All the stories tagged with: cebit
B-Catch Project – Visual Path calculation by “Piggy” and DFKI
03/09/2012, [CeBIT 2012] I did not expect to find this uber-fun demo at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) at CeBIT, but it looks like scientists can have humor sometimes. The technology behind this Angry Birds-like robotic character is [...]
Sketching robot makes art a snap
03/09/2012, [CeBIT 2012] German scientists who hail from the Fraunhofer Institute did show off their ‘sketching robot’ that is currently being paraded at CeBIT, the world’s largest computer fair that is happening Cebit, in Hanover, Germany. Just how does the robot [...]
PaceBlade PM240 Windows 8 Tablet with Core i7
03/09/2012, [CeBIT 2012] During our tour of CeBIT, we have spotted the PaceBlade PM 240 (thanks to a tip from Wayne Rash), and this is a rather unconventional 12” tablet as it features Windows 8 and an Intel core i7 (vPro). [...]
CeBIT 2012 features pole dancing robots
03/08/2012, [CeBIT 2012] If you thought that the world’s largest and most international computer expo is no place for pole dancers, wait until you check out CeBIT this year. According to reports online, there were a couple of pole-dancing robots at [...]
Acer announces K520 laser-based light projector
03/08/2012, [CeBIT 2012] At CeBIT 2012, Acer announced a new projector the K520 which uses laser instead of a regular projector lamp to display images. The K520 Hybrid LED Laser projector is said to deliver a dynamic contrast ratio of up [...]
Fujitsu M532 tablet hands-on [+video]
03/07/2012, [CeBIT 2012] The Fujitsu M532 tablet briefly appeared in a video in January, but we bumped into it at CeBIT, so this was a great time for a hands-on demo. As you may know, the Fujitsu Stylistic M532 tablet is [...]
Intel touch display Ultrabook reference design: hands-on
03/07/2012, [Cebit 2012] Intel is showing a touch-enabled Ultrabook reference design at Cebit, and the overall goal of this exercise is to show what this looks and feels like, and to provide developers with something that they can work on until [...]
Gigabyte P2542G hands-on
03/07/2012, [CeBIT 2012] Gigabyte announced a number of new notebooks at CeBIT 2012, including the P2542G gaming notebook which we got to spend some time with. Sporting a striking yellow back cover with a clean “Gigabyte” logo, the laptop is surprisingly [...]
Michalsky Ultrabook bags cost as much as the laptops
03/07/2012, [Cebit 2012] Michael Michalsky, a designer known for leading Adidas’ design effort and now working under his own brand (Michalsky Holding GmbH), has taken on the challenge of making Ultrabook bags that are uber-fashionable and hopefully commercially successful as well. [...]
Gigabyte U2442V and U2442N Ultrabooks – Hands-on
03/07/2012, [CeBIT 2012] We reported about the two new powerful ultrabooks launched at ceBIT by Gigabytes, and I took the time to check out the devices at the Gigabyte booth. The key feature of the new laptops is to deliver good [...]
Intel Xeon E5 features ultra-fast IO and (much) increased power-efficiency
03/07/2012, [CeBIT 2012] Intel has announced its Intel Xeon E5 server processor (CPU), an 8-core monster that is (mostly) based on the same chip design than the Sandy Bridge processor which is already in use in mainstream and business computers. The [...]
Fujitsu Lifebook Premium Ultrabook – hands-on
03/07/2012, [CeBIT 2012] Fujitsu is coming to CeBIT with a new 14-inch Ultrabook prototype that looks very promising. I personally love the design of the red version, it is stylish, elegant and offers high quality build for an amazing light weight [...]
3D EyeAsteroids see action at CeBIT
03/06/2012, Since Avatar was released in 2009, kick starting the 3D revolution in cinemas all over again, the receipts and sales figures for 3D movies are not exactly stellar. Plenty of movie studios jumped aboard the 3D bandwagon only to realize [...]
