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Now it can generate full 3D models of any objects positioned beneath its cameras.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/hp-sprout-integrated-desktop-3d-scanning/38033/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item clear_both" data-article="38047"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/sonder-eink-keyboard/38047/">Sonder e-ink keyboard reconfigures itself as needed</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></div> <div class="date">June 16, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/sonder-eink-keyboard/38047/#comments">4 Comments</a> </div> <div class="has_pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/sonder-eink-keyboard/38047/pictures">2 Pictures</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="hero_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/sonder-eink-keyboard/38047/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sonder.jpg" title=""></a> <div class="summary"> <p>It can get confusing, trying to remember which keys are used for which shortcuts in which programs. 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The hardware is pitched as an all-in-one solution for collaboration in meetings, consisting of a large display, active stylus, and a host of sensors and connectivity options.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/microsoft-surface-hub-pricing-availability-details/37963/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item clear_both" data-article="37953"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-first-10-tb-hdd-from-hgst/37953/">HGST's helium-filled HDD offers a world-first 10 TB of storage</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/author/nick-lavars/">Nick Lavars</a></div> <div class="date">June 9, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-first-10-tb-hdd-from-hgst/37953/#comments">10 Comments</a> </div> <div class="has_pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-first-10-tb-hdd-from-hgst/37953/pictures">3 Pictures</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="hero_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-first-10-tb-hdd-from-hgst/37953/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/hgst-hdd.jpg" title=""></a> <div class="summary"> <p>We first caught wind of HGST's high capacity hard drives in 2012, when the company claimed it could <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/hgst-helium-filled-sealed-hard-drive/24190/">boost storage capacities by 40 percent</a> by replacing regular old air inside the drive enclosure with helium. The Western Digital subsidiary stayed the course, producing a <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/hgst-ultrastar-he6-helium-hdd/29674/">helium-based 6 TB HDD</a> in 2013 and 8 TB model in 2014, and has now continued the upward trend with the world's first 10 TB hard drive.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-first-10-tb-hdd-from-hgst/37953/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item clear_both" data-article="37952"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/computer-fluid-dynamics-water-stanford/37952/">Engineers create a computer with a water droplet processor</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/author/colin-jeffrey/">Colin Jeffrey</a></div> <div class="date">June 9, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/computer-fluid-dynamics-water-stanford/37952/#comments">7 Comments</a> </div> <div class="has_pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/computer-fluid-dynamics-water-stanford/37952/pictures">6 Pictures</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="hero_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/computer-fluid-dynamics-water-stanford/37952/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/water-droplet-computer.jpg" title=""></a> <div class="summary"> <p>From driving water wheels to turning turbines, water has been used as the prime mover of machinery and the powerhouse of industry for many centuries. In ancient times, the forces of flowing water were even harnessed to power the first rudimentary clocks. Now, engineers at Stanford University have created the world’s first water-operated computer. Using magnetized particles flowing through a micro-miniature network of channels, the machine runs like clockwork and is claimed to be capable of performing complex logical operations.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/computer-fluid-dynamics-water-stanford/37952/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item clear_both" data-article="37925"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/os-x-el-capitan-details/37925/">OS X El Capitan: The captain of performance on the Mac</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/author/will-shanklin/">Will Shanklin</a></div> <div class="date">June 8, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/os-x-el-capitan-details/37925/pictures">5 Pictures</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="hero_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/os-x-el-capitan-details/37925/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/os-x-el-capitan-details.jpg" title=""></a> <div class="summary"> <p>Last year Apple gave its Mac operating system a visual overhaul, with <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/os-x-yosemite-new-mac-software-update/32362/">OS X Yosemite</a>. This year OS X's changes are a bit less obvious, but no less important, with a heavy focus on improving core performance.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/os-x-el-capitan-details/37925/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item newsbyte" data-article="37474"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/chip-9-computer-linux-kickstarter-raspberry-pi-killer/37474/">9-dollar computer tops two million on Kickstarter</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/author/eric-mack/">Eric Mack</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="summary"> <p> <a class="noback hero_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/chip-9-computer-linux-kickstarter-raspberry-pi-killer/37474/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero-related/chip.JPG" title="" alt="" class="newsbyte_img"> </a> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/raspberry-pi-2-model-b/35873/">Raspberry Pi</a> has new competition in the ultra-budget computer universe. <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/chip-nine-dollar-tiny-computer/37469/"></a><a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/chip-nine-dollar-tiny-computer/37469/" title="Link: http://www.gizmag.com/chip-nine-dollar-tiny-computer/37469/">CHIP</a> purports to be the world's first $9 computer and its run on Kickstarter is coming to a close after raising over $2 million from nearly 40,000 backers.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/chip-9-computer-linux-kickstarter-raspberry-pi-killer/37474/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item clear_both" data-article="37869"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/synaptics-smartbar-capacitive-touch-spacebar/37869/">Synaptics SmartBar brings capacitive touch capabilities to the spacebar</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></div> <div class="date">June 4, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/synaptics-smartbar-capacitive-touch-spacebar/37869/#comments">2 Comments</a> </div> <div class="has_pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/synaptics-smartbar-capacitive-touch-spacebar/37869/pictures">2 Pictures</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="hero_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/synaptics-smartbar-capacitive-touch-spacebar/37869/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/synaptics-smartbar.jpg" title=""></a> <div class="summary"> <p>Numerous manufacturers have been integrating <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/logitech-illuminated-living-room-keyboard-k830-review/32861/">touchpads into keyboards</a> for a while now – some of which even boast touch panels that that allow <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/eclipse-litetouch-keyboards/14647/">switching between different modes</a>. But San Jose-based Synaptics is taking touch technology where it has never been before. Its SmartBar technology turns the spacebar into a touch interface that is always within thumb's reach.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/synaptics-smartbar-capacitive-touch-spacebar/37869/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item clear_both" data-article="37849"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/intel-thunderbolt3-usbc/37849/">Intel announces Thunderbolt 3 with USB-C connector, double the bandwidth</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/author/nick-lavars/">Nick Lavars</a></div> <div class="date">June 3, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/intel-thunderbolt3-usbc/37849/#comments">1 Comment</a> </div> <div class="has_pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/intel-thunderbolt3-usbc/37849/pictures">3 Pictures</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="hero_link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/intel-thunderbolt3-usbc/37849/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/intel-thunderbolt.jpg" title=""></a> <div class="summary"> <p>Intel has unveiled its third generation Thunderbolt interface, shedding its loyal Mini DisplayPort connector in favor of the nascent USB-C format. Further to offering greater degrees of versatility when hooking up peripherals, Thunderbolt 3 beefs up bandwidth from 20 Gbps of the second generation to 40 Gbps and can pipe power to your devices at the same time.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/intel-thunderbolt3-usbc/37849/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div id="pagination"> <div class="next_prev"> <span>1</span> <a rel="next" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/computers/2/">2</a> <a rel="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/computers/3/">3</a> <a rel="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/computers/4/">4</a> <a rel="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/computers/5/">5</a> <a rel="next" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150622053650/http://www.gizmag.com/computers/2/">Next »</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="right_cols"> 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