Given all the depressing and uncertain financial news the world over these days, something tells me price points are going to be one of the first things that both consumers and manufacturers look at when it comes to mobile computers. Face, it, we all look at price anyway and the rise of the Netbook certainly [...]
This is a great thing for the community. Three fantastic resources on ultra mobile computing, UMPCPortal, jkkmobile, and Liliputing are teaming up to help provide us with more information on what is going on in the wacky world of mobile computing. We’ve always tried to keep up with all the UMPC, MID and netbook products [...]
I’m saying yes. Steve ““Chippy†Paine has been looking over investor presentations and points out that Portable Media Player (PMP) manufacturer, Archos, sees PMPs morphing into MIDs over the next two years. That only makes sense to me, simply because I continue to see much of the small mobile device push focusing on consuming media. [...]
Asus has announced that they are adding 3.75G Internet access to its popular Eee PC line. The first in its line of Eee’s to ship with this HSUPA feature will be the Eee 901, released in October 2008. There is no word on carriers at this point. Check out the press release after the READ [...]
Well, we pointed to this last week in a comment from Acer’s CEO (Acer acquired 75% of Packard Bell awhile back.) Packard Bell has announced their entry into the Netbook race and it’s called the ““dot.†If it looks familiar, it should as it resembles the Acer Aspire One. The specs are the usual roundup, [...]
Uh, oh. Looks like there are enough issues with the Raon Digital Everun Note that there is a recall underway. Issues being reported are overheating, high-pitched fan noise, blue-screens, and inaccurate battery monitors, among others. The units need to be sent back to the factory for eitehr repair or replacment. Via Pocketables Tags: Raon+Digital+Everun+Note, Recall
Oh, my how time flies. Lora Heiny is reminding us that it isn’t too late to be thinking about the 2009 CES Tablet PC Meetup. Each of the last several years we’ve seen new interest in each new wave of mobile devices including UMPCs and MIDs. Lora is interested in making sure that as the [...]
It wouldn’t be a new day without another Netbook announcement, so here we go. The Sotec DC101 Netbook looks familiar and has the usual suspect lineup of features. The 10.1 inch screen is running Intel’s Atom rated at 1.6GHz and is priced around $550. 10.1 inch 1024 x 600 screen Intel Atom 1.6Ghz 1GB RAM [...]
While lacking an active digitizer, Dell’s E4200 and E4300 ultra-portable laptops offer a lot of functionality to the mobile warrior: ON, which allows bi-directional access to Microsoft Exchange data without booting up your laptop. Both laptops also feature totally redesigned keyboards that are back-lit. The E4200 features a 12.1″ screen and is only available with [...]
I guess it depends on your workload, but I’m wondering how many folks are considering using Netbooks, like the Asus Eee, as work machines? A Netbook won’t work in my situation, but that’s just me and what I need to get done. Michael Connick has his hands on an Asus 1000H and using the StarTech.com docking station (check [...]
Interesting video featuring Pat Morehead, VP of Advanced Marketing at AMD in which he talks about Netbooks and AMD’s wait and see approach to that crazy market. What do you think folks, is AMD playing it smart or just defending their wait and see posture? >> Via jkkmobile Technorati Tags: Netbooks,AMD
I’m in the envious position of having a number of different mobile pcs and tablet pcs at my disposal. Right now, I’ve got a Dell Latitude XT, Apple MacBook, Fujitsu P1610, Asus 901 Eee PC, Motion Computing LS800, HP tx2500z, Lenovo X200, Lenovo X300, and a Lenovo X61 Tablet PC. This weekend and all of [...]
Interesting that this seems to be called Satellite and not Libretto, but hey, jkkmobile has stumbled onto pictures of Toshiba’s Netbook from Toshiba Mexico and this link. The Satellite NB105 Netbook looks like what we all thought it would, but hey, it is still early. See more pictures here. Tags: Toshiba+NB105+Netbook
The Kohjinsha SX3 convertible UMPC continues to attract attention in these crazy days (daze?) of Netbooks, and jkk of jkkmobile gives us all a virtual look in this review. Intriguing that it comes with a SIM card slot and a home for GPS. > Tags: Kohjinsha+SX3, UMPC
I’ve been waiting for this review. With all of the Netbook and ultra-mobile craziness out there and trying to sort through who has what releasing when with what specs, the Raon Digital Everun Note has attracted my attention because of its comparatively small size form factor. Steve ““Chippy†Paine has his hands on the device [...]
With everyone from the new Commdore getting into the fray, It wouldn’t be a new day without new Netbook announcements or pictures. jkkmobile links to pictures from Aving of Samsung’s entry into the wackiest market since someone got the idea to great novelty USB keys. This looks like a 10 incher. jkOnTheRun links to other [...]
The sky might not be falling but Asus is following Acer’s lead and dropping prices on some models in the vaunted Eee PC line. Brad Linder at Liliputing is reporting that the Asus 1000H can be had at Amazon for $505, (affiliate link) as low as $449 at MWave, and if you are interested in lower [...]
