Thanks to everyone who participated in our Seagate giveaway. We received some great entries, including a sweet poem or two. Rachna won here at Notebooks.com, Sally won over at GottaBeMobile and 'netgeek' won at Gearlive.
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, so here is a little shopping tip for that special someone in your life. The Dell Studio XPS 13 is a sexy little black and silver 13-inch notebook with leather accents. Yes, I just used sexy and leather to describe a computer. The beauty is in the details: an edge-to-edge display, anodized aluminum, backlit everything, a whisper quiet keyboard and a premium fit and finish. 
Amazon is selling the ASUS Eee PC 1000HE netbook for $374, which is a $25 discount off MSRP. The ASUS Eee PC 1000HE is a solid little netbook that packs a long-lasting 6-cell battery and Intel's newest Atom processor.
BatteryBar is a huge improvement over the standard battery meter you'll find on your standard notebook. Instead of just giving the approximate time until your battery dies BatteryBar gives you a full readout of your battery's status and health. 
HP is giving away a HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition for Valentine's Day. The contest is open through this Friday and the odds of winning are pretty good since less than 300 people have entered so far. All you have to do is write a little "love letter" about it and why you deserve to win.
Last night I went photowalking with a bunch of techies and photographers in my home town of San Francisco. It was sponsored by EyeFi and Microsoft and you can check out the group's photos on Flickr.
Smartphones are increasingly becoming the most important factor in portable cloud access. What makes them unique is their portability and versatility. One minute a phone, the next a web browser, the next a video broadcast client. After blogging on the Android G1 and the BlackBerry Storm, and as co-owner of an iPhone (wife's), people asked me why I didn't blog on my personal workhorse, the BlackBerry Bold. Well, I aim to please and here it is. 
HP's offering $500 off Pavilion notebooks configured at $1,399 or more for a limited time. To take advantage of this offer, visit HP.com, configure your notebook to at least $1,399 (before discount) and enter coupon code NB4345 at checkout.