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1. When Beige Won't Do

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Consumer electronics industry, Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, Sony Corp. -- Product introduction, Apple Inc. -- Product introduction, Toshiba Corp. -- Product introduction, Consumer electronics industry -- Product introduction, Computer industry -- Product introduction, Microcomputers -- Product introduction
Abstract

SOME blush at the touch. Others hum softly into the night. All of them, with their sensuous curves and luminescent faces, beg to be beheld. They are a new crop […]

Published
2006

2. For PC buying, a new picture

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
PowerPC-based system, Company marketing practices, Upgrading (Computers), Company business management, SPARC-based system, MIPS-based system, Computer industry, K6-based system, Microprocessor, Digital video, Computer game, Microprocessor upgrade, 486-based system, Microcomputer industry, Digital camera, Home computer market, 680X0-based system, Central processing units -- Purchasing -- Product development -- Marketing, Digital video -- Product development -- Purchasing -- Marketing, Computer games -- Product development -- Purchasing -- Marketing, Microprocessors -- Purchasing -- Product development -- Marketing, Audio-video systems -- Product development -- Purchasing -- Marketing, Electronic cameras -- Product development -- Purchasing -- Marketing, Computer industry -- Product development -- Marketing, Upgrading (Computers) -- Management, Microcomputers -- Purchasing -- Product development -- Marketing, Online music -- Product development -- Purchasing -- Marketing
Abstract

GERRIT VOOREN braved an icy Manhattan morning last week to press his search for just the right new computer. It had to be powerful, crammed with hundreds of megabytes of […]

Published
2003

3. Palm-size ultrasound scans safely in a flash

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, Hand-held data device, Sonosite Inc. -- Product information -- Equipment and supplies, Hand-held terminals -- Innovations -- Product information -- Equipment and supplies, Medical test kit industry -- Product information -- Equipment and supplies, Hand-held computers -- Innovations -- Product information -- Equipment and supplies, Medical equipment and supplies industry -- Product information -- Equipment and supplies, Diagnosis, Ultrasonic -- Equipment and supplies, Computer industry -- Innovations -- Product information -- Equipment and supplies
Abstract

The same wave of innovation that has driven miniaturization for the last few years in laptop computers and digital devices like personal organizers, video camcorders and portable music players is […]

Published
2002

4. Handwriting: is it on the wall? Computers may be the death of penmanship, but tablet PC makers have a use for that scrawl

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Graphics tablet, PowerPC-based system, SPARC-based system, Software quality, MIPS-based system, 486-based system, Microcomputer industry, Home computer market, Computer industry, K6-based system, 680X0-based system, Software -- Product development, Computer peripherals industry -- Product development, Graphics Tablets -- Product development, Computer industry -- Product development, Computers -- Product development, Microcomputers -- Product development
Abstract

FOR Steven Storch, a New York lawyer, the process was gradual but the realization sudden: his handwriting had devolved into an illegible scrawl of hurried, inky scribbles. Mr. Storch, 52, […]

Published
2002

5. Game designer who breaks the mold

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Software development/engineering, Computer game, Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, Majestic (Computer game) -- Evaluation, Computer games -- Product information -- Evaluation -- Product/service Evaluations, Video game industry -- Product information, Software engineering -- Product information -- Evaluation -- Product/service Evaluations, Computer industry -- Product information
Abstract

SEVENTEEN years ago, when Neil Young -- not the American singer-songwriter but a British-born computer game creator -- was a teenager growing up near London, he played a video game […]

Published
2001

6. Playing games gets serious (and painful)

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Computer game, Microcomputer industry, Joystick/game controller, Computer industry, Mad Catz -- Product development, Computer games -- Innovations -- Product development, Video game industry -- Product development, Joystick controllers -- Product development -- Innovations, Computer peripherals industry -- Innovations -- Product development, Computer industry -- Product development
Abstract

VIDEO game consoles are continually reaching new levels of sophistication, as Sony's PlayStation 2 and the soon-to-be-released machines from Nintendo and Microsoft attest. But game controllers, those button-laden pads used […]

