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Overheard talking about pocket printers

Margaret Rouse — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:44:11 +0000

Remember the days when you would ‘shake it like a Polaroid picture?’ Dell has introduced a new player in the inkless printer world, a pocket printer called the Dell Wasabi. Any device with PictBridge capability can be used to print out full color prints.

Sarah Meyer, Dell Wasabi review

Today’s WhatIs.com Word of the Day is PictBridge.

Overheard – Top 5 tech stories in Australia

Margaret Rouse — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:00:14 +0000

In case you weren’t one of the readers stampeding these stories, here’s are the most popular tales from across TechTarget’s five Australian sites in 2008:

1. SearchCIO readers could not get enough of this story comparing virtualisation wares from Microsoft and VMWare.

2. Career advice clearly appeals to networking professionals, who stampeded this piece about how certifications can improve your prospects at work.

3. Old-school is still big for security pros, who loved this piece about five command line tools to detect Windows hacks.

4. The blend of open source NAS and virtualisation proved the most popular mix for our storage-oriented readers.

5. Bluetooth for Business was the story of most interest to SearchVoIP ANZ readers in 2008.

Overheard: Bluetooth will piggyback 802.11 when it needs more speed

Margaret Rouse — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:59:30 +0000

This is the wireless technology equivalent of ‘low hanging fruit. What we’re doing is taking classic Bluetooth connections – using Bluetooth protocols, profiles, security and other architectural elements – and allowing it to jump on top of the already present 802.11 radio, when necessary, to send bulky entertainment data, faster. When the speed of 802.11 is overkill, the connection returns to normal operation on a Bluetooth radio for optimal power management and performance.

Michael Foley, Ph.D., executive director, the Bluetooth SIG.