I’ve been negative about technology for the last couple of days, but that is all set to change with MSI announcing the Wind. It is MSI’s competitor to the EeePC, with a few small differences.
It will feature a 10-inch display, a inch and a bit larger then the upcoming EeePC. It will use Atom architecture, and though the tests have shown it isn’t lightning, I’m confident the battery tests will be impressive. It will feature a 2.5-inch HDD, meaning the user should be able to put any size drive they want in there, as long as it fits. OS wise it features other Windows or Linux.
Some people are saying that “those features are for a notebook not a UMPC”, but the EeePC is a notebook.If the EeePC could do the same thing it would be an even more attractive package. If you consider what you gain, especially with an expected 7 hour battery life, the Wind will be more complete for the mobile user.
The price range is pretty crazy, with it being as low as $US450 and going to around $US1000. It really excites me to imagine a device that I could charge and use for a whole day without needed a second battery. No date as yet, but expect a rant when the product is released and reviewed.
For more info, hit up Gizmodo.
I was digging as I do (it is a new habit that is hard to kick), and I came around a interesting article about the ten myths of nuclear power. I thought you guys would like to check it out. Though it has to be taken with a grain of salt (as you do with everything on the internet), it does open yours eyes a little. It is logical to think that we haven’t perfected any power technology as yet, and though he is right about nuclear power currently, with advances in solar and wind power, it may not be the best way to go in the future.
For the whole article, jump over to Spiked Online.