With so many options to choose from, its hard to make the right decision when looking to purchase a digital camera. Factors such as size, color, and quality all play their part. So, which is the right camera for you? The answer, unfortunately, is that it depends on what you're going to use the camera for. If you want a camera that you can take around in your purse or jacket pocket, then a co...

GPS stands for Global Positioning System and is a navigation system based on 24 different satellites. Originally, it was intended for military use and these satellites where placed into orbit by the U.S. Department of Defense; however, in the 1980s, the government made the system available for regular civilians to use. The GPS satellites transmit a signal to Earth indicating the current time. Th...

For those that need the power of a desktop in many locations, often a laptop or a tablet PC is the way to go. Even just a few years ago, laptops cost several thousand dollars, but prices have fallen rapidly which have opened the market up to a much larger audience. College students, IT admins, Road Warrior salespeople, and others can purchase enough computing power for their needs. Current debat...

An e-book reader is a mobile electronic device used to read books and periodicals. They are also called e-book devices or e-readers. While any device that is capable of displaying text on a screen can act as an e-book reader, only the ones with the e-paper technology are technically consider an e-reader. These are specialized devices that are geared towards making it easy to read books using an...

A drawing tablet is a computer device that makes it possible for people to draw graphics and pictures. They are also referred to as a digitizer, digitizing tablet, graphics pad, or graphics tablet. The device consists of two items: a pad and a pen. When the pen touches the pad, the motion is captured by the computer and is displayed in the computer program being used. It also renders the amount...

Computer memory, also called RAM (Random Access Memory) is the short term memory for a computer or electronic device. When a program is loaded, information is taken from the hard drive and placed into the computer's memory so that it is ready for the computer's processor to receive and do something with. Most computers can accept between 2-4 "sticks" of RAM. They're sometim...