25 Most Innovative Products of the Year
Web apps that transcend the Web. PCs that redefine what a PC can do. And oh yeah, a certain cell phone you may have heard of. We pick 25 breakthroughs that you can get your hands on right now.
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29.12.2007 Hi-tech toilet XC1
Could Windows 7 use touchscreen tech?
Microsoft revealed earlier this week that Windows Vista's successor – codenamed Windows 7 – is scheduled to be released in 2010.
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28.7.2007 Vista: the New Coke of Tech
Fewer than one in eleven of the PCs being used in large or very large enterprises runs Windows Vista, according to survey results released last week by Forrester Research.
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29.7.2008 Hi-Tech car air condition
Vista Boosts Tech Industry
Partners will actually make more from next Windows than Microsoft in 2007, study says.
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11.12.2006 Wrapping up Tech Ed 2007
Tech Ed 2007 is over. It's been a very busy week and I am tired and ready to go home. For IT Pro people Tech Ed contained loads of interesting infomration about Windows Server 2008 and the System Center products among others.
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11.6.2007 Bill Gates 'anxious' about US tech leadership
A lack of technology skills is causing the US to fall behind in the global knowledge economy, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates warned in a testimony before the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labour and Pensions.
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8.3.2007 Microsoft Tech-Ed 2007 - June 4-8
Microsoft’s annual conference for IT Pros and Developers is dedicated to providing technical training, information and resources related to Microsoft technologies.
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3.6.2007 Bill Gates founds a new tech company
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has founded a new company (some time in between sleeping and working countless hours for the Gates Foundation and a day a week for Microsoft).
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22.10.2008 64-Bit XP: A Failed Tech Trend?
ExtremeTech has published a list of
the Top 10 Failed Tech Trends for 2005. Number 4:
The failure of Windows XP 64-bit edition to really take off. "When Windows XP Professional x64 actually arrived, it was all pretty much underwhelming. This is actually not Microsoft's fault. While the kids in Redmond did hype Windows 64-bit enhancements, they also cautioned that x64 would be a tool mostly for developers and certain vertical applications," the Extreme editors admit.
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1.1.2006 High-tech titans strike out on immigration bill
Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer of Microsoft have led a parade of high-tech executives to Capitol Hill, urging lawmakers to provide more visas for temporary foreign workers and permanent immigrants who can fill critical jobs.
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25.6.2007 Microsoft Reveals Live Mesh Tech Preview
Late last night Microsoft revealed it's latest web technology, Live Mesh.
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23.4.2008 Security in Microsoft Products
Join Mike Nash, Vice President for the Microsoft Security Business Unit, and his team of security experts each month. Microsoft is working hard to improve security and Mike and his team invite you to join them in a candid Q&A session.
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12.1.2006 2 Office products enhanced
Microsoft looks to expand market by adding features
Microsoft Corp. is trying to expand the potential market for two of its Office programs for businesses, increasing its competition with Oracle Corp., SAP, IBM Corp. and others that make corporate software.
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22.1.2006 Is Microsoft sabotaging its own products?
No, this cannot be the case. Perhaps is is an accident, or a coincidence. But is Microsoft really highlighting links to websites that have references to cracks
for Windows Vista? And you wonder why the piracy of Microsoft software is blooming.
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8.3.2007 Tech problems hit Xbox Live video service
True on-demand TV has been a long promised dream of many, and that dream appeared to move closer this week when Microsoft launched its Video Marketplace service.
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26.11.2006 Microsoft Raises Consumer Vista Tech Support Costs
More money, less help is the bottom line on Microsoft's Vista and Office tech support.
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8.2.2007 Microsoft announces six new products in development
Microsoft today announced new products in development and is giving everyone a chance to test them. Here's a quick run-down as to what the new products are and how to beta test them for free!
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Security in Microsoft Products Chat
Join Mike Nash, Vice President for the Microsoft Security Business Unit, and his team of security experts each month. Microsoft is working hard to improve security and Mike and his team invite you to join them in a candid Q&A session.
