Acer makes presentations highly mobile

(Acer K11)

Acer recently introduced its K11 portable projector (see picture above). Weighing a mere 0.61 kilogram, the K11 comes with 200 ANSI lumens of brightness, making sure that despite its puny size it offers users and audiences well-defined images and presentations.

Jobs has something against bloggers?

Please feel free to kick my behind if I was guilty of taking Apple CEO Steve Jobs' declaration, "I don't want to see us descend into a nation of bloggers," out of context. If I did, maybe because it was not the hardest thing to do. Anyway, here is a link to Jobs' interview with the Wall Street Journal.

Windows MIA in the tablet PC wars?

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer can say whatever he wants about the tablet computer market's future, but all signs indicate that Windows most likely would never be a significant factor, at least for the very near future. Most industry observers concur that Windows does not figure much in the tablet PC scene.

It must be a rather painful and embarrassing situation to be in. Imagine, everybody is talking about the future of computing and nobody is saying anything about Microsoft and its flagship platform, Windows. Hey, even PC vendors who have had long history with Windows are turning out tablet PCs running on Android, Google's mobile operating system.

Many tablet PCs to battle with the iPad

Apple said it has sold more than two million iPad tablet PCs as of May 31. This has prompted some industry analysts to predict that the Cupertino company will sell at least 10 million iPads before the year ends. Watching IT could find no strong reasons to disagree with these market observers.

A pair of tablet PCs from Asus

(Eee Pad)

While Taiwanese IT vendor ASUS (http://www.asus.com/) claims its pro-cloud computing philosophy has prompted it to come up with the Eee Pad and Eee Tablet slate computers, I cannot help but see something of a poetic justice at work. Please humor me by recalling with me that Steve Jobs and company have berated the netbook on several occasions.

iPad mania hits U.S. media

American media outlets were all agog over the iPad, the tablet PC from Apple. Some media commentators who were deemed worthy by the Cupertino company to receive an advanced copy of the tablet PC were obviously smitten with what they now dub as the latest bestselling device from Apple.

Honda's videogame-like driving simulator

Honda began selling in Japan its all-new driving simulation system, developed to promote road and driving safety. The simulator includes features designed to help drivers recognize and understand potential safety risks that drivers commonly face while driving.

The simulator comes with a 2-axis motion system to help approximate a real-life driving experience and LCD display systems to present a realistic "driving experience."

I do not doubt that this simulator from Honda will help driver trainees and even seasoned drivers enhance their driving safety skills. And it doesn't hurt either that the simulator looks like (and most probably, feels like) an automobile driving-inspired video game system.

Certainly, this is something nice to have.