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CATALIN IVAN
Catalin is the latest addition in the Softpedia Gadgets team. One could say he and technology grew up together and working here is Catalin's way of repaying his friend.
Personal motto: George Carlin said it best: "I'm a modern man, a man for the millennium. Digital and smoke free. A diversified multi-cultural, post-modern deconstructionist; politically, anatomically and ecologically incorrect. I've been uplinked and downloaded, I've been inputted and outsourced, I know the upside of downsizing, I know the downside of upgrading. I'm a high-tech low-life. A cutting edge, state-of-the-art bi-coastal multi-tasker and I can give you a gigabyte in a nanosecond!"
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How many of you have imagined being a commando when you were young and used different ways of communicating with your fellow team mates such as two cans and a string, in order to coordinate attacks on the enemy's base? Come on, we've all seen those movies and we all wanted and imagined it at least once. Aft... |
23 November 2009
10:13 GMT |
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I have written about a lot of gadgets in my time, but Digital Photo Frames never cease to amaze me. Not because of how awesome the technology behind them is, but because, no matter how pointless the idea of spending money on one is, there will always be people buying Digital Photo Frames and the industry will always ... |
23 November 2009
09:42 GMT |
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Those days when everyone owned basically the same computer no matter what they used it for are long gone. Now, we have special gaming rigs, low-consumption computers, computers made especially for multimedia enjoyment or 'all in one' computers that seek to offer a bit of every category. Entering the Mini PC... |
23 November 2009
09:09 GMT |
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If you've read some of my previous articles, you probably know that I'm a sucker for a good design. You can give me the fastest phone in the world, call it the Garden of Eden Creation Kit (Fallout fans know what I am talking about), and I still won't like it if the overall aesthetic appeal is lacking. ... |
23 November 2009
08:42 GMT |
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When I read this device's name, I couldn't help thinking about a show I recently saw regarding people who were in love with inanimate objects, from the kitchen sink to the Berlin Wall. While this is indeed a serious disease, it also represents quite a problem in our current day and age. People are getting o... |
23 November 2009
08:26 GMT |
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Don't you hate it how most laptops cannot handle 3G connectivity properly (without the help of some third-party device) when you're out of the country on business? I mean, they are made for portability, right? Why not add something that enables domestic but also global 3G connectivity? You know, like Lenovo... |
23 November 2009
06:26 GMT |
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When Sony first announced that, in the year 2010, it would be making quite an advancement in the 3D market, there were a lot of people wondering how that would affect the PlayStation 3, which theoretically could support 3D. Some feared that they might have to buy a new PlayStation 3 or at least a USB dongle or someth... |
23 November 2009
06:04 GMT |
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Nowadays, it seems there's an adapter for anything. Whether you need an eSATA port, more USB ports or God knows what unheard of type of connection, there is an adapter that will make that happen even if your computer cannot theoretically handle it. And they keep getting better and better. Speaking of upgraded de... |
23 November 2009
05:31 GMT |
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Ready for another exciting venture into the world of communication switches? I know, I'm not that keen on it either, but get ready because we will be embarking on a journey full of mystery, excitement, beautiful ladies, dangerous men and, of course, adventure. Who am I kidding, forget about all that fun stuff, I... |
23 November 2009
04:55 GMT |
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I have tried, I have really, really tried to understand how come a 'blingy' phone's success is inversely proportional to its aesthetic appeal, but I just cannot fathom the amount of bad taste that someone must have in order to like a mobile phone with loads of diamonds on it and an outrageously bad des... |
23 November 2009
04:21 GMT |
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What do you do when you suspect your spouse of foul play but cannot really prove it because your working schedule is 24/7? Well, besides realizing that your work might be the culprit behind your... upset marriage, you really need to be thinking about solutions. Hiring a private detective or perhaps taking some time o... |
23 November 2009
03:36 GMT |
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When it comes to bringing about new products for the holiday season, leave it to companies such as Kyocera to come up with the most interesting and of course... cheap products. Especially when it comes to mobile phones. The latest additions to the ever-expanding Kyocera line of mobile phones, the Torino S2300 and Dom... |
23 November 2009
03:02 GMT |
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After the incredible success that Wii Fit had in making overweight people think more highly of themselves, there have been quite a number of games, controllers and consoles that have attempted the same thing. However, none has been as ingenious, cuddly, adorable, lovable and... green as Blobo the squeezeball, a contr... |
23 November 2009
02:32 GMT |
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Since I have been talking about Sprint's latest addition to its mobile phone line of holiday shopping-oriented products, it is only fair that I talk about what AT&T has added as well, right? Well, starting with Sunday, faithful AT&T customers will be able to acquire what is the second Pantech handset to be relea... |
20 November 2009
10:13 GMT |
