ASUS Transformer Book T100 – Light and Portable As Ever, With Storage Space to Spare

Aug 14Posted by Geekbert in Computers, Deals

The T100 combines the productivity of a laptop with the portability of a tablet. At just 2.4 lbs, it’s one of the lightest notebooks in the world. It’s a fully functioning Windows 8.1 laptop you can easily pick up and go. But detach the 10.1-inch HD display from the keyboard and it becomes a 1.2 lb tablet – among the lightest in the industry – for extra portability. Switch back and forth in an instant to suit your every need. Why choose between a laptop and a tablet? With its sleek design and versatility, the T100 gives you both.

1080p for You, and for Me!

Aug 5Posted by Geekbert in Computers, Deals

Full HD 1080p widescreen video calls on Skype | Easy HD 720p video calling on popular IM apps** | H. 264 compression for faster video streaming and uploads* | Fast, Full 1080p HD video upload to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube | Pro-quality 15MP photos | Ultra-smooth 20-step autofocus | Premium Carl Zeiss optics | Dual HD quality stereo microphones | Advanced auto light correction | HD video calls on Windows-based PCs or on any HDTV with HDMI connection from a PC.

Apache OpenOffice –The Alternative to Microsoft Office With 100 Million Downloads

Jun 2Posted by Doug Smith in Computers, Reviews, The Latest

A new popular feature of the latest OpenOffice version is the sidebar feature which allows the launch of commonly used OpenOffice tools. The sidebar is especially designed for large monitor users, and helps make OpenOffice features quickly and easily available. The sidebar displays the most commonly used functions, and control sets are grouped into 22 panels which can be opened or collapsed as needed. Third party extensions are also available to improve the sidebar.

Free Shipping** on Orders over $100

Jan 23Posted by Geekbert in Deals

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Drobo 4-Drive Storage Array, USB 3.0

Jan 20Posted by Geekbert in Deals

It’s 2014 Tax Time are you ready?

Jan 5Posted by Geekbert in Deals

Think of Morrissey Kindly as You Grow Old Together

Sep 16Posted by Doug Smith in Reviews, The Latest

  If you were to look through my music collection you’d be going...

Oculus VR is the Future of Reality

Jun 27Posted by Doug Smith in Reviews, The Latest

Carmack is a legend in the video game industry, responsible for basically inventing and perfecting the first person shooter videogame with titles like Castle Wolfenstein, Doom and Quake. Carmack previewed his clunky duct taped headset to a chosen few and also said ID Software was slow in their development, and it was frustrating. Then along came Rift, the virtual reality headset from a company called Oculus VR. Carmack left ID Software and joined Oculus VR.

Apache OpenOffice –The Alternative to Microsoft Office With 100 Million Downloads

Jun 2Posted by Doug Smith in Computers, Reviews, The Latest

A new popular feature of the latest OpenOffice version is the sidebar feature which allows the launch of commonly used OpenOffice tools. The sidebar is especially designed for large monitor users, and helps make OpenOffice features quickly and easily available. The sidebar displays the most commonly used functions, and control sets are grouped into 22 panels which can be opened or collapsed as needed. Third party extensions are also available to improve the sidebar.

Humanity’s biggest threat? Stephen Hawking thinks it’s Artificial Intelligence

Dec 3Posted by Geekbert in The Latest

Fears about developing intelligent machines go back centuries. More recent...

SAM Lets You Build Electronics With Drag & Drop Ease

Nov 3Posted by Geekbert in The Latest

Described as “the first electronics development kit that seamlessly integrates hardware, software, and the internet,” it’s designed to make building interactive electronics easier and faster than ever. Like many similar systems, it’s designed to appeal to kids, allowing them to build functional toys you know, like robots that will destroy big sister’s dollhouse or something without rigorous coding, wiring, and soldering involved.

Quantify, Quantify Your Self!

Sep 22Posted by Doug Smith in The Latest

Also at TedXSanDiego 2013 Chris Berka of Advanced Brain Monitoring discussed how developing smart wearable tech can help improve human performance and health and well being, by teaching our brains to be smarter. Berka explained that classroom learning is ineffective as individual students learn differently. Students learn more effectively in peer to peer interactions than in traditional learning environments. Berka’s research has shown that as we learn new skills, the brain refines the connections needed to learn. By training novices to reach the mental states of experts, the novices can learn new skills much faster.