Dell’s offering the Vostro A90 netbook for just $199 after a $50 discount. The Dell Vostro A90 is the business-version of the Mini 9. It comes with an Intel Atom processor, Bluetooth, 8GB SSD, and 8.9-inch display. Visit LogicBuy For full details.
I tried playing Call of Duty: World at War on the HP Pavilion dv2 review unit AMD sent over and recorded a video so you could see what the new AMD Yukon platform is capable of. HP is billing the dv2 as an entertainment ultraportable and it certainly excels at video playback and graphics-intensive applications [...]
HPs selling the HP TouchSmart tx2z convertible tablet for just $649.99 after $450 in savings. The $649.99 configuration includes 4GB of RAM, 320GB hard drive and a free HP DeskJet printer. Visit LogicBuy for full details and the coupon code.
I have large hands, which usually makes it extremely uncomfortable to use compact mice, but the Microsoft Arc Mouse has enough curvature and surface area to make it comfortable to use for hours on end. This mouse folds up so it can easily fit in your pocket and has a well-placed laser. When it’s folded, [...]
I’m waiting to see who will be the first e-Paper or e-Book maker who brings a device to market that uses real pen input. I’m not sure Bridgestone (yes the tire manufacturer) will be the first one, but this device sure looks interesting. Apparently they’ve not only got a color e-Paper device in the works [...]
They said it was coming and here it is. The folks behind the PogoPlug have released an iPhone app that allows you to connect to the data that is on the drive you plug into your PogoPlug. The app allows you to stream music and video and access files. I’m guessing this will become [...]
According to a report at Liliputing, it looks like IBM wants to join the great Netbook race and compete with Intel, VIA, ARM, NVidia, and a few we probably don’t know about yet. IBM is working on a 28 nanometer processor and hopes see something on the market in 2010. They are touting that it [...]
Warner and Xavier are both checking out the very glossy HP DV2 media computers and share some early thoughts about the review units they are checking out, including all about the very glossy finish that is on every surface of the device. They also talk about the included external Blu-Ray drives that come with them. [...]
Lenovo’s offering $400 off plus a 20% coupon on the Lenovo ThinkPad X200 tablet. The tablet starts at just $1,287 after discounts. The 20% coupon applies to all upgrades, including the 64GB SSD and 8-cell battery that lasts for up to eight hours. Visit Logic Buy for full details.
OQO will be shutting its doors before shipping the OQO Model 2+ according to industry sources. Bob Rosin, OQO’s SVP of sales and marketing, told the Wall Street Journal that the company is facing a cash crunch, has reduced work hours and is actively looking for a buyer. We’re fans of OQO and really hope [...]
This looks to be a good addition to GMail. How many times have you sent an email, intending to send an attachment, but then forgetting to actually include the attachment? I know this happens to me every so often.
Don’t know how far this reaches yet here locally, but by shear sheer accident I discovered that AT&T had switched 3G on in my area of Winchester, VA yesterday. When I left the house in the morning my phone was still showing the big E for EDGE. But later in the day, I had left [...]
Lenovo’s offering the ThinkPad X301 for just $1,599 after a $547 discount and 20% off coupon. The ThinkPad X301 ultraportable is super thin and light. It comes with a DVD burner, 1GB if RAM and 64GBSSD. It can be configured to order with up to a128GB SSD. Visit LogicBuy for full details and the coupon [...]
Did you miss Motion Computing’s webinars from last week, giving you an opportunity to save $500 off a J3400 Tablet PC? Well, today is your lucky today. There are three more webinars coming up, the next one due up today at 1:00 pm CST. Head over to Motion Computing to learn more. Tell them your [...]
I woke up to a flurry of emails this morning, 90% of which were notifications from Facebook about changes Asus was making to their Facebook Fan page. It is actually pretty funny to see all the name changes they went through trying to figure out how best to market / position themselves on Facebook [...]
Recently the good folks at Proporta sent me their Gadget Bag with Universal Emergency Charger bundle to review. Over the past week or two I have given it a good work out and I’ve come to appreciate the excellent design and manufacturing quality of the gadget bag and the sheer utility of the Universal Emergency [...]
Let’s hope this does not become a popular gift for Fathers Day. And I guess since it is only a concept we are probably safe this year. But this USB necktie concept just does not look like something any self-respecting geek would wear. Via dialog05 via Switched
Some Microsoft Office news to chew on and mark your calendars with. According to the Microsoft Update Product Team Blog, Service Pack 2 for Office 2007 will be rolling out on April 28. The big news in SP2 looks to be support for the OpenDocument format and the ability to save a document as a [...]
I just received an evaluation HP DV2-1001 and took a few minutes to film a quick unboxing. This little media machine comes with an external Blu-ray drive and lots of glossy everything. GottaBeMobile Shortcuts are Sponsored by Lenovo.
Netbooks and other affordable devices are booming, but Apple’s stayed out of the game thus far. Some are speculating that Apple will announce a netbook or a device that resembles a jumbo iPod Touch will be announced at WWDC. There’s no shortage of people clamoring for such a device, but I wonder how much people [...]
Twitter users can now tweet notes directly into Evernote thanks to a new beta service called myEN. The service makes it easy to add notes to your Evernote notebook from your favorite Twitter client. To get started follow @myEN, which will send a direct message with a link to a page that will link your [...]