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Microsoft products roadmap for FY08 and beyond
Oh boy, a Microsoft roadmap, haven’t seen one of these in a while. This is extracted from Steve Ballmer’s Powerpoint presentation at Microsoft Show and Tell (Financial Analyst Meeting) 2007 yesterday.
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2.8.2007 New Microsoft products for enterprise and small business
Microsoft touted two product rollouts on Monday, one a service pack aimed at attracting large corporate customers with remote offices; the other a licensing and services promotion for small businesses.
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Windows Embedded Server Products Evaluation
Wow finally you can download evaluation versions of Windows Embedded products like Storage Server, normally only approved OEMs could get it.
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27.7.2008 Windows 7 RTM Already Has 9,000 Logod Products
At just approximately a month after the general availability deadline of Windows 7, the operating system enjoys strong support from hardware and software companies worldwide.
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20.11.2009 Microsoft Unveils Details of First Products Under Zune Brand
Available this holiday season in the United States, Zune includes a 30GB digital media player, the Zune Marketplace music service and a foundation for an online community that will enable music fans to discover new music.
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15.9.2006 Microsoft Fixes Critical Flaw in Security Products
Software patches include critical fixes for bugs in Microsoft Office and the scanning engine used by the company's security products.
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14.2.2007 MSN Beta Team Recruiting for Windows Live Products
The MSN Beta team is currently recruiting likely candidates to test an array of new services and products from the Windows Live family.
Successful applicants may be asked to test MSN Messenger 8 (Windows Live Messenger) or future versions of Messenger. The countries range from Afghanistan to Turkey so everyone will be able to get involved.
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22.11.2005 Australian Daylight Savings Changes for Microsoft Products for the Year 2006
Overview
The Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held during March 2006 in Melbourne Australia. Several Australian states including New South Wales, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and Tasmania, have changed the Daylight Savings transition end dates to the first Sunday of April 2006.
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20.12.2005 Microsoft: Turn Pirated Windows Copies into Genuine Products!
Microsoft is providing users with the means to turn their pirated copies of Windows into genuine products. However, the offer is only available for Windows XP, and not for Windows Vista.
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2.10.2007 Bill Gates' to-do list
NEW YORK--It's still a year before Bill Gates shifts from a full-time Microsoft worker to a part-timer. Which is good, because there's plenty he still wants to achieve.
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4.2.2007PC World names the 25 Most Innovative Products of the Year
PC World has put together a top 25 list of the most innovative products of the year 2007, noting the “Innovation”, the
“Benefit” and a brief overview of each. All entries on the list are somehow tech-related and all are available either in-store or online
right now. I personally can’t wrap my head around how the order of this list was devised, or how some products even made it on the list, but
I’m sure the reasoning is clear to someone. Have a look at the list and let us know what you think of it, and what your top 25 would be!
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29.12.20072009's 50 most innovative companies
The Fast Company has unleashed its list of the 50 most innovative companies for 2009. Innovation is a key nowadays to making (and more importantly,
selling) products, so making a top 50 list is certainly a grand achievement. Without further ado, here is the list. 1. Team Obama: Barack Obama made
the top position because his team innovated in his quest to become the next President of the United States. He employed the power of technology, using
Twitter and various other internet tools to connect with voters, doing what no other President has done fully before. 2. Google: Google continues to
make it to innovation lists, and with little wonder.
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21.02.2009Digital World Insider:
Innovative Tech Products
The new year should bring a
slew of interesting toys and
tools...
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16.12.2005Sony re-enters the glass tube business, with an innovative new speaker
Sony is a company well known for creating new and innovative products, and has done it again with a new transparent tube speaker that will be released
in Japan for a hefty price tag...
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30.05.2008Popfly Named to PC World Top 25 Most Innovative List
John Montgomery: This morning, PC World posted a story about the
top 25 most innovative products of 2007 and
Popfly made the list.
Needless to say, we're celebrating here at Popfly HQ, though I have to say that at 8:30AM on the Friday of Christmas week the "celebration"
consists of me having a cup of herbal tea and chuckling to myself while hoping that somebody else shows up before 10.
Adam, the architect who started Popfly,
has not only this good news to put under his tree, but also the fact that his book, "
WPF Unleashed" has been nominated for a
2007 Jolt Product
Excellence Award.
