As expected, Lenovo is re-introducing the IdeaPad U1 Hybrid that the company first showed off at CES 2010. Like last year, the Hybrid is a two-piece device, with a standalone tablet (now called the LePad) and a keyboard/docking station with a separate processor, battery, and hard drive. Docked, you can use the U1 Hybrid like […]
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Lenovo introduces a new Windows 7 tablet
As expected, Lenovo is starting to show off tablet computers in advance of CES. The folks at Laptop Magazine snagged some time with the company’es new Windows 7 tablet powered by an Intel Atom Oak Trail processor. While there aren’t a lot of details to share at this point, we do know that the tablet […]
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RIM shows off BlackBerry PlayBook web browser, HTML5, Flash performance
The upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook has a dual core processor and what appear to be pretty powerful multitasking capabilities. But how does it handle everyday tasks like viewing web pages with heavy Flash or HTML5 features? Research in Motion has posted a new video of the PlayBook browser in action and it looks like it can […]
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Pandigital launches 9 inch tablet/eReader with AT&T wireless
Pandigital has launched a new version of the company’s Android tablet/eBook Reader devices, this time with support for AT&T wireless data connectivity. The Pandigital Multimedia Novel has a 9 inch color touchscreen display and runs Google Android 2.0. It comes with access to the Barnes & Noble digital book store for downloading and reading eBooks. […]
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Zotac introduces nettop with AMD Fusion chip
Small form factor desktop maker Zotac is launching a new nettop with an AMD E-350 (Zacate) chip and integrated Radeon HD graphics. While we’ve already seen a number of laptops announced featuring AMD’s new low power chip, the Zotac AD03 is the first nettop announcement I’ve seen. The AMD E-350 chip combines AMD Radeon HD […]
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Ocosmos set to launch ultraportable Windows gaming computer
Ocosmos is expected to launch a small gaming machine with an Intel Atom Oak Trail processor and Windows operating system this week. The company has been showing off a demo unit for a little while which looks like a cross between a phone and PlayStation Portable, but the folks at Netbook News got their hands […]
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VIA launches dual core Nano X2 chips
It’s apparently chip week. Hot on the heels of new product announcements from chip-makers Intel, AMD, and Freescale, the folks at VIA have announced a new dual core version of the company’s low power Nano chipset. It’s called the VIA Nano X2, and while this isn’t the first we’ve heard of the new processor, it […]
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Freescale introduces vampire (power) killing technology
When you plug in your phone to charge, the battery sucks energy from the wall jack until it’s full. But that’s not the whole story, because most wall chargers actually continue drawing energy even if there’s no phone plugged in at all. Now Freescale is introducing technology to eliminate this so-called “vampire” power problem. Basically, […]
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Lenovo to showcase 2 tablets at CES this week
Last January Lenovo showed off a series of intriguing devices at CES including a tablet/notebook hybrid called the IdeaPad U1 and a smartbook called the Skylight. Over the past 12 months, the Skylight appears to have been killed off, as has the custom Linux-based operating system it ran. But it looks like a version of […]
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Why does Brando’s Samsung Galaxy tab keyboard case have a Windows key?
Accessory maker Brando has launched a new case for the Samsung Galaxy Tab with a Bluetooth keyboard integrated right into the case. At $59, the keyboard case seems like it could be pretty useful… but I kind of have to wonder whether it was actually designed for the Galaxy Tab. The first thing I noticed […]