayBook hands-on
The BlackBerry PlayBook is nearing its final build with fully working tablets on public show at Mobile World Congress and one stand representative going so far as to refer to a PlayBook as "my own". All that's left, we're told, is battery optimisation - something that's actively being worked on.
By Rosemary Hattersley | 15 February, 2011 06:01
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10 geeky things you may have missed
With the past week being dominated by CES announcements, it can be pretty hard to keep up with what was happening outside of Vegas. Worry not! GeekTech brings you the condensed guide of what else has been going on in the world of geek.
By Elizabeth Fish | 11 January, 2011 01:37
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Crazy Japanese tech gizmos
The Japanese have proven their techie prowess over the decades.
By Jeff Bertolucci | 07 January, 2011 11:33
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