Tag archive: form

Having brought podcasting to the mainstream with its ubiquitous iPod, Apple has now set its new sights on a different form of portable “casting” which it has pioneered for itself. A U.S. patent application filed by Apple in January and published on Thursday describes a method for creating podmaps, pre-generated maps and corresponding multimedia content that could be pushed to portable devices together. The concept would… Read More

Leading small form factor PC maker Shuttle today announced they were releasing a new chassis targeted towards home entertainment users. The XPC M 1000 is available now at a starting price of $1,999. The M 1000 runs off of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 and takes the form factor of a device which would typically sit amongst a home theatre setup. It runs off of an Intel Pentium M processor and offers a 250 GB internal SATA hard drive… Read More

Quote from the review: “The P910′s name is actually pretty descriptive. It's about 10% better than the P900, and it's clear that Sony Ericsson knows this too. I can't say I'm particularly impressed with the release of it, especially compared to some of the newer competing Pocket PC phones on the market. I really love the form factor of the P-series phones and think it's perfect for a phone/PDA… Read More

Inspired by VIA's unprecedented success in small form factor native x86 mainboard development, Mini-box.com has addressed one of the most difficult aspects of designing and building small, attractive PC systems: the power supply unit. The diminutive Mini-box PW-120 power supply costs US$49.95 and is ideal for small PCs such as thin clients and sleek PCs where industrial design is important and space utilization is at a premium. Its… Read More

Quote from the review at The Tech Report: “SMALL FORM FACTOR PCs are all the rage these days, and for good reason. Running a high-performance system inside a toaster-sized enclosure is a tantalizing prospect for LAN party regulars, users looking for a less obtrusive desktop or home theater system, and PC enthusiasts who are looking to ride the bleeding edge of the latest trend. Although the portability and performance of small form… Read More

Quote from the review at HardwareZone: “At first glance, the phone looks like a crossbreed between the 6610 and 7250. Well, to be honest, if you feel that nearly all newly launched Nokia phones of the 6000 and 7000 series look closely identical to one another, you're not alone. The unit we have here comes with a black/silver Xpress-On cover, but if this color combination isn't for you, there's a selection of Gold,… Read More

The Fujitsu SAS interface leverages the recognized benefits of SCSI with the latest serial technology and Fujitsu expects SAS to become the enterprise I/O interface of choice for the new 2.5″ smallform factor enterprise hard disk drives.  HP's testing of Fujitsu's 3Gb/second SAS interface in enterprise solutions is intended to take advantage of reduced form factor hard disk drives and theincreased performance associated… Read More