The Chancellor gets SMS

Cebit 2000: The Chancellor gets SMS

What is now the iPad was "skeye.pad at Cebit ten years ago:" But the so-called flopped Research Panel inspiron 1521 battery. A similar fate befell other alleged innovation.

iPad The computer screen will enforce the electronics giant Apple in the coming months a new device category in the market. But the idea of a "tablet computer" without a hardware keyboard is not really new. Ten years on the computer fair Cebit 2000, the company presented Hoeft & Wessel from Hanover, a "Research Panel", which came very close to the concept of the iPad. should "skeye.pad with the" you can use a wireless connection or the wireless standard DECT wireless surf the internet.

The "Research Panel" from Hanover, but then received a Best of CeBIT Award of the journal chip. In line for the mass market the device, however, was never built. The developers at Hoeft & Wessel built the prototypes later, various special rugged mobile devices, which are today such as the Yellow inspiron 1720 battery Angels of the ADAC in use or transport companies in the logistics management of their truck to help. The screens of the ticket machines in the DB eventually go back to the Research Panel Development in Hanover.

Because of the then forthcoming World Expo 2000, CeBIT was a decade ago not to the traditional part-time instead, but already in February. The industry had just successfully completed the Year 2000 problem and mastered before bursting confidence. The feared chaos to the critical date change did not materialize. Trade and Industry looked optimistically forward. This was then reflected in the fair: More than 750,000 visitors came despite the lousy weather to Cebit 2000th Many of the 7800 exhibitors came from that time with full order books and sales projections best from Hannover.

The then Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD) promised to open the high-tech show, modeled after the United States a sort of "Green Card introduce." This should programmers, database specialists and other computer experts from countries outside the European Union and to get a temporary work permit in Germany. About the "crash program to meet the need for IT specialists" came in the years to 20,000 IT professionals in Germany. The scheme ran from late 2004 and was replaced by a new immigration law, are also preferred by IT professionals at the residence in relation to other migrant workers from outside Europe.

Schröder had at that time the economic importance of the skills shortages identified. In contrast to his successor at the Federal Chancellery Schröder had privately so his troubles with communication technology. At Cebit 2000, left the Chancellor by the then head of AOL Europe, Andreas Schmidt shows how to send a short message with the phone. The Chancellor is here! I like dell laptops with dell battery and adapter. He gets just said SMS, but knows the not yet anyway, "said one observer of the scene at that time.

The AOL online service provided on the Cebit 2000 with Deutsche Telekom in a race to bring the German schools to the Internet. Ten years later, AOL has withdrawn after a series of failures from the German market.

At that time, but also looked for AOL’s future still bright. A year before the bursting of the Internet bubble were touted at the Cebit 2000 nor as visionary technology, which today are more smiles. One could admire in the halls a "computer to put on," at the micro-computer and put batteries barely visible in the pockets of a thick, shiny silver vest. This device should be used as a mobile translator for city tours.

Strange fantasies also included a Bluetooth wireless technology, which today is lenovo battery used mainly in mobile phones and wireless headphones. Jörg Gleisner from the telecom company Ericsson praised at the time the benefits of information technology in this way: "You can regulate the cell phone from the kitchen the Volume on the TV or from work the washing machine on." The mobile phone as a remote control for delicate fabrics, but then he on the market is not really taken off.

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Asus presents Eee and Eee Tablet Pad

Asus presents Eee and Eee Tablet Pad

When Eee Tablet is an e-book reader, which can also be used as a sign Tablet fujitsu fpcbp155ap battery. The Eee-Pad models EP121 EP101TC and would, instead, to compete with Apple’s iPad. They offer display sizes of 10 and 12 inches.

Asus Eee Pad EP121

Asus has introduced prior to the week’s Computex Taipei in several Tablet devices. While the "Eee Tablet" mainly as an e-book reader is, should the "Eee pad" to compete with Apple’s iPad.

The Eee-Pad models EP101TC and EP121 are equipped with a capacitive 10-inch and 12-inch touch screen. The latter is driven by a low-power Intel processor-CULV type Core 2 Duo and controlled, unlike Apple’s iPad multitasking. The operating system is Windows 7 Home Premium. The EP121 can be inserted into a holder with a keyboard and touchpad, and then served as a notebook.

The smaller EP101TC works with a Nvidia lenovo thinkpad x61s battery Tegra CPU and Windows Embedded Compact 7, the successor to Windows 7 is based on Windows Embedded CE. It is 1.2 inches thick and weighs 675 g. The battery life should be up to ten hours.

Asus Eee Tablet

The Asus Eee Tablet as a reader and digital drawing pad has been designed. With an input sensitivity of 2450 dpi it will convey the feeling that you write or draw on paper. The LC-display with backlight provides 64 shades of gray dar. A new page is built according to the manufacturer in 0.1 seconds and is up to nine times as fast as for other readers with E-Ink display, such as Amazon’s Kindle.

