The rate at which new computer hardware products
are arriving in the market is simply mind-boggling. As the technology advances,
the size and the price of the devices come down, while the efficiency and
capacity increase. The scenario is same in all cases, whether it is about
internal components like processor, motherboard, RAM, graphics card, and hard
disk or for peripheral accessories like mouse, keyboard, and monitors. Personal
computers became popular only before about three decades back. But already there
are huge piles of outdated and antique hardware components and devices. This is
a tribute to the tremendous rate of development of latest technologies in
computer hardware field. Perhaps, the newest entrant into the archeological
catalogue of computer peripherals is CRT monitors. The sleek looking LCD
monitors are spreading like computer virus.
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 and
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
software packages and streaming video websites. Also, computer motherboards
have undergone substantial changes over the years. More and more functions are
being added to the motherboard. Also, despite the incredible improvement in
performance and functionalities, the price of these components has actually
fallen steadily.
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 and AMD, intensifies. Both the companies are
engaging in a neck and neck competition and continuously outdo each other in
introducing new technologies.
In the field of computer peripherals, the latest
technology in computer hardware is in developing yet another version of
wireless mouse and keyboard. The concept of wireless mouse and keyboard is
about a decade old. But the development of these items is still a work in
progress. The latest products of wireless mouse and keyboard are said to be
highly durable and error free.
Some of the developments in the latest technology
in computer hardware are gearing up for changing the present concept of desktop
and laptop computers. With new developments making possible the convergence of
mobile phone technology and computers, a new breed of fully functional palm-top
computers are going to be introduced in near future. With touch screen monitors
and without the need for a mouse, these gadgets are likely to become the next
big leap in the constantly leaping technological development field.
