Archive for the 'Hardware' Category

Wi-Fi for the masses

Here’s an article on a very interesting wireless technology. The company behind this product is called Meraki and their goal is to bring the Internet to the next billion people, mostly in disadvantaged areas where they currently have no access. This kind of technology offers hope for free wireless access almost anywhere in the world [...]

The relentless march of micro-electronics.

A few months ago I purchased an iMate SP5 smartphone. This little wonder is smaller then a candy bar, features a 4 band GSM transceiver with support for Edge and GPRS data networks as well as Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. It also has a 1.3 Mpix camera and runs Windows Mobile 5, an advanced and [...]

Toshiba Tecra M5

Last month my employer upgraded my laptop from a Toshiba Tecra M2 to a new M5. This M5 has an Intel Centrino Duo dual-core CPU and 2GB of RAM. Pretty slick. Now, in everyday computing I do not notice any performance improvement, but when I run virtual machines or do photo processing I see about [...]