iPad mini rumor rollup for the week ending Oct. 19
After you’ve said “smaller iPad” there’s really not too much more you can say. But that hasn’t stopped the iOSphere from buzzing about the anticipated Apple iPad mini of course. CANNIBALISM: iPad Mini expected to cut into full-size iPad sales IN PICTURES: 6 Apple iPad Mini concepts (& 1 peek at the real deal?) This week, the itsyPad (as we like to call it) clearly spells doom for the iPad 2. And...
Fujitsu’s Windows 8 range for Japan includes eyeball-controlled Esprimo FH98/JD all-in-one
By Sharif Sakr posted Oct 19th 2012 11:19AM In addition to its gender-obsessed Floral Kiss range, Fujitsu has announced a gabble of Windows 8 form factors for its Japanese clientele. One of the more curious additions is the Esprimo FH98/JD all-in-one PC, which lets you pan across Microsoft’s new UI using the very same eye-tracking technology we played with at CEATEC. There’s also a slightly refreshed version of the 14-inch...
NEC LaVie Y brings Lenovo’s 360-degree IdeaPad Yoga hybrid tablet to Japan
By Jon Fingas posted Oct 19th 2012 11:44AM Don’t think that Lenovo is keeping the IdeaPad Yoga’s bendy secrets all to itself: its Japanese partner NEC is bringing a variant of the ARM-based Yoga 11 to the land of the rising sun as the LaVie Y. The 11.6-inch blend of laptop and tablet keeps the signature 360-degree display, 2GB of RAM and 64GB of storage as its more internationally-minded counterpart, and confirms that...
3G Chromebook appears on Amazon, Newegg for $330
When Google announced its new Samsung-built 11.6-inch Chromebook Thursday critics noted the new mobile PC won’t support 3G or 4G. But for road warriors who want baked-in cellular connectivity, it appears Google will in fact supply a 3G version of the new browser-in-a-box priced at $330, an extra $80 over the Wi-Fi-only price. The 3G version is available on Amazon and Newegg at this time. Best Buy and Tiger Direct, the two other...
Foster the People Pumps Up with Logic Pro
For several months in 2011, the radio hit “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People was the song we couldn’t get out of our heads. For Mark Foster, who wrote the song, getting it out of his head — and into a demo — was no problem at all. Using Logic Pro, and playing all the instruments himself, Foster was able to write and record the single in just a day and a half. After the demo went viral on the web, the song climbed the charts and...
