I’d like this opportunity to point out/remind you of several things: Liliputing is available through the Kindle store, which means Kindle users can receive blog updates wirelessly for reading in bed, on the go, on the toilet, or anywhere else. You can, of course, use a netbook to read the site in most of those […]
Packard Bell launches Dot netbooks in the UK (Acer Aspire One clones)
Acer subsidiary Packard Bell has announced plans to sell its new line of  Dot mini-laptops in the UK. Basically, these are just rebranded versions of Acer Aspire one laptops… with a few changes in both branding and specifications. The Packard Bell Dot S has a 10.1 inch display, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 CPU, 1GB of […]
Acer Aspire One D250 Impressions
Joe Rybicki is a freelance writer who’s spent the last 13 years covering the videogame and technology industries. He lives in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, and laughs at your commute. You can read more of his writing on various topics at joerybicki.com. In the summer of 2002, I moved from Chicago to San Francisco, […]
ZaReason to develop a Linux powered netbook
ZaReason sells computers configured with Linux. The company was one of the first to offer the Everex Cloudbook with the gOS operating system well over a year ago, but that particular netbook was poorly designed and never sold very well. Now it looks like ZaReason is planning to build its own Linux-powered netbook. In an […]
Netbook review roundup: HP Mini 110, Acer Aspire One D250, Aspire One 751
HP, Acer, and pretty much every netbook maker on the planet are busy putting out new models in time for the summer. And that means tech journalists are busy reviewing them. Here are a few of the latest netbook reviews from around the web: Laptop Magazine reviews the HP Mini 110 As expected, the HP […]
Asus Eee PC 1008HA dissected, examined
Sure, we already saw pictures of the Asus Eee PC 1008HA with its top off courtesy of the FCC last week. But it’s always so much more satisfying when a hardware hacker rips apart an actual production unit to see what’s on the inside. And that’s just what the folks at Netbook Italia did. The […]
Jolicloud netbook operating system coming soon, compatibility list released
Jolicloud is an operating system designed specifically for netbooks. It’s based on Linux, but the goal is to integrate web applications like Gmail and Facebook seamlessly into the desktop to make cloud based computing as natural as firing up a program from your desktop. The software has been in development for months, but according to […]
First look at Pixel Qi’s outdoor readable screens
Pixel Qi’s Mary Lou Jepsen has posted the first photos of the company’s new displays which use far less energy than typical LCD screens. The screens offer two different modes, a backlit mode with full color saturation, and an ePaper mode that uses less energy and doesn’t require a backlight. The ePaper mode also makes […]
MSI Wind X340 now available in the US for $800
The MSI X340 notebook is now available in the US for $799.99 and up. This notebook is bigger than a netbook, thanks to its 13.4 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display. It’s also more powerful, with an Intel ULV SU3500 CPU, GMA 4500HD graphics. It has 2GB of RAM and a 320Gb hard drive, but […]
3 new mini-laptops from ECS
It’s been a little while since we’ve heard from ECS, makers of the G10IL netbook. But ECS is preparing to show off 3 new models at Computex. First up is the ECS T10IL, which weighs less than 1 kilogram (or about 2.2 pounds) and features a 10.1 inch display, 1.8″ hard drive or SSD, Bluetooth, […]