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With all the talk of e-readers recently, it’s easy to forget that the iPad is not one. Certainly it can function as an e-reader, but the iPad is instead a slate computing device capable of running any number of programs. In this case, those programs include rival e-reading software selling rival e-books.
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With so much talk about clean energy and “going green,” it’s easy to just imagine a solar panel or a wind turbine and let your mind move on to something more pressing – that affects you more directly. The truth is, though, that much of the developing green technology will impact us, and sooner than we think. Here’s the lowdown on the smart grid and what it means for us.
You’re standing on-stage, in front of three hundred seated and raptly-staring people. In your hand: your iPhone, remotely controlling the brilliant presentation you’re giving. Suddenly, a little red box catches your eye from the laptop screen on the podium.
The physical QWERTY keyboard is, and will be for some time, the most common way to input text to a desktop or laptop. With the expansion of tablet and slate computing, however, these bulky, mechanical devices are sure to go out of style. Or are they? Let’s look at the currently available options for text input and what might stick around.
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