Archive for February, 2011
Amazon Offers Netflix Style Streaming for Prime Members
On Feb. 22 Amazon turned on the rumored free Amazon Instant Video streaming for Amazon Prime members. It is a Netflix style video streaming service. The rumors surfaced a while back. There were even screen shots of users who had the service enabled, but that was short-lived. Now all Prime members have the service with a [...]
iPad 2 Delayed, Might Not Ship Till June
UPDATE: There is now a report that Apple will be announcing the iPad 2 at an event on March 2 according to All Things D. More information is found here. It will soon be the one year anniversary of the iPad which has most observers expecting that its successor might be shipping soon, but Bloomberg [...]
Hybrid SSDs, Larger Trackpads Destined for MacBook Pro Refresh?
More rumors surrounding Apple’s imminent MacBook Pro refresh this week suggest that the new professional-grade notebooks will gain more features aside from their gut upgrades. In addition to new second-generation Core i Series (Sandy Bridge) processors that will be making their way into the MacBook Pro, Apple is said to be delivering these notebooks with [...]
Microsoft Kinect Officially Supported on PC in Spring
Microsoft will be officially supporting the use of their wildly popular Kinect Xbox 360 add-on for use on the PC with an SDK to arrive this spring. The Official Microsoft Blog made the announcement Monday. Microsoft won’t be creating a consumer product themselves, yet. But they will offer a free downloadable software development kit aimed [...]
Nomad Capacitive Brush Makes Painting on the iPad More Realistic
Creating realistic art on the Apple iPad just got easier thanks to the availability of the Nomad Brush for the iPad. The brush is a capacitive stylus with an actual brush on the end to allow artists to make lifelike brush strokes in painting apps. The Nomad Brush is created with capacitive fibers making the [...]
Sony VAIO CA 14.4″ Notebook Announced w/ 2nd gen Core i5 and WiDi 2.0
Sony has announced a new line of notebooks this week called the VAIO C series which includes the new 14.4″ Sony VAIO CA notebook. The VAIO CA notebooks come in neon orange and neon green and underneath the bright exterior there are a collection of components optimized for delivering a multimedia experience such as the latest intel [...]
Sony VAIO CB Notebook Launches with WiDi 2.0, Dedicated Graphics & 2nd Gen Core i5
The new Sony VAIO C notebooks include the 15.5″ VAIO CB notebook which will be available in early March with the latest second generation Intel Core i5 processor options and numerous multimedia and sharing features. As you can see in the VAIO CB photos below, the color options are quite literally Neon Green and Neon [...]
Sony VAIO C Series Launch with Neon Colors, 2nd Gen Core i & Multimedia Options
Sony pulled the covers off the VAIO C line of notebooks today, showing off bright orange and green finishes as well as a slew of multimedia friendly options for the new line which includes the VAIO CA 14.4″ notebook and the VAIO CB 15.5″ notebook. The VAIO C notebooks make use of the latest Second [...]
Lenovo ThinkPad T420s Details, Specs and Photos
The ThinkPad T420s is an ultraportable and ultra thin notebook from Lenovo that weighs in at under 4 pounds and comes with new usability enhancements as well as new processor choices for 2011. The ThinkPad T420s is launched today alongside the ThinkPad T Series, L Series and W Series 2011 updates. Update: The ThinkPad T420s [...]
Lenovo ThinkPad L520 Details, Specs and Photos
The Lenovo ThinkPad L520 is a larger version of the entry level ThinkPad L420, both of which are aimed at mainstream users within large organizations. The L250 is a new model announced today as part of the ThinkPad 2011 refresh which adds new processor options and many usability enhancements to the ThinkPad line of notebooks. [...]
