Ever had the irresistible urge to stroke something furry such as a cat or a soft rug? Well, vgp-bps21a researchers from the Hosoda Laboratory of Osaka University are looking to turn that instinctive curiosity into a means for practical interaction with vgp-bps21 electronics sporting the FuSA2 touch display.

The FuSA2 assembles a bed of fiber-optic cables to create a surface that feels furry. As the user strokes the surface, the infrared toshiba pa3535u-1brs battery radiation bends back down through the fibers to two ends: one end directs light back to a camera connected to a computer, Toshiba PA3534U-1BRS Battery which processes where the surface has been stroked, and the other end is a projector that returns colored light. The effect looks Sony VGP-BPS9 Battery similar to stroke marks left on a carpet; wherever the surface is touched, a tail of color quickly follows.

Yuichi Itoh of Osaka University, project manager of the FuSA2, believes that the display could be used in a number of practical applications, Sony VGP-BPS9/B Battery including for interactive digital signs, or interacting with electronic pets. As a larger scale deployment, the interface could be Sony VGP-BPS9/S Battery used as the turf on a soccer field, to help track soccer player positions

Looking for a business laptop? Well here’s a Sony VGP-BPS9A/B Battery laptop deal made to do just that.

The Dell Latitude E6410 is a no frills, no nonsense Sony VGP-BPS13 battery kind of machine with a 14-inch display that’s large enough for productivity tasks but small enough to tote. And with “tri-metal casing” and rugged latch systems, it’s sure to survive all that heavy-duty toting. The E6410 notebook comes with a standard Sony VGP-BPS13A/B Battery Core i3 processor and Intel HD graphics, in other words plenty of processing hardware to finish both work sony vgp-bps13/b battery and play.

The base model sells with an instant $261-off coupon, making it only $699. But if you want even more vgp-bps13b/q battery functionality, configure a system at $1,209 system to use LogicBUY’s 29%-off coupon and make the final tally $858.39.

Base Specs: Intel Core i3 370M CPU; Integrated sony vgp-bps13a/q battery Intel Graphics Media Accelerator; 1GB DDR3 RAM; 160GB The storage device that holds your OS, programs, and data.
Learn Morehard drive; 8X DVD Drive; Windows 7 Home sony vgp-bps13/q battery Premium

When you're launching a whole new mobile operating system, you want the hardware to put your best face forward. Dell KD476 battery The Samsung Focus does just that. Its Super AMOLED display is so bright, crisp, and rich, it's the ideal complement to the new Windows Phone 7 OS. Dell 1525 Battery Everything on this handset--from the customizable tiles on the home screen to Xbox Live games and HD videos--really pops. The Focus ($199 with a two-year contract) is also ready for productivity, thanks to the revamped versions of Outlook and Office Mobile. Still, this smart phone faces stiff competition from Android and the iPhone. Can this Dell xps m1210 Akku device make Windows Phone 7 attractive enough for the masses?

Design and Display
When the screen isn't on, one could easily mistake the Samsung Focus for the Samsung Captivate. Both black slabs are Dell xps m1730 battery very thin and light (4.8 x 2.6 x 0.4 and 4.1 ounces versus 4.2 x 2.5 x 0.4 inches and 4.5 ounces). The Focus feels significantly lighter in the hand than Dell xps m1530 battery the iPhone 4 (4.8 ounces), which is quite a feat given the Samsung has a larger 4-inch display. Does it feel cheap? No, but the all-plastic body doesn't Dell inspiron 1720 battery feel as premium as the glass-and-metal iPhone.

Like all Windows Phone 7 devices, the bottom of the Focus has three buttons: Back, Search, and Start. These are capacitive Dell vostro 1500 battery buttons, which were responsive but a bit too easy to accidentally press for our taste. The outer edge of the device has a chrome look, with the power Dell inspiron 1520 battery and camera buttons on the right side, a volume rocker on the left, and a 3.5mm jack and microUSB port up top. The back of the Focus has a Dell latitude d830 battery sleek pinstriped battery cover, with cutouts for the 5-MP camera and speaker.

The 4-inch Super AMOLED screen (800 x 480 pixels) on the Focus makes this phone stand out against other Windows Phone 7 devices, Dell gd761 battery including the HTC Surround on AT&T. The deeper blacks and superior viewing angles put that handset to shame, though the iPhone 4's Dell inspiron 1525 battery retina display boasts a higher resolution and brighter whites

Interface

Both highly functional and beautiful, the look and feel of Windows Dell inspiron 1545 battery Phone 7's software is one of its key selling points (for a full review of the new operating system, click here). It all starts with the new home screen of this OS, populated with Live Tiles which you can easily move around (just press and hold). dell vostro 1310 battery Similar to Windows 7 on the desktop, you can pin all sorts of stuff to this screen, including apps, notes, people, playlists, and websites. This approach dell vostro 1510 battery goes a long way toward making the experience personal, and it's certainly more streamlined than Android phones with multiple home screens and different dell latitude e4300 battery size widgets. Plus, the tiles are dynamic. Our Google e-mail tile displayed the number of new messages, while a tile for a loved one showed their latest Facebook update.

