Recent Comments:
Hardware FAIL {Hack a Day}
Jun 19th 2008 2:01AM Reminds me of the even older story where alleged n00b trimmed his 5.25" diskette to fit it in a 3.5" floppy drive...
Windows XP to live until 2010... on the Eee {Engadget}
Apr 3rd 2008 9:15PM If XP is still around in 2010... I think it's a joke that Microsoft would let the low-power PC market sit untouched for so long without coming up with a viable product to meet the needs of said market. XP works (almost) perfectly in that niche now and yet they're going to terminate it without a proper replacement.
Cold boot disk encryption attack is shockingly effective {Engadget}
Feb 21st 2008 8:24PM Odd... when they mentioned soldered RAM I was thinking new-generation Asus Eees instead =P
Intel branding Montevina platform Centrino 2? {Engadget}
Feb 18th 2008 8:58AM Nicely deduced, and largely correct. But actually:
1) Platform generation
2) Platform branding
3) Release date
4) Processor family
5) Processor codename
6) Manufacturing process
7) No. of cores
8) L2 Cache size
9) 64-bit support
10) Highest FSB speed
11) Chipset group
12) Highest memory speed supported
13) Graphics core
14) Sound
15) Wireless connection group
16) Wireless connection specification
Not that you're wrong, but since Yossarian wants to learn a thing or two, this is as closely translated as I can get it...
Hotswap laptop batteries let you keep the juice flowing {Engadget}
Feb 4th 2008 10:54PM That last idea was mainly inspired by countless "ohshit, justgimmeamin!" moments when I was too engrossed in a task/document and didn't monitor battery levels... I think it would be really useful to have 5-10 extra minutes of usage in the pocket.
Hotswap laptop batteries let you keep the juice flowing {Engadget}
Feb 4th 2008 10:51PM I dunno... I still think I like the idea of an internal capacitor better. In the meantime, this is a great idea though, I just don't like the idea of having to carry yet another cable around together with the spare batt. Of course, I guess manufacturers are going to sell this as yet another accessory to splurge on...
Related things I'd really like to see on/in future laptops:
1) Capacitor with sufficient capacitance to ensure complete hibernation in case of dead battery (or just for a quick battery swap)
2) AC adapters that plug into the mains (i.e. eliminate the socket-side cable, so you have only one cable that leads from the plugged-in adapter to your laptop AC port). I've lost count of the number of times I had to suspend the adapter in mid-air...
3) Modular second batteries that don't discharge at the same time as the main battery.
Here's another idea, though it might be a little niche: Make a tiny NiMH battery (with no capacity loss issues), small enough to go on a keychain. Charge it through the adapter (it'll probably have a female end for the adapter, and a male end for the laptop). When you need to swap batteries, whip it out, plug it in and do the swap, remove it. Provides up to 10 min of emergency power. I think I'd prefer to carry a keychain accessory around as opposed to yet another cable... you could even make a niche/cavity in the laptop for it if you like.
Hotswap laptop batteries let you keep the juice flowing {Engadget}
Feb 4th 2008 10:50PM I dunno... I still think I like the idea of an internal capacitor better. In the meantime, this is a great idea though, I just don't like the idea of having to carry yet another cable around together with the spare batt. Of course, I guess manufacturers are going to sell this as yet another accessory to splurge on...
Related things I'd really like to see on/in future laptops:
1) Capacitor with sufficient capacitance to ensure complete hibernation in case of dead battery (or just for a quick battery swap)
2) AC adapters that plug into the mains (i.e. eliminate the socket-side cable, so you have only one cable that leads from the plugged-in adapter to your laptop AC port). I've lost count of the number of times I had to suspend the adapter in mid-air...
3) Modular second batteries that don't discharge at the same time as the main battery.
Here's another idea, though it might be a little niche: Make a tiny NiMH battery (with no capacity loss issues), small enough to go on a keychain. Charge it through the adapter (it'll probably have a female end for the adapter, and a male end for the laptop). When you need to swap batteries, whip it out, plug it in and do the swap, remove it. Provides up to 10 min of emergency power. I think I'd prefer to carry a keychain accessory around as opposed to yet another cable... you could even make a niche/cavity in the laptop for it if you like.
Hotswap laptop batteries let you keep the juice flowing {Engadget}
Feb 4th 2008 10:37PM Fujitsu laptops already have this (not all models I think); a main battery bay, and a modular bay that takes a battery or DVD drive (or other accessory). What sucks about it is that both discharge at the same time.
HP's Penryn-stuffed Pavilion HDX-9000 gets reviewed {Engadget}
Jan 30th 2008 12:19PM Umm... laptop? I wouldn't want this on my lap any day, period.
Microsoft: Vista has fewer first-year vulnerabilities than any modern OS {Engadget}
Jan 24th 2008 8:53AM Am I missing something? Vista has fewer first-year vulnerabilities than any other OS... so what? The other OSes mentioned aren't one year old anymore. Who cares if they had more vulnerabilities then? Who freaking has the lowest vulnerabilities (and least significant ones) AT THIS POINT in time?
