Samsung is expected to launch a 7 inch Android tablet called the Samsung Galaxy Tab in the next few months. Samsung South Africa actually posted a pretty clear picture of the tablet last month, but the image was later removed and the tablet was shrouded in mystery once again. Now we have another apparent sighting […]
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Best Buy Connect to offer CLEAR WiMAX 4G service
Last month Best Buy launched a new service called Best Buy Connect that lets users sign up for mobile broadband access at select stores across the US. At the time, Best Buy connect only offers 3G wireless plans, but now the company has announced plans to begin offering 4G WiMAX connectivity as well. Best Buy […]
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Duracell launches universal netbook adapter
Duracell may be a big name in batteries and all, but it’s not typically the first company that jumps to mind when I think about laptop power adapters. But the company is making a play for the netbook space, with the introduction of a 40-Watt Universal Netbook AC Adapter. Most netbooks ship with their own […]
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Asus launches colorful, customizable Eee PC 1001PQ netbook
The Asus Eee PC 1001PQ looks like a typical netbook on paper. It has a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, and a 3 or 6 cell battery. But the netbook lid features an unusual design. The Eee PC 1001PQ is available in either “Flame […]
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Asus Eee PC 1015PED, 1018P available for pre-order from Amazon
Best Buy is already selling versions of the new Asus Eee PC 1015PE and 1018P netbooks. But while the Best Buy models are reasonably cheap, at $350 and $380 respectively, these models have lower capacity batteries than higher priced versions of the same netbooks, and they lack Bluetooth. Now Amazon has started taking orders for […]
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Sandisk launches Cruzer Blade itty bitty USB flash drive
USB Flash drives are continuing to shrink. Pretty soon you won’t be able to spot a drive once it’s plugged into your computer — which is probably just going to make drives that much easier to misplace when you’re not using them. But until we get to that point, we’ll have to settle for the […]
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Using a netbook as a cheap artist tablet – Video
The current crop of touchscreen tablets may not have active digitizers for precise pen input, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use them to product art. YouTube user sunguckim says he has a $2000 Wacom Cintiq drawing tablet and a $500 Asus Eee PC T101MT tablet-style netbook. While he admits the Cintiq provides a better […]
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Asus introduces Eee PC 1015PD
Asus has posted a product page for the Eee PC 1015PD. This new 10 inch netbook model comes with either a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 or 1.83GHz Intel Atom N475 processor, GMA 3150 graphics, and 1 to 2GB of DDR3 memory. The netbook will be available with a 160GB, 250GB, or 320GB hard drive, and […]
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Demand cooling for Chinese iPad knockoffs?
Chinese companies have been pumping out iPad clones for longer than Apple has actually been selling the 10 inch tablet. The first models were just Android or Windows 7-powered tablets designed to look like an oversized iPod touch. And when Apple announced that the iPad really would look like an oversized iPad touch, well… not […]
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Sony Vaio W knockoff designed to fool casual observers
Here’s what I love about Chinese electronics knockoff artists: They’ll try things that no Western company would ever even dream of. Case in point: a Sony Vaio W knockoff from China which doesn’t just look a bit like Sony’s 10 inch netbook — it even has the Sony Vaio brand name plastered all over it. […]