Amazon’s selling the Samsung NC10 for $398.80 after a $40 discount. It comes with a 6-cell battery, 160GB hard drive, bluetooth, and a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor. For full details visit LogicBuy.
Consider this rumor and speculation at this point. Posts are bouncing all over the Internet prompted by this one from jkOnTheRun that OQO may be hitting hard times financially. Speculation is that the OQO Model 02+ may the last device in the line, if that even makes it. According to the post on jkOnTheRun, eXpansys [...]
Techblog.gr is showing off some pictures and charts that purport to offer Toshiba’s 2010 roadmap for mobile devices. Pretty pictures and a couple of things stand out. The devices are all running Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform. The L701 looks MID-like with its 7 inch screen and supposedly will run on a fuel cell. The [...]
We haven’t covered much about all the hype of the Palm Pre here on GBM. Some of that is due to the fact that most of the team uses an iPhone and while we report on the devices we use, we don’t really cover the phone market beyond that. That said, the coverage of the [...]
It may be a ways down the road, but let’s hope this does indeed mean something for Windows Mobile customers. Long Zheng of istartedsomething is linking to a Microsoft job announcement in which they appear to be looking for someone to come on board to help get an over the air (OTA) updating system in [...]
HP’s discounting its Enviro Series notebook battery from $149.99 to $101.99 for a limited time thanks to an online coupon. This environmentally-friendly battery will charge to its original for three years and works with most current HP Pavilion notebooks. Visit LogicBuy for full details.
I’ve been using Cooliris ever since it was PicLens and it is a very handy browser add in for viewing pictures on the web and now your computer. The latest add version (1.10) fits into Firefox, IE, Safari and will run on a Windows machine or OSX. It will now let you browse videos from [...]
Take a MSI Wind U115, add a 9 cell battery, and set things up to maximize battery life and you might end up with over 25 hours of battery life. It looks like Johannes for EEE-PC.de is doing just that. He’s using the Battery Eater software to do his testing. Now keep in mind, the [...]
Buy.com is selling the 7-inch RazorBook 400 Netbook (model no. 3K-RZ400-4GB-WIN) by 3K Computers for $147.99. The RazorBook 400 runs on a 400MHz processor and Windows CE. Visit LogicBuy for full details.
OK, first you need to pony up the dough for a Surface Computer. No easy task there, but let’s assume you’ve done that part. You might want to check out what the folks at Silicon Illuminated Active Peripherals (SLAP) are working on. Their SLAP widgets can be placed on your Surface Computer and used as [...]
If you’ve ever been to an Apple Store, one of the intriguing paradoxes you’ll discover (assuming you make a purchase and assuming you pay attention) is that the roving clerks who check you out with their little hand held devices are using a system based on Windows Mobile that uses a customized PDA and software [...]
Steve ““Chippy†Paine has been giving the Gigabyte Touchnote T1028M Tablet a good look-see an has put up a number of pictures and thoughts about the 10 inch Tablet in this review. In case you missed it there is a video of the Chippy and jkkmobile checking the device out and showing it off. The [...]
This picture from Jason Calacanis’ blog sure makes that 12 inch Crunchpad look awfully big as compared to that Apple keyboard. Tough to tell what is plugged into what as well.
In the early years of Tablet PCs, I was happy with just about anything that flipped around, was a slate, or I could write on. Over the years, though, I’ve become quite picky about what I like / don’t like in a tablet pc. Instead of becoming enamored with everything that crosses my desk or [...]
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Droid RAZR MAXX First Impressions and Unboxing Video
The Droid RAZR is just months old, but Motorola has already seen fit to introduce another mmber to the RAZR family, the Droid RAZR MAXX. The Droid RAZR (review) was known for a super thin design and Kevlar back, but it lacked in the battery life department. We saw 11-12 hours of battery life in [...]
The Next Nexus: What It Needs to Stay Ahead of the Pack
Late last year, Google and Samsung released the third rendition of the Nexus smartphone. The first of course was the HTC-made Nexus One which arrived in 2010 to great fan fare. Then, in late part of 2010, the Samsung-made Nexus S launched which eventually became available in two variants, the regular Nexus S and the [...]
Nokia Responds to Alleged 3-Inch ‘Tablet’ Leaks
When Nokia took the stage in New York City with carrier partner T-Mobile USA, various news outlets were reporting that Nokia was either working on a 3-inch tablet or media player. Right now, the company says that the information that was reported earlier was all a misunderstanding by various hopeful blogs. The device that was [...]
Pad & Quill Octavo iPad Case 2 Looks Great but is Bulky
The Pad & Quill Octavo case for the iPad 2 is a leather bound case that looks great on the iPad 2. This case is crafted with care and you can tell that when you pick it up. Pad & Quill is known for producing high quality cases that protect your tablet, computer or iPhone with [...]
Pad & Quill Fire Keeper: A Beautiful Kindle Fire Case
If you have a Kindle Fire, then you owe it to yourself to take a look at the beautiful Kindle Fire Keeper, a case from Pad & Quill. Pad & Quill cases protect your iPad, eBook reader, computer or iPhone with a touch of class giving users a classic book-like experience even though they’re holding a very [...]
id America Gasket iPhone Case Review
iPhone cases are a dime a dozen, but now and then I see one that stands out. Enter the Gasket iPhone case from id America. The id America Gasket case is a brushed aluminum iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S case that looks absolutely stunning. The machined case is inspired by the head gasket you’d find inside a [...]
