Laptops are notoriously hard to use outdoors. Backlit displays are difficult to read in bright sunlight under the best conditions. And if you have a notebook with a glossy screen, you might as well be carrying around a mirror. But LG has announced a new technology that could be a game-changer. The company’s new LCD […]
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Acer to introduce 10 inch netbook in 2009
While many netbook makers including HP, Asus, MSI, and Lenovo have been offering machines with 10 inch screens which tend to come with larger keyboards than 8.9 inch models, Acer and Dell have pretty consistently stuck to the 9 inch form factor. But that could change early next year when Acer is expected to introduce […]
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Solderless netbook touchscreen kit shows up on eBay
An eBay seller is accepting preorders for a $96 solderless Acer Aspire One touchscreen kit. While that’s not exactly cheap when you consider the fact that you can pick up an Aspire One netbook for around $300, the fact that you won’t need to pull out the old soldering gun makes the price a bit […]
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HP starts sneaking lower res displays into Mini-Notes
It appears that HP has been quietly releasing netbooks with 1024 x 600 pixel displays. That wouldn’t be so surprising (that’s the resolution pretty much everybody uses) if it weren’t for the fact that most HP Mini-Notes have higher resolution 1280 x 768 pixel screens. Now, I’ll be the first to admit that the high […]
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Gigabyte M912 tablet LCD to come in two flavors
If you’ve been scratching your head trying to figure out whether the upcoming Gigabyte M912 mini-tablet PC comes with a 1024 x 600 pixel display or a 1280 x 768 pixel display (I’ve seen reports of both resolutions), it looks like Chippy over at UMPC Portal has solved the mystery – there’s more than one […]
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Asus to release new eee PC models with larger keyboards?
Woke up this morning to the news that Asus will soon be pushing out two more Eee PC models. Word on the street (and by street, I mean DigiTimes and Blogeee) is that the new units will feature larger keyboards. According to DigiTimes, the new computers will be called the Eee PC 904 and 905, […]
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Laptop Magazine’s first look at the MSI Wind laptop
We can probably expect a flood of MSI Wind laptop reviews in the next few days. While a number of news organizations already have their hands on the computers, they’re bound by non-disclosure agreements which prevent them from giving away too many secrets until Tuesday. But Laptop Magazine did post a few pretty pictures and […]
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Hacking the Eee PC 900 screen onto an Eee PC 701
Eee hacker extraordinaire jkkmobile, the guy who brought us the first touchscreen Eee PC mod, has answered the age-old question: will an Eee PC 900 screen work on an Eee PC 701. The answer? Kind of.For the most part, the Eee PC 900 and 701 hardware is identical. Sure, the Eee PC 900 has a […]
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Eee PC news roundup: Bigger screen, new processor and more
Just days after announcing the new Eee PC 900 with an 8.9 inch screen, Asus officials are talking about plans for a 10-inch model. PC World reports that the company will release a version with a 10-inch screen later this year. There are no plans to put a screen larger than 10 inches on an […]
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LG developing widescreen displays for ultraportables
LG is reportedly working on a new line of widescreen (16:10 and 16:9 aspect ratio) displays for low-cost notebooks like the Eee PC and HP 2133 Mini-Note. DigiTimes reports that the company will start with 8.9 inch 1024 x 600 panels, which happens to be the same resolution supported by the upcoming Eee PC 900, […]