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Wednesday, Oct 21
Dealzmodo: HP Desktop, Monitor, Laptop, Netbook and Router, all for $1200 (!) [Dealzmodo]
Those looking for new Windows 7 hardware might want to head to Best Buy tomorrow—according to our source, they're set to debut an HP package with a desktop, monitor, laptop, netbook, and...
Tuesday, Jul 28
Convert a Netbook Battery Into an iPhone Battery [DIY]
Why would you hack your MSI Wind's battery to add a USB port when you can just connect your iPhone or any other device to the netbook's USB port? Well, just because you can. According to the...
Wednesday, Jan 7
Sony Vaio P Super Don't-Call-It-a-Netbook Hands On
The form factor looks weird in the press shots, but in person, it works—incredibly well. It's very clearly a Porsche compared to the Chevy-esque standard netbook. In fact, Sony guys insist it's not a netbook, which is true. It's officially throw-it-in-your-bag-and-forget-it-sized, wh...
Sony Vaio P is a 1.4-pound, Super Widescreen Netbook Dynamo
Sony's much-hyped Vaio P Netbook has finally come out from under wraps, weighing under 1.4 pounds, sitting under an inch thick, and packing in an 8-inch screen with a 2.08:1 aspect ratio (1600x768!). SONY UNVEILS WORLD’S LIGHTEST 8-INCH NOTEBOOK
Monday, Jan 5
HP Mini 2140 Netbook Outdoes the 2133 with Atom Processor and 16:9 LED Screen
Optional Absolute Software’s Computrace,(7) which allows IT professionals to work with local law enforcement to track and help recover stolen or missing computers, inventory computers district wide, and detect changes in hardware and software.
Thursday, Dec 25
The Best Gizmodo Features of 2008
• Why It's Safer Than Ever To Buy First-Generation Hardware [I stand by this!] • Giz Explains: Why Windows 7 Will Smash Vista • Why Zen Software Design Does Not Come From Japan [Lisa K.] • Internet TV Remote: Quick Links to Free Streaming Shows
Wednesday, Nov 19
Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Review
Without opening the Dell Inspiron Mini 12 box, I would have expected exactly what I encountered—a solidly built system that shouldn't be running Vista. But even loaded with XP, and even in the $600 configuration that we'd recommend (1.6GHz Atom, 60GB hard drive, 1GB RAM and 6-cell battery...
Saturday, Nov 15
Which PC Maker Can Weather the Economic Collapse?
CNET decided that HP, the world's leading manufacturer, will best be able to survive. A full third of its revenue comes from software, services, and enterprise storage, which won't take as big of a hit as consumer hardware. Their hardware is well balanced from consumer up to large business...
Tuesday, Nov 4
Fujitsu Introduces Lifebook P1630 and U820 Tablets For Small People, Very Small People
Now offers up to 7.5 hours of battery life(3) with four-cell battery or 3.5 hours(3) with new 2-cell battery option. Hard disk drive up to 120GB or solid state drive up to 64GB. Integrated Bluetooth wireless technology. Optional integrated Bluetooth wireless technology.
Sunday, Oct 26
Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Officially the Biggest Netbook on the Block
New Addition to the Dell Inspiron Mini Line Expands Personalization Options Available First in Japan Through Bic Camera, Kojima and Sofmap Stores Includes Windows Vista Home Basic, Webcam and Bluetooth The News: BusinessWire, Laptop]
Tuesday, Oct 21
Touchscreen Eee PC Due Early 2009, Will Run Windows 7 Later Says Asus CEO
The Eee PC will also get a 10-inch screen model at some point in the future, but Shen said that that's where his company is drawing the line between netbooks and notebooks: the N10 was a specific attempt to create a full notebook with a 10-inch display, but future models will start at 11-inch...
Tuesday, Aug 26
OLPC Origins: US and Taiwan's Hardware Lovechild
With Jepsen barely on the mend, and a whole new stack of problems to solve for everybody, OLPC took a third blow square in the jaw: In May 2006, Intel announced it would go into the business of building laptops for teachers and students in third-world countries. Sound familiar? CEO Paul Otel...
Monday, Aug 25
Secret Origin of the OLPC: Genius, Hubris and the Birth of the Netbook
After interviewing Negroponte himself, along with his original CTO Mary Lou Jepsen, designer Yves Behar, advanced technologies VP Michail Bletsas and others, we can explain how this proposed global humanitarian effort may in fact be more successful as a revolution in hardware desig...
Friday, May 30
Subnotebook vs. UMPC vs. Netbook: WTF Is the Difference?
Netbook: This is actually the brainchild of Intel's marketing department to describe sub-$500 notebooks centered around internet-connectivity, such as its Classmate PC. The original Eee PC, XO OLPC Laptop and Cloudbook would fall into this category. While it is technically flackspe...