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If I have told you once, I have told you a thousand times, and unfortunately I will not end until the press releases end as well: the holiday season's a coming folks and everyone whose anyone anywhere in the world keeps adding and adding new devices hoping that they will catch the public attention long enough fo... |
20 November 2009
09:56 GMT |
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Have you ever wondered what the future of certain types of technologies might be? For example, in the late 90’s, did you ever wonder how the hard disk drives of the future might look? And if you did that, how many of you ever thought that solid state drives might represent the storage medium of the future? How ... |
20 November 2009
09:26 GMT |
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If there is one line of devices that I have started to know by heart besides LEDs or netbooks, then I must definitely be referring to solid state drives, or SSDs for short. Why is that, you wonder? Well, because lately there have been quite a few SSDs released onto the public. And with each release, the price went do... |
20 November 2009
09:06 GMT |
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If you're a fan of great looking design, you're probably quite familiar with a certain company by the name of Lenovo. If you are not, well it is about time you got acquainted because new information has arisen regarding Lenovo's upcoming additions to the ThinkPad series. This time, we will be feasting ... |
20 November 2009
08:41 GMT |
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There are so many pieces of news regarding supercomputers lately, don't you think? I mean, Ok, I get it, it is due to the Supercomputing 2009 Expo but must we really be made aware of every computer that was deemed worthy to be made a member of the TOP 500 list? Anyway, seeing how I have started the article writi... |
20 November 2009
08:17 GMT |
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You know, I am quite a calm individual. Calculated and taciturn, I like to solve everything peacefully, through intelligent conversation and negotiation than through brute force. But there are some moments when I would welcome a chance to be left inside a room with some few people in order to practice a more... less ... |
20 November 2009
06:42 GMT |
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Some time ago, I had a saying: not a day goes by that I do not write at least an article about a netbook. Nowadays, netbooks have lost their appeal (thank Bruce Almighty), but a few other devices have taken their place, out of which the ones I like most are e-Book readers. Because I love reading and it warms my heart... |
20 November 2009
05:53 GMT |
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As you pretty well know by now, I am what you might call a hardcore gamer. I have played almost everything that's come up on a PC or console since the early 80’s to November 20, 2009. If you were to ask me onto which platform I enjoy gaming the most, I would tell you beyond the shadow of a doubt that there... |
20 November 2009
05:26 GMT |
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With the holiday season nearing, more and more companies are adding new devices to their holiday product lineup. Companies such as AT&T, for example, seek to impress future buyers with all sorts of interesting devices like the recently added HP Mini 110 netbook, which is meant to be used with AT&T's 3G Mobile Br... |
20 November 2009
04:54 GMT |
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You know, there have been a lot of new thin clients announced lately, thus proving my belief that the future in business computing is definitely what we now know as “cloud.” And here I come with yet another announcement, this time from Devon IT. It seems that it announced two new VMware View certified thi... |
20 November 2009
03:56 GMT |
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I bet you can hardly wait for 2010, right? Just imagine how many awesome computer games will be coming. Crysis 2, Knights of the Republic, Star Trek Online, Stargate Worlds, StarCraft 2, Diablo 3, definitely a new addition to the Barbie gaming series and a lot more others! You know what you need to do, right? No? Let... |
20 November 2009
03:33 GMT |
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You know 2010 is coming, right? The year of the Gadget, as I like to call it, 2010 is a very special year for yours truly. This year, I am aiming to build myself “the bestest modded PC ever” with everything from the hardware to the external casing being customized to my exact specifications. Speaking of h... |
20 November 2009
03:04 GMT |
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So, you say you want to add a new SSD in order to upgrade your laptop but don't know exactly how to go about with upgrading it? Well, Imation has come up with something that might be just what you need: the 2.5-inch M-Class SSD Upgrade Kit. What you get is an SSD and a way to install it following three simple st... |
19 November 2009
10:20 GMT |
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You know, technology advances at such a very fast rate yet it does not do it in a uniform manner. Technology that can be marketed such as computer hardware and so on gets new additions almost every week while areas that really need technological advancement, such as the medical field, are left behind to often fend fo... |
19 November 2009
09:53 GMT |
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Boy, oh boy, it sure has been a long time since I wrote about one of these devices. You're curious what devices? Well, I will give you a hint: towards the beginning of this here now ending year, there were so many of them that one would have thought ASUS was preparing an invasion. Yes, ladies and gents, that is ... |
19 November 2009
09:29 GMT |
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If you have been following my articles for more than just a few days, you probably caught up by now that I love reading. I grew up in a time when the Internet was just something that people with a lot of money could afford, where games would come on diskettes and not DVDs and where the computer was fourth in a kid�... |
19 November 2009
09:10 GMT |
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