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28.12.2007US Complains About EU Tech Tax
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), along with the Japanese government, has filed a trade complaint against the European Union, saying
the E.U. has violated a World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement by taxing the import of some tech products. They allege that the E.U. is illegally
imposing import duties on cable and satellite boxes that can access the Internet, flat-panel computer monitors, and some multifunction computer
printers, the USTR announced Wednesday. Those products represented a $70 billion global export market in 2007, the USTR said in a news release.
" It is critical that the European Union live up to its
obligations instead of imposing new taxes and duties on innovative
technologies, " U.S.Trade Representative Susan Schwab said in a statement. " The EU should be working with the United States to promote new
technologies, not finding protectionist gimmicks to apply new duties to these products. " Representatives of the E.U. did not immediately respond
to a request for comments.
neowin.net - 28.05.2008
Tech Professionals Rank Top Tech Toys For The Holidays
Tech professionals want HDTV this holiday season, according to a poll by an industry group.
The Computing Technology Industry
Association (CompTIA) announced Wednesday that more respondents in an informal poll chose the HDTV as their "most-wanted" high-tech toy this year.
More than 15% of 1,012 respondents said they want HDTV.
Sony's PlayStation 3, which ranked first last year, came in second among
the most desired gifts this year, with 13.7% of respondents choosing the item. More than a third of respondents put game consoles on their list.
Nearly 11% chose Nintendo's Wii, putting it third on the overall list, while 10.2% said they would like Microsoft's Xbox 360, which ranked fourth.
winbeta.org - 06.12.2007
Defense Forum Highlights Microsoft Commitment to Global Military Customers
Microsofts innovative technology, industry partnerships and strategic counsel help international defense and security organizations tackle military
threats and respond to expanded mission list...
microsoft.com/presspass - 10.12.2008
Geek Tech: Must-Have Holiday
Hardware Upgrades
The Geek's annual list of
what he wants for his next PC...
pcworld.com - 16.12.2005
Seattle tops 'Forbes' most wired cities list
The list-happy business magazine Forbes Thursday released its annual survey of the nation's most wired cities. Topping the list is
Seattle, the home of Amazon.com, Starbucks, and Microsoft (well, it's in a suburb).
Surprisingly, none of California's
famed tech cities are in the top 10. San Francisco dropped to No. 11 from No. 4 last year, mainly because of its lack of high-speed access options.
But take heart, San Franciscans: Forbes still says you're the most tech savvy city in the country, since you have the highest percentage of
home broadband Internet users in the country. Following right behind the "city by the bay" are San Diego and Los Angeles.
winbeta.org - 23.01.2009
IRiver unleashes stream of products at CES
There are a dozen products on iRiver's CES announcement list -- devices for networking, devices for getting around town and enjoying one's music,
including two that are pretty Mickey Mouse...
betanews.com - 08.01.2009
iRiver unleashes a stream of products at CES
There are a dozen products on iRiver's CES announcement list -- devices for networking, devices for getting around town and enjoying one's music,
including two that are pretty Mickey Mouse...
betanews.com - 08.01.2009
Microsoft Innovation Center Japan Annual Report 2007-2008
This document introduces the activities of Microsoft Innovation Center from fiscal year of 2007 to 2008.
Microsoft Innovation
Center aims at contributing to the IT software industry in Japan by supporting software/hardware development companies, system integrators,
universities, entrepreneurs with innovative ideas, and individuals and organizations that plan to operate global businesses.
In
addition, Microsoft Innovation Center will introduce innovative products and services by working together with Japanese companies with cutting-edge
technologies and products to operate global business.
winbeta.org - 23.06.2008
Ellison tops tech exec salary list
Congratulations, Larry Ellison, you're No. 1!
Forbes , as it does every year, has released its list of top executive salaries. In the
overall list as well as the technology category, Ellison, the Oracle chief exec and billionaire yachtsman, was tops with total 2007 compensation at
$192.9 million.