Swiping to the right launches a list of programs in alphabetical order. You can't move apps around here, but you can uninstall them or pin dell latitude e6500 battery them to the Start menu. We'd like to see a folder option, but that's kind of what hubs are for. Hubs on Windows Phone 7 aggregate apps dell latitude e6400 battery and content for related activities. The selection includes Games, Marketplace, Music + Video, People, Pictures, and Office. For example, dell latitude e5500 battery the People Hub shows your contacts, but also displays the latest updates from your Facebook friends. Meanwhile, Office combines Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, and Word.

Within these hubs and many apps, you'll find that the interface relies heavily on large, easily legible text (similar to Zune media players) and that dell studio 1535 battery it's panoramic. The text runs off the screen, which is your cue to swipe to the right to see more options. Overall, this design works, but in some dell studio 1737 battery cases Microsoft takes the cut-off text motif too far. In the Marketplace, for instance, we couldn't read the full names dell studio 17 battery of some apps.

When you're launching a whole new mobile operating system, you want the hardware to put your best face forward. The Samsung dell battery Focus does just that. Its Super AMOLED display is so bright, crisp, and rich, it's the ideal complement to the new Windows sony battery Phone 7 OS. Everything on this handset--from the customizable tiles on the home screen to Xbox Live games and HD videos--really pops. The Focus ($199 with a two-year contract) is also ready for productivity, thanks to the revamped good battery versions of Outlook and Office Mobile. Still, this smart phone faces stiff competition from Android and the iPhone. Can this device make Windows hp battery Phone 7 attractive enough for the masses?

Design and Display
When the screen isn't on, one could easily mistake the Samsung Focus for the Samsung Captivate. Both apple battery black slabs are very thin and light (4.8 x 2.6 x 0.4 and 4.1 ounces versus 4.2 x 2.5 x 0.4 inches and 4.5 ounces). The Focus feels significantly sony batteries lighter in the hand than the iPhone 4 (4.8 ounces), which is quite a feat given the Samsung has a larger 4-inch display. Does it feel cheap? No, but the all-plastic body doesn't feel as premium as the glass-and-metal iPhone.

Like all Windows Phone 7 devices, the bottom of the Focus has three buttons: Back, Search, and Start. These are capacitive presario cq50 akku buttons, which were responsive but a bit too easy to accidentally press for our taste. The outer edge of the device has a chrome look, with the power akku hp nc6400 and camera buttons on the right side, a volume rocker on the left, and a 3.5mm jack and microUSB port up top. The back of the Focus has a sleek pinstriped battery akku hp nc6120 cover, with cutouts for the 5-MP camera and speaker.

The 4-inch Super AMOLED screen (800 x 480 pixels) on the Focus makes this phone stand out against other Windows Phone 7 devices, akku hp 6510b including the HTC Surround on AT&T. The deeper blacks and superior viewing angles put that handset akku hp compaq 6710b to shame, though the iPhone 4's retina display boasts a higher resolution and brighter whites.

Interface
Both highly functional and beautiful, the look and feel of Windows Phone 7's software is one of its key akku hp compaq 6715b selling points (for a full review of the new operating system, click here). It all starts with the new home screen of this OS, populated with Live akku hp compaq 6715s Tiles which you can easily move around (just press and hold). Similar to Windows 7 on the desktop, you can pin all sorts of stuff to this screen, including apps, notes, people, playlists, and websites. This approach goes a long way toward making the experience Akku HP Compaq NX7300 personal, and it's certainly more streamlined than Android phones with multiple home screens and different size widgets. Plus, hp compaq nx6125 akku the tiles are dynamic. Our Google e-mail tile displayed the number of new messages, while a tile for a loved one showed their latest Facebook update.

Swiping to the right launches a list of programs in alphabetical order. You can't move apps around here, good battery but you can uninstall them or pin them to the Start menu. We'd like to see a folder option, but that's kind of what hubs are for. Hubs on Windows hp battery Phone 7 aggregate apps and content for related activities. The selection includes Games, Marketplace, Music + Video, People, Pictures, and Office. For example, the People Hub shows your contacts, but also displays the latest updates from your Facebook friends. Meanwhile, Office combines Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, and Word.

Within these hubs and many apps, you'll find that the interface relies heavily on large, easily legible text (similar dell battery to Zune media players) and that it's panoramic. The text runs off the screen, which is your cue to swipe to the right to see more options. Overall, hp battery this design works, but in some cases Microsoft takes the cut-off text motif too far. In the Marketplace, for instance, we couldn't read the full names of some apps.

Keyboard

The touch keyboards on Windows Phone 7 devices are all the same, which isn't a bad thing. The layout on the Focus apple battery let us type relatively quickly while providing a good selection of suggested words as we pecked out messages. You'll hear a faint knocking sound as you enter sony battery letters at a varying pitch, which we found reassuring. We also appreciated the .com button on the keyboard when surfing, the wide selection of emoticons when Sony VGP-BPS13 Battery messaging, and the ability to select alternate punctuation when we pressed and held the period key.

Our biggest beef with the keyboard is that it doesn't stretch across the entire display in landscape mode, which would make entering text easier Sony VGP-BPS13A/B Battery for those with larger fingers. On the plus side, by default Windows Phone 7 corrects misspelled words and inserts a period Sony VGP-BPS13A/S Battery after double-tapping the Spacebar. You can adjust these and other options in the settings menu.