Microsoft's Surface Tablet

The Surface is the first tablet computer, designed by Microsoft itself. The new device, unveiled by Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer at an event for journalists here, is a sign of the new tactics the software giant has been forced to embrace as it tries to make up lost ground in the mobile market.

Microsoft said the smallest Surface tablet is 9.3 millimeters thick and weighs 1.5 pounds, which is similar to Apple's iPad, at 9.4 millimeters thick and 1.44 pounds. The Surface has a 10.6-inch, 1366 x 768 screen compared with the iPad's 9.7-inch screen.

The Surface has a built-in kickstand and magnetic cover, which also acts as a touch keyboard. Microsoft didn't say whether the device would connect to cellular data networks or would be Wi-Fi only.










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Tech Sounds You Don’t Hear Anymore

What used to be state of the art devices a few decades ago are now totally outdated and are no longer produced. Here are the characteristic tech sounds which you are unlikely to hear today.

Dial-up Modem Handshake


The Mac OS “Uh-Oh” Sound


VHS Rewind


The Whir of a Floppy Disk Drive


Dial Tone


Busy Signal


Rotary Phone Winding


Boot-up Beeps


“You’ve Got Mail!”


Windows 95 Shutdown Sound


Dot Matrix Printout


CRT TV On and Off Sound


Clicky Keyboard

Via laptopmag

Cool Xbox 360 Mods

There have been some amazing skins made specifically for the Xbox 360. Some are functional, adding new features to the system like portability or intercooling, some are pure cosmetic, spattering the system with blood or grime. Don’t question it, it’s art!

Here are the thirty coolest ones I could find these are so cool i wish mine was like one of these