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Sony Vaio X (VPC-X115KX/N Signature Collection, gold)
Sony has thus far taken a position just adjacent to Apple's when it comes to the question of Netbooks. Rather than embracing these low-cost, low-power systems that have become incredibly popular with bargain-hunting consumers, Sony stayed out of the market initially. Its subsequent entries have skirted the outer edges of...
Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, Vaio X, Sony Corp.
Product reviews 2009-11-02
LG Bliss - white (US Cellular)
LG is one of the top makers of touch-screen feature phones, and though many of them go to big national carriers like Verizon Wireless and AT&T Wireless like the LG enV Touch and the LG Xenon for example, quite a number of them make it to regional carrier U.S. Cellular...
Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, U.S. Cellular, LG Electronics Inc., home screen, LG Bliss, phone, Bliss
Product reviews 2009-10-14
Can a laptop ever be too thin?
Ralph Lauren is on the receiving end of a blogosphere backlash today over an apparent Photoshop job gone awry. It turns out there is such a thing as too thin. I mention this because yesterday both Dell and Sony introduced new laptops that give new meaning to ultra-thin. The trend...
Tags: Apple MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, Dell Adamo, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris
Blog posts 2009-10-08
Yahoo's sale of Alibaba.com stake opportunistic
There's a fair amount of hubbub about Yahoo's decision to sell its stake in Alibaba.com, but it's really just an opportunistic trade. Reuters notes that Yahoo is selling its entire 1.14 stake in Alibaba.com, China's B2B e-commerce giant, to net about $150 million. The move makes sense...
Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Alibaba.com, IPO, B2B, Investment, Taxes, Financial Planning, Financial Services, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Finance, Larry Dignan
Blog posts 2009-09-14
LG Glance (Verizon Wireless)
Just when we thought the days of the skinny phone were behind us, LG surprises us with yet another thin handset. The LG Glance is one of the slimmest phones we've ever seen, at only 0.38 inch thick. It has quite an elegant design overall, and though it's a rather...
Tags: Telecom & Utilities, number keypad, Verizon Wireless, LG Glance, phone, LG Electronics Inc.
Product reviews 2009-06-19
Asus will launch budget O!Play media streamer at Computex
Asus revolutionized the laptop industry with the launch of its Eee PC netbooks roughly a year ago, and now it's hoping to strike gold twice with a new low-priced media streamer that will be introduced at the massive Computex show this week. According to Hardware.info, Asus will debut the unfortunately...
Tags: ASUS, Computex, Video, O!Play, Media Streamer, Corporate Communications, Ethernet, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Marketing, Networking, Hardware, Sean Portnoy
Blog posts 2009-05-31
Sun & Symantec: A New Breed of Sustainability Leadership?
The passage of the Waxman Markey Bill through the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee this week has left behind it some hard feelings and a split in the business lobby. The US Chamber of Commerce came under severe pressure for lobbying against the...
Tags: Sustainability, Symantec Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Duke Energy Corp., Climate, Chamber, Bjorn Lomborg, Globalization, Security, Strategy, Management, James Farrar
Blog posts 2009-05-24
Soundmatters FoxL Personal Audiophile Loudspeaker
To put the word "audiophile" in the name of your product is a bold claim indeed, but that's exactly what Soundmatters did with its FoxL Personal Audiophile Loudspeaker. This travel-friendly speaker is among the most compact we've seen, and yet it manages to offer exceptional range and clarity--not to mention...
Tags: Wi-Fi, stereo separation, Soundmatters FoxL Personal Audiophile Loudspeaker speaker, speaker, Bluetooth, Soundmatters FoxL Personal Audiophile Loudspeaker
Product reviews 2009-01-29
Soundmatters FoxL mb Personal Audiophile Loudspeaker (Bluetooth)
To put the word "audiophile" in the name of your product is a bold claim indeed, but that's exactly what Soundmatters did with its FoxL Personal Audiophile Loudspeaker. This travel-friendly speaker is among the most compact we've seen, and yet it manages to offer exceptional range and clarity--not to mention...
Tags: Wi-Fi, stereo separation, Soundmatters FoxL Personal Audiophile Loudspeaker speaker, loudspeaker, Soundmatters FoxL, speaker, Bluetooth
Product reviews 2009-01-29
(Spying on the Circuit City Liquidation Sale)
Spying on the Circuit City Liquidation SaleNot in any hurry to closeNot that I want to see them go down. 10% of already inflated prices just don't make much sense to me.RE: Spying on the Circuit City Liquidation SaleYep, as reported by ABC News, these "liquidation sales" are...
Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Circuit City Liquidation Sale
Discussion threads 2009-01-27
Can IBM sustain its momentum?
Can IBM sustain its momentum?detailsso profit and "earnings" are up and margin is high - but can customers and clients count on IBM as a quality deliverer of solutions when those numbers are created through layoffs, resource actions, and payroll cuts? the devil is in the details and all the...
Tags: Leadership, Operational accounting, Strategy, IBM Corp.
Discussion threads 2009-01-21
Vizio VOJ370F
As Vizio matures as a TV brand, it continues to increase product diversity, which translates into models like the VOJ370F. This set is the company's step-up 37-inch model, differentiated from less expensive versions by 1080p resolution and "Java" styling. The resolution, as we are so fond of saying, won't make...
Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Vizio VOJ370F, Vizio, picture mode, TV
Product reviews 2008-12-19
A future so bright Tux needs shades
A future so bright Tux needs shadesThe end of aggravationI agree. I'm sure the same can also be said about OS X, but for me, Ubuntu has made my computing life a pleasure again. Windows is just too much work and aggravation.RE: A future so bright Tux needs shadesAh- okay,...
Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, GNU/Linux, bright Tux, Tux
Discussion threads 2008-11-26
Day 1: iPhone Dev Camp 2
iPhone development has been strong for over a year now. Ever since the device debuted in June of 2007, people have been hacking away at the platform. Now, in the summer of 2008, we have an SDK. We are now allowed to build and submit apps that...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Inc., App, iPhone Development, iPhone App, Device, Tapulous, August Joki, 3G, Corporate Communications, XML, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Andrew Mager
Blog posts 2008-08-02
Gold Rush - Treasure Hunt 1 (Windows)
Unearth a fortune in fast fun with this colorful challenge. Prospector Jack was once a successful digger, but he was overcome by greed and now his ghost haunts the gold-filled caverns. Click on matching groups of blocks to remove them from the screen and gather gold nuggets for Jack. In...
Tags: Treasure, SpinTop Games, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
Software downloads 2008-07-15
Philips 42PFL5603D
At the Consumer Electronics Show this year we selected the Philips 42PFL5603D as the best product overall because it addressed one big issue with today's flat-panel HDTVs: power consumption. Now that we've tested the "Eco TV," we can confirm that it does indeed use less power than any flat TV...
Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Philips 42PFL5603D, Philips Electronics N.V., Eco TV, backlight, TV
Product reviews 2008-05-30
NYT: Yahoo, Microsoft in talks; Media pawns abound
NYT: Yahoo, Microsoft in talks; Media pawns aboundGluteus maximus I suspect you mean ;-)Unless America has its own stupid version of that too.RE: NYT: Yahoo, Microsoft in talks; Media pawns aboundEmjoyed the English (and correct spelling ;)) of the glutus maximus area.Boo WhooI should feel bad the media is being...
Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Yahoo! Inc., media, Microsoft Corp.
Discussion threads 2008-05-02
Samsung Armani
When the LG Prada hit the scene more than a year ago, touch-screen phones were still a novelty. It stood out from the rest of the crowd with its sleek, minimalist look and designer house backing. Since then, the Apple iPhone has taken the touch-screen crown and has become the...
Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Branding, Armani, touch screen, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Product reviews 2008-04-17
Plantronics Discovery 925 - black
Save for a few exceptions, Bluetooth headset designs haven't changed much over the past few years. Most of them just look progressively smaller and blockier. There are some standouts though, like the Aliph Jawbone with its perforated shell, and the Callpod Dragon with its circular disc shape. This year, Plantronics...
Tags: eartip, bonus feature, Discovery 925, headset, Plantronics
Product reviews 2008-04-01
Sleek Audio SA6 earphones
Headphone newcomer Sleek Audio has introduced a new twist on high-end earphones. Their debut product, the SA6 in-ear headphones ($249) are the first set of earphones we've seen that allow you to customize treble and bass responsiveness by swapping out interchangeable parts. DesignThe Sleek Audio SA6 earphones are lightweight and...
Tags: Cable, headphone cable, Sleek Audio SA6
Product reviews 2008-01-24
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