When HP launched the DreamScreen internet connected display yesterday morning a lot of people commented on how much it looks like the mythical tablet. But it’s not. It’s something else entirely. What HP has done isn’t to reinvent the tablet, instead the company reinvented the digital photo frame and added a whole lot of features […]
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Is HP working on a Qualcomm-powered smartbook?
Maybe. Is this 7 inch smartbook on display at a Chinese tradeshow it? Probably not. I just don’t see HP coming out with a device with an ugly bezel that big. But the folks at Mobile 163 say that a Qualcomm Booth Rep booth rep at a trade show in China said what you’re looking […]
HP introduces DreamScreen internet tablets
You know how Apple’s answer to the netbook phenomenon is supposed to be a touchscreen, internet-connected tablet device? It’s starting to look like Apple might be the last company to introduce of those. Toshiba, TechCrunch, and now HP have all introduced relatively affordable internet tablets. Of course, the HP version looks more like a souped […]
HP introduces MS200 all-in-one PC
At $599, the new HP MS200 is the cheapest all-in-one PC in HP’s arsenal. It packs an 18.5 inch display, but unlike HP’s TouchSmart all-in-ones, this model doesn’t have t touchscreen. What it does have that sets it apart from low cost all-in-one machines from Asus, MSI, Shuttle, and other companies is a dual core […]
HP officially launches the Mini 311 netbook
Update: The HP Mini 311 is now available for order for $399.99. We’ve been seeing leaked images and specs for the HP Mini 311 for weeks now. But today HP has pulled back the veil on this 11.6 inch laptop with NVIDIA ION graphics. As expected, the laptop has a 11366 x 768 pixel display, […]
HP Mini 210, 311 netbooks in the works?
We’ve got absolutely nothing to go on here but a couple of leaked product names. So let the speculation commence. A member of the Notebook Review Forum spotted a list of upcoming HP laptop model numbers in an HP softpaq update file. And that included two new machines described as netbooks, the HP Mini 210 […]
HP accessory giveaway
What better way to celebrate the labor day weekend than with some free accessories for your netbook? Yeah, I know, that doesn’t make any sense to me either. But the fine folks at HP and BuzzCorps sent me a few goodies recently, so I figured I’d pass along the free to you. Here are the […]
HP becomes wireless carrier in Japan, will offer no-contract wireless PCs
HP is hardly the first company to pack a modem into its netbooks that will let users connect to the internet over a cellular connection. But while most of these 3G-enabled netbooks are sold through telecoms that require customers to sign up for a multi-year service contract, HP has announced plans to offer wireless computers […]
HP may be working on new 10.1 inch, 11.6 inch notebooks
Word on the street may be that Acer and Asus aren’t planning on launching any new mini-laptops until 2010, but HP may be another stories. DigiTimes reports that Taiwanese computer maker Inventec has been tapped to work on an updated 10.1 inch netbook for HP. There are no details about the new model, but it’s […]
Indiana high school students required to rent netbooks
It’s not unusual for college students to bring laptops to class to take notes. But not only has the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation in Indiana decided to allow the use of laptops in high school classrooms, the schools will rent netbooks to students for $70 per year on top of their existing annual textbook fee. Students […]