Voltaic Systems has been making backpacks and laptop cases with built-in solar chargers since 2004. But so far most of the company’s backpacks have only generated enough electricity to charge small items such as phones, cameras, or tablets. Now Voltaic has introduced a new 10W backpack called the Array which can charge a laptop computer. […]
October 2011
Ultrabooks off to a slow start due to high prices?
Intel envisions a day when so-called ultrabooks make up the lion’s share of the consumer notebook space. An ultrabook is basically a thin and light laptop which weighs less than 3 pounds and measures less than 0.8 inches thick. In Intel’s vision, they also tend to have premium components including solid state disks and the […]
Asus teases Android, Windows 8 products for 2012
Asus has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2011, and the company beat its forecast for net profits. The company also revealed some interesting figures about product shipments. Asus shipped 1.3 million Eee PC netbooks in Q3, bringing the total for the year so far to 3.6 million. Meanwhile, Asus shipped 800,000 […]
Ubuntu Linux heading to tablets, smartphones
Ubuntu is already one of the world’s most popular Linux distributions for desktop and laptop computer users — and the operating system powers a fair share of servers as well. Now founder Mark Shuttleworth says the next step is to bring Ubuntu to phones and tablets. You can already install Ubuntu on a tablet […]
Velocity Micro Cruz T408 Tablet review
Velocity Micro has been making Android tablets since 2010 — which in this fast-moving space makes the company one of the older players in the consumer tablet space. While Velocity Micro may not be a household name, the company has shipped over 500,000 tablets under its Cruz brand so far thanks to distributors including Best […]
How to reboot an HP TouchPad to Android or webOS
When you install CyanogenMod 7.1 alpha on an HP TouchPad you end up with a dual-boot tablet that can run either Android or webOS. If you follow our instructions you’ll also install an app called MoBoot which lets you choose between the two operating systems every time you turn on the TouchPad. There’s also an […]
$150 HP TouchPads coming to Best Buy… with purchase of a PC
Best Buy will begin selling dirt cheap HP TouchPad tablets again on Tuesday, November 1st. You’ll be able to pick up a 32GB model for $149.99. That’s the good news. The bad news is that in order to get that price you’ll need to buy an HP or Compaq laptop, desktop, or all-in-one computer. On […]
Sluggish tablet sales leading to Taiwanese factory layoffs?
HP discontinued the TouchPad tablet less than two months after launching it, due to poor sales figures. Now it looks like the BlackBerry PlayBook may be on a similar deathwatch, as Research in Motion offers promotion after promotion in an effort to convince people to buy the 7 inch tablet. We haven’t seen any major […]
Gamestop now offers Android tablets for gamers
Video game retail chain Gamestop is now offering Android tablets through its website and in select US stores. As announced last month, Gamestop isn’t offering tablets under its own brand name, but instead sells a handful of popular tablets from well known companies. At launch, Gamestop is selling the Acer Iconia Tab A100 7 inch […]
Rumor: New Nook Color announcement coming Nov 7th?
Nate at The Digital Reader hears that Barnes & Noble will hold an event on November 7th, and that the company could be ready to unveil its next-generation NOOK Color. Meanwhile, Microsoft is holding a Windows Phone event on November 7th. Coincidence? Man, I hope so. Seriously, I know Nokia generated a lot of excitement […]