Published
2001

7. More than a Palmtop, not quite a PC; Web pads promise truly portable computing, but obstacles remain, including cost

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, Hand-held data device, Siemens AG -- Product information, Sony Corp. -- Product information -- Innovations, SONICblue Inc. -- Product information -- Innovations, AirSpeak -- Product information -- Innovations, Intel Corp. -- Product information -- Innovations, AirSpeak Flair (Hand-held data device) -- Innovations -- Product information, Sony Airboard (Network computer) -- Innovations -- Product information, AirSpeak Flair Tablet (Hand-held data device) -- Innovations -- Product information, Sonicblue ProGear (Hand-held data device) -- Innovations -- Product information, Siemens SIMpad SL4 (Hand-held data device) -- Innovations -- Product information, Hand-held terminals -- Innovations -- Product information, Hand-held computers -- Innovations -- Product information, Computer industry -- Innovations -- Product information
Abstract

FROM the earliest days of home computers, the vision was that these devices would be extremely powerful, flexible, portable and commonplace. Modern computers have made good on three of the […]

Published
2001

8. Sony's new organizer plays a different tune

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
MP3, Microcomputer industry, Personal digital assistant, Computer industry, Pocket PC, Product enhancement, Sony Electronics Inc. -- Product enhancement -- Product introduction, Sony Clie (Personal digital assistant) -- Product enhancement -- Product introduction, MP3 -- Product introduction -- Product enhancement, Personal digital assistants -- Product enhancement -- Product introduction, Computer industry -- Product enhancement -- Product introduction
Abstract

The battle for the coolest hand-held organizer heated up this week with the release of Sony Electronics' latest version of its Clie. The Clie PEG-N710C, $499.99, performs all the standard […]

Published
2001

9. Let the game wars begin: Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft want to take gaming into the mainstream, and they'll fight it out along the way

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Computer game, Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, Sony Corp. -- Product information, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information, Nintendo Company Ltd. -- Product information, Sony Playstation 2 (Computer-based entertainment system) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Nintendo GameCube (Computer-based entertainment system) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Microsoft Xbox (Computer-based entertainment system) -- Evaluation -- Product information -- Product/service Evaluations, Computer games -- Product information -- Evaluation -- Product/service Evaluations, Video game industry -- Product information, Computer industry -- Product information
Abstract

WHETHER consumers like it or not, millions of them -- perhaps even you -- will soon find themselves in the middle of a full-fledged war. It will be a battle […]

Published
2001

10. Game market awaits Microsoft's black box

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Computer game, Software quality, Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, Microsoft Corp. -- Product introduction, Microsoft Xbox (Computer-based entertainment system) -- Product introduction, Software -- Product introduction, Computer software industry -- Product introduction, Computer games -- Product introduction, Computers -- Product introduction, Computer industry -- Product introduction
Abstract

INTRODUCED to the world with all the fanfare the Defense Department reserves for new multimillion-dollar fighter jets, Microsoft's much-anticipated entry in the video game console market, the Xbox, was unveiled […]

Published
2001

11. A modern, connected twist on the early 1990's organizer

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Microcomputer industry, Personal digital assistant, Computer industry, Pocket PC, Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc. -- Product introduction, Diamond Multimedia Mako (Personal digital assistant) -- Product introduction, Personal digital assistants -- Product introduction, Computer industry -- Product introduction
Abstract

In the wake of the success of the Palm, the shape of personal digital assistants has morphed to imitate the large, open face of Palm devices. But Diamond Multimedia, the […]

Published
2000

12. 3Com rolls out an Internet appliance

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Network computer, Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, Internet appliance, 3Com Corp. -- Product introduction, Information appliances, Computer industry -- Product introduction, Network computers -- Product introduction
Abstract

Amid predictions by its developers that it would transform the use and storage of digital information by American households, the 3Com Corporation introduced an Internet appliance it called the Audrey […]

Published
2000

13. A name and a date for Sony's new P.D.A

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Software/hardware leasing, Microcomputer industry, Personal digital assistant, Computer industry, Pocket PC, Company licensing agreement, Sony Corp. -- Product introduction -- Licensing agreements, Palm Inc. -- Licensing agreements -- Product introduction, Sony CLIE (Personal digital assistant) -- Product introduction, Personal digital assistants -- Licensing agreements -- Product introduction, Computer industry -- Product introduction -- Licensing agreements, Computers -- Product introduction -- Licensing agreements
Abstract

After almost a year of dribbling out bits and bytes of information about a collaboration with Palm Inc., Sony announced this week that its sleek, new personal digital assistant would […]

Published
2000

14. A bottleneck between the digital player and the ear: the PC

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
PowerPC-based system, SPARC-based system, MIPS-based system, 486-based system, Microcomputer industry, Home computer market, Computer industry, K6-based system, 680X0-based system, Digital recording -- Analysis -- Usage, Computer industry -- Usage -- Analysis, Microcomputers -- Usage
Abstract