Modding Netbooks is already a trend. It looks like Dell has acknowledged that right up front about its just announced Mini 9 Netbook by putting the servcie manual online for easy access. Netbook modder extraordinaire jkkmobile provides the link and has posted some pictures for all to see. It looks like modding will be relatively [...]
We’ve posted about the possibility of Dell’s new Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook being subsidized by Telcos in the future. It looks like if you live in Europe, you might be first on the list to see for yourself. That won’t be until later in September, but according to this article from Crave, Vodafone will partnering [...]
If you aren’t doing anything at 3pm EST today (1900GMT) and want to get your geek on, there are some choices for interesting viewing. Laptop Magazine will be hosting a live session where they will be showing off a highly anticipated new Netbook. Hmmm? Wonder what that could be? Chippy at UMPCPortal will be hosting [...]
Jenn at Pocketables is linking to Lazion.com (fire up your translator of choice) where they have their hands on the Raon Digital Everun Note and have posted up quite a few pictures of Raon’s small notebook (not Netbook) that is capturing a lot of attention. The comparison shots next to the MSI Wind and the [...]
I doubt it sticks by YANBOTH stands for Yet Another Netbook On The Horizon. We seem to get a new announcement each and every day. Here’s a look at the Emtec Gdium Netbook that is running Mandriva Linux, a flavor of Linux I’m unfamiliar with. Liliputing is linking toEee PC News.de and Sascha Pallenberg who [...]
Fascinating. Is it a Netbook or is it a UMPC or is it a low priced laptop? Things are murky enough in trying to distinguish between Netbooks (or whatever you call them) and other ultra-portable devices. Certainly price is one of those distinguishing factors, or at least looks like it is going to be. Raon [...]
No, your eyes are deceiving you. Commodore (as in Commdore Vic 20,C-64, Amiga) is bringing a Netbook to market. The UMMD 8010/F Netbook was shown off at IDF in Berlin. The specs sound familar to those following the scene (10 inch screen, camera, 1.6Ghz C7–M CPU, 80GB HD, 1GB of RAM, WiFi, Bluetooth optional) and [...]
Yesterday’s news that Acer had cut the price of the Aspire One NetBook line by $50 was seen by some as a shocker. I think Acer was feeling the heat of Dell’s supposed $299 price tag. Dell was rumored to announce one of the NetBook world’s worst kept secrets yesterday but hasn’t yet. (Side note: [...]
Interesting. Acer has decided to drop the price on the Aspire One Netbook from $399 to $349 for the XP version and from $379 to $329 for the Linpus Linux version. Also of note, if you’re looking to purchase one with a six-cell battery you can do so for $399. I don’t remember the details [...]
No one wants to be left out in the great NetBook craze, and certainly Lenovo is no different. Lenovo’s S9 and S10 NetBooks are now listed in the FCC database, which of course means things are moving forward. That’s a good thing as I do believe these are supposed to be going up for sale in [...]
Dell’s NetBook is one of the worst kept secrets in NetBook land and now there are some more pictures to check out courtesy of Gizmodo. They got their hands on some web documentation that says the Inspiron 910 looks very mod-able, as well as pictures of the ports and other geek goodness. Release date looks [...]
Well, my wife has been working with the Acer Aspire One for a week. It looks like it is getting returned. Three issues comprise the reasoning here. She loves the keyboard but hates the mouse buttons that are on either side of the trackpad. “It drives me nuts” is the quote there. She’s not a [...]
Weird timing on this one. Late Friday is not your typical time to announce new products, but hey, word popped out on Friday night that Lenovo is extending its ““carry it in a manilla envelope thin†ThinkPad X300 line with the X301. The ThinkPad X301 will feature the Intel Core 2 Duo ULV U9300 and [...]
Speaking of MIDs, Hector Gomez keeps experimenting with his new Aigo P8860 MID and has sent along a brief report (with pictures) of his attempts at running Ubuntu on the device. Here’s his report: So far it does load up and works great except the speed to load the applications takes a bit because its [...]
I can’t catch the gentleman’s name from Intel in this video but he’s showing off three MIDs that we should be hearing more about at the Intel Developers Forum that begins this next week. He gives a quick look at Lenovo’s Olympic IdeaPad, the Aigo MID (which is already on the market in some places) [...]
Well, I haven’t seen the Acer Aspire One since my wife unboxed it as she’s using it constantly but I doubt she’ll go as far as tnkrl who is already deep into modding Acer’s NetBook (or whatever you want to call them.) If you want to see how to pop the Aspire One open and [...]
CrunchGear is linking to a Gartner Report that says that mini-notebook (NetBooks or call them what you will) will explode in 2012 with about 50 million units shipped globally by then. Of course that means a lot of ultra-portables will be shipping in the meantime. If that market prediction comes to pass it will certainly [...]
Last month, I told everyone Dell was working on some very cool stuff. We are finally starting to see the beginnings of that with Dell’s just announced new Latitudes and accessories. Ultra-Portable – Dell Latitude E4200 is a 12.1-inch laptop that starts at 2.2 pounds, making it the lightest commercial notebook in the company’s [...]
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