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Black Friday: Toshiba Satellite L305D for $379 at Best Buy
Best Buy will feature the Toshiba Satellite L305D for $379 on Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving). As one of Best Buy's Black Friday doorbusters, the Satellite L305D will be available in extremely limited quantities and you'll probably have to camp out to get one.
Black Friday: HP Pavilion dv4 for $499 at Best Buy
Best Buy will sell the HP Pavilion dv4 for $499 or $599 on Black Friday. The dv4 looks like its a special edition notebook with a silver finish instead of the standard HP black imprint finish. Black Friday: Best Buy Sony VAIO FW245 for $899 w/Blu-ray
Best Buy will be selling the Sony VAIO FW entertaiment notebook with a Blu-ray disc drive for $899 on Black Friday. The VAIO FW will come with a Blu-ray version of Casino Royale. HP TouchSmart TX2: First Consumer Multitouch Tablet (first thoughts, pricing, video demo)
HP's TouchSmart tx2 is the first consumer Tablet PC with a multi-touch display, which enables users to control the computer using gestures. The TouchSmart tx2 is available for order starting today for $1,149. NumberKey: Turn your iPhone into a MacBook Keypad
Numberkey is an application that turns your iPhone into a numerical keypad pad. To make Numberkey work you need to install the $1.99 application on your iPhone and your MacBook. Expert's Guide to the Apple Store Experience
There are about 10,300 retail outlets where you can buy Apple computers, but Steve Jobs really wants you to visit one of the company's 250 stores to receive a superior experience.
Jobs has admitted that he conceived the companies chain of retail stores because authorized resellers weren't presenting his well-designed products with the proper level of flair and customer support. The first store opened in May 2001, and now the chain extends across the U.S. and into seven other countries, including a store in Beijing that opened this past summer. HP to Release Slate Netbook/Uber Digital Photo Frame Companion Internet Device?
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HP is preparing to launch a digital photo frame that has more in common with its recently announced Mini 1000 than its current lineup of photo frames. According to our source, this device is "no bu;lls**t like all of the other digital picture frames out there." It will look like a digital picture frame, but will act more like HP's Mini 1000 and provide users with a web browser, email client, news feeds, widgets and other lightweight applications. Live at AMD's Financial Analyst Day 2008: AMD Netbook News
I'm at AMD's Sunnyvale headquarters where I expect the company to announce its netbook strategy. We've been listening to execs toalk about the big picture. The company is going to focus on mainstream products for consomers and the SMB space since AMD believes they hold most of the profit potential in the notebook market. What Tech Bloggers' Desks Look Like
Yesterday I posted a photo of what my desk looks like after doing some organizing and it got me wondering what other mobile tech bloggers had on their desks. I emailed a few bloggers and some of them emailed or posted pics of their desks and gear. MacBook Nano: Unofficial Apple OSX Netbook….
Here are some pics of two MacBook Nano netbooks, which started life as a pair of MSI Winds. An Apple fanboy and his son applied a couple of stickers, stamped "MacBook Nano" on the bezel and installed OSX Leopard to complete the transformation. Black Friday: Sam's Club to Sell Acer Aspire One for $349
Sam's Club will sell the Acer Aspire One for $349 on Black Friday and throw in a free leather case that isn't available from other retailers. The Black Friday Acer Aspire One configuration includes an 8.9-inch display, 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM and 120GB hard drive. My New Notebook Workstation Setup
A Notebooks.com reader recently asked me what kind of notebooks and gear I use so I snapped this picture of what my desk currently looks like. It's messy, but it's a work in progress as I just bought a new desk over the weekend. Sony Style VIPs to Get Early Black Friday Shopping Appointments
I just got an invite to Sony's VIP holiday event, which is taking place on November 21 from 7pm-9pm. The company is holding this event so select customers can get Black Friday pricing a week before black Friday to get the holiday ball rolling early. Dell Studio Notebooks Get New (Product) Red Artwork
Dell's offering three new designs on its Studio 15 and Studio 17 notebooks. The New World, Shine Within and Healing Patterns designs will benefit the Global Fund, which works to save lives and eliminate AIDS in Africa. Dr. TabletPC: My High-Tech Doc (video)
I went to my new doctor's office for the first time on Friday, but instead of worrying too much about my health I ended up interviewing him about how he uses a Tablet PC all day long to better serve his patients. I shot a video of him explaining how he uses his tablet and why more doctors don't use tablets and Electronic Health Records. SanDisk Point & Shoot Film Festival: Upload a Video, Win $10,000
Today's the last day to enter the SanDisk Point & Shoot Film Festival. The memory-card maker is trying to raise awareness of the often neglected movie mode on your digital camera.