Enough Money Archive

  • The ExoPC’s release date and GPU, everyone

    The ExoPC’s release date and GPU, everyone

    We've been following the ExoPC's development with a bit of curiosity and excitement. It's one of the only tablets, along with the Notion Ink Adam and WePad, that has a chance to grab a bit of marketshare away from the iPad. The ExoPC just got a bit more interesting, too. Blog Geek just got confirmation that the slate will use the Broadcom BCM70012 or Crystal HD, which should have enough juice to provide silky-smooth 1080p HD video playback. Best of all, though, the tablet is set to come out in within a few months.

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  • Magnetic solder might lead to a new computer age

    Magnetic solder might lead to a new computer age

    Many countries like Japan and those in the European Union are banning electronics made with lead. This is bad news bears for those companies still using lead-based solder. But there's a new kid in town that seems to have a solution while addressing a few other issues surrounding stacked computer chips. The key is magnets.

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  • Pitch a perfect game in MLB 2K10, get a million bucks

    Pitch a perfect game in MLB 2K10, get a million bucks

    Kids! Who needs school? Why sit in class learning about nothing important when you could be at home trying to pitch a perfect game in MLB 2K10? If your parents get all bent out of shape about you dropping out of school to play video games, kindly refer them to this post and direct their attention to the following statement: The first person to pitch a perfect game in MLB 2K10 gets a million dollars.

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  • ‘Garbage Men’: A short comedic take on the hype surrounding the Apple Tablet

    ‘Garbage Men’: A short comedic take on the hype surrounding the Apple Tablet

    This is a story about Louie, a municipal sanitation worker. It’s called “Garbage Men.” It’s fiction. It takes place on January 27, 2010, the day and date of the big Apple announcement. It has mild profanity because that’s how people talk. \Alarm rings at 3:30am\ Louie: God damn it. After 10 years this doesn’t get any easier. \Louie [...]

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  • Let’s talk about: the broadband tax in the UK

    Let’s talk about: the broadband tax in the UK

    They're trying to balance the books over in the UK, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer has proposed a tax that may interest you. The proposed budget for the next year includes a broadband tax! The name is a bit misleading in that it's not a tax on broadband, but a tax on telephone landlines (POTS), the money of which will go to making sure people in rural areas have sufficient access to broadband.

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  • Quick Look: 13.3-inch Acer Timeline

    Quick Look: 13.3-inch Acer Timeline

    I know everybody is excited to start their weekend but the bell doesn’t dismiss you, I dismiss you. So before you go, I’m gonna tell you about this new 3.5-pound Acer Timeline ultraportable that just came out yesterday. First, the keyboard is gorgeous. It’s like looking at a pretty girl but not the kind of girl [...]

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