Netbooks and ultra mobile PCs get panned sometimes because they’re not as powerful as larger computers which are often the same price or even cheaper. But you know what? Even a tiny device with a slow processor like the handheld UMID M1 are reasonably fast compared with an average computer from 10 or 15 years […]
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Sony developing a netbook, game console, eReader hybrid?
The Apple iPad has already shown that people are perfectly happy to read eBooks and play video games on the same device that they use to surf the web. But that doesn’t necessarily have to be a tablet. At least that’s what Sony appears to be hoping. The Wall Street Journal reports that “people familiar […]
AMD Nile platform vs. video games: Who wins?
AMD’s Nile platform for netbooks and thin and light laptops includes a range of chips such as the 1.7GHz single core AMD Athlon II Neo K125 CPU and the 1.5GHz dual core AMD Turion II Neo K625 processor. They all have a few things in common: They tend to be more powerful than Intel Atom […]
iPad converted into a mini-video arcade cabinet
What’s the first thing you do when you get a $500 state of the art Apple iPad? You try to figure out if you can run 20-year-old classic video games of course. Or at least, that’s what some folks do… and at least one decided to go all out and create a docking station for […]
Archos 5 tablet update adds OpenGL support for 3D gaming
The Archos 5 Internet tablet is a pretty good portable media player and a halfway decent web browsing device. But up until recently it wasn’t exactly the best Android product around for playing video games. But now Archos has pushed out a software update that adds support for OpenGL, which means that the Archos 5 […]
Asus netbook sacrifices its live so that an Arcade game cabinet can live
Sure, you can throw a video game emulator on pretty much any computer and relive your youth by playing Pac Man, Frogger, and Galaga to your heart’s content. But it’s so much cooler if your computer looks like a classic arcade game tablet… which is why one hacker decided to dissect an old 9 inch […]
3D games demoed on Tegra 2 tablets – Video
NVIDIA’s Tegra platform combines a low power ARM-based chip with NVIDIA graphics to enable HD video playback and 3D acceleration on low power tablets, smartbooks, portable media players, and other devices. I got a chance to check a few demo units out at CES in January, and they really do seem to be able to […]
StarCraft II beta on a netbook: It runs, but not very well
Most netbooks aren’t really designed with gaming in mind. The Intel Atom processor and integrated graphics found in most netbooks just isn’t up to the task of handling 3D graphics at high frame rates. But there are definitely some games that run well even on older netbooks. I think it’s a bit early to put […]
Alienware M11x gaming ultraportable reviewed, loved
The Alienware M11x is a thin and (somewhat) light notebook with an 11.6 inch display, an Intel CULV processor, and some seriously powerful graphics capabilities which make the M11x the first budget 11.6 inch laptop that gamers can truly love. And the folks at Hardware Heaven are apparently in love. They’ve published the first review […]
Alienware M11x gaming thin and light up for pre-order for $799
Dell’s first ultraportable gaming rig is now available for pre-order. The Alienware M11x will begin shipping on March 1st, but you can put in a pre-order for this 11.6 inch laptop for $799 and up starting today. The base model features a 1.3GHz Pentium Dual Core SU4100 CPU, 2GB of RAM, a 160GB 5400rpm hard […]