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Exclusive: Palm extending to applications, peripherals
News The goal: to proliferate software and peripherals designed to make Palm devices more attractive to corporate customers. Palm plans to put its name on peripherals, too. Palm Computing is taking matters into its own hands.
[October 11, 1999, 12:24]
Vista-friendly peripherals unveiled
News Microsoft unveiled a slew of new desktop and notebook peripherals on Wednesday, many of which include Vista-specific features. The three keyboards, three mice and three Webcam-related gadgets are designed for multimedia lovers and multitaskers.
[September 14, 2006, 10:00]
Speakers-on-a-Chip: The Convergence Solution for Audio Entertainment and Voice Communication Peripherals
White Papers The common denominator for all of these exciting applications is that they each can benefit from a new class of audio peripherals that delivers high quality and intuitive experience to the end user. To maximize the user experience for each audio...
[May 14, 2009, 1:17]
Microsoft launches biometric access peripherals
Talkback Nothing new here.I've been giving Microsoft the finger for years.
[March 11, 2005, 9:33]
Vista-friendly peripherals unveiled
Talkback "The mouse also has a one-click feature that lets users see all open applications and windows on the desktop at once. Hmm. Another idea taken from Apple - just with the button on the mouse instead of the keyboard.
[September 14, 2006, 15:35]
Microsoft launches biometric access peripherals
Talkback So nowthey don't have to 'social-engineer' your password out of you -they just chop off your finger.
[May 16, 2005, 23:56]
Microsoft launches biometric access peripherals
Talkback Firefox remembers all my passwords, I think I'll wait until this biometric feature becomes a security feature, when transferring my details wirelessly is encrypted etc. It's good to see Biometrics creeping in, I fully expect them to be an option...
[March 11, 2005, 19:52]
What to look for in peripherals for 2004
Talkback "As far as printers are concerned, HP has said it also follows Moore's Law in that it expects performance to double every 18 months. I know someone who bought a 32ppm laser printer about 4 years ago. If Moore's Law applies, then I should be able to...
[January 7, 2004, 18:48]
Microsoft launches biometric access peripherals
News Microsoft has reacted to concerns over passwords with the launch of a keyboard which uses biometrics to log on users to Web sites. The keyboard includes a fingerprint reader which will enable users to store their biometric ID and use that as...
[March 11, 2005, 8:50]
What to look for in peripherals for 2004 review
Reviews In the storage market, we see SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) interface emerging as the de facto standard for desktop hard drives. We can expect drive capacities and speeds to increase continually with larger platter sizes as well as...
[January 6, 2004, 13:25]
Microsoft chews up Bluetooth
News Microsoft is set to release a Windows XP update that adds support for Bluetooth, the much-hyped technology for wirelessly connecting peripherals. Bluetooth lets computers connect to peripherals, handhelds, cell phones and other portable devices...
[October 16, 2002, 7:57]
Hayes denies x2 56K modem switch
News Spokesmen said that the confusion had arisen because Practical Peripherals, its wholly-owned value brand in the US, is shipping an x2 modem to satisfy the needs of a large customer. K56flex is the way for Hayes' branded products and in most of the...
[March 14, 1997, 9:30]
USB wheel finds its hub
News The 8x930Hx hub controller allows peripherals, such as mice, modems, keyboards and monitors, to act as hubs for up to 127 Plug and Play devices. She added that USB peripherals will be announced at the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas later this month.
[November 6, 1996, 16:14]
USB 2.0 to get Intel boost
News USB 2.0 is starting to connect with peripherals makers. In addition, an upcoming wave of products is expected to help establish USB 2.0 as the new dominant standard for connecting peripherals to PCs. The new version of USB, short for universal...
[January 25, 2002, 8:42]
Comdex: USB 2.0 looking good in Vegas
News Peripherals based on version 2.0 of the USB (Universal Serial Bus) standard are likely to appear by the middle of next year giving both PC and Macintosh users more bandwidth. Currently users get around 12Mbits/sec for external peripherals: USB 2.0...
[November 14, 2000, 16:04]
Web services to weave devices together
News Microsoft and Intel are backing a standardisation effort to connect all manner of devices, from computer peripherals to consumer electronics, using Web services protocols. The companies said current Web services specifications have simplified...
[February 18, 2004, 10:35]
All aboard the PCI Express?
News A new technology for connecting PCs to peripherals and other computers will bear fruit in 2004, but it won't conquer the industry overnight. It will start to replace the current PCI bus inside PCs, which connects the processor to peripherals such...
[February 25, 2003, 15:51]
Five years ago: Hayes denies x2 56K modem switch
News Spokesmen said that the confusion had arisen because Practical Peripherals, its wholly-owned value brand in the US, is shipping an x2 modem to satisfy the needs of a large customer. K56flex is the way for Hayes' branded products and in most of the...
[March 10, 2002, 6:01]
HP Open Extensibility Platform: Streamlining Paper-Intensive Business Workflows
White Papers MultiFunction Peripherals (MFPs) are transforming business workflows. This trend for streamlining paper-intensive business processes has continued to the point where the term "Multifunction peripherals" is no longer accurate.
[June 12, 2008, 1:01]
Sony camera to breathe life into FireWire
News While FireWire - or IEEE.1394 as it is sometimes known - is not a new technology, peripherals that take advantage of its lightning fast transfer rates have been scarce. Sony acknowledges that the very minor penetration of FireWire-enabled PCs or...
[October 7, 1997, 16:36]
