Sixty years ago, on 16 December, scientists at Bell Labs--William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain--built the world's first transistor and nothing has been the same since.
Intel co-founder Gordon Moore chuckled at those who, in decades past, predicted the imminent demise of Moore's Law. But the traditional semiconductor chip is finally approaching some fundamental physical limits and is expected to run out of gas in 2017. What then?
Carbon. Is there nothing it can't do? As well as being the fundamental element behind life, the premium component in energy storage and the top contender for executioner of the human race, it's now beginning to fill in the forms for consideration as inheritor to silicon's electronic crown.
Intel plans to unveil more details behind its Tri-Gate transistor, an experimental circuit that could be important in the company's quest to keep up with Moore's Law.
Spot-on colour, high brightness, and advanced adjustment options make this 21-inch LCD a worthy rival to even the best CRTs.
This high-end LCD gets an A for design, features, and adjustability, but its image quality falls a smidge short for the price.
BenQ's attractive FP767-12 delivers enough image quality for typical home use, but it isn't quite all it's cracked up to be for gaming and video.
Samsung's SyncMaster 172X is one of the first LCDs on the market with a blazing 12 millisecond pixel-response time, to keep up with fast action movies and games.
Sony's sharp-looking SDM-X73 offers adequate image quality for basic home or office use.
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