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- K-Pad (exe)
- K-Pad is a fast upgrade to Notepad: write letters, books, or scripts, design cards & covers, annotate photo albums. Organize pages with simple drag-and-drop. Design and print booklets in half, quarter, 1/8 or 1/16 size - or to fit CD / DVD / BluRay cases. Features WYSIWYG, as-you-type spell-check (UK...
- Tags: Page, Kraken Designs, K-Pad, DVD, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2008-09-23
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- Nokia N97 announced; QWERTY keyboard and touch on a Nseries device
- Nokia World 2008 is taking place this week in Barcelona, Spain and the event kicked off with the keynote announcing the Nokia N97 multimedia computer. The Nokia N97 brings a QWERTY keyboard and touch screen to the Nseries or you could say it brings a phone and S60 to the...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Nokia World 2008, Home Screen, Keyboards, Smart Phones, Social Networking, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- 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
- 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
- Sony VGNFW270J/W
- When we reviewed the 16-inch Gateway MC7801u earlier this month, we bemoaned its lack of a Blu-ray drive and the absence of Centrino 2 components. The Sony VAIO FW270, which incorporates a similarly HD-friendly 16.4-inch display, does not have these shortcomings. Its optical drive both reads and writes Blu-ray discs,...
- Tags: Desktops, Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, VAIO FW270
- Product reviews 2008-11-07
- Alienware M17
- With Alienware's recent M17x laptop still relatively fresh, why would the Dell subsidiary launch a new model? The new M17 (minus the "x") system trades Nvidia graphics for ATI (including a multi-GPU CrossFireX option) and also includes optional Intel Quad Core 2 Extreme CPUs. Those new parts drive the price...
- Tags: Processors, Alienware M17, Alienware
- Product reviews 2008-11-06
- 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
- Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
- Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC and why?Touch HandheldsMulti Touch is really for handhelds. I wouldn't want to use my notebook or a media center pc using touch. I'd rather use a remote for a media center pc and a mouse with my notebook. I don't know...
- Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Desktops, multi-touch, PC, touch screen
- Discussion threads 2008-11-04
- 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
- 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
- JVC Everio GZ-MG730 (30GB, black)
- Standard-definition camcorders tend to have relatively low-resolution image sensors, but JVC bucks that trend with its top-of-the-line Everio G-series hybrid hard-drive/flash-memory camcorder, the GZ-MG730. Instead of a more typical 1-megapixel or 680,000-pixel sensor, the MG730 uses a 7-megapixel model with the goal of giving consumers a combination camcorder and a...
- Tags: Corporate communications, MG730, video, camcorder, JVC
- Product reviews 2008-10-31
- Insignia NS-DXA1-APT
- Editors' note: The NS-DXA1-APT is nearly identical to the Insignia NS-DXA1, except the NS-DXA1-APT adds the ability to pass analog signals to a TV and has slightly better sound. Otherwise, the reviews are virtually identical.The FCC has pushed back the DTV transition several times already, but it looks as if...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, RCA DTA800B1, Insignia NS-DXA1-APT, digital television
- Product reviews 2008-10-31
- 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
- SplashID for iPhone turns 4.5
- One of my favorite iPhone applications, SplashID (US$9.99, iTunes link), just got a major update to version 4.5. SplashID is a wallet-type application that stores all your passwords, logins and account numbers in one convenient location. I am a fan because I'm a longtime user of the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, SplashID, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
- Can you leave your laptop behind?
- Can you leave your laptop behind?The elephant in the carry-on[i]However, I am not sure that the minor savings in weight is worth the compromises you need to make a mobile phone work for you.[/i]It's not the weight, it's the chance of having it confiscated going through Security. Or, if...
- Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Nokia Corp., Nokia N95, job
- Discussion threads 2008-10-29
- C. Crane Witness AM/FM MP3 Player
- Fans of AM radio have largely been left out in the cold by MP3 player manufacturers. The excuses are many, but the main reason most device makers avoid the feature is due to the relatively large space required of an AM antenna, thus inhibiting the overall compactness of the final...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, AM Radio, CC Witness
- Product reviews 2008-10-28
- Sony Vaio NS140E series
- 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 Vaio VGN-NS140E represents a minor update to Sony's previous 15-inch NR line. Nearly identical to the Vaio VGN-NR498 we reviewed in July,...
- Tags: Keyboards, Desktops, Notebooks, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, Sony Corp., keyboard, Intel Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-10-27
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