"We do see hardware becoming rapidly commoditised, " says Mr Wang.
There have also been long-running rumors that we will see Nexus hardware from more than one manufacturer, although lately whispers have focused on the possibility of a 5-inch phablet from HTC, and a 10-inch Nexus-branded tablet made by Samsung.
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Exciting to see some quality hardware on the Windows Phone 7 front, the Lumia 800 is gorgeous engineering and appears very well built, exactly what the WP7 ecosystem needs to grow.
Even the guy hired to oversee Home Depot's latest experiments--the high-ticket Expo Design Centers and the smaller-format Villager's Hardware (see box, " Under Construction " )--spends time cruising the aisles.
The Square system also gives merchants the chance to achieve a minimalism with its wireless system and relatively small hardware footprint (see photo).
This early model, however, catalyzed the idea of a second screen for the players' hands and lead to the barebones hardware you can see above.
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The technology and design behind the product is incredible, and I see them continuing to produce great hardware that is built to assist everyone.
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The thinking behind this (and it's interesting to see Intel increasingly involve itself in hardware design) is that many users want to be able to single-handedly detach the tablet, something that's often been tricky or at least inelegant with some of the hybrid Ultrabooks we've seen so far.
The hardware we got to see was a crude prototype built for demo purposes only, but the software platform shows promise and Epson's got a version two Moverio headset in the works -- so perhaps you can see a bit of the future of smart glasses in the video after the break.
Before the end of the year, we'll likely see similarly performing slates from other Android hardware partners.
Finally we've been given a chance to touch it, see it action and peek at the hardware it'll be running on.
By bringing virtualization up from the hardware layer, we see is companies can run 2, 3 4 or even 8 times more Java apps per server.
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You seem to suggest that the solution is to upgrade its sales staff with a modified incentive plan and improved expertise in hardware, I do not see it working.
Lack of a critical mass of apps was one of the undoings of the HP TouchPad, and nobody, on the software or hardware side, wants to see that happen again.
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But to remain efficient and to increase ease of living, it would be excellent to see how open data platforms, new hardware, software, and big data could aid in making L.A. an even better place.
This particular e-garment packs quite the selection of hardware, as you can see above -- a trio of LilyPad Arduino boards (and some custom ones), a Bluetooth module, 12 x 12 RGB LED "screen", speakers, bend sensors, a heart rate monitor, shake motors and a power pack.
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With that in mind, I used it as my main phone for a few weeks to see whether a handful of truly unique hardware extras, and the leap to Windows Phone 8, make it a more viable device than predecessors like the Lumia 900 -- not necessarily for a technology news editor, but certainly for anyone trying to call, chat and navigate through a cold season.
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With the larger screen, new design and assortment of colors, I think we're going to see a very large adoption of the new hardware.
You can see the logic: the company jumped into hardware with the Kindle e-book readers and then moved into tablets with the Kindle Fire.
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While we will still see advances in screens, processors and other hardware features, market differentiation will increasingly be created in the right time experiences that mobile can provide.
We just see major room for improvement, both on the hardware and software front.
In the future, I think you will see more unified manufacturing where a company does the hardware and software.
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Software-wise, this is about as stock WP8 as it gets, so don't expect to see any applications come pre-loaded onto the hardware.
Many reviewers are waiting for TVii to launch in December and to see what more original titles will add to the hardware experience.
The open source hardware company has partnered with Sparkfun ( see my popular post on Nathan Seidle and his leadership style) to manufacture the circuit boards.
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Blum starts his journey at UCLA to see the site, the professor, and the hardware that comprise the very first network connection that took place on Labor Day weekend in 1969 .
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We can't really see Apple going it alone on this one for hardware's sake, and their partnership with Moto, which once seemed so promising, now appears rocky at best after the nano quasi-betrayal (his namely evidenced by Moto's wandering musicphone eye, lining up some seriosu musicphones without iTunes left and right post ROKR E1, like the ROKR E2).
After several hardware companies, you might be surprised to see Amazon making the list.
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For now, though, this seems like a fine piece of hardware, and we're glad to see Vizio and AMD giving Intel Atom chips a little much-needed competition.
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