Tag: Notebooks
Sony VAIO SE Review – Multimedia Notebook Balances Power, Productivity, Portability
The $999 Sony VAIO SE (VPCSE190X) tries to straddle two worlds. The specs, full HD resolution and optional Blu-ray drive make it a solid productivity and multimedia machine, but the sub-1 inch profile and 4.4 pound weight make it more mobile than the average 15-inch notebook. Add to this an attractive design and good everyday [...]
Ubuntu Is Changing The Way You Use Menus With HUD – Brilliant or Bonkers?
Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical (the company behind Ubuntu Linux) is very excited about Ubuntu’s new menu system, which will likely make its debut in version 12.04, out in April. The Heads Up Display or HUD Menu is a search box that only pulls results from the menu system of the app you’re in. If you [...]
$399 HP Mini 1104 Keeps Netbooks In Business
Looks like HP isn’t abandoning the netbook form factor completely, though it’s no surprise that the latest 10-inch offering from the company is aimed at the education market. The $399 HP Mini 1104 is pretty standard netbook fare — 2.8 pounds, dual core 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N2600 CPU, 2GB RAM, 1024 x 600 display, 320GB [...]
Sony Refreshes VAIO Notebooks For Springtime Fun
Sony skipped out on CES 2012 this year, but the company is offering a collection of new notebooks. Today Sony announced refreshed to the main lines of notebooks including, the Z series, C Series and S Series. These aren’t major design changes, but there are some nice upgrades to be found — including a number [...]
A Review of Every Ultrabook At CES In 2 Minutes
Last week at CES we saw ultrabook after ultrabook announced and released and pawed by the tech press. And while I’m happy that Intel gave manufacturers the impetus to fill out this exciting new category of notebooks and excited for the new, more mobile future, I’m also concerned about the trends I see in the [...]
Tobii Demos Gaze Interaction For Windows 8
Since I spend a lot of time at the computer, I’m always looking for ways to make my workflow more efficient. On my desk at home I have a Logitech G11 gaming keyboard with programmable keys so that shortcuts only require one click instead of two or three. But imagine how much more efficient I [...]
CES 2012: Notebooks Revealed This Year in Vegas
At CES 2012 notebooks were everywhere as manufacturers took the lid off their designs for new notebooks, and also showed off refreshes of older models. The Ultrabook dominated the show as makers try to catch up with Apple’s extremely popular and ultra-thin MacBook Air. Other innovative new machines are coming, including a notebook that replaces the [...]
Hands-On Video: Lenovo ThinkPad T430u
We got a chance to see Lenovo’s first business ultrabook at their fancy CES trailer yesterday. The ThinkPad T430u starts at $849 and it will be available starting in the second half of 2012. This 14-inch, 3.9 pound notebook has a nice suite of ports for something just 21mm at its thickest. You can configure [...]
Samsung’s Second Generation Series 9 Proves There’s Still Room For Premium Ultraportables
Last year Samsung proved that it was possible to make an ultraportable laptop that could match or exceed the MacBook Air on every front: design, performance, and coolness. The Series 9 became the template for the ultrabook wave we’re experiencing now with the exception of the price. Samsung’s Series 5 Ultra laptops bear the ultrabook [...]
Acer Aspire S5 Ultrabook Hands-On Video
At Acer’s global press conference today they unveiled their three newest ultrabooks, but only one of the models can actually claim the moniker as set by Intel’s specs. Acer is touting the Aspire S5 as the world’s thinnest ultrabook. It is super sleek and small for a 13 incher, but so are most other systems [...]
