PC

The $72 PC

Pick your parts carefully and you can make your own computer for the price of a month´s worth of lattes

With antiquated components flooding the surplus-parts market and free operating systems only a click away, building a fully functional computer has never been such a bargain. No, the $72 PC won’t replace your new dual-core, Vista-shredding laptop. But with its compact size and solid-state components (no hard drive or CD drive), it’s perfect for building into custom enclosures and for specific tasks like Web surfing or playing games. The computer boots from a USB flash drive running an operating system called Damn Small Linux that can handle just about any job.

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The Internet is Sick... But We Can Make it Better

How ideas from biology-evolution, immune systems and forensics-will keep your PC safe from hackers

What do you think happens when you connect your computer to the Internet?

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The Littlest PCs

Not quite a laptop, not quite a smartphone, it´s the future of mobile computing

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Meet the ultra-mobile PC, a.k.a. UMPC: a seven-inch screen, Windows XP Tablet PC operating system, plus Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, all in a book-size package that weighs less than two pounds. It’s the vision of the Origami Project team at Microsoft, which recently unveiled design concepts and software for the devices. All Origami-certified UMPCs will feature the Touch Pack, a
finger-friendly add-on to Windows XP with shortcut keys, large program icons and a split

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