Handy Laptop Accessories
There are a wide range of accessories aimed at just laptop or notebook users, most of these products help you improve the overall experience of your portable computer. But as most of the products not all these accessories are worth using. Hence, we have listed some essentials which would make using a laptop a lot more convenient.
Logitech Z205 Stereo Speakers
These are stereo (2.0 laptop speakers from Logitech priced around 30$ / 2,000 INR. This is a light weight USB powered clip-on speaker which comes with a carry case. It work with Windows as well as Mac OS and has a 2-year limited hardware warranty.
Cooler Master Notepal Ergostand Cooling Pad
As you may have already figured out, this is a ergonomic cooling pad from Cooler Master which has five different height settings and comes with a 14cm fan with speed control. It supports devices from 9-inches to 17-inches. It is priced around 35$ / 2,200 INR and includes 4 USB ports and 2 rear cable clips for cable management.
Microsoft Arc Touch
The concept is similar to Apple’s Magic Mouse, but Microsoft’s Arc Touch mouse is a truly portable mouse which can also be carried around in your pocket. This is a touch wireless mouse, it is really easy to connect but it is priced around 50$ / 3,000 INR.
USB Lamp
For those who don’t have a laptop with a backlit keyboard a USB lamp can be very useful for those times when you are using your laptop in the dark. There are various companies who build these accessories and they usually range from 200 INR to 1,200 INR the price depends on the number of LEDs they include.
PowerGorilla Portable Charger
This is one badass laptop accessory special for those who travel a lot. The PowerGorilla portable charge supports devices up to 24 volts which not only includes laptops but also other devices like smartphones and tablets. It automatically detects the voltage levels and provides up to 2-5 hours of extra juice depending on your laptop. It bears a price tag of around 250$ / 15,000 INR which is not affordable.
iTwin for secure data transfer
Singapore's A*STAR will start shipping a pair of USB devices called iTwin that lets users transfer files between two computers, over the internet. Each of the two USB devices needs to be plugged into the USB port of two computers and both the computers need to be connected to the internet.
Google Drive
Google may seem to have arrived at the Cloud services party later than most; however the company already had most of its major services running and storing information online. With the release of Google Drive, all these services have been networked together under a single platform, making this one of the more underwhelming releases from the company. Google is giving away 5GB of online storage space to all users, but this does not appear to be much as its Gmail service offers twice the amount on storage space. Upgrading the account will net you 25GB of space for $2.50 a month.
Google Drive enables sharing and collaboration between Google’s other services that include Gmail, Google+, Google Search, and a variety of Android apps. Google Drive also extends the types of files that can be read directly from the browser to 30, including files created using applications such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. The Drive also keeps track of changes made to files, and each time a new version is saved on the servers. This is transparent to the user, and it only becomes relevant when there is a need to recover or revert to an older version of a file. Google keeps such information on the server for the last 30 days. Google Drive is currently available for Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, and Android. Google Drive for iOS is still under development, and is expected to release soon.
Facts about computers
- Windows was originally named Interface Manager.
- IBM (US:IBM), which stands for International Business Machines, was an exaggerated name derived from NCR, National Cash Register.
- Floppy disks in the late 1970s were 8 inches in diameter.
- The VIC-20 computer from Commodore sold for $299 in 1980 with 5K of RAM.
- The world's first one gigabyte disk drive was announced in 1980. It weighed 550 pounds and had a price tag of $40,000.
- Many consider the Burroughs B-5000 (circa 1955) to be the single greatest computer ever designed.
- IP means both Internet Protocol and Intellectual Property. Thus when you say a company is involved with IP, nobody will know what you are talking about.
- The ticker symbol for Sun Microsystems was changed from SUNW to JAVA and the company has been struggling ever since.
- SanDisk (US:SNDK) used to be called SunDisk.
- Apple (US:AAPL) popularized the laser printer.
- Adobe Photoshop (US:ADBE) was originally called Display, then ImagePro. It was not developed by Adobe, but licensed from a college student named Thomas Knoll in 1988.
- Ink jet ink costs $5000 per gallon.
- The precursor to today's GPS car navigation system was released in 1985. It was the ETAK Navigator and used a computer with a dead reckoning program to navigate.
- Intel's (US:INTC) first microprocessor was the 4004. It was designed for a calculator, nobody imagined where it would lead.
- SCO, the company that sold a version of Unix, used to be called the Santa Cruz Operation.
- Computers should be turned off at night.
- Peter Norton of the fabled Norton anti-virus program once said that there was no such thing as a computer virus and considered the whole idea some sort of hoax.
- "Modem" means modulator/demodulator. This referred to the modulation and demodulation of an analog signal to make it digital. By this definition the device called a cable modem is a misnomer. It should be called a network adapter.
- Dell Inc. (US:DELL) was originally called PCs Limited.
- The Apple 1 was the first computer developed by Apple and was nothing more than a bag of parts. The Apple II was the first finished product sold by the company.
- Lenovo (HK:992) means "new legend" -- "Le" for legend and "novo" for new.
- In the 1950s computers were commonly referred to as "electronic brains."
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