It's another big win for Ellison, who recently won a $3 million tax break on his $200
million estate in swanky Woodside, Calif. Ellison's lawyers successfully argued that the house suffered from "significant functional obsolescence"
because it turns out there's a limited market for 23-acre estates built to look like 16th century Japanese summer palaces.
winbeta.org - 03.05.2008
Questions and comments about Firefox 3, IE 8, the future of
Web browsers, cloud computing, and how it all comes together.
Paul Thurrott: So it's always amusing to me when the mainstream press
tries to cover tech products, but I was particularly interested in this one since I'm in
the middle of writing my own Firefox 3 review. I think that terms like "innovative" are thrown around too casually these days, and while I realize
the competitive advantages inherent in using terms like that, let's be honest here: Firefox 3 is excellent, but it's not innovative at all,
it's just an evolution of what browsers have always been. And that's fine, I guess. One thing this guy does get right, however, is that the
browser is increasingly important because it's the gateway through which we do and will in the future experience cloud computing
neowin.net - 27.05.2008
Internet Explorer beats iPod in tech poll
Internet Explorer is the most
influential technology of the
past quarter-century,
according to a new CompTIA
study of IT pros. The firm
says that a full two-thirds of
all results nominated the
Microsoft web browser for the
top spot, eclipsing the second
place Microsoft Word, which
obtained 56 percent. Notably,
virtually all of the top five
was dominated by Microsoft
products, according to the
survey; only Apple's iPod was
able to crack the upper ranks
of the poll, tying with Excel
at 49 percent and falling just
behind Windows 95, which
reached 50 percent.
Exact reasons were not
given for IE's popularity in
the list, though the browser
is commonly credited with
taking over from Netscape
Navigator (which reached ninth
place at 31 percent) as the de
facto basis for web browsing
and growing use of the
Internet from the mid-1990s
onward.
Other
top ten products included the
BlackBerry messenger (39
percent), Adobe's Photoshop
visual editor (35 percent),
McAfee VirusScan (32 percent),
and the original PalmPilot (31
percent), which helped pioneer
the PDA and ultimately the
smartphone. Most of the
products on the list were
chosen because they were the
first in their class or the
first to make a particular
service extremely popular,
CompTIA noted.
winbeta.org - 31.07.2007
HDTV, PS3 top list of most wanted holiday gifts
Results of a web poll by the Computing Technology Industry Association indicate that gaming consoles are a much sought-after high-tech gift this year...
betanews.com - 05.12.2007
TechSpot Holiday Gift Guide 2008
Only a few weeks now stand between you and that fateful morning of December 25th, but there's still plenty of time to purchase and wrap your list
of gifts. But perhaps you don't even have a list yet! Well, if that's the case and you have a family of tech-fiends, our buying guide might
just be your savior. The TechSpot holiday gift guide is not your standard catalog-esque gift guide but one directed toward those special silicon
lovers. So, fathers, brothers, husbands and sons rejoice as you spread the word about this thoughtfully compiled list of technology toys, utilities
and gadgets.
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neowin.net - 26.11.2008
Triple-cool rating for Apple
Apple has taken a remarkable three places on a new list of the 20 coolest brands in the United Kingdom.
The Top 20 CoolBrands
list was headed by Aston Martin, but Apple took second place with iPod, seventh with its main brand, and nineteenth with iTunes.
Other tech brands to make the list were YouTube (3), Bang & Olufson (4) Google (5), PlayStation (6), Nintendo (9), eBay (13) and Amazon (20).
An initial 'shortlist' of almost 1200 brands was presented to the 26 members of the independent and voluntary CoolBrands Council,
predominantly marketers, designers and journalists. After council members had scored each brand, the top 625 were voted on by a 3265-member consumer
panel...
winbeta.org - 14.09.2007
Nvidia announces five 40nm GeForce 200M GPUs
Nvidia has announced five new mainstream GeForce 200M series GPUs this afternoon and all are based on TSMC's 40nm process, adding support for DirectX
10.1 and GDDR5 - two firsts for Nvidia's products.
The company's previous GeForce 200M products were, in fact, based on the
older 55nm G92 GPU which has found its way into many of Nvidia's desktop products in the past 18 months and are derived from the two and a half
year-old G80 architecture.
winbeta.org - 15.06.2009
