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Apple Air versus Asus Eee: A Comparison

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06.25.08

Lamenting the Death of Helio Apple, Design, Hardware, Mobile | (0)
photo credit: extraface I'm always one for the underdog, and I'd be lying if I said that wasn't a big part of why I chose to purchase a Helio Ocean last winter. At the time, I was looking for a slick smartphone that wasn't a Blackberry, had 3G (so the iPhone was out), and generally appealed to my geeky sensibilities. The Ocean, Helio's flagship phone, fit the bill quite nicely--so I eagerly made the jump. (Honestly, I was waiting for the release of Google's Android phones, but knowing that they wouldn't show up until the end of 2008 (at the absolute ...
01.16.08

Apple Air versus Asus Eee: A Comparison Apple, Design, Hardware | (76)
I think we all agree: The Macbook Air is a gorgeous machine. During his keynote presentation, Steve Jobs whipped the entire Macworld audience into a fervor with his trademarked Apple enthusiasm for this new member of the Macbook family. With the Air we have an insanely light computer that still manages to fit in a 13.3" screen and a screaming fast Core 2 Duo CPU. But while it's undoubtedly a singular machine, is it really worth the $1799 price tag when you can get much of the same functionality with Asus's $400 Eee? I understand that the Air is more in ...
06.19.07

Why You Should Care About Your Keyboard and Mouse Design, Hardware, User Interface | (1)
It has occurred to me that despite being some of the most heavily used devices in our daily lives, not enough people pay attention to their mice and keyboards. I'm not just talking about dirt and grime, although you should regularly clean them to prevent the "dirtier than a toilet seat" scenario. What I'm more concerned about is usability. In my experience, too many people continue to use the cheap and oftentimes barely-usable keyboards and mice that come with their computers. And if, perchance, they get the opportunity to purchase something different, they often just settle for the cheapest thing ...
06.13.07

On Apple’s Industrial Design Apple, Design | (2)
I don't know how I managed it, but somehow I had never heard of the Technology Review until a few days ago. Yes, I know, shoot me now. Thank goodness I was bored and wandering around the magazine aisle in the library, because I knew instantly upon gazing at their sexy cover of the Helio Ocean that it would become a staple of my tech diet. But this post isn't about the Ocean, though I covet it so, rather I wanted to point to an excellent piece by Daniel Turner about Apple's much-lauded focus on industrial design. It's long, but ...