Showpopr Bookmarks in Computers http://showpopr.com/bookmarks/Computers A website that enhances the concert experience. en-us Baby Starts Twittering from the Womb Expectant father Corey Menscher wanted to “create a device that would give me a chance to be aware of our baby’s movements”. He created a waistband for his wife which sends a Tweet everytime the baby kicks, naming the project “Kickbee”. tyemiksis Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:14:52 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Baby_Starts_Twittering_from_the_Womb http://www.showpopr.com/Baby_Starts_Twittering_from_the_Womb Why does Apple hate its customers so bad? And whhy do I keep buying their products? It's like an abusive relationship. savage6000 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:21:28 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Why_does_Apple_hate_its_customers_so_bad http://www.showpopr.com/Why_does_Apple_hate_its_customers_so_bad How To CAT-Scan (And Hot-Rod) A Stradivarius An array of beautiful and precious instruments is laid out atop a grand piano in Zygmuntowicz's living room. Among them: one of the last violins made by legendary luthier Antonio Stradivarius, dated to 1734, and a 1735 "Plowden" Guarneri del Gesu violin, said to be one of del Gesu's finest instruments. tyemiksis Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:55:28 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/How_To_CATScan_And_HotRod_A_Stradivarius http://www.showpopr.com/How_To_CATScan_And_HotRod_A_Stradivarius Microsoft's "I'm a PC" spot having little web impact vs. Apple ads In spite of Microsoft spending $300 million on a concerted effort to get itself back into a positive public mindset, ads most directly targeting Apple are failing to resonate with web viewers and may have already been thwarted by the Mac maker's response. tyemiksis Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:08:51 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Microsofts_Im_a_PC_spot_having_little_web_impact_vs_Apple_ads http://www.showpopr.com/Microsofts_Im_a_PC_spot_having_little_web_impact_vs_Apple_ads Amazon, others offer $50-$100 off Apple's new MacBook lines A couple of Apple authorized online retailers are now reflecting immediate availability of the company's new MacBook and MacBook Pro systems, offering savings between $50 and $100 after rebates in addition to other buying incentives. tyemiksis Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:06:52 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Amazon_others_offer_50100_off_Apples_new_MacBook_lines http://www.showpopr.com/Amazon_others_offer_50100_off_Apples_new_MacBook_lines 15 Hot New Technologies That Will Change Everything Memristor circuits lead to ultrasmall PCs. Intel and AMD unleash massively multicore CPUs. Samsung TVs respond to your every gesture. These and other developing technologies will fundamentally change the way you think about--and use--technology. mroreilly Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:11:19 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/15_Hot_New_Technologies_That_Will_Change_Everything http://www.showpopr.com/15_Hot_New_Technologies_That_Will_Change_Everything Microsoft Unveils ‘Cloud’ Operating System Looking for growth in new markets where it is increasingly being bypassed, Microsoft said Monday that it would begin offering a new “cloud” operating system that would manage the relationship between software inside the computer and on the Web, where data and services are increasingly centralized. The software is expected to go on sale late next year. tyemiksis Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:46:27 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Microsoft_Unveils_Cloud_Operating_System http://www.showpopr.com/Microsoft_Unveils_Cloud_Operating_System Apple earnings, profits, and cash embarrass Microsoft While Microsoft executives like to talk about Apple as an insignificant company with less than 5% of the worldwide market share of all PCs and servers sold, the Mac maker now has more cash than Microsoft and earns more than half of its profits and over three fourths it's revenues. tyemiksis Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:12:18 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Apple_earnings_profits_and_cash_embarrass_Microsoft http://www.showpopr.com/Apple_earnings_profits_and_cash_embarrass_Microsoft Report: Fake story about Steve Jobs planted by teenager The fake story submitted to CNN's iReport site that Apple CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack was the work of an 18-year-old, according to a report. smitty Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:07:20 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Report_Fake_story_about_Steve_Jobs_planted_by_teenager http://www.showpopr.com/Report_Fake_story_about_Steve_Jobs_planted_by_teenager NVIDIA to join Mac gaming push, intros new desktop chipsets With its new mobile chipset platform now embedded in each of Apple's notebook families, NVIDIA plans to step up its efforts to advance Mac game developments. Separately, the chipmaker has just announced similar GeForce 9400 and 9300 chipsets for desktop CPUs, which could find their way into new iMacs. tyemiksis Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:27:11 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/NVIDIA_to_join_Mac_gaming_push_intros_new_desktop_chipsets http://www.showpopr.com/NVIDIA_to_join_Mac_gaming_push_intros_new_desktop_chipsets Apple releases new 13" MacBook Apple revealed details of the redesigned new MacBook today, which includes a new unibody construction, far more powerful NVIDIA graphics, Display Port graphics output, a new glass touchpad with multitouch gestures, and a revised appearance nearly identical to the MacBook Pro. tyemiksis Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:13:41 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Apple_releases_new_13_MacBook http://www.showpopr.com/Apple_releases_new_13_MacBook The Greatest Videogame...evar? Poor Mega Man though...he must've done something horrible to E. Honda. savage6000 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:09:20 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/The_Greatest_Videogameevar http://www.showpopr.com/The_Greatest_Videogameevar Investors shovel another $28.7 million into Digg Digg Inc., an Internet startup that specializes in rating news stories, is making a little news of its own with a $28.7 million round of financing. The investment announced Wednesday should squelch recurring rumors of a sale to Google Inc. or Microsoft Corp. noxtatia Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:09:34 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Investors_shovel_another_287_million_into_Digg http://www.showpopr.com/Investors_shovel_another_287_million_into_Digg Apple's North American notebook share jumps 60 percent Brisk sales of Apple's MacBook product lines have seen the company's share of the North American notebook market surge more than 60 percent on a yearly basis through the second quarter of the year, according DisplaySearch. tyemiksis Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:43:42 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Apples_North_American_notebook_share_jumps_60_percent http://www.showpopr.com/Apples_North_American_notebook_share_jumps_60_percent Report: Mac Spending Up Despite Poor Outlook for Consumer Electronics Changewave's latest customer surveys report that general consumer electronic spending is low and trending lower, but that Apple's Mac sales are up and rising by a significant margin. tyemiksis Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:38:26 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Report_Mac_Spending_Up_Despite_Poor_Outlook_for_Consumer_Electronics http://www.showpopr.com/Report_Mac_Spending_Up_Despite_Poor_Outlook_for_Consumer_Electronics