Plugged In
Stay plugged in to technology news. Cox staffers across the country and around the globe bring you breaking tech news and other high-tech tidbits and explain what it all means to you and your community -- 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Only with "Plugged In."RSS feed
What's on this page →
All the entries posted on April 15, 2008.
Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F
Recent entries
Home > Plugged In > Archives > 2008 > April > 15
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Vice President Fiorina? Madam Secretary?
When it comes to that high-profile demographic of female former tech industry CEOs, it’s no secret John McCain is far and away the front-runner among presidential candidates.
But if McCain wins, Fiorina might become much more. In a recent interview with HispanicBusiness magazine she indicated she’d be interested in being vice president if McCain wins. And in speeches in Washington earlier this week, McCain specifically mentioned Fiorina, Whitman and Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers as possible cabinet secretaries, according to the San Francisco Chronicle and others.
In Pittsburgh today, McCain laid out his economic plans. That’s Fiorina who clearly has McCain’s back in the Associated Press photo above.
Permalink | Comments (4) | Post your comment |
Dell updates Vostro line of computers
Dell announced three new notebook computers today for its Vostro line of small-business products.
The company released a 13.3-inch laptop that will start at $749, and at 15.4-inch model that starts at $599. Those models are available immediately in Europe and will go on sale in the U.S. on May 1. Dell also will start selling a 17-inch model later in May.
Vostro came to life last summer, when Dell carved out a line specifically for small businesses. Before then, those customers typically purchased Dell’s consumer products or PCs designed and geared for large businesses.
The Vostro line includes some free services, such as online data back-up services, and customers can order the PCs without most of the trial software that typically comes on consumer models.
The new Vostro PCs will be thinner and lighter, Dell said, and will come with expanded security features.
Permalink | Comments (0) | Post your comment |
Computer keyboard that’s germ-free
A washable, dishwasher-safe, antimicrobial keyboard is the latest answer to going germ-free.
It’s offered by a Jacksonville company, Silver Shield LLC, at $69.99. An anti-microbial mouse will be out later this spring.
It has a gold connector for the USB port to avoid rust, laser-etched letters that won’t fade and drain holes for cleaning liquids to flow out of the keyboard.
So far, the health-care industry has been the biggest buyer. But food services and libraries, where germs might be passed around easily, might be a fertile market. Actually, at that price, regular consumers might want one.
The question is: Will buyers actually take the time to soap them down?