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The Mactini – A Glimpse Into The Future Of Computer Technology

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The world’s smallest computer with only one button

The Mactini

Forget Netbooks. Apple has redefined the meaning of portability with it’s upcoming product, The Mactini. With it’s super ultra portable size, your computing experience will be like never before. It is the future of portable computers… Not! This is not true. Don’t fall for my cheap selling skills.

It’s actually a hilarious sketch from The Peter Serafinowicz Show, that was aired on BBC 2 as a Christmas Special in the year 2008. In this sketch, Peter Serafinowicz the “Apple guy John” demonstrates the working of the impossibly small Mac Computer, called the ‘Mactini’ with only one button on it’s keypad. The video is pretty old, but worth revisiting again :D. Watch it:

Think about it, if say hypothetically this is true, what reason would make you buy the Mactini?

Download Old School Video Games For PC!

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Mario, Sonic, Megaman, Contra, Sonic, Pokemon, Spongebob, Naruto, Metal Slug for PC all are available for free download

It is a great experience to play Super Mario and other favorite titles on your game console or with a particular game ROM on your computer, all video game fans will agree. Game ROM emulators are very impressively constructed that the user can set the game to work exactly the way you do with PC games. Configuring the screen resolution, reconfiguring game controls, saving and loading game states as per your convenience, etceteras are all possible with Game Emulators. The best part being that most of the ROMS, especially NES ROMS are totally free to download.

For those unaware that some of the famous titles that you love playing on old school video games are also available for PC.  These games are FREE to download and have been provided by www.softendo.com

Single Room That Transforms Into More Rooms, The Technology

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Optimizing a small space to make it much more usable, probably the future of small and cheaper homes.

Few years ago in Hong Kong, genius architect Gary Chang implemented the concept of what he defines as the “Domestic Transformer” into his living space of 330sq. ft, making it wholesome with an entertainment room, study room, living room, kitchen and the bathroom to name a few. The Domestic transformer is capable of transforming into 24 rooms! It seems unbelievable to visualize such marvellous home actualize.

Gary Chang followed the so-called ‘Hong Kong’s principle of utilizing every inch of available space’ making this technological marvel an inspiration.

(Interview of Gary in his transformer room)

Another well known marvel called The Kinetic Apartment was a project completed with Design4D and based on the same idea as the Domestic Transformer, the only difference being that it has 3 basic transformable rooms and uses only a 30Sq.ft space.

A visual of the interior

The single 30 sqm room consists of three basic elements. These are a red rotating media wall which can be positioned to serve any space, a solid black work surface which extends the length of the flat and a white screen wall which unfolds to reveal functions and define spaces. An automated lighting system and touch screen media centre add an extra layer of digital luxury to the apartment – www.dexigner.com

Though this technology has not been widely commercialised and also currently an expensive deal, with constant R&D it may soon become cheap and a most preferred home for many. But, would you really prefer living your life in such compact houses?