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11.22.09

Tech Trend: iPhone-like Laptops - from Microsoft

By Amanda Schupak Posted 10.14.2009 at 12:32 am 0 Comments

The Trend
Multitouch screens, which can register more than one finger-press at a time, will let computers trade keyboards and mice for simple strokes and pinches. The models shown here are just the start. Nearly every major PC maker will introduce touch-y designs of various shapes and sizes in the coming months.

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Is Kindle the Future of Studying? Maybe Not

Princeton students run into issues with their free Kindle DX e-readers

By Jeremy Hsu Posted 09.30.2009 at 3:55 pm 2 Comments

Once upon last May, the Kindle DX seemed like a great academic tool for Princeton University classrooms. But students and professors have since begun to voice some discomfort.

"I hate to sound like a Luddite, but this technology is a poor excuse of an academic tool," said Aaron Horvath '10, a student in Civil Society and Public Policy, in a Daily Princetonian interview. "It's clunky, slow and a real pain to operate."

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