Computing

55 Years Ago, HP’s Founder Apologised For Knowing Nothing About Computers

When he was the Provost of Stanford (before being credited as the Father of Silicon Valley), tech legend Frederick Terman wanted to help the US Army acquire a computer. So, he turned to HP’s Bill Hewlett. Problem: Bill was totally clueless.


June 23, 2009

Hands-On: HP PhotoSmart Premium With TouchSmart Web

After playing around with HP’s new web-enabled printer, it’s clear they didn’t take any shortcuts with the hardware, equipping it with a responsive, capacitive touch panel. But besides the same types who buy digital photo frames, will anyone use this?