Users can sort the notes, tagged or provide additional comments. Synchronization with the PC is via USB. Other features include a 2 megapixel camera, microphone and speaker and a MicroSD card slot. The maximum battery life is also ten hours.

At prices and publication dates Asus has provided no information. Engadget wants but have learned that the Eee Tablet Toshiba PA3534U-1BRS battery comes in September for 199-299 dollars on the market. The Eee-pad models will cost 400-500 dollars and will not appear before the first quarter of 2011.

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Cisco brings home router series "valet" in the "flip" style

Cisco brings home router series "valet" in the "flip" style

First, there are two models with different wireless coverage for 100 or 150 dollars. A USB stick for PCs will copy the settings from the router. The concept comes from Pure-Digital-Team.

Minimalist wireless router Valet (Image: Cisco)

Cisco has transferred the principle of his camera "flip" on Wi-Fi router. The result is a new series called "Valet" with a simple design and simple operation. First, there is two models that differ by the velocity of the cable network ports and range: Valet (four Fast Ethernet ports), and Valet Plus (four gigabit Ethernet ports, range amplifier).

The simplification means that there is little choice – for example between WLAN standards. Cisco relies on IEEE 802.11n, which is backward compatible with 11b and 11g. The administration will have a dashboard on which the network devices to add sony vgp-bps9 battery. There are also a simple control system that: a blacklist of prohibited sites, and a time-dependent block for specific hosts.

To set up a valet model, only three steps are necessary. Cisco also offers a wireless stick, which is known as the Valet Connector. If you close it via USB to the router, it will copy the network settings to access from a PC.

The Flip camera has a record button and a USB port, but not much more. The user can edit his video and just upload it to Youtube. When they appeared before three years they had placed the U.S. market for video cameras on the head. Cisco bought in the wake of the Pure Digital camera lenovo thinkpad x41 battery manufacturers for $ 590,000,000. The Valet routers are the first product that the team from Pure Digital, under the umbrella of Cisco developed.

The Valet will cost about $ 100, plus the $ 150 model. For USB WLAN-Stick Connector, you pay $ 80. Plans for the German market, Cisco has not yet announced.

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LCD TVs will overcome the crisis in 2010

Study: LCD TVs will overcome the crisis in 2010 A

The analysts at DisplaySearch expect higher 2010 sales and revenues. The conversion to digital TV boosts demand. LED backlight and 3D TV to give additional impetus.

DisplaySearch analysts see a recovery in the market for LCD TVs. In 2010 not only the number of TVs sold in 2009 to climb dell inspiron 15 battery, and revenue there will be growth. The experts predict Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast report.

Already in the third quarter of 2009 increased the sales of LCD televisions – for the first time in a year. Because of this upward movement, the analysts suggest that sales in the first quarter of 2010 could be better than in the first quarter of 2009. That would be the first increase in six quarters.

The sales of TV sets is expected to rise, according to DisplaySearch 2010 by six percent to 218 million units. 2009 there were 205 million. But 170 million LCD TVs next year would go over the counter, compared 140.5 million this year.

Study: LCD TVs will overcome the crisis in 2010 B

The increased sales thanks to the producers in particular the paragraph North America, Japan and Western Europe. But also in new markets, there is demand for flat-screen devices.

"China is a major growth engine for the global market for flat-screen devices. There can grow, the transition from tube TVs to LCD and plasma TVs to the market," said Hisakazu Torii, DisplaySearch by. "Encouragement of the governments both in China and in Japan a positive effect on demand for flat-screen TV. The change from analogue to digital transmission, which will be held in 2010 increase, probably in Western Europe, the demand for digital TVs. In North America, the massive discounts created a strong demand, especially for devices with 19 – or 20-inch screens. "

A price decline of nine percent for all categories of television had brought the manufacturers narrower profit margins and higher demand. For this reason, the income of the Herstelle 2009, according to DisplaySearch by about ten percent of 112 billion dollars (78 billion euro) fall to Acer laptop battery 101 billion dollars (70 billion euros). 2010 the price reductions were not as strong. The higher consumer demand, the industry will therefore reward you with higher sales.

Study: LCD TVs will overcome the crisis in 2010 C

DisplaySearch expects that by 2010, 14.6 million plasma TVs will be sold, which goes to the account of the high demand in China. With tube gear, the analysts predict a sale of 32 million units next year. The prediction is, however, lower than earlier estimates. The reasons in addition to falling demand and the deteriorating supply that are of major building components.

Alternative technologies such as LED backlight and 3D television will increase, according to DisplaySearch, demand also. Especially for LED backlight units, consumers would be interested 2010th Each manufacturer will bring a variety of such models on the market.

LCD TVs with a higher frame rate continues to spread, because the manufacturers made their products more powerful. TV 100 / 120 Hz in 2009, according to DisplaySearch represent 26 percent of the world market. Devices with 200/240 Hz, However, only five percent. For the year 2013, experts predict at 100/120-Hz-Modellen 31 percent market share. 200/240-Hz-Modelle should reach nearly 20 percent.