Catching up with multitouch pioneer Jeff Han
When it comes to the future of technology, Jeff Han literally has his finger on the pulse . Han, best known for creating the giant touch-screen “Magic Wall” used by CNN , has been a pioneer in touch technology since his days at NYU. His 40-person company, Perceptive Pixel , is hardly a household name, but the company has carved out a niche for itself selling the kinds of touch wall systems used in defense, government, and medical-research markets
First Look: Apple’s new Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
At its “Back to the Mac” event, Apple emphasized the importance of its Mac business, despite the fact that its desktop and notebook computers now represent just 33% of the company’s revenues. State of the Mac Chief operations officer Tim Cook pointed out that the 13.7 million Macs Apple sold in the last financial year are now a $22 billion operation, having grown dramatically over the past several years even as Apple has itself grown even faster by adding iPods, iPhones and iPads into the product mix
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Assessing Ray Ozzie’s impact at Microsoft
Bringing change to Microsoft has been likened to getting an ocean liner to change course. By all accounts though, the company has made several such adjustments. While the changes took time, the key ones can often be traced to a moment in time
Sources: Apple to unveil revamped 11.6-inch MacBook Air next week
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