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The graphing calculator of yore has proven to be a good servant, but just as time has moved on, so too, must fans of the old school graphing calculator. Casio wants to have a say in the whole deal with the fx-CP400 that will arrive not too long after Texas Instrument’s color-screened TI-84+ appeared on the horizon. What Casio offers with the fx-CP400 Graphing Calculator is this – a 4.8” stylus-driven display at 320 x 528 resolution, with the ability to switch from vertical to horizontal modes with but a single touch of a button.

Unfortunately, it comes with just 30MB of internal memory, so this is obviously a poor choice if you were to use it as a portable media player. A very, very poor choice, as your smartphone would have fared far better. Ah well, at least you know that you will not run into issues when working out graphs on this puppy, as it is surely the next generation of graphing calculators worth looking into.

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Texas Instrument’s TI-84 makes quick work of graphs and equations like nobody’s business, but it’s done so for years while clinging to an outdated black and white screen. Now, however, it looks like that’ll change for at least one flavor of the souped-up digital abacus. Cemetech forum user 0rac343 posted a photo of a TI-84+ C Silver Edition, claiming that it was one of 24 provided by TI for in-classroom testing and that it’s slated to launch next spring. Tech Powered Math reports that a contact who’s worked with Texas Instruments has confirmed that the calculator is the real McCoy. In fact, the firm’s website has a page where visitors can sign up for updates about the number cruncher in question. With the help of the refreshed TI-84, we might finally be able to tell if Blinky, Inky, Pinky or Clyde is the ghost chasing us down in the hardware’s Pac-Man clone.

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If you’re going to have a calculator watch, why trifle? Why bother with something that only performs basic arithmetic? You’re trying to make a statement, right: that math is important to you. You should be able to do basic operations in your head. If you’re going to wear a calculator on your arm, please wear a badass one. More »

Oh Google. Sometimes you’re so awesome.

Google search has long featured a built-in calculator function but a recent update added a fully functional 34-button scientific calculator. Previously, when a user entered, say, 2+2, Google would simply display the sum above the search result. Now, when that equation is entered into the search bar, the answer pops up along with the new calculator. Best of all, this works in mobile browsers and voice search, too.

This isn’t a stripped down calculator, either. It’s a full-power, voice-enabled scientific calculator with nearly all the functions of a tangible model. Plus, it doesn’t require two AAA batteries. A Google Product Manager pointed out in this post’s comments that the scientific functions appear when the phone is rotated to be viewed in a landscape mode.

This calculator even works with Desktop Voice Search. Simply click the little mic icon and state the equation; it works with both “what is the square root of 30?” and “square root of 30.” Or, to launch the calculator itself, say “calculator”. It seems to stumble on long, complex equations (or maybe I’m saying them wrong), but in the right situation, this voice-powered calculator could be rather valuable.

This is just Google’s latest addition to its nerdy toolbox. The search bar already performed graphing functions. Now, with Google, Wolfram Alpha, and the sheer number of apps out there, there really isn’t any excuse for not being able to finish your math homework.

I remember back in the days when I was a wee lad at school, wearing a watch was considered to be cool – and not just any watch, you had to have either a Swatch, or a Casio calculator watch. Those that came with a built-in remote control worked as well, too. Calculator watches are the coolest in my opinion, especially when it comes to math tests. Well, fast forward to today with all my math basics intact in my noggin’, here we are with something far more sophisticated, although its main purpose is to still tell the time – the $79.99 BPM Drum Machine Style Calculator Wristwatch.

The BPM Drum Machine Style Calculator Wristwatch comes with a polycarbonate strap and Hot Rubber applications, boasting a fully functional calculator, not to mention a faux drum-machine that ensures the beats are there to keep your minutes on track, allowing you to make that special countdown until a particular moment in the day or week. Something Junior would definitely appreciate, I believe.

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