Bill Gates' CES keynote featured a funny retirement video that included cameos by Jay-Z, Bono, Steven Spielberg, George Clooney, Jon Stewart, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, and Brian Williams.
This year end piece takes a look at future technologies that have yet to make it to the consumer market, including violin-playing robots and cars that don't let drivers drive drunk. There are also some impressive display technologies from Sony and Sharp.
At the Consumer Electronics Show, Sony CEO Howard Stringer unveils Sony's new OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) television. Martyn Williams reports for the IDG News Service.
Computerworld demonstrates the Flip Ultra video camera (60-minute version). The review includes an explanation of how the camera works, how to download video files to your computer, and a discussion of video quality.
Apple has taken the MacBook, its most mainstream portable computer, decidedly upscale with its combination of unibody construction, innovative tweaks and faster hardware.
Bill Gates talks about the evolution of Microsoft and new innovations that are shifting the consumer electronics landscapes. He discusses XBox Live, Mediaroom, and Microsoft's activities in the developing world.
Interested in getting an iPhone? This six-minute Computerworld video shows some of the innovative features of the first-generation iPhone, including the touch screen, text input, and the "flip" feature. The editors also explain how key software applications work, including the browser, Google Maps, email, the address book, and the photo gallery.
Steve Ballmer speaks in Tokyo. He discusses Google's mobile phone platform and Windows Mobile. Money quote: "Their efforts are just some words on paper right now."
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison talks about new Fusion Applications that will help benefit sales teams, and disputes the notion that the product is designed to replace Salesforce.com
Google's open platform could benefit the wireless industry, but the 3G issue may slow adoption. Also, while more than 30 industry heavyweights are partnering with Google, Apple will not be participating.
MIT has recently completed a six-year project to put course materials from all MIT classes online. This short program explains the initiative and features MIT officers and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman talking about the importance of OCW.
Don't let your valuable enterprise information get stolen from a discarded hard drive. And forget "Format c:" or any of those silly software programs that promise to remove the data. Get physical -- really physical.
Bill Coleman, CEO of utility computing startup Cassatt Corp., speaks with Computerworld's Don Tennant about morphing his company into an enabler of "green" computing.
CNBC's graphics storage area network is based on Apple and qLogic hardware. In this server-room interview, CNBC Graphics Engineer Rich Tallmadge explains the setup and the reasons why the cable news powerhouse chose Apple gear for its SAN.
This was the scene from within the crowd in Times Square at the moment the numbers flashed on the screens that meant we had elected our first African-American president.
Computerworld reviews this low-power LED desk lamp from Finelite. Includes a discussion of how the lamp's heat radiator protects the electronics that operate the nine 1-watt LEDs.
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