Archive for February, 2009
Gateway Intros TC Series Notebooks
Gateway announced a new line of 14-inch notebooks that borrow design cues and features from the company’s MC series and MD series notebooks. They have a splash of style compared to Gateway’s older 14-inch models and will start at $649.99.
GottaBeMobile.com and Notebooks.com Ink a Deal
We’re happy to announce that Notebooks.com has acquired GottaBeMobile.com, an authority on mobile computing and tablet PCs.
Freescale’s ARM Netbooks Gaining Momentum
We were excited to get an early hands-on with netbook prototypes based on Freescale Semiconductor’s iMX515 processor at CES 2009. I caught up with Glen Burhers, who gave me an update on the progress of this new breed of netbooks. The good news is, a lot of progress has been made and sub-$150 netbooks will [...]
Introducing George Ou
I’d like to extend a warm welcome to George Ou, who will be blogging here at Notebooks.com from time to time. He is the founder of ForMortals.com and a senior analyst at ITIF.org, a think tank based out of Washington D.C. He recently served as technical director and editor at large for TechRepublic and ZDNet, where he published the Real World IT blog.
ThinkPad Constant Connect: Sync and Send Email w/Blackberry’s 3G Connection
Constant Connect is a new tool that will make life a little easier for business travelers who write email while flying. Constant Connect consists of an expansion card and software that’s installed on both a ThinkPad and Blackberry.
The Original TX2 ‘Tablet’
Matt Faulkner from GottaBeMobile dug up a video of M.I.T. researchers demonstrating a computer with inking capabilities from 1963. The Sketchpad system was built in at the M.I.T. Lincoln Lab TX2.
Asus Eee PC 1000HE Sets a New Bar in Features and Price on Netbooks
It’s hard to believe that just over one year ago, netbooks were a brand new class of laptops meant for the developing world. Its creators grossly undermined the public’s appetite for cheap and portable computers and one year later, netbooks became the fastest growing segment in the market while every other market suffered painful losses in the brutal economy.
Oh, Lovely Tam, Why Can’t You Make Me Look As Fair As I Am? Or Least Make Me Visible?
I’ve been using the HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition for the past month and generally have had a great experience. There have been some instances where I’ve needed to use the webcam and found it to be less than satisfactory.
HP Mini 1000 Webcam vs. Mini 2140 Webcam
I’m a big fan of the HP Mini 1000 and it earned our first Editor’s Choice award, but the quality of its built-in webcam is a weak point. The Mini 2140 has a similarly spec’d webcam, but it delivers a dramatically better image than the one found in the Mini 1000.
DocVerse: Microsoft Office Sharing and Collaboration
If you’re tired of all the hassles of emailing drafts back and forth you should out DocVerse’s new solution. DocVerse makes Microsoft Office act more like a web application, enabling instant sharing and collaboration. The company’s given us 50 Beta Invites if you want to give the service a spin. Read on to see how it works.
