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ASUS P526 Sony-Ericsson K850 Bazaar Editorial_Feb_08.qxd 5/13/2008 10:32 AM Page 1 Editorial It’s In The Air... ...Or Is It? I WAS IN Boston, in a Mac store, buying myself a Macbook. At approximately the same time, not very far away, Steve Jobs pulled out the world’s slimmest laptop from an envelope and revealed it to the world. The reason I was out shopping for a new laptop was because I was tired of lugging my aging Lenovo around, and my shoulders were pleading for some respite. Apart from just looking cool, the smallest laptops are just extremely convenient. While out shopping, I was quite taken by the Sony Vaio TZ series and the ASUS Eee. I remem- Sujay Nair Editorial Director bered what Agent001 told me before I left: “There is only that much you can fit into this space, you know.” Just a few days later, the guys at Apple “Now, I am not the kind of user Iseemed to disagree, and packed in so much more who goes by looks alone. into so much less! I need functionality...” However, while most of the world ooh-ed and aah-ed over the Air’s design elements, a select few shook their heads in disgust. A tech savvy Ryer- future holds for the Air. Will the killer looks of the sons student said, “How could Apple have for- Air impress the masses and silence its critics, or gotten to add mobile broadband to it? I have no will the lack of functionality be its undoing? real reason to trade in my Macbook. It makes the What I find curious is that despite knowing all whole Air thing pointless.” they knew, and saying all they said, when I asked Other power users are miffed about the inbuilt the dissenters whether they’d get the Air if I just battery. “I can’t even pack an extra battery for long- gave them $1,800, most said “Sure!” haul flights back to India,” says Anita Sharma, a stu- dent of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The claimed five hour battery backup with WiFi turned on is something that remains to be seen. Another enthusiast said, “Stuff like this is meant for the connected. There is a lack of func- tionality here. The product seems to be a proto- type, what with no 3G functionalities built in.” Now, I am not the kind of user who goes by looks alone. I need functionality—Firewire, Eth- ernet, replaceable battery, etc. The choice was obvious for me: rather than spending USD 1,799 on a cool looking Air, I decided to get myself a normal Macbook. With Steve Jobs himself admitting that the Air lacked features, not much is left to be said in this matter. However, I can’t help but wonder what the [email protected] Colophon-Feb 08.qxd 5/12/2008 5:08 PM Page 6 Tell Us What You Feel About Digit Advertisers’ Index Each month, Digit walks through the technology maze to bring you the most relevant, most researched stories. If you have an opinion about Client . 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We spoke with Settling Differences a simple walk-through of what you need to do such Ajai Chowdhry of Considering this, what future technologies Any two semi-techies can HCL in the will come to the fore? get into a verbal context of deathmatch about ultraportable whether Windows or Linux Smart Business computing is better, though most The Numbers Game agree that the latter is As an online business, there are two sides 22 more secure. So, well, to this story: firstly, you can get an insight Google.org gets which is better, and if into who visits your site and when and so busy applying tech to a Linux is more secure, why? on; but second, you need to be able to use humanitarian that information. Here’s about Web cause 29 Analytics 22 The MacBook Air—the world’s 104 Trends thinnest laptop, Droolmaal they claim Biometrics For Security Would you believe there exists a quad- 102 We’ve written countless words about biometrics 24 Xbox360 system, complete with fans to blow the wind in your face as you race? This and 34 and how they’ll lead to a more secure future.
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