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HP’s all-in-one idea for the home office

HP blasted out several new PCs and workstations after CES and among them was a slick new AiO. HP invented the AiO (in 1972 with the HP9830) and has been at the forefront of it since. The company’s latest offering is the EliteOne AiO 800 Evolution—doesn’t that trickly little name just roll right off the tongue. Regardless of the silly … Read more

HP makes working at home comfortable

According to some back-of-the-envelope calculations and other data, we estimate the average cost for a tech worker’s space and support facilities in an office is about $15,500 a year.¹ If you could have your employees and contractors work at home, and all you had to do was outfit them with a new computer every three or four years for $500 a … Read more

HP puts a spin on the Chrome-based PC

Two new Chrome-based devices from HP add styling and additional features to up the ante on the Chrome-based computers. (Source: HP)   Chromebooks have been gaining a steady edge in the PC’ish market since their introduction in 2011. They have met the needs of students and people looking for a lightweight computer to provide walk-around accessibility to the Interest. Google’s … Read more

HP Chromebase All-in-One

HP’s Chromebase. (Source: HP)   HP introduced their Chromebase 21.5-inch All-in-One Desktop and claims it is the world’s first Chromebase All-in-One with a rotating display The screen can tilt 20 degrees upwards and easily rotate 90 degrees from landscape to portrait mode. The HP Chromebase AiO also has a split-screen feature that allows for viewing multiple pages simultaneously. The device … Read more

HP acquires Teradici; promises expanded virtualization capabilities

Founded in a garage in Palo Alto, HP has fixed up the place since then. (Source: HP)   HP has spent the last several years quizzing its customers, analysts, and investors about the future of workstations and the future of work. Looks like they’ve gotten their answer. HP has announced plans to acquire Teradici Corporation.  Teradici Corporation based in British … Read more

HP revisits the AiO for hybrid work environments

HP’s new AiO is skinny and makes you look good. (Source: HP)   The spring refresh continues as PC companies show new designs with an awareness of the changing boundaries between work and life and IT. The most recent addition to the lineup is HP’s new EliteOne 800 All-in-One (AiO). This one is designed for home or office, but its … Read more

HP Zs for a new world

Workstations have proved their mettle during the pandemic—sometimes by their absence. People, who have had to relinquish their powerful computers to work on home computers, have found out how much the workstation’s power, processing, and fast access to data means to them. Others have found it’s well worth the inconvenience to take the office machine home if that’s part of … Read more

Nvidia embodies bigLITTLE

If Nvidia is successful in acquiring Arm (and maybe even if they aren’t), Nvidia has some mighty big and small plans for, with, and of Arm. When Nvidia announced it intended to acquire Arm (see TechWatch: https://www.jonpeddie.com/editorials/what-if-what-if), they said in their ambitions (for Arm) in the UK that they would build a supercomputer AI research center in Cambridge. That was … Read more