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Anything the iPad can do, Linux can do better.

The Apple iPad has finally arrived, and, as I predicted a while back, it’s really just a big iPod Touch. That’s great. I love my iPod Touch. But, really, is there anything here that Linux can’t do just as well for less money?

Now, I do think that the iPad might be a game-changer. But, I [...]

Will tablet computers finally matter?

or all the hype about the rumored Apple Tablet, the ‘will they or won’t they’ about Microsoft’s Courier tablet, and a host of real tablet-announcements such as Lenovo’s IdeaPad U1 and the Dell’s still unnamed slate, everyone seems to have forgotten one tiny, little fact. Tablets have been around forever and they’ve never, ever lived [...]

Augmented reality goes mainstream with mobile applications

Chances are your first introduction to augmented reality (AR) was in the 1986 movie Top Gun where our fighter pilot heroes fly planes with heads-up displays that let them monitor their planes and weapons while watching their flight. Now, augmented reality is moving from planes, high-end cars, and military helmet mounted displays to more consumer [...]