The kaleidoscope was invented in 1817 by the English physicist D. Brewster; it subsequently became a childâs toy. The word âkaleidoscopeâ is frequently used in a figurative sense to emphasize a rapid change of events, phenomena, or persons. What does it mean when you dream about a kaleidoscope? The kaleidoscope signifies the fragments that come together to form a whole, perhaps indicating something diverse, such as a situation with varied aspects, or piecing together the parts of a symbolic puzzle.
Here's another interesting tidbit from today's HP event in Shanghai: according to Kevin Frost, Vice President and General Manager of Consumer Notebooks Business Unit, 15-inch is currently the most popular laptop screen size in the US, while the folks in China prefer 14-inch offerings.
Summary: Reasonably big monitors have finally become the most common class of desktop computer screen, dethroning the 1024x768 resolution that was long the target for web design. The 1024Ã768 became the leading monitor size in 2004 and has only just been dethroned by a (slightly) larger screen resolution of 1366Ã768, according to StatCounter.