They came for the optical drive. They came for the headphone jack. And now, Apple is changing the keyboard on the MacBook Pro, too. Those deep, comfy Chiclet-like keys are being replaced by a thin, shallow keyboard, one that probably feels ...
Tags: Apple, headphone jack, MacBook Pro
The first time I saw the Touch Bar on Apple's new MacBook Pro laptops, I thought: hey, there's a little strip of an iPad grafted onto that Mac. Macs don't have touch. At this point, they're the outliers in the computing world. Windows and ...
Tags: Apple, MacBook Pro, iPad
Becoming a star means everything to your children. How else are they going to make any money when robots do almost everything else? Moreover, being a star allows you to say anything you want to anyone you want. Just ask Kanye. Apple ...
Tags: Apple, iPhone 7 Plus, video camera
For the past six months I've been in the market for a new laptop, and like a lot of people, I put off making a purchase until Apple unveiled its redesigned MacBook Pros, which were officially introduced in late October and shipped last ...
Tags: Apple, laptop, MacBook Pros
As they drift off for their one- or two-day vacations shortly, will Apple's senior executives be patting themselves on the back? Or will they be slapping themselves on the forehead? Apple's 2016 was garlanded with the usual hype, but not ...
A slowdown in China is the greatest threat to the global economy, Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff told BBC in a curious interview in late September. "The [Chinese] economy is slowing down much more than the official figures show." As the ...
Tags: Chinese economy, global economy
Developers Preview New Ways to Use Siri for Ride Booking and Calls Developers are previewing new integrations with Siri that help you book a ride or make a call. With iOS 10 and the introduction of SiriKit for developers, everyone’s ...
Tags: Siri, Ride Booking and Calls
Held in association with Women In Toys, this year's event takes place on July 21st, 2016 at the Soho Hotel, London, UK. You only have until the end of play today to nominate yourself or a colleague for this year's Women of the Year ...
This week, Billy Langsworthy looks at why the toy space should be excited at some of the new VR tech being showcased at this year's Game Developers Conference. Oh, and there's a bit about a vagina speaker. You've been warned. This week, ...
Tags: Inventors, Virtual reality
A delegation from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs visited the Samoa Observer Vaitele yesterday. The visit was the first stop by the team of experts who are in Samoa to learn more about the socioeconomic development of the ...
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Paul Mercier is heavily involved in the lighting industry. As the principal and founder of Lighting Design Innovations, with offices in Calgary, Alberta and Batavia, New York, recent textbook author, various industry association memberships ...
Tags: LED lighting design, Science of Illumination, lighting industry
LEDs are up to 80 percent more energy-efficient than normal light bulbs and last around five times as long as energy-saving light bulbs. As a result they are being used more and more frequently as a source of light. Nevertheless, white LEDs ...
Tags: LEDs, Protein-based LEDs, FAU
Equipment spending by semiconductor chip manufacturers, a key industrial market for vendors of both lithography and laser-based wafer processing systems, will reach $32 billion in 2010 – more than double the 2009 figure. ...
Tags: semiconductor, chip, LED fab
Chipshow held a conference for new product Little Swan Series on Sept 8th, Sales and marketing dept colleague took part in this new product launch. So far, we Chipshow Little Swan series for renal including ...
Tags: Chipshow, LED Cabinet, LED Module
Milk, sugar of cream? Grande, Vente? Those are words never uttered at a Chinese teahouse. At Starbucks, yes. Food and beverage chains all rely on add-ons to get the consumer hooked one way or the other. And of course, speed of delivery. ...
Tags: Tea, sugar of cream, Starbucks, Milk