Category Archives: Technology
How To Build Your Own Tablet For $400
“The Beagle tablet is a portable modular open source handheld computer,” says Justin Huynh, director of product development at Liquidware. “It’s all about customizability and embedded development.”
The BeagleBoard is a single board computer from Texas Instruments that comes with a 1 GHz processor. There’s also a battery module and a 4 GB pre-formatted SD card to boot Angstrom Linux. But users can also run the Android operating system on it, says Huynh.
[Via Gizmodo via Liquidware]
Vancouver 2010 Olympics’ IT Department
It’s pretty impressive how calm and quiet the control room behind Alvarsson seems to be, considering all the hardware jam-packed in the room: 6,000 PCs, 800 servers, 800 networking devices and 130 terabytes of data all have to be kept running, linked-up and monitored.
[via DVICE]
Boxee + Windows 7 Media Center Integration
Boxee Integration 1.0 provides an easy way for users to go back and forth between Windows Media Center and Boxee. When clicking on Boxee in Windows 7 Media Center, the software automatically closes Windows Media Center, Starts Boxee Maximized in full screen. When you are done with boxee,click on Exit in the main menu, the software will automatically start Windows Media Center back up in full screen mode.
Resurrection of a Broken Laptop into an All-in-One Desktop Computer
Resurrection of a Broken Laptop [via Lifehacker... via Hack A Day]
“A frequent point of failure on laptops is the hinges—we’ve seen more than our fair share of wobbly, broken, and glued together ones. This clever but simple hack turns your broken laptop into an all-in-one desktop machine.”
Web Design Industry Jargon
Industry jargon for web designers and enthusiasts.
[Via Smashing Magazine]
The iPhone Becomes A Web Server
“A new iPhone application which just debuted in Japan’s App Store transforms the hand-held into a full-blown web server.”
[Via Read Write Web]
