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Dells Announces own tablet Concept, the Mini 3 MID at CES


Dell and it’s Mini 3 smartphone seems to be very serious about its Android devices. It has readied this MID that boasts a beautiful 5 inch display and is all set to arrive on one of the U.S.-based leading networks. Dell said it is just a concept as of now. Dell has released the concept design pictures on the…

Toshiba Unveils the 3D CELL TV


3D Technology is huge at this years CES and television manufacturers are bringing their A-game.  Toshiba has just unveiled their ZX900 Series CELL TV, so named for its powerful CELL Engine which has 143 times the processing power available in current TV models. So what are they using the computing power for?  Well, with the…

3D Video-Conferencing With Cheap USB Webcams


The best hacks are often the simplest. FourEyes3D is one of these, and it takes a pair of standard webcams and uses them to make a stereo video, letting you beam your ugly mug in three glorious dimensions to anyone who can be convinced to watch.

Dell goes green with new packaging for netbooks


Dell is trying to give itself a green makeover to not only help the environment and give it more of a green reputation, but to save money as well by reducing the amount of packaging it uses. Dell has announced that it is now using renewable bamboo packaging for some of its products. The bamboo…


Dell is trying to give itself a green makeover to not only help the environment and give it more of a green reputation, but to save money as well by reducing the amount of packaging it uses. Dell has announced that it is now using renewable bamboo packaging for some of its products.

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The bamboo is being used instead of paper, foam, and corrugated packaging. The first computers to get the new packaging from Dell will be the Inspiron Mini 10 and Mini 10v. The renewable bamboo will replace foams to cradle the netbooks inside the box. The new outer box is also made of 25% post-consumer recycled materials.

Dell reports that it is using bamboo because it grows fast, up to 24 inches per day. Bamboo is very strong and it is easy on the environment. Anyone who has ever had bamboo in their yard can tell you it grows like a weed. The bamboo is sourced in China, but far from the habitat of those bamboo-eating pandas China is famous for.