VIA’s Nano is looking to dethrone Intel’s Atom processor as ruler of the netbook world. Tim Brown takes us for a brief tour through the current devices currently available in Asian and European markets and shows us a unique 11.6″ concept netbook that bridges the gap between devices with a small 8.9″ or even 10.2″ [...]
Let’s see. Full 8.5×11″ readable? Yes. Touchscreen? Yes. Less than 1 pound? Definitely! Note taking capability? Looks like yes. Unfortunately I’ll have to wait until next year to get it. This device from Plastic Logic may not have a name yet, but lots of people are very interested already. If anyone still remembers is lovely [...]
I go the chance to play around with the Samsung Papyrus in the Samsung booth. While the Samsung representatives had absolutely no information about the Papyrus, I was able to find the information management, active digitizer notetaking, and, of course, book reading to be very functional. The pen lag on notetaking was vastly improved over [...]
Everywhere you turn at CES, you find another netbook. Pictured at the right are a few netbooks from Changhong. It wasn’t clear if these products are available in the US at all, but they were even more entries into the glutted netbook market.
Ah, the joys of finding a shiny, new product that catches my eye. I saw the new HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam at Cntrstg and I have to say – WOW. From a fit, finish, and style viewpoint, this is a gorgeous netbook. Now I’ll grant you, this is 100% a feminine focused netbook, so [...]
It is clear from the Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition and their Laptop Design Contest, that HP is taking personal computing very serious. Here is their winner entry from their Laptop Design Contest, designed by a girl in China. Look for products with this design around back-to-school timeframe. Other finalists after the break:
Small slate tablet wifi internet device. 4.3 inch 480×272 display. Google Android OS. Officially dubbed an MSND: Mobile Social Networking Device.
Well, I got my first hands on with a MID today – the Aigo 8880. Acording to the rep, they are working on portrait rotation.
Holed up in a non-descript booth I found FirstView Electronics showcasing their 10.2″ and 8.9″ netbooks. They run the Intel Atom 1.6 ghz processor or the Via C7. Oddly, they are running XP Pro. Available in black, pink, green, blue, and silver. $250. efirstview.com
My wife is going to love me for taking this trip. Boxee.tv is a media application that collects all the media on your computer and lets you browse, add to your queue, and watch movies from NetFlix on the spot. Boxee does a ton more, is free, open source, and available for download at Boxee.tv.
The BUG is a collection of modules that snap together and make virtually any gadget you could ever dream up, all open source. BugLabs.net Video coming tonight.
Toshiba’s also joining the netbook craze with the NB105. The keyboard is about as small as the Lenovo S10′s.
This was the concept display at the Toshiba booth. All of these devices seem to have a mock display with no details beyond the fact that they are all concepts.
Toshiba’s Network Stationary. Toshiba touts it as an ultra-slim device that allows for web browsing and syncing with a desktop, allowing instant access to the internet within a case the size of a small paper planner.
NAS couldn’t be simpler than a PogoPlug. Plug any USB drive into the PogoPlug and then access the data via the web, iPhone app, send photos straight from your iPhone to it, access it via ip address, map a drive to it, data safely stored within your network. PogoPlug.com Video coming later tonight.
Truc will be posting up an interview with the reps from VIA Technologies soon, but in the meantime, here are some pictures of many of the Netbooks that they had on display at Lunch at Pieros. VIA is trumpeting its Nano Technology which we all know shows promise. Amazing though how many of these devices [...]
The Viable VPAD is a stand alone VOIP videophone with 10.t inch touch screen; wi-fi; Bluetooth, and two USB ports
This is the Data Locker Pro AES, a platform independent portable hard drive with 256 bit hardware AES encryption.
Intel has a huge range of Netbooks and MIDs on display, many of the MIDs under glass. We’ll be talking with Intel soon, and you can bet we’ll be asking when the MIDs will come out of protective species status and we’ll start to see OEMs begin shipping these things. A number of the MID [...]
Stopping by the Intel booth for a quick look at the MIDS on display
Microsoft Surface is drawing a crowd at the NBC Universal booth. People seem to really enjoy the experience.
This drive looks fabulous! Ink note taking with little lag, plus a host of additional apps all built-in. Hoping to learn more later.
TabletKiosk just showed off their new 15†Sahara slate kiosk featuring a 3M capacitive touch digitizer. This is a mountable solution, has a 1.06 Celeron processor, 4GB of ram. It is a beast — good thing it is designed to be mountable.
TabletKiosk’s eo TuffTab is undergoing a complete redesign: Intel Atom 1.6 ghz, 2gb ram, gps, dual hot-swappable batteries, pcmcia slot, GOBI. Shipping in May. More pictures after the break.
TabletKiosk’s redesigned i7300 7†ultra-mobile pc will feature a auto-sensing Wacom active digitzer and touch — the only 7†active digitizer on the market. In addition, it will now feature a Intel Atom 1.6 ghz processor and dual hot-swappable battery. With both batteries, TabletKiosk’s report a 9 hour battery life. digitizer The eo i7300 will [...]
Just got out of a meeting with TabletKiosk where they showed off their new MediSlate MCA. The screen is resistive touch, has dual hot-swappable batteries, and runs an Intel Atom processor. It’ll be available to order in the middle of January, shipping end of January, no pricing available at this point. Here some pictures. TabletKiosk [...]
OK, I’m not going to get excited by this detachable screen UMPC concept under glass because Toshiba used to tease us annually at CES with a detachable screen Tablet PC. That said, we’ll be taking a look at this on the floor and reporting more. Jenn at Pocketables gets the prize on this one for [...]
Sony just released a couple of videos of the VAIO P500 that has everyone talking. Not that I’m overly skeptical, but I need to see this for myself. Check out the videos and see what you think after the jump. Hat tip to jkkmobile
OK, we like to think we travel pretty light and mobile when covering an event like CES 2009. Our good friend and colleague at Notebooks.com, Xavier Lanier, has proven us to be nothing but weak pretenders to the light and mobile crown. Take a look at this video and check out how Xavier carries more [...]
Lenovo has added a new feature to their ThinkPads that allow it to be remotedly disabled in the event that the laptop / tablet pc becomes stolen – simply by sending a text message to WWAN phone number for the laptop. This is a great thing for IT shops needing maintain better control over their [...]
Comparing notes at CntrStg with fellow blogger Xavier Lanier from Notebooks.com, he tipped us to this little gem. Freescale and Pegatron are looking to bring an ARM based Netbook to market priced at $199 to $299. The design is promising eight hours of battery life in a very thin form factor. Xavier tells us he [...]
From a minimalist’s point of view, I am really digging the Lenovo X200T for CES coverage. In my previous life as a photojournalist, I always had to find the balance between carrying enough gear to meet any unforeseen roadblocks and carrying redundant and unnecessary weight. Challenges that I faced as a photographer are the same [...]
While checking out things at The Digital Experience tonight Rob got a bright idea. He’s evaluating a Pogo Stylus which is aimed at us for the iPhone or iPod Touch. While looking at HP’s Tx2 capacitive touch device, Rob thought he’d give the Pogo a try on the screen. To his amazement (and also to [...]
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