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Viliv X70 ultra portable PC available soon for $599

Viliv X70 ultra portable PC available soon for $59913" Macbook Pro not really that newI was looking at one of those too, but I wish they did more with the screen resolution. 1440 x 900 would have been nice. They didn't change it. Seems to me like they just renamed...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, Viliv X70, portable-PC

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

$599 Viliv S5 ultra portable PC is looking good

$599 Viliv S5 ultra portable PC is looking goodIf only it had a built-in keybaordI'd be all over this if it had a built-in keyboard, but having to carry around a clunky fold up keyboard is not cool, and it means I can't type while holding the device, making it...

Tags: Keyboards, Engineering, Viliv S5, keyboard, ultra portable-PC, battery, portable-PC

Discussion threads 2009-04-22

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Dell Inspiron i1470-3282CRD

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.At what cost to battery life? That's the question we're left asking Dell after testing its Inspiron 1470-3282, a $729 laptop sold at Best...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Dell Inspiron, laptop computer, processor, Dell Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-21

Mobile Edge Ultra Portable Netbook Messenger Bag - notebook carrying case

A laptop bag lives or dies based on its shoulder strap. Even a great-looking bag, with plenty of useful pockets and extra padding, will sit disused in the corner if the strap isn't comfortable, or is prone to sliding off your shoulder. The $49 Mobile Edge Ultra Portable Netbook Messenger...

Tags: Notebooks, notebook, mobile, laptop computer, laptop compartment, laptop bag

Product reviews 2009-11-09

Dell Adamo XPS spotted in the wild; 9.99mm thick

What about graphics card?Will it still come with that crappy Intel graphics card??probably will, that alone will make the computer not worth buyingVery probably...But what is the problem?I have the 4500HD in my Toshiba Tecra and it is fine for running dual head (1680x1050 internal and 1920x1080 24" desktop monitor),...

Tags: Notebooks, Dell Adamo, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Double-screen laptop appears in Japan

Try using that on an airplane!I can't even open my 13" laptop when sitting in the cheap seats!It's an interesting concept, though I wonder about durability. My laptops take a lot of beating, especially with the airport security requirement that you take it out of the bag. That one rule...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Double-screen

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

Ultra MP4 Video Converter 5.2.0603 (Windows)

Ultra MP4 Video Converter is a powerful MP4 converter which can convert almost all popular video formats to MPEG-4 formats such as AVI to MP4 Converter, MPEG to MP4 Converter, WMV to MP4 Converter. It can convert so many video formats including DivX, XviD, AVI, WMV, MPG, MPEG, MP4, M4V,...

Tags: Apple iPod, Archos, WMV, AVI, MPEG, Microsoft Windows, Video, Sony PlayStation Portable, Aone Software, MP4 Converter, Digital Video, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-10-06

SanDisk announces new 16GB memory card in time for Sony PSP Go release

SanDisk announced a few new products today intended to increase the storage capacity of handheld gaming systems. For the first product I'll talk about, SanDisk's timing couldn't be better. The Sony PSP Go will be available tomorrow, October 1, and SanDisk has just the thing for...

Tags: Sony Corp., Card, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Memory Card, SanDisk Corp., Sony PlayStation Portable, PSP Go, M2, Flash Memory, Games, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-09-30

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Nikon Coolpix digital camera, QuickBooks Pro 2009, Altec Lansing Orbit portable speaker

A Nikon Coolpix digital camera, QuickBooks Pro 2009, and an Altec Lansing Orbit portable speaker for MP3 players. Here are your daily deals for Tuesday, September 29, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Nikon Coolpix S710 14.5 Megapixel Digital Camera for $199.99 at Amazon. The...

Tags: Nikon Corp., Speaker, Intuit QuickBooks, Amazon.com Inc., Digital Camera, Camera, S710, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Palm Pre, Pure Digital Flip Ultra camcorder, Magellan RoadMate GPS

A Magellan RoadMate 1412 GPS navigator, a Pure Digital Flip Ultra camcorder, and a price cut on the new Palm Pre. Here are your daily deals for Monday, September 14, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Magellan RoadMate 1412 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator at...

