Hasta La Gadget!

Back in 2009, we might have been a little, well, acerbic in our reaction to the initial iTwin. Yet here we are in good ole 2013, and the plucky USB networking key is alive and well. In fact, it was CES when we saw its latest incarnation — iTwin Connect — arrive offering (somewhat more useful) private and public VPN services. At the time this was for Windows only, but that’s now changed. Mac users can get the same remote desktop, file access and aforementioned VPN functionality, that will also work between machines of both creeds. If you’re on the fence about that $199 price tag, remember that comes with access to iTwin’s own public VPN servers, and no subscription fee.

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If you’re an avid user of Tweetdeck, we hope you’re also okay feeling the brisk winds of change. The browser-based app, as well as the version on Chrome, has been updated with a fresh and clean user interface. The new design moves all of your options, settings and other buttons to one simple navigation bar on the left side of the app. The sidebar can be expanded to reveal more information about each icon, though most of what you see there will also appear if you simply hover your cursor above the associated symbol. The new interface also adds improvements to lists and settings as well.

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Fujitsu burst on to the Ultrabook scene in earnest with the Lifebook UH75 last fall, and it’s clearly bent on keeping our attention: it just launched an early sequel, the Lifebook UH90. The 14-inch portable is ever-so-slightly thinner than its ancestor at 15.5mm (0.61 inches) thick, but upgrades to an extra-dense 3,200 x 1,800, IGZO-based touchscreen. The improvements are more than just skin-deep, of course. A Haswell-based, 1.6GHz Core i5 helps feed that monster display, and a 500GB hybrid hard drive strikes a balance between speed and storage. Japanese buyers will get a crack at the UH90 on June 28th under the country’s customary open pricing system. There’s no word yet on a possible US release, but we hope one is on the cards.

In case the UH90 is too pricey, Fujitsu also has a trio of more modest PCs on tap. The Esprimo FH78 all-in-one (shown after the break) runs on a Haswell-era, 2.4GHz Core i7 and stuffs a 30W, 2.1-channel Pioneer speaker system underneath its 23-inch display. The PC builder’s 15.6-inch Lifebook AH models have also been given a slight bump: the AH45’s battery life has doubled to 6.4 hours, and the AH42 has upgraded to a 2.4GHz Pentium while lasting for 7.9 hours on a charge. We’re not expecting the Esprimo to reach the US, although the starter Lifebooks may cross the Pacific.

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Source: Fujitsu

Although Mailbox can play nicely with Gmail on iOS, one of the bigger gaps in its resume is the lack of desktop availability. During a keynote at the DEMO Europe conference, CEO Gentry Underwood hinted that might change soon, saying that a desktop app “is something we have to do in order to stay competitive,” and that “it’s on our roadmap.” The Mailbox app — which promises “inbox zero” — is currently limited to iOS devices and Gmail, whereas Dropbox, which recently purchased it for a rumored $100 million, is available on virtually all platforms. With the need to add Android and desktop clients, not to mention support for other email services like Outlook, Mailbox’s roadmap is now bumper-to-bumper — we’ll just have to wait and see which drops first.

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Via: TNW

Source: Demo Europe

Even if you just skim our Computex coverage, you’ll quickly see there’s a theme tying it all together: displays. Super-high-resolution displays. It’s true of every company we’ve seen, really, but moving beyond 1080p seems especially important to ASUS. So far, the firm has shown off a pair of 4K displays, along with its first 2,560 x 1,600 tablet. Now, it’s unveiling its first all-in-one desktop with QHD resolution. That would be the ET2702, which comes standard with a 27-inch, 2,560 x 1,440 IPS screen. Though we admittedly only spent a few moments with it, we noticed the colors held up even under the glare of the harsh lighting in Taipei’s Nangang Exhibition Center. We were also taken with the design, which includes an edge-to-edge glass display layered over a long speaker grille. There are some other modern touches, too, like white LED lights, a matte aluminum pedestal and a metal mouse to match. Speaking of that mouse, it’s one of the nicer ones we’ve seen tossed in with an all-in-one: aside from the quality build materials, it has a touch strip providing haptic feedback. The included keyboard is well-spaced and easy to type on as well.

In the US, at least, there will be just one configuration to start, with key specs including: a Core i7-4770 processor, a 2GB AMD Radeon HD 8890A GPU, 16GB of RAM, a 2TB hard drive, 802.11ac and a Blu-ray drive. It’ll arrive in either late July or early August, we’re told, with a price around $2,000, if not slightly less. For a closer look, we’ve got hands-on photos below and a short walkthrough video after the break.

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