Category: "News"
Chrome Book in JB-HiFi
Yesterday, I did a "window shopping" at JB-HiFi. I found the chromebook finally arrived in Australia. That looks similar with Netbook and the price is similar with a netbook too, around $300.
That is not very attractive to myself. If you need a device is portable and just for surfing internet. I will choose a tablet, they are more portable than this. If I need a device is good enough to do some work,I will use an ultrabook, they are with a "real keyboard".
If I buy a chromebook, it has to drop the price around $100. In this case, that is more attractive than a tablet.
New Mac Book Air
I need to a ultrabook , a really portable laptop. At WWDC, Apple released the new Generation of MacBook Air. The specification is upgraded the new Intel CPU, haswell. That sounds better than the option I was considering Lenovo Carbon X1 which is using the Ivy Bridge. Moreover MacBook Air sounds to have better battery life. Do I should buy MacBook Air, right a way. or Wait. There will be more Haswell Ultrabook in the market very soon.
Google Compute Engine is ready to test for everyone
I read the blog of Google Compute Engine. The preview of this product is available for everyone. That is good to have an option of Amazon EC2. We can create virtual instance in the Google. But it doesn't like Amazon EC2, you can choose your OS template. Anyway, that is good to have an choice rather than Amazon.
Reference:
Google Cloudplatfrom Blog
Viber on Desktop
I am using Viber in Android for around a year. That is very cool, it binded with my mobile number. Yesterday, I found there got a major update and it has Desktop version. That is great! I got Desktop version installed. It can use the same account with my android. Therefore, I can send message to other people with my desktop. That is much easier to type via keyboard.I love it!
Google Glass
Recently, Google launched their latest product, Google Glass. No doubts, that is a very creative product. No screens at all, the glasses will become your display, and no keyboards at all, it uses voice commands. Moreover, it has a camera in the glasses. So, you can use it to capture what you see into Youtube or translate the words you just saw into a different language. That is very sci-fi and too advance. I think the general public is not easy to get used to this kind of operating computer. Moreover, the price of Google Glass is an serial consideration, whether that is too expensive.