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Cracking open the original Apple iBook G3 clamshell

With an innovative design that was meant to grab your attention, the original clamshell iBook from Apple generated almost as much buzz in the IT world as the more recent iPhone. In 1999, personal computer users were generally stuck with the familiar black rectangle laptop, but the iBook only came...

Tags: Cracking open, ibook, apple, clamshell, off topic, TechRepublic Inc., Apple iBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Mark Kaelin

Image galleries 2008-01-16

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Photos: An end to 'wrap rage'?

The era of clamshell packaging could come to a close as consumer electronics companies use more sustainable, easier-to-open designs. by CNET News.com

Tags: news, consumer electronics, sustainable design, packaging

Image galleries 2008-04-09

Photos: New DoComo phones

Japan's largest mobile-services operator unveils several new phones, including a dual-screen clamshell and a "Bravia" handset.

Tags: handset, Japan, NTT DoCoMo Inc., photograph, telephone

Image galleries 2007-01-16

Move over Yoda and make room for my hologram

The technology for having holographic video conferencing will apparently be possible in the not-too-distant future, according to a pair of scientists at Carnegie Mellon University. If we ever use this technology at CNET, I hope that they'll get me one of those cool clamshell chairs like the Jedi Council uses when...

Tags: Hologram, Technology, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2005-06-18

Nokia's pricey, unlocked E90 smartphone: Slick design for business elite

While cruising the floor at Interop, ZDNet executive editor David Berlind stopped by the Nokia booth to take a look at the E90 Communicator. Between its numeric keypad on the outside of its clamshell design, a QWERTY keyboard on the inside, a great display, and a full complement of software...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Smart Phone, Smart Phones, Keyboards, E-mail Clients, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Software, TechRepublic Inc.

Videos 2007-10-26

Cracking Open the classic Motorola StarTAC flip phone

Remember the legendary Motorola StarTAC flip phone? Released in 1996, it was the smallest cell phone available, and the first to feature the now-ubiquitous clamshell design. It was also the first mobile to sport the vibrate option. In addition, in 2005 it was rated number six on the PCWorld's...

Tags: cracking open, geekend, off topic, motorola, startac

Image galleries 2008-02-27

Photo: Motorola's midrange Linux phone

Hardly the first Moto Linux phoneI and many others already have the Moto A780 which was released in Asia in the Spring 2005. Quad-band, touchscreen, clamshell with exterior numberic pad, Bluetooth, speakerphone with English and Chinese handwriting recognition, it's specs were impossible to beat. Had a bit of...

Tags: b_hill2@..., linux, Linux phone, Moto, Motorola Inc., networking, phone, photograph, telephone

Discussion threads 2005-10-17

A first look at the LG Voyager from Verizon Wireless

Recently, some representatives from Verizon stopped by the TechRepublic offices to gives us a sneak peak at several new phones the company is introducing during the holiday season. One of the phones we looked at was the LG Voyager. The Voyager is the flagship cell phone this holiday season with...

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Phone, LG Electronics Inc., Verizon Wireless, LG Voyager, Telecom & Utilities, Mark Kaelin, First look, product photos, cell phones, voyager, verizon

Image galleries 2007-11-06

Replace or repair?

What is the critera for replacement versus repair? I work for a school system in Indiana and we have over 130 aging mac iBooks the clamshell style that are being used throughout five different schools. The macs are stable and solid, a little slow but acceptable, not a lot...

Tags: Notebooks, adaptor, battery

Discussion threads 2005-11-17

Geek Trivia: Lapping the competition

What was the first portable computer labeled a laptop? Conventional wisdom among the IT crowd holds that the laptop computer is a derivative of the desktop PC, but students of computing history know that, in many respects, the reverse is true. In fact, the earliest laptop ...

Tags: PC, Dynabook, Notebooks, Jay Garmon, PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, laptop computer, computer, Geek Trivia Newsletter, Portable Computer, Cassini, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Technical articles 2007-05-08

At wireless conference, silly services rule

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Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, phone, Craig McCaw, cell phone, game, wireless

Technical articles 2004-10-29

Top IT news for May 5: Penalizing net censorship, IBM-Google partnership, can open source save Sun?

Top five headlines Microsoft abandons its bid for Yahoo see below Bill would penalize companies that aid net censorship ZDNet IBM-Google hug in the cloud ZDNet Will open source save Sun? CNET 48% see themselves running Windows XP in 2014 ZDNet ...

Tags: Google Inc., Partnership, CNET Networks Inc., Open Source, Information Technology, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Strategy, Management, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-05-05

Cell-phone makers choose between style, tech

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Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, phone, Motorola Inc., handset maker, handset, camera, cell phone

Technical articles 2005-02-28

HP Pavilion mx50 monitor bezel removal

HP Pavilion mx50 monitor bezel removalI'm hoping that someone can help me with this problem. I have the above mentioned monitor that the power plug has gotten shoved inside the monitor case and I'm having a problem getting the casing apart to fix. I have removed the two bottom screws,...

Tags: Building Database-Driven, Building Database-Driven Flash Applications, cicle_98@..., Database-Driven Flash Applications, Dummies, Fighting Spam, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, hp pavilion mx50 monitor bezel removal, http://www.ebook5.com/readingeBook5.aspx?productID=285&catid=1&s, http://www.ebook5.com/readingeBook5.aspx?productID=286&catid=1&s, http://www.ebook5.com/readingeBook5.aspx?productID=288&catid=1&s, monitor, Understanding Java Data Objects

Discussion threads 2006-03-19

Help managing a very brilliant employee

Help managing a very brilliant employeeI have a person on my staff that is easily the most talented IT guy I've work with. He seemingly can do it all and can do it quickly and without supervision. I've been working hard to get this guy more exposure, more...

Tags: RobRoyNJ

Discussion threads 2005-09-26

How big is the Internet

.19.2 billion?8.1 billion?Bigger than a breadbox?http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/15/technology/15search.html?ei=5090&en=f94199a293b0c97d&ex=1281758400&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=printThink about this. If someone told you 20 years ago that.......... a Google was feuding with a Yahoo ..... ..... what would you have thought?Do you Google?No, I Yahoo.Oooooooooookay.how big???no one really knows but here is some ideahttp://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htmI google :)hissssssyahoo users are nothing but a...

Tags: bush, google, Google Inc., Internet, light-hearted, maxwell edison, off-topic, who cares, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-08-15