In the market for a cheap tablet, but don’t want to limit yourself to one that only runs Google Android or Windows CE? Witstech has you covered with a new 7 inch touchscreen device that dual boots Windows CE 6.0 and Google Android 2.1. The Witstech A81-E tablet has an 800MHz ARM Cortex A8-based processor, […]
June 2010
HP D110a ePrinter: No PC required
Pogoplug and Google aren’t the only companies with visions of printers that work without a cord running to a PC. HP has just launched its first all-in-one printer with support for wireless printing. The printer is WiFi capable, and has an email address. What this means is you can hook the printer up to your […]
1&1 introduces 7 inch Android tablet in Germany
German internet provider 1&1 has unveiled a tablet that it will offer to customers. The 1&1 SmartPad will have a 7 inch touchscreen display and run Google Android. the tablet will feature 802.11b/g/n WiFi, and will work with an optional USB 3G modem. The tablet should be available in July, and the company plans to […]
Cisco’s tablet prototype in flesh… err, plastic and metal
Yesterday Cisco announced plans to bring a new business-oriented Android tablet to market in the next year. While the tablet isn’t ready to ship yet, we don’t just have to look at rendered artwork to get a sense of what it will look like. Tecnografo snapped a bunch of photos of a prototype at a […]
ARM: WiFi wastes too much energy
Chip-designer ARM is known for making low power chips for smartphones and a growing number of tablets and mini-laptops. The goal is to offer enough power to provide decent performance without using so much energy that you run out of battery life after a few hours of use. But it turns out that some of […]
Asus Eee PC 1215N sports Atom D525 CPU
We’ve known for a while that the Asus Eee PC 1215N was coming, adding another ION-powered netbook to Asus’ offerings. However, just a month ago it looked like the 1215N was going to include Intel’s Atom D510 or D550 under the hood. Now it looks as though processing duties will actually be handled by the […]
Need a bigger hard drive? How about a 3TB external hard disk?
Most netbooks ship with 160GB to 250GB of storage space. Get a pricier, larger laptop and maybe you’ll get a 320GB or 500GB hard drive. But what if you want enough hard disk space to store 120HD videos? Then you might want to look into getting an external hard drive, like say, the Seagate FreeAgent […]
Pogoplug adds support for cloud-based printing
Say you have one printer in your house and a couple of computers, smartphones, and maybe an iPad or another mobile device. How exactly are you supposed to send print jobs to that printer from all those devices? You could email files to the computer plugged into the printer, power it up, and hit the […]
Who needs padding when you can get an air-cushioned netbook case?
There are plenty of companies offering protective sleeves for netbooks with foam padding to protect your little laptop from bumps and bruises. And then there’s the Sumdex Aircube Netbook Sleeve for 10 inch netbooks. Instead of foam padding, this case uses pockets of air to cushion your netbook. The sleeve is also water resistant (but not […]
Cisco introduces an Android tablet for some reason
OK, I know everybody and their kid brother has a tablet running Google Android to sell these days. But I wasn’t really expecting one from Cisco. But that’s exactly what we’ve got here: a 7 inch Android powered tablet with HD video playback capabilities from Cisco. Huh. The company plans to start shipping the Cius […]