The Broadcom Crystal HD video accelerator is a media coprocessor that you can throw into many netbooks with low power Intel Atom processors to enable support for 1080p HD video playback. It’s not a full fledged video card. It just does one thing: offers hardware acceleration for HD video so that low power CPUs don’t […]
MSI Wind U250 notebook to feature dual core AMD Neo processor
MSI has been cranking out 12 inch thin, light, and low power notebooks since last year. Typically they sport Intel CULV or AMD Neo processors. But the MSI Wind U250 may be the first I’ve seen with a dual core AMD Neo processor. And by seen, I mean there’s a listing for the product on […]
C-motech introduces 7 inch Mangrove tablet with Windows Mobile 6.5.3
I’ve seen plenty of tablets and mini-laptops running Windows CE, which has the same basic core as the Windows Mobile smartphone operating system. But the Mangrove 7 is the first 7 inch tablet I can recall that’s actually running Windows Mobile, not just Windows CE. The folks at WMExperts got a chance to check out […]
Netbook friendly Google Chrome extension auto-zooms web pages
Most modern web browsers feature full-page zoom functions. Just hit the + or – keys to zoom in and out of a web page. This comes in handy if you happen to be using a netbook with a 1024 x 600 pixel or 800 x 480 pixel display and you don’t have enough room to […]
Asus netbooks to get USB 3.0 support
Asus is apparently planning to go all out in support of the new USB 3.0 standard. USB 3.0 offers data transfer speeds up to 10 times faster than the 480Mb/s you get from USB 2.0. And while you might think that Asus and other PC makers would focus first on bringing the new technology to […]
Samsung N210 review
The Samsung N210 isn’t the thinnest or lightest netbook around. And it doesn’t have the longest lasting battery, lowest price, or fastest processor. In fact, it’s hard to supply any superlatives for this mini-laptop. But don’t let that fool you. Because the Samsung N210 is a fine example of a netbook with an attractive case […]
Sungworld L3 netbook is small, light, and kind of outdated
Last time I heard from SungWorld, the company had introduced a dirt cheap 7-inch netbook in China for about $73. Now it looks like the company has moved on to 10 inch models, with the SungWorld L3, a netbook with a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, Intel Atom N270 CPU, and GMA 950 […]
Lenovo ThinkPad X100e with dual core CPU now available — in Sweden
The Lenovo ThinkPad X100e thin and light business notebook has been shipping for a few months now. But while Lenovo promised that there would eventually be models with both single core and dual core processors, if you live in the US your only option is to pick one up with an AMD Neo MV-40 single […]
Cheap Chinese netbooks get NVIDIA ION graphics bump
Sure, NVIDIA has moved on to its next-generation NVIDIA ION platform that offers even higher graphics performance and plays well with Intel Atom Pine Trail processors. But you know who’s still interested in the first-generation ION platform that bundles an NVIDIA graphics processor with an Intel Atom N270 or N280 chip? The companies making dirt […]
Confirmed: 60,000 Australian students getting ThinkPad Mini netbooks
Lenovo hasn’t officially introduced a 10 inch ThinkPad netbook in the US, and the company may never do so. But they are being rolled out in other parts of the globe. The NSW public schools in Australia are deploying about 60,000 ThinkPad Mini 10 netbooks to students. The laptops will be outfitted an Intel Atom […]
Asus Eee PC 1201T with AMD Neo CPU now available in the US
The Asus Eee PC 1201T is the first member of the Eee PC notebook family to feature an AMD processor. And now that it’s shipping in the US, it looks like it’s also the cheapest 12 inch notebook from Asus. Newegg is selling it for just $389.99 — although that’s partially due to the fact […]
Philips HeatProtect netbook case doubles as a cooling pad (or vice versa)
Looking for a protective case for your netbook and a cooling pad to keep your lap from overheating if your netbook does? Philips has a solution. The company’s HeatProtect combines a protective slipcover with a cooling pad. The case has two zippers with rubberized edges designed not to scratch up other items in your bag. […]