Archive for September, 2011
HP Talks About Notebook Designs, Windows 8, Touch, Ultrabooks
This article is cross-posted on GottaBeMobile. I had joined HP on a press tour earlier this week where the company was showing off its business-class EliteBook notebooks, which is an elegant aluminum-clad enterprise notebook that boasts rugged features that are tested using military specs. During the company’s presentation on design, notebooks design head Stacy Wolff [...]
Apple Releases Fix for Flickering Thunderbolt Displays in Forums
Apple’s big and beautiful 24-inch Thunderbolt display makes a great secondary monitor for your MacBook, but it shipped with a problem for many – a flicker that annoyed users who plugged in their brink new Thunderbolt MacBooks into the thing. Apple just released a fix that should take care of the problem. You can get [...]
The Key to Unlocking the Secret to HP’s Elite Tough
HP invited a number of foreign and domestic press to tour its campus in Houston, Texas where HP notebooks are designed and engineered. On the first day, upon arrival, HP left a welcome kit that introduces the theme of the three-day tour: HP’s Making of Elite, which will highlight not only the technological innovations behind [...]
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PandaBar Adds Pandora to Menu Bar and Brings Keyboard Media Controls [Mac]
If you use Pandora on a regular basis, you need to download PandaBar right now. PandaBar is a Mac App that brings Pandora to your Mac menu bar, but it doesn’t stop there. In addition to moving Pandora out of your browser, it also supports keyboard shortcuts for media playback and the Apple remote. The app runs [...]
iPads Available for Checkout at Eau Claire, Wisconsin Library
Not only can libraries lend books to your Kindle, but one library in my home state of Wisconsin began lending iPads packed full of e-Books. Library director John Stoneberg of the Eau Claire, WI public library chose the iPad as a means of lending e-Books because it leads the market and provides more flexibility. Library borrowers can check [...]
Acer Aspire Ethos 15.6-inch Review – Multimedia Chops In A Flawed Package
The $1,399 Aspire Ethos AS5951G-9694 is the 15.6-inch version of Acer’s ultimate multimedia line. With this bad boy you get a powerful Core i7 CPU, discrete Nvidia graphics and a touchpad that detaches to become a remote control. Not to mention it’s got a pretty sweet design. So does this Ethos deserve the prime spot [...]
How To Run Windows 8 From A USB Flash Drive
I’m a big fan of the ability to run Linux distributions from a flash drive, which allows users to try out Linux before committing to an install or even to keep the entire OS on a USB key to use anywhere. It looks like Windows 8 will also have this ability. Liliputing has a nice [...]
AOC Portable USB-Powered 16″ Monitor Coming in October
AOC has a solution to giving you a secondary display while on the road. They offer a 16″ USB-powered portable display, model number e1649fwpu. You don’t need a power cord or VGA cable with this solution. Just plug in the USB cable and you get a second monitor. The monitor has a 1366×786 resolution, which [...]
What Is An Ultrabook? A Look at Your Next Notebook
This summer, the world of laptops gained a new category: the Ultrabook. Dreamed up by the engineers at Intel, ultrabooks are meant to be as powerful and long-lasting as they are slim and light. Thin ultraportables have been around for years, but consumers have always paid a hefty price for the privilege. One of the [...]
Fantastical: Fantastic Calendar Management For Everyone
As part of the recent MacUpdate Promo I downloaded and started using the app Fantastical, an OS X utility that runs in the background with an icon on your menu bar. The icon shows you the date but also interfaces with iCal to show you upcoming appointments when clicked. It also allows simple appointment entry. You [...]
