Archive for May, 2009
HP Slashes Compaq 6735s Business Notebook Prices
HP’s offering the Compaq 6735s notebook for as low as $399 thanks to a $100 rebate. The Compaq 6735s is a 15.4″ business notebook, geared towards office workers.
Survey: Workers Bringing Notebooks to Bed, Ignoring Spouses
According to a recent survey, workaholics are putting their notebooks ahead of their spouses in the bedroom. Of the survey respondents who work in bed, 57% are on their computers for between 2 and 6 hours per week in bed. Not surprisingly, the majority of their bed companions found their partners’ gadget obsession “a very annoying habit”. The survey found that 8% of people admitted that they spend more time on their mobile devices during the evening than talking to their partners.
Palm Pre to Launch June 6 (confirmed?)
The Palm Pre will launch on June 6. There has been a lot of discusion about when the Pre would launch on Sprint’s network, but we believe the date is official after spotting Sprint a ad that features a countdown timer to June 6. The advertisements will likely point to Sprint’s Now Network Pre landing page.
Verizon MiFi – Looking Good for Mobile Pro
Rob Bushway blogged about his first day with the Verizon MiFi router today at GottaBeMobile. The combo 3G card/WiFi router looks like it fits the bill for Rob’s highly-mobile lifestyle. The MiFi seems like the perfect device for Rob, who uses a variety of mobile devices and always has a kid (or four) in tow. The MiFi router can be used to provide mobile broadband to up to five devices at a time.
Iomega Intros Slim eGo Portable Drives
Iomega introduced a new, slimmer lineup of eGo portable hard drives that offer a lot of protection. The new drives are less than a half-inch thick and weigh less than seven ounces. They come wrapped in anodized aluminum shells and can be safely dropped from a height of 51 inches.
Win a Trip to the NBA All-Star Game or to Celtic Games on Both Coasts
HP and Microsoft are teaming up with the NBA to promote the dv2 notebook. One lucky winner will win a trip to see the Boston Celtics play in Boston AND another game on the west coast. HP’s also offering two trips to the 2010 NBA All Star Game in Dallas to readers of Notebooks.com and a handful of other blogs. All of these giveaways are part of Kevin Garnett’s endorsement of the Pavilion dv2, HP’s latest ultra-portable notebook.
HP Voluntarily Recalls 70,000 Faulty Notebook Batteries
HP is issuing a voluntary recall on 70,000 outstanding batteries sold between August 2007 and March 2008 due to potential overheating problems. Reports to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission show there has been two instances of overheated batteries leading to property damage with no bodily injuries. HP notes that these battery issues are in no way related to the previous recalls and will replace the affected batteries at no charge. The batteries in question were sold both as part of the notebook package or as stand-alone replacement batteries for these particular devices:
New Driver Improves Your Gaming Performance 11 to 45%!!
As I have discussed with you in the past, NVIDIA is the only GPU maker that provides notebook users their graphics driver upgrades. Our first driver delivered CUDA to notebook users.
Toshiba Launches Dynabook SS-RX2: First Notebook w/512GB SSD
Toshiba’s introduced the first notebook with a 512GB solid state drive today. The 12.1″ Dynabook SS-RX2 weighs in at just over two pounds and measures just 25mm thick.
Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 Hands On
I spent part of yesterday afternoon playing with the Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2. Lenovo’s second netbook looks a lot sleeker than the original S10 and has several welcome upgrades. The IdeaPad S10-2 will start at $349 and come in four colors. An integrated 3G modem is available for an extra $50.
I posted more of my thoughts over at GottaBeMobile.com.
