Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
DigiTimes are reporting that Acer expect to be the first company to produce a Google Chrome OS netbook with the company expecting them to start shipping the new netbook in the second half of 2010. Acer have been working on the new netbook since earlier this year according to DigiTimes sources.
JT Wang, Acer’s chairman, expects that the netbook will be the first of any Chrome OS netbooks to ship. [Read more…]
We recently mentioned that Dell are launching the Dell Adamo XPS ultra thin laptop that measures just under 10mm. Information on the Adamo XPS is very thin on the ground at the moment with just a few teaser shots and a lot of speculation providing what we know.
Business Week claim that the laptop will cost $2000 when launched and one of the most unique features seems to be a heat-sensing strip that runs along the lip of the lid. When gliding your finger across the strip the thing glows white and the casing opens up the aluminium lid. [Read more…]
The Dell Mini 3i that was reported recently as going to China only now appears to be moving to the US also in the next few months.
The Mini 3i will be shipping in the US and will be aimed at competing with other Android handsets from companies such as HTC, Samsung and Motorola who are quickly making a mark in that territory.
When Crunch Gears tipster had a play with the Mini 3i it was reported that the phone was cheap and plasticky but it is expected that the phone will be spruced up when it makes it to the US. [Read more…]
Samsung have launched the ND10 netbook that allows you to purchase it OS free. By being OS free it allows you to simply choose what ever OS you want to install such as XP, Android or various Linux builds. Lets take a closer look and see if it can become one of the best netbooks around.
The ND10 is very similar to the NC10 in specs as it has a 10.2 inch screen, an Intel Atom N270 processor and over seven hours battery life. [Read more…]
Dell have announced a new Dell Mini netbook that is designed to look like a Nickelodeon theme. It is designed to look like the Slime motif as well as other very familiar character themes such as SpongeBob Square Pants and iCarly.
The Dell Mini 10 netbooks will be used for these new designed and are aimed at children to help provide a safe computing experience. Their full goal is quoted below. [Read more…]
It seems like Dell are now working on an Android Netbook. The netbook mentioned was the Dell Mini Inspiron 910 and this information was dropped by Bsquare who are porting Adobe Flash Lite to the new Android Netbook… shortly after the press release coming out it was removed from the site. Luckily, it wasn’t removed quickly enough for people to not notice đŸ™‚ [Read more…]
Asus are on a roll with their range of Eee PC netbooks. The latest to be made available is the Asus Eee PC 1008HA which will have a 10 inch screen, measure just 1 inch thick and weigh 2.4 pounds. [Read more…]
The Asus Eee PC range of netbooks have opened up a completely new area in laptop computing. One of the latest to arrive is the Asus Eee PC 1000HE. The 1000HE comes with a 10 inch screen making it very usable, but at the same time very portable. [Read more…]
The Stantum is a multi-touch slate PC that has a 10.1 inch touch screen. It is based and built around a Dell Mini 10 and has no keyboard, has the webcam removed and has just 2 USB ports.
The Slate PC comes supplied with Windows 7 installed (although it’s not clear which version). The multi-touch screen is capable of sensing up to 10 fingers at a time which is plenty for a screen of this size. Other features removed from the Dell Mini 10 are mostly connectivity with it having no wifi and no bluetooth as both antennas were removed. [Read more…]
MaxLinear and Hauppauge Digital are working together to create a UMPC and netbook TV card. The netbook TV card will allow HD signals to be received over the air. The tv tuners for the netbook are based on the MXL5007T CMOS silicon tuner that MaxLinear builds.
As well as being able to pick up HD signals OTA the TV tuners will be capable of European standards that includes DVB-H, DMB-T, DVB-T and QAM. [Read more…]
T-Mobile in the US has announced expansion of its 4G speed networks (running on HSPA+). 75 areas now have access to HSPA+ allowing those within and with compatible devices, to download data at higher speeds.
“4G is about performance and today T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network is delivering 4G speeds that match and often beat WiMAX and are readily comparable to what early LTE will deliver. Our 4G network is capable of theoretical speeds up to 21Mbps and we have seen average download speeds approaching 5 Mbps on our myTouch 4G phone in some cities with peak speeds of nearly 12 Mbps. Further, independent reviewers have seen average download speeds on our webConnect Rocket between 5 and 8 Mbps with peak speeds up to 8-10Mbps,” said Neville Ray, chief technology officer, T-Mobile USA. “The footprint of our 4G service is not something that competitors are going to match anytime soon, and starting today, we will begin marketing our network advantage with TV commercials advertising ‘America’s Largest 4G Network’ from T-Mobile.” [Read more…]
The Origin Eon18 gaming laptop has been announced that features a full HD widescreen that measures 18.4 inches. Powering the HD screen are dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M GPU’s and when launched, will have an Intel Core i7 processor.
The Origin company was created by some ex Alienware execs who left the company when Dell took over a few years ago as they wanted to design laptops the way Alienware would have them designed.
Having all that power does put restrictions on the battery life though which Gizmodo mention is 45 minutes when unplugged and using the hardware to is max. [Read more…]
