Several of the companies showing off netbook-related products at CES 2009 weren’t demonstrating new computers, but accessories to extend the functionality of these low power laptops. Good Way Technology and Glory Mark Electronics are two Taiwanese companies offering docking stations that add audio, video, and USB connections to notebooks and netbooks. The Good Way DU2771/DU2781 […]
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Uni-V 7 inch netbooks are slow but pretty
Chinese electronics maker Uni-V is looking for distributors for its line of 7 inch netbooks. The machines aren’t going to win any awards for power. They mini-laptops have 7 inch, 800 x 480 pixel display, a 450MHz CPU, 128MB of RAM, and just 512MB of flash memory. They run Windows CE or a simple version […]
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Kroo netbook cases at CES
Netbooks were one of the hottest items at CES 2009. While the economy is tanking and many consumer electronics makers are seeing sales numbers fall, sales of these low cost portable computers continue to climb. And a lot of companies are trying to hitch themselvs to that wagon. I saw a lot of booths where […]
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Viliv S7 meets the Sony Vaio P
I’ve already noted that the Viliv S7 looks like a cross between a Sony Vaio P and an Asus Eee PC T91. The tiny netbook/UMPC isn’t much larger than the Vaio P, but features a touchscreen and swivel like the T91. But I didn’t get a chance to make any hands on comparisons between the […]
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VIA’s Tim Brown talks Nano – Video
The Intel Atom CPU may get all the attention, but chip maker VIA says that about 15 percent of the netbooks on the market run their chips. Right now, most of those computers are using the 4 year old VIA C7-M processor which is very low power, but doesn’t offer great performance when it comes […]
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HiVision unveils a full range of netbooks – photo gallery
A few months ago, the mobile tech net was abuzz with news that a Chinese company called HiVision had produced a sub-$100 netbook. Last week I had a chance to catch up with HiVision at CES, and I think I can safely say that there was a slight misunderstanding. The company isn’t looking to sell […]
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Samsung showcases UMPC with VIA Nano CPU
While VIA reps were busy showing off some of the first Chinese netbooks running the VIA Nano processor at a restaurant across the street from the Las Vegas Convention Center, Samsung was apparently hiding a VIA nano-based UMPC in plain site on the floor of the Consumer Electronics Show. The Samsung Q1Ex is a 7 […]
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FirstView netbooks could be headed to the US
Shenzhen FirstView, a Chinese-based company that was showing off a line of 7 to 10 inch mini-laptops running Windows CE and Windows XP at the Hong Kong Electronics Fare a few months back, is apparently hoping to bring some of these machines stateside. The folks at Laptop Magazine happened across a FirstView booth at CES, […]
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Dell Inspiron Mini family photos
The folks at Engadget spent some time with the newly announced Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbook, and shot a bunch of photos of the netbook sitting next to its siblings, the Dell Inspiron Minis 9 and 12. The Mini 10 doesn’t look much bigger than the Mini 9, which isn’t surprising, since the display is […]
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Robert Scoble talks netbooks with Sascha from Netbook News
Just because I’m back in Philly trying to nurse a cold and get my voice back doesn’t mean the fun at CES has stopped. My buddy Sascha from Netbook News.de caught up with Robert Scoble yesterday to discuss the state of the netbook, the Sony Vaio P, the operating system wars, and several other topics. […]