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- HP unveils multi-touch consumer laptop/tablet
- Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday launched its first multi-touch notebook for consumers. The TouchSmart tx2 Notebook PC was modeled after HP's desktop version of the same name (statement, Techmeme). The move ups the ante in the notebook race--assuming you think multi-touch is important. The laptop also...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Multi-touch, Laptop Computer, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- More OLPC Give One Considerations
- It's the second day of sales for the OLPC Give One Get One program on Amazon; the site is still up and still claiming next day delivery is available (anyone who gets theirs in a day, please talk back below). I posted several musings yesterday on this latest effort...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- From Windows Capable to the Linux laptop
- Personally I find something touchy and silly in some of HP's efforts in this direction. Women want the same things from their laptops as men, for instance. But the key point is they are serious here, not just about the engineering but the marketing. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Linux Laptop, Laptop Computer, Gender And Diversity, Linux, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Human Resources, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Dana Blankenhorn, Hewlett-Packard Co., UNIX, Open Source
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- $400 XOs and recessions
- The OLPC XO goes on sale through Amazon Monday via a redux of their Give One Get One (G1G1) program that turned into such a debacle last year. It's no secret that, despite my utter willingness to give props to OLPC for spurring an entire market of...
- Tags: Recession, Amazon.com Inc., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, OLPC XO, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-16
- Computers make the case for globalization
- The United States has long been sliding towards trade skepticism, a process that has merely been exaggerated by the recent troubles in financial markets. Low-cost computers and its associated market size makes one of the best cases for globalization, however. Most of us wouldn't have jobs if computers...
- Tags: Computer, Globalization, Productivity, Strategy, Management, John Carroll, Job, Laptop Computer
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Fujitsu gets dense and secure with mobile hard drives
- Fujitsu's latest 2.5 inch 5400RPM 500GB hard disk, the MJA2 BH On Tuesday, storage manufacturer Fujitsu Computer Products of America announced their latest series of mobile hard disks, raising the capacity bar for laptops with their 2.5-inch MJA2 BH and MJA2 CH series...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Mobile, Fujitsu Ltd., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Storage, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- First laptops "designed by" Best Buy look like winners
- HP's first 13-inch consumer laptop, the Pavilion dv3510nr, is getting good grades, including an Editors' Choice award from CNET.com. The Pavilion dv3510nr is one of two Blue Label notebooks--the other is the Toshiba Satellite e105-s140--which are not only sold exclusively at Best Buy, but were also designed...
- Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., CNET Networks Inc., Battery, HP Pavilion, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Engineering, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- ThermaPAK Memory Foam Laptop HeatShift Bag (15.4-inch, navy)
- The $50 ThermaPAK HeatShift bag is a laptop carrying case that also has a built in cooling system. The cooling technology works without using any batteries, plugs, or cords, and can be separated from the accompanying case. The design can benefit from extra straps and a more organized interior, but...
- Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, ThermaPAK HeatShift, pad
- Product reviews 2008-11-07
- Asus X83VM-X1 - Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26 GHz, 14.1-inch TFT
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Holiday 2008 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.With its brown lid with a woven gold graphics pattern, the Asus X83VM-X1 might be mistaken for some sort of Gucci-branded laptop. (Hey, it...
- Tags: Notebooks, Processors, TFT, Asus X83VM-X1, ASUS, laptop computer, Intel Core 2 Duo
- Product reviews 2008-11-07
- Asus X83VB-X1
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Holiday 2008 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.We have tested and reviewed five retail laptops in the $800 to $1,000 range, and the Asus X83VB-X1 is the cheapest and most powerful...
- Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Asus X83VB-X1, ASUS
- Product reviews 2008-11-05
- Gateway MC series: The best deal on a 16-inch notebook?
- Gateway announced its MC series notebook in late October, but so far it has received little coverage aside from Laptop Magazine's review. The MC series is one of several recent laptops with 16-inch widescreen displays geared toward entertainment. Like other Gateway notebooks and desktops, the MC series...
- Tags: Gateway Inc., Series, Laptop Computer, MC Series, Gateway MC7801u, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- Gateway MC7801u
- One look at the Gateway MC7801u, and you'd think it belonged in the high-end group of retail laptops we're reviewing for our holiday roundup. A slick maroon lid opens to reveal an HD-friendly, 16-inch display with edge-to-edge glass; beneath it sits a backlit keyboard and sleek, glowing light-touch controls. Yet...
- Tags: Notebooks, Gateway MC7801u, Gateway Inc., laptop computer
- Product reviews 2008-11-03
- Alienware launches 'world's first mobile quad-core' laptop
- Alienware launches 'world's first mobile quad-core' laptopnicei hate dell... but dam alienware is nice...comon mac fanboys what do you have to say about thisNot the firstLenovo was the first with the Thinkpad W700 released a couple months ago. Lenovo's website won't come up at work for some reason, but I...
- Tags: Branding, Notebooks, mobile, Alienware, Sager, brand name, brand, laptop computer, small company, NVidia Corp., quad-core
- Discussion threads 2008-11-03
- Alienware launches 'world's first mobile quad-core' laptop
- Alienware, Dell's extreme-high performance computing arm, has announced the arrival of its M17 laptop, one of the first such machines powered by the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 (2.53 GHz, 12MB cache, 1066MHz FSB), the world's first mobile quad-core processor. Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines....
- Tags: Alienware, Mobile, Quad-core, Storage, ATI Technologies Inc., Intel Core 2 Duo, Laptop Computer, M17, Corporate Communications, Processors, Marketing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-03
- HP dv4-1155se
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Holiday 2008 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The HP Pavilion dv4-1155se is sure to catch your eye as you stroll down the laptop aisle at your local big box electronics store,...
- Tags: Desktops, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., laptop computer
- Product reviews 2008-10-31
- HP G60-125nr
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Holiday 2008 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The HP G60-125NR is one of only a couple of laptops we've seen with a 15.6-inch display. We're seeing more and more 16:9 displays...
- Tags: HP G60-125nr, display, Hewlett-Packard Co., laptop computer, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Product reviews 2008-10-31
- 6GB of RAM possible in new MacBook and MBP
- 6GB of RAM possible in new MacBook and MBPThe problem is that at least 2GB ....... will be substantially slowwer. DDR memory alternates devices when storing data to allow for address lines to stabilize. There is no second memory location for half of the $GB device.Dell E series...
- Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, CPU, RAM
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- Skooba Checkthrough laptop bag
- The Skooba Checkthrough is one of a new batch of products designed to meet TSA guidelines for bags that let you zip through airport security without removing your laptop. For the most part, we like it: it's roomy, contains plenty of organizer pockets, and features a well-though-out butterfly design that...
- Tags: Notebooks, Skooba Checkthrough, laptop computer, zipper
- Product reviews 2008-10-29
- Toshiba L355D-S7825
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Holiday 2008 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.By virtue of its broad, 17.1-inch display, the $699 Toshiba Satellite L355D-S7825 stands out among budget laptops (most of which feature 15.4-inch displays). And...
- Tags: Notebooks, Network technology, satellite, Satellite L355D-S7825, laptop computer, Toshiba Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-10-29
- HP dv4-1125nr
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Holiday 2008 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.If you can find a more feature-packed laptop for $800 on store shelves, I'd like to see it. The HP Pavilion dv4-1125nr separates itself...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, HP Pavilion, laptop computer, 64-bit, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2008-10-29
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