Oct 23
Our very own Eliane Fiolet is at the Asus Windows 8 event in New York City–yes, there are two technology events going on today–where Asus has just announced six–count them, six–new lines of Windows 8 PCs. We got some hands on time with the with a whole bunch of them: the Transformer Book, VivoTab, the AIO, and the Vivobook, but let’s take a look at the other devices announced today, which includes Asus’ flagship laptop, the Zenbook with touch. (more…)
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Let’s take a look at the new Asus Transformer Book:
While cameras and camera flashes are more or less an integral feature in smartphones these days, their presence can sometimes prevent a sleek and minimalist phone from being created due to the camera + flash’s design being rather out of place. This might not be a big deal for most of us, but it is still something worth thinking about especially as designers try to come up with new ideas for products. Interestingly Apple has thought about that too and in a patent recently discovered by Apple Insider, it has been revealed that Apple has filed for a patent for a technique that allows components to be displayed only when they are needed.
Using our electronic devices during flights are starting to become more common, although the ability to make calls via our mobile devices are still a no-no, at least until now. Emirates Airlines has announced that passengers on their A380 aircraft will now be able to make mobile phone calls thanks to their OnAir WiFi technology. Prior to that, emails and text messaging were possible via Emirates, but phone calls were not possible due to the rather clunky satellite system that was used at that time. OnAir is expected to change that and will now allow passengers to make calls during flights using their mobile devices. However calls are not allowed to be made within 250 miles of the US due to FAA rules, but it certainly is a step in the right direction.
So yesterday we 