MAKERS of personal digital audio players readily concede that despite almost two years of gradual improvements, using the palm-size and smaller devices is still not nearly as simple as slapping […]

Published
2000

15. Sony says it will offer a Palm-based P.D.A

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Consumer electronics industry, Microcomputer industry, Personal digital assistant, Computer industry, Pocket PC, Sony Corp. -- Product introduction, Consumer electronics industry -- Product introduction, Consumer electronics -- Product introduction, Personal digital assistants -- Product introduction, Computer industry -- Product introduction
Abstract

The personal digital assistant market got a little confusing last week as Sony unveiled an ultraslim, lithium-ion powered P.D.A. that uses the operating system licensed from Palm Inc. Sony executives […]

Published
2000

16. For extra cheese, Ctrl + Pizza

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
PowerPC-based system, Network computer, SPARC-based system, MIPS-based system, 486-based system, Microcomputer industry, Home computer market, Computer industry, K6-based system, 680X0-based system, Internet appliance, Qubit Technology -- Product development, Netpliance Inc. -- Product development, Compaq Computer Corp. -- Product development, Information appliances, Computer industry -- Product development, Computers -- Product development, Microcomputers -- Product development, Network computers -- Product development
Abstract

SLEEK, simple and easy to use. Sounds like a throwback to an earlier age when television commercials hawked space-age-design electric ranges and bullet-nosed vacuum cleaners, but the phrase is resurfacing […]

Published
2000

17. NEWS WATCH; Sun's New Network Strategy Is to Aim to Simplify Things

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Microcomputer industry, Technology application, Computer industry, Oracle America Inc. -- Technology application, Computer industry -- Technology application
Abstract

In the battle to rid personal computing of needless complexity, Sun Microsystems recently announced a new network computing technology. At first glance, the Sun Ray 1 appears to be an […]

Published
1999

18. Thinking Outside the Beige Box; The iMac May Have Put the Focus on Design But Flat Screens Are Inspiring PC Shapes

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Consumer electronics industry, Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, Electronics industry, Sony Corp., Silicon Graphics Inc., NEC Corp., Packard Bell NEC Inc., Consumer electronics industry, Computer hardware industry, Electronics industry, Computer industry
Abstract

IF the millions of desktop computers in the world could be stacked into a great wall, the resulting construction might resemble some enormous Louise Nevelson sculpture dominated by one oppressive […]

Published
1999

19. NEWS WATCH; New Mini-Notebooks With Ample Keyboards

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, International Business Machines Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Computer industry
Abstract

Mini-notebooks that easily slip in and out of briefcases are becoming increasingly attractive to business users and seemingly irresistible to manufacturers. I.B.M. recently released its 2.6-pound Workpad Z50, a $999 […]

Published
1999

20. Memory Takes New Shape

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Microcomputer industry, Digital camera, Computer industry, Electronic cameras, Computer industry
Abstract

IN the last few years, computer and electronics stores have become crowded with handheld digital devices that are capable of stirring technolust in the most analog of hearts. But no […]

Published
1999

21. If Only DeMille Had Owned a Desktop

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, Computer industry
Abstract

The camera glides in on a tableau: Jesus and His apostles gathered solemnly at a long table, each frozen in painterly poses familiar from 'The Last Supper.' Then Jesus suddenly […]

Published
1999

22. LIBRARY/COMPUTER BOOKS; For Macintosh Users, the Little How-To Book That Grew

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, Peachpit Press, Book publishing -- User statistics, Computer industry
Abstract

THE LITTLE MAC BOOK, FIFTH EDITION By Robin Williams (Peachpit Press, $19.95). THIS is a book for beginners that, in many editions over the years, has become a classic among […]

Published
1998

23. At PC Expo, a Continuing Trend Toward the Tiny

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Consumer electronics industry, Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, Sony Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Consumer electronics industry -- Trade shows, Computer software industry -- Trade shows, Computer hardware industry -- Trade shows, Computer industry -- Trade shows
Abstract

IN this age of consumer convenience and ease of use, the name of the game is miniaturization. Both the appeal, and some of the limits, of miniaturization were abundantly evident […]

Published
1998

24. NEWS WATCH; New Mac Gets an A For Offbeat Cuteness

Author

Marriott, Michel

Subjects
Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, Computer industry
Abstract

Some people who have seen the iMac, the new Apple computer that is scheduled to be in stores in August, say it reminds them of a Volkswagen Beetle, a cartoon […]

Published
1998

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