LG is showing off a couple of notebooks with 10.1 and 11.6 inch displays at CES. I stopped by the LG display to check out the previously launched X120 as well as two new models, the X200 and X300. Here’s a brief rundown of each model: LG X300 Display: 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixels […]
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Catching up with VIA at CES
VIA has a small spread at an event near the Las Vegas Convention Center this year, and I wandered over this afternoon to see what I could see. Turns out, not much. VIA was showing the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 and Samsung NC20, which are the only two notebooks I know of that are available in […]
MSI shows off 10 inch tablet with Google Android
MSI is showing a 10 inch tablet with a capacitative toucshcreen display. I didn’t get a lot of details about it when I stopped by the booth the other day, but Engadget reports that it’s powered by NVIDIA’s new Tegra 2 platform. It also runs Google Android. It’s not clear at the moment whether MSI […]
dnb Dual netbook concept features dual screen display, virtual keyboard
MSI isn’t the only company showing off a dual screen netbook concept at CES this week. I stopped by the international exhibitor section this morning and spotted a dual-screen model from Korean company dnb. The dnb Dual netbook prototype isn’t quite as elegant as MSI’s solution. Basically, it looks like someone took a standard 10 […]
The difference between the Asus Eee PC 1005P and 1005PE
I’ve been wondering what makes the Eee PC 1005PE different from the 1005P for a little while. Today I found out: The keyboard and battery. Basically, both models are available with the same configuration options including 1GB of RAM, 160GB/250GB/320GB hard drives, Windows 7 Starter, and Intel Atom N450 processors. But there are a few […]
Asus introduces the Asus Collection line of designer netbook cases, accessories
Asus launches its first designer edition netbook this week. It’s the Eee PC 1008P Karim Rashid Edition, and it features a stylish case with a textured pattern that comes in brown or pink. But the netbook isn’t the only Asus product getting a stylish makeover. The company is also introducing a new line of classy […]
Closer look at the Asus Waveface demo – Video
One of the most interesting things Asus showed at its press conference on Tuesday was a line of products that doesn’t actually exist yet. Asus calls the platform Waveface, and it consists of a group of concept devices designed to provide internet connectivity wherever you are. You can see how it (theoretically) would work in […]
China’s Coship shops around netbooks, notebooks at CES 2010
Chinese PC maker Coship has a fairly sizable presence near the Netbook Tech Zone area of the Las Vegas Convention Center this week. And while it’s easy to think that the whole point of CES is for companies to show their wares to the press and the rest of the world to drum up excitement, […]
Closer look at HP’s smartbook prototype – Video
HP hasn’t yet committed to bringing an ARM-based smartbook to market. But the company is showing off a prototype mini-laptop that’s been outfitted with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, the Google Android operating system, and some software and case design tweaks to make the whole system more usable. In terms of case design, at first glance […]
Hands on with Freescale’s $200 smartbook reference design
A few days ago Freescale introduced a reference design that could be used to produce a $200 web tablet with an optional keyboard dock. I got a chance to check out a prototype this afternoon and it’s a pretty intriguing little device. It’s fairly snappy when it comes to surfing the web, and the tablet […]