http://www.embracingchaos.com/2006/09/for_once_dell_b.html Analysis of Trends in Technology, Business, Society Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.embracingchaos.com/2006/09/for_once_dell_b.html/comment-page-1#comment-2558 Laptop chargers compared | Macbook Charger Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:29:08 +0000 http://wp.embracingchaos.com/2006/09/for_once_dell_b.html#comment-2558 [...] Apple MacBook Pro power supply on the left. Dell Latitude power supply on the right. The Dell one is a masterful piece of industrial design. The apple one, pretty clumsy. Ironic? My thoughts. [...] [...] Apple MacBook Pro power supply on the left. Dell Latitude power supply on the right. The Dell one is a masterful piece of industrial design. The apple one, pretty clumsy. Ironic? My thoughts. [...]

]]> http://www.embracingchaos.com/2006/09/for_once_dell_b.html/comment-page-1#comment-632 Embracing Chaos » Blog Archive » Switching to a MacBook Pro - Leo Parker Dirac on Business and Technology Trends Sat, 10 Apr 2010 16:08:34 +0000 http://wp.embracingchaos.com/2006/09/for_once_dell_b.html#comment-632 [...] MagSafe power connector.  I never need to worry about tripping over my laptop’s charger and having my expensive laptop flung off the table.  That’s a nice patent.  I wonder how broad it is.  Really, alot of plugs could be magnetic.  But honestly I think that most new consumer electronics won’t need any cables in about 10 years.  In about 5 years, Bluetooth (or its ilk) will handle data interconnects, and in another 5 years, we’ll be charging our batteries without plugs either by using inductive battery chargers or smart wire arrays that automatically couple to any device placed on them.  I also have to say that while the magsafe plug is great, Apple has a few things to learn from Dell about how to build the charger unit. [...] [...] MagSafe power connector.  I never need to worry about tripping over my laptop’s charger and having my expensive laptop flung off the table.  That’s a nice patent.  I wonder how broad it is.  Really, alot of plugs could be magnetic.  But honestly I think that most new consumer electronics won’t need any cables in about 10 years.  In about 5 years, Bluetooth (or its ilk) will handle data interconnects, and in another 5 years, we’ll be charging our batteries without plugs either by using inductive battery chargers or smart wire arrays that automatically couple to any device placed on them.  I also have to say that while the magsafe plug is great, Apple has a few things to learn from Dell about how to build the charger unit. [...]

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