Author Archive: Xavier Lanier
Best Gadget for the Family at CES 2011: Sony Bloggie 3D
There was no shortage of gadgets at CES 2011, but the Sony Bloggie 3D stood out as something the entire family will enjoy in the new year. Starting at $249, the Bloggie 3D will make it easy and affordable for families to capture all those precious moments in 3D. Until now, producing 3D video has [...]
Best Notebook of CES 2011: Alienware M17x
We saw a ton of notebooks at CES 2011, but the new Alienware M17x leaped out of the crowd. The new M17X is a beast of a machine, providing an outstanding gaming and entertainment experience. Throw in a number of creature comforts and a starting price of $1,499 and we’re more than comfortable crowning the [...]
Intel Demo: Gaming Over 4G w/ Core i7 and Intel Graphics
Intel demonstrated what it’s like to play Need for Speed at CES 2011 on a new Toshiba Satellite, equipped with a Core i7 processor an Intel graphics. Intel’s new processors and built-in graphics solution will allow consumers to play video and HD content more comfortably on mainstream notebooks. Here’s a video of the demo during [...]
Toshiba Demos Glasses-Free 3D Qosmio Notebook
There are a handful of 3D laptops on the market already, but they all require users to wear 3D glasses. Toshiba’s pushing a glasses-free 3D display through the design and production process and hopes to start selling notebooks with the technology later this year. The Qosmio prototype can display 3D video as long as it [...]
Start Up Drag Race: Lenovo IdeaPad vs. Apple MacBook Air
At CES 2011, Lenovo showed us several IdeaPad notebooks that can start up in about 10 seconds thanks to Rapid Drive, which is part of Lenovo’s Enhanced Experience 2. Rapid Drive is a scheme that pairs a low-capacity Solid State Drive (SSD) with a traditional hard drive, providing the best of both worlds without the [...]
Seagate Announces FreeAgent GoFlex for Mac Drives
Seagate announced the GoFlex for Mac collection of external drives at CES 2011. The drives are nearly identical to the GoFlex drives that have been available at retail for quite some time, except they are HFS+ formatted, allowing Mac users to start using them without having to go through the hassle of reformatting them. The GoFlex [...]
HP Pavilion dm1 w/ AMD Fusion APU Introduced (video)
HP’s new Pavilion dm1z, an affordable thin and light notebook. Starting at just $449, the Pavilion dm1z has an 11.6″ display and measures less than an inch thick. The Pavilion dm1 features AMD’s Fusion APU technology, which offers a significantly better graphics experience than what you’ll find on most netbooks in this price range. HP claims that the [...]
Dolby Home Theater v4 Equipped Notebooks Coming Soon (video)
Dolby is set to formally introduce Dolby Home Theater v4 at CES 2011 next month. Dolby is working with most major PC manufacturers to improve the audio experience when listening to music and movies, whether through headphones or laptops’ built-in speakers. Rather than simply selling PC companies a software solution, Dolby works with them to [...]
Google Chrome Notebook Unboxing Video
Google was kind enough to send over a Cr-48, the first Chrome OS notebook. This notebook is part of Google’s Chrome OS pilot program and will not be sold to the public. Google promises that Chrome OS is nothing but the web, but is that enough for most people? We’ll find out as we explore [...]
Ask an Expert: How to Shop for a Home Theater Audio System
People put a lot of thought into what their movies, video games and other digital content will look like when they’re getting ready to buy a new HDTV. But most people don’t think enough about what all that high-def content will sound like. Even the most expensive HDTVs deliver relatively poor audio through tiny speakers [...]
