Computer Maker Sparkle is living up to its name with its latest home theater PC, a shiny little number based on the NVIDIA ION platform which bundles a dual core Intel Atom 330 CPU with an NVIDIA GeForce 9400M CPU. The Sparkle Cuti n30 is a modular system that comes in several parts. You can […]
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Siso Tablo optical sensor turns any laptop display into a touchscreen
People have been removing netbook displays and replacing them with 7, 9, or 10 inch touchscreens for almost as long as netbooks have been around. But that kind of hack takes a moderate degree of skill and/or confidence. Hantech’s Siso Tablo requires none of the above. For about $99, you can pick up this little […]
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Archos expands its netbook lineup with the Archos 10s
Archos has rolled out an updated version of its Archos 10 netbook, this time with the clever name of the Archos 10s. The 10s is decked out with the usual netbook specs including a 10.2 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel screen, 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, and a 80GB hard drive. But […]
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Clevo M811L WiMAX capable netbook – Video
The Clevo M811L, which was on display at Computex last week is a WiMAX capable netbook with a rather boxy looking design, a 10 inch screen, and a nice wide keyboard and touchpad (which unfortunately has buttons located on the left and right sides rather than below the touchpad). Sascha from Netbook News got a […]
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Asus Eee PC 1008HA v. HP Mini 1000 – photos
The Asus Eee PC 1008HA and HP Mini 1000 have a lot in common. They’re both incredibly thin netbooks, measuring an inch or less thick all the way around. And they’re both incredibly light, with the Mini 1000 weighing in at just 2.25 pounds and the Eee PC 1008HA barely tipping the scales at 2.4 […]
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MSI to continue selling Wind U115 despite Microsoft’s new policy
Microsoft has apparently told computer makers that machines with hybrid SSD and hard drive based storage don’t qualify for low cost Windows XP licenses. But MSI says that’s not going to affect its decision to sell the MSI Wind U115, which happens to be the only netbook on the market fitting that description right now. […]
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First look at the Dragonfly folding netbook concept – Video
Edward Bullister has a great idea for a tiny netbook-like device that you can fold up and put in your pocket, or unfold to use with a full sized keyboard and display. Unfortunately, right now about all he has is an idea. Bullister says he has a business plan, and he’s put together a nice […]
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Intel hasn’t validated Windows 7 Home Premium for Atom… yet – Video
I stopped by a panel discussion at the CEA Line Show today moderated by Laptop Magazine’s Mark Spoonauer. Â The panel included executives from Samsung, HP, Verizon, and Intel talking about the current state of netbooks as well as the future. Afterward, I got a chance to catch up with Intel General Manager for nettops and […]
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Intel Atom Pineview roadmap leaked?
Intel still hasn’t gone into detail about its upcoming Intel Atom processors, codenamed “pineview.” But hot on the heels of a rumor that a new Pinetrail-based Intel Atom N450 chip later this year, comes a report of leaked product roadmap. According to HKEPC’s “industry sources,” Intel is planning three different chips as part of the […]
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11.6 inch Acer Aspire one 751 coming to America
Sure, there’s a rumor going around that Acer will soon phase out the recently introduced 11.6 inch Aspire One 751 to make room for a similarly sized, but higher priced Timeline notebook. But it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen right away, at least not in the US. Because Laptop magazine has received confirmation […]