Why Microsoft and Intel Tried To Kill the XO Laptop

In January 2005, Nicholal Negroponte revealed a new project. A cheap ($100) laptop that could be distributed in it’s millions to the developing parts of the world, bringing them connectivity, freedom and information. It was designed to change the world.
The great, powerful and rich nodded in approval.
But then some of them decided it had to [...]

Bye-Bye Old Laptop… :P

I took the plunge last night, and ordered myself a nice new laptop
My old one really needed replacing anyway, and the new one I found should be tough enough to withstand living with me
I’ve even got some pics, It’s a Lenovo Thinkpad R61; and the pictures are copied from laptops direct

I especially like [...]

My (MacBook) Air! It’s Gone!

Have you ever thrown out a gadget unintentionally? I havn’t had the misfortune of this yet, but I’m sure I will one day.
Steven Levvy, the technology journalist for Newsweek had almost this exact problem this week. He recently reviewed the MacBook Air, and liked it so much that he decided to keep it. After a [...]