Somebody send one of these things to Steve Jobs and make him use it for a week.  I'd like to see the veins stand out on his forehead when he tries to use a mouse with more than one button.  ;-) ...

I've been reading Loyd Case's articles since he used to write for PC Gaming World back in the early 90s.  In fact, his "hard stuff" section on hardware was the only reason I kept reading th ...

I can't speak for you folks out in the technological wastlands around Silicon Valley, but here in terribly technologically astute North Carolina we've had Clearwire for several years at that price and ...

Gordon, thanks for finally giving some creedence to AMD's strategy and engineering.  I think that's the first nice thing I've read that you've written on AMD since the slot A Thunderbird.  Everyone' ...

The patent was purchased by the troll in 2002, but when was it issued?  That's the real test for whether it was issued as a valid patent or not.  You can blame the US Patent and Trademark Office's p ...

Wow.  Back in my day we called that a lap desk.  I used to do my homework on one when I got tired of sitting at my desk, or wanted to pretend to do algebra while watching TV in the living room.  Do ...

I think this is a great demonstration of adding flexibility to markets already in existance.  Nearly everyone has a cell phone, but they're locked into a carrier and a platform, at least one of which ...

Funny how all the comments seem to be panning the device.  These guys obviously are confusing the HP 2133 series with the Eee netbooks and other first generation devices. I use a Mini-note daily and ...

I found the FreeSynd project online last year:  http://sourceforge.net/projects/freesynd/  Apparently some folks were working on an Open Source version of that fine piece of software but it's sadly ...

This is just plain weak on the part of Monster Cable.  Trademarks aren't quite that easy to abuse.  The problem is that people tend to fold when they're sent a letter from a faceless attorney.  If ...

I read this in the magazine earlier, but it certainly bears a re-read.  The DMCA is bad news and should be seriously examined by a more qualified body than Congress for revision or repeal.  Seriousl ...