Friday 13 November 2009

Latest Computer Hardware

Latest Technology in Computer Hardware 

The rate at which new computer hardware products are arriving in the market is basically mind-boggling. As the technology advances, the size & the price of the devices come down, while the efficiency & capacity increase. The scenario is same in all cases, whether it is about internal components like processor, motherboard, RAM, graphics card, & hard disk or for peripheral accessories like mouse, keyboard, & monitors. Personal computers became popular only before about five decades back. But already there's giant piles of outdated & antique hardware components & devices. This is a tribute to the tremendous rate of development of latest technologies in computer hardware field. Perhaps, the newest entrant in to the archeological catalogue of computer peripherals is CRT monitors. The sleek looking LCD monitors are spreading like computer virus.

The most vital component of a computer is the microprocessor. It is in this field that a battle of developing latest technologies in computer hardware takes place. The pace of development of microprocessor increases as the competition between the major processor chip manufacturing companies, Intel & AMD, intensifies. Both the companies are engaging in a neck & neck competition & continuously outdo each other in introducing new technologies.

Data storage devices have attracted considerable attention of the technology developers. New kinds of storage devices such as newer versions of flash memory cards, hard disks using latest technology & disks of ever-increasing capacity are the results of advancement in latest technology in compute hardware. The memory size of the random access memory (RAM) cards is soaring to enable the smooth functioning of graphics animation program packages & streaming video websites. Also, computer motherboards have undergone substantial changes over the years. More & more functions are being added to the motherboard. Also, despite the fabulous improvement in performance & functionalities, the price of these components has actually fallen steadily.

In the field of computer peripherals, the latest technology in computer hardware is in developing yet another version of wireless mouse & keyboard. The concept of wireless mouse & keyboard is about a decade elderly. But the development of these items is still a work in progress. The latest products of wireless mouse & keyboard are said to be highly durable & error free.

A number of the developments in the latest technology in computer hardware are gearing up for changing the present concept of desktop & laptop computers. With new developments making possible the convergence of mobile phone technology & computers, a new breed of fully functional palm-top computers are going to be introduced in near future. With touch screen monitors & without the need for a mouse, these gadgets are likely to become the next huge leap in the constantly leaping technological development field.