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Category Archives: Design
Lamenting the Death of Helio, and How the iPhone Helped Kill It
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 [...]
Apple Air versus Asus Eee: A Comparison
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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 [...]
Why You Should Care About Your Keyboard and Mouse
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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 [...]
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On Apple’s Industrial Design
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 [...]
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