Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for an interactive and collaborative computing device. One example device enables users to establish a communicative link with the interactive and collaborative computing device such that each user may view and share information whether in a local or remote interactive and collaborative environment. The systems and methods described herein further provide a way for users to annotate content displayed on the interactive and collaborative computing device by providing annotative input via another computing device.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for mirroring data within a single hard drive. A hard disk drive (210) can receive a write command to write data on platters (216) therein. The data is then written in two locations (212, 214) using two different read/write heads. Additionally, hard disk drive (210) can receive a read command and reading the data from a first location (212) of the two locations (212, 214), if no drive read error is detected. If the drive read error is detected then the data can be read from a second location (214) of the two locations (214, 216), if the auto-mirror function is enabled.