Supercomputers
Do something more complex than writing a text document and desktop computer may not be good enough
Gadgets for grown-ups
Toys are no longer just child's play in Japan, where an ageing population and expanding waistlines have spawned a wave of gadgets to help adults beat stress, battle the bulge or relieve loneliness.
Smallest karaoke machine starts them young
A Japanese toy maker will launch a karaoke machine measuring a mere seven centimetres (2.8 inches) this year, letting pop star wannabes — particularly children — hone their skills on the go.
Nicholas Negroponte’s accidental revolution
The One Laptop Per Child project has inadvertently kickstarted a huge new market
7200rpm, 2.5-inch, hard drives from WD
Western Digital (WD) is now shipping its line of WD Scorpio Black 7200rpm 2,5-inch SATA hard drives
SanDisk launches solid-state drives
SanDisk has introduced a line of flash memory-based solid-state drives


















