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Sony VAIO VGN-FW140

Sony's new VAIO FW140 covers a few firsts for us. It's the first 16-inch laptop we've gotten our hands on--and the display's movie-friendly 16:9 aspect ratio will become more popular in the next year or two (we've already seen it in the excellent 18-inch Acer Aspire 8920). It's also the...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, Sony Vaio Laptop, keyboard tray, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., laptop computer, Intel Core 2 Duo, keyboard

Product reviews 2008-07-15

Dell XPS M1530 (Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 1.66GHz, 160GB HDD, 2GB RAM)

After years of producing solid but unexciting gray boxes, Dell adopted a "design-first" philosophy in 2007 that led to both smartly redesigned versions of its mainstream Inspiron laptops, and one of our favorite laptops of the year, the 13-inch XPS M1330. Dell is now taking the basic design of that...

Tags: Notebooks, keyboard tray, laptop computer, Dell Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2007-12-16

Sony VAIO NR160E/W

Sony's VAIO family of laptops has traditionally been known for its high style and high prices, making these sleek machines second only to Apple in design chops popular with upscale buyers. With the new NR series, Sony is making its first real stab at a lower-priced laptop. Starting at $829,...

Tags: Desktops, keyboard tray, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., laptop computer

Product reviews 2007-10-04

Dell XPS m1330

While a worthwhile vendor of mass-market mainstream laptops and desktops, Dell has never been known as an innovator in consumer product design. In fact, the company's stodgy, boxy products have been blamed for a loss of market share to the bolder design strokes of competitors such as HP and Gateway....

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Dell Computer Corp., Dell XPS, laptop computer, keyboard tray

Product reviews 2007-06-26

Everex StepNote VA4101M

If a brand-new Windows Vista laptop is your target but funds are in short supply, you face limited options. A full retail copy of even the stripped-down version of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows Vista Home Basic, runs $199, to say nothing of the PC hardware to run it with....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Processors, Notebooks, DVD, Everex, Intel Celeron, Everex StepNote, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Celeron M, StepNote VA4101M, Everex StepNote VA4101M

Product reviews 2007-02-16

Additional Resources

Mystery solved: Apple's new product is iTablet (updated)

Previously I speculated about the mysterious "product transition" that Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO mentioned no less than seven times in the Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts. Some of his quotes from the call: We are working to develop new products that contains technologies...

Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-25

We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!

We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!Linux has no marketing.Market share is directly related to marketing. When is the last time anyone saw a Linux commercial?Isn't that the point?You say that Canonical needs to listen more to the "customers" but...

Tags: Copiers, Operating systems, Desktops, Notebooks, Market-Share, Apple Inc., Ubuntu, wanna-be, Microsoft Corp., photocopier, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875

Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875 is a thoroughly average, entry-level laptop. It wasn't too long ago that an average, entry-level laptop meant one that was underpowered and shabbily...

Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875, laptop computer

Product reviews 2008-07-23

The $200 web tablet ... dream on!

The $200 web tablet ... dream on!Reinventing the wheelIt's been done albeit not quite $200 but the technology has been here--The Nokia N800/810. I've got an 800. The 800 shares the same multi-core TI ARM processor as the 810, except the 810 has a slide out keyboard. ...

Tags: Notebooks, Channel management, Keyboards, Operating systems, OS 2008, web tablet, laptop computer, Web, Nokia Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Aren't the Nokia N800/N810 devices dead simple web tablets?

Michael Arrington's post on creating a cheap web tablet is generating a lot of discussion on the internet and as a mobile enthusiast I wanted to add some of my thoughts to the discussion. There is a device available now that has dropped down as low as US$299.99 recently that...

Tags: Web, Device, Nokia Corp., Michael Arrington, Tablets, Channel Management, Notebooks, Internet, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-07-22

WordPress iPhone client stresses the need for copy/paste and BT keyboard support

WordPress iPhone client stresses the need for copy/paste and BT keyboard supportProductivity measurementsThis would be a great benchmark to compare productivity between the iPhone and other smartphones. So far, reviews of the iPhone have basically boiled down to [b]USER EXPERIENCE, USER EXPERIENCE, USER EXPERIENCE!11!!1one!!1[/b]. You could tell us [b]exactly[/b] how...

Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, WordPress iPhone, keyboard support, Apple iPhone, User Experience, Wordpress, British Telecommunications, keyboard

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

WordPress iPhone client stresses the need for copy/paste and BT keyboard support

Jason posted the news that a WordPress iPhone client was coming soon and it is now available on the Apple App Store. I downloaded it with hopes that I could then blog here from the iPhone, but this WordPress client requires you to have WordPress 2.5 or later running and...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Blog, British Telecommunications, Apple Inc., Wordpress, Blogging, Keyboards, Bluetooth, Internet, Hardware, Peripherals, Wireless, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-07-22

WinRemotePC Lite (exe)

WinRemotePC is a program that allows you to work on a remote PC as on your local computer. With WinRemotePC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that...

Tags: PC, Remote Desktop, Plug-in, WinSoftMagic, WinRemotePC, WinRemotePC Video Driver Technology, Plug-in Architecture, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-07-22

WinRemotePC (exe)

WinRemotePC is a program that allows you to work on a remote PC as on your local computer. With WinRemotePC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that...

Tags: Machine, WinSoftMagic, WinRemotePC, WinRemotePC Video Driver Technology, Keyboards, Mice, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2008-07-22

HP Compaq CQ50-115NR

Note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.We were excited when HP announced the revival of the Compaq Presario brand earlier this year. Here was the promise of a family of basic, entertainment-oriented laptops at...

Tags: Desktops, Compaq Presario, Compaq Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2008-07-21

Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?

Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?The perception is ...... Apple can't be great without Steve Jobs. I personally don't feel this is necessarily the case even though when Jobs was ousted proved to be a disastrous decision for Apple.Apple is in a strong growth period and...

Tags: Quality, Desktops, Digital media, Steve J, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced

2008 Pwnie Award nominees announcedNot bad butI have to give Lamest Vendor Response to Apple for the Safari carpet bomb flaw.Ok, Nate, so here's a solution to your QuickTime problemDon't run your browser with administrative credentials... yeah, yeah you're going to counter with something that is probably mostly FUD based....

Tags: Digital music, SECURITY, Operating systems, Nate, Pwnie Award

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

The computer mouse set to die out in the next five years? Don't bet on it!

The computer mouse set to die out in the next five years? Don't bet on it!I've used perfect Voice Recognition--it still sucksWant to experiment with perfect VR? I did! Here's how:Have a friend (who is willing to be your input device for a full 8 hour day) type for you...

Tags: Mice, Keyboards, mouse, computer, computer mouse, keyboard

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

The computer mouse set to die out in the next five years? Don't bet on it!

According to a sensationalist article by the BBC News, that lump of plastic that you have next to your keyboard will, over the next few years, go the way of the dinosaur and be replaced by revolutionary technologies such as touchscreens and facial recognition. I wouldn't bet on it ......

Tags: Mouse, PC, Computer Mouse, Computer, Mice, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Toshiba Satellite L355D-S7815

Note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific 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-S7815 stands out among budget back-to-school laptops (most of which feature 15.4-inch displays). But that feature is...

Tags: Notebooks, Network technology, Toshiba Corp., Satellite L355D-S7815, satellite, laptop computer, Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2008-07-18