Tags: Palm Inc., Camcorder, Video, Sprint Communications, Pure Digital Flip Ultra, GPS Navigator, Palm Pre, GPS, Corporate Communications, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Hardware, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-09-14

Meet Cliq, MotoBlur: Live blog from Motorola-Android announcement

The market is proving him wrong[i]They need things like high-res displays and anytime and anywhere wireless broadband access but, more importantly, they need a multi-threaded, muti-tasking graphical OS[/i]Really? From where I stand, the market has rejected high quality devices with high resolutions and multi-tasking ability. It turns out that what...

Tags: Smart phones, Broadband Internet, Wireless and Mobility, HTC Hero, Facebook

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Has the iPod idea train hit the buffers?

The "hype" Apple gave it?Apple sent out 2 notifications to the press. First there was an announcement of the event date and then later there was a "post card" invite that clearly marked it as a music event. Get something straight, Adrian, Apple didn't hype this event -...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, camera, Apple Inc., Apple iPod, Adrian, buffer, phone

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

The choices for thin, low-cost ULV laptops expand

bring on the ARMI cannot wait for the ARM-processor laptops; enough with the Intel battery drain, I can run my full Linux desktop on an ARM processor for days if market claims are to be believed.For the "oh I need Windows to surf the web and MSWord to write a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, UNIX, Tosiba, ARM, Linux, DVD, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

The choices for thin, low-cost ULV laptops expand

Just when I was starting to wonder what happened to all those ultra-low voltage ULV laptops, computer makers opened the flood gates. These laptops, which are thinner, lighter and less costly than mainstream notebooks, are now available in a range of display sizes, including some models with 11.6-inch displays that...

Tags: Hard Drive, Battery, Acer Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Intel Corp., MSI, Aspire 1410, IdeaPad U450p, X600, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-09-01

HP Pavilion dv2

Nice little computerI have a DV2-110us - only 2 Gig RAM.Pro: 1. Beautiful white, 2. Lightweight &ultra portable like a netbook. 3. Great display, 4. low price. (Mine cost $831 after adding MS Office, Tax & shipping.)Con: 1. New model, impossible to find the 4 gig RAM chip; 2. impossible...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, chip, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Sony announces $499 Vaio W netbook

Andrew wrote about the arrival of the 99 cent netbook yesterday and today we here about the $499 netbook from Sony. The 99 cent netbook really is the much pricier model because you have to combine that with a whopping $60/month data access fee. While the new Sony model is...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-07-07

Cheaper ultraportables meet more powerful netbooks

Cheaper ultraportables meet more powerful netbooksGood StartI'm excited about this class of notebook.What I want is a 2 ghz or faster processor, 2 GB of RAM, and a decent video card. I'm willing to sacrifice some battery life in exchange since my netbook is usually plugged in. (But it does...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, powerful netbook

Discussion threads 2009-07-06

Cheaper ultraportables meet more powerful netbooks

There are two ways to address the limitations of netbooks: 1.) offer less-costly notebooks, or 2.) give netbooks a little more muscle. Both are now happening. The ultra-thin laptops based on Intel's ULV processors or AMD's Athlon Neo are an obvious alternative to netbooks, and they've already...

Tags: Netbook, Vostro 1220, 6-cell Battery, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-07-03

The Harsh Reality of Suburban Broadband, Part Deux

Goddamit! Why have I been offline for so long? As I explained in a previous article last summer about my broadband situation, my employer, like many large technology services companies, has elected to classify my work situation as "Home-Based", in that...

Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Broadband, Mike, Cable Guy, Modems, Cable, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Networking, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-26

Lenovo ThinkPad T400s

Although Lenovo has been re-inventing itself as of late with its IdeaPad and Netbook lines, they're still a company known for boxy, business-end ThinkPads. There's no shame there: the ThinkPad was revolutionary in its time, and the iconic if plain design defined the modern business laptop. It also put Lenovo...

Tags: Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, Lenovo ThinkPad, Lenovo Group Ltd., IBM ThinkPad, laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-06-24