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Aug 1, 2012 10:22 AM   Microsoft Surface is one of the most exciting products we've heard about in a long time, but for everything the company did to whet our appetite, it left us with plenty of questions about the tablet's guts, too. Tech In 5 has obtained what appear to be leaked slides detailing the forthcoming Lenovo "Windows 8 ThinkPad Tabet 2." Could this be our first look at what Surface and its competition will look like inside? Even though Lenovo goes to pains to compare the Windows 8 ThinkPad Tablet to an iPad, its real competition will be Microsoft Surface. In particular, it's interesting to hear about the tablet's chipset. It packs an Intel Cloverview Dual Core Atom processor. Atom processors are notorious battery killers, but Lenovo seems to think that it can get 10 hours out of the tablet. What else? The 10.1-inch tablet is 9.8mm thick (slightly more than the 9.3mm Surface) and weighs 24 ounces (the same). The screen has 1366 x 768 resolution, ...

Jul 30, 2012 6:40 PM   It's close to dinner time and I have food on the brain. This makes me wonder: for those of you who spend a lot of time in the kitchen (actually cooking food, that is), what is the most indispensable tool you own? Is it a simple utensil like a knife? Or is it something more gadgety, like a digital thermometer? Let's talk cooking gear. View the original article here This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.

Our friend Ben Saunders is a polar explorer who frequently travels across Antarctica in the name of science. Part of his expedition responsibilities include sending video from the field back to the home base via satellite phone. Unfortunately, the Iridium radio frequencies only allow for a data transfer of 2.4 kb/s, which means that a 1 minute video will take at least an hour to upload. And that's at a quality level most of us would consider horrendous. And now Ben is asking for your help in finding a better solution. Ben's current setup for video capture involves the following: HP iPAQ hx2490: Yes, it runs Windows CE. Yes, it transfers wireless data at dial-up speeds. Yes, it can withstand temperatures as low as -50 degrees Fahrenheit.Motorola Iridium 9505 satellite Phone: It more or less looks like that candy bar phone you had in 1998. But you know, gets a signal in the middle of nowhere.Socket Serial I/O CompactFlash to Serial RS-232 cable: Using a Compact Flash slot, this ...

Jul 23, 2012 10:00 AM   It's Monday morning in late July, and if you're not on vacation, you'd almost certainly rather be. So rather than checking email or filing a report, let's think of sandy white beaches and the one gadgets you never leave behind. Whether it's a Kindle for your beach read or some portable speakers for your campsite, we all have a go-to device we never forget to pack. So what's the gadget you never leave at home when you're vacationing? Image credit: haveseen/Shutterstock View the original article here This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.