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Windows XP on New Netbooks Wont Happen after October 22

June 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Microsoft [MSFT] has sent out reminders to OEM’s around the globe that as of October 22 this year, Windows XP will no longer be available to install on Netbooks.

OEM’s after that date will need to start using operating systems from the Windows 7 line starting with Windows 7 Starter that has been designed specifically for devices like netbooks.

Windows XP has been out a long time now. The Microsoft OS launched in August 2001 and has been very popular among laptops and computers for a number of years. Microsoft is ending support for it soon though with XP service pack 2 support ending next month. However, XP SP3 support will go on till April 2014 at which point you should have upgraded by then anyway. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Laptops

Sony Launch new Wi-Fi enabled Blu-ray Players

September 3, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Sony-Blu-RaySony have announced two new blu-ray players named the BDP-S560 and the BDP-S760. Both players are designed to give high quality 1080p picture quality along with 7.1 surround sound.

Both of the Blu-ray players are wireless at 802.11n speeds allowing you to not only grab the latest firmware updates over your network, but also connect to the web so you can utilise the BD-Live service. Also both players can receive JPG files from other DLNA devices such as Vaio laptops and PC’s even if they are not in the same room. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Tech News

Android MID Leaked Pics – Still an Unknown

August 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment

android_midA mystery Android MID was spotted last week. The creators of this MID are unknown but yet, there are more photos to see of this nice looking android based device.

The design looks similar to that of an Apple product in that it has a smooth front face with a screen quite close to the edges giving a very thin bezel around the edge. A chrome edging can also be seen around the edges on to the back cover. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets

Lenovo Pocket Yoga Netbook

March 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment

lenovo-pocket-yogaLenova has confirmed existence of the Pocket Yoga Touchscreen netbook by posting images in it’s photo feed. The Yoga is similar in layout to the Sony Vaio P in that it has an ultra wide display. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Laptops

Sony VGNNR31JS Laptop Review

December 5, 2008 by Leave a Comment

vgnnr31jsThe Sony Vaio VGNNR31JS is a great laptop that packs in a fair few cool features at a very good price. It features a 15.4″ X-Black screen that provides a fantastic image at a resolution of 1280×800 pixels. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gadget Reviews

Sony’s Lightest Laptop with Blu-Ray

September 23, 2008 by Leave a Comment

sony_tt_laptopSony have created the VAIO TT series laptop which is now the lightest laptop with Blu-ray support. The laptop has an 11.1 inch LCD screen with back light and has 256GB SSD storage built in. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Laptops

MacBook Air Revealed

January 16, 2008 by Leave a Comment

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Yesterday, Apple revealed it’s latest goodies to be made available. This time the winner of the show was the MacBook Air which is a seriously slim MacBook with the option of a flash based hard drive. The MacBook Air has some impressive features with the size of the thing being most noticeable. It measures just 0.76″ thick which is slim compared to a Sony Vaio and it weighs just 3 pounds. The screen is 13.3″ and wide-screen backlit with LED’s. Resolutions range from 720 x 480 up to 1280 x 800. An integrated 37-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery powers the MacBook Air which can keep it running for 5 hours with wireless enabled. That alone is a fairly impressive number. The processors options are either 1.6Ghz or 1.8Ghz and the unit comes standard with an 80GB HDD with the option for a 64GB SSD drive. SSD is the way to go, but does add a hefty number on to the total ($1299 extra). If you can afford to splash our for the extra .2 GHZ and SSD then do it.

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For connectivity you are looking at Wireless 802.11n draft specification with backwards compatibility for a/b/g. Bluetooth is 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate).

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Another nice feature about the MacBook Air is the backlit keyboard and a multi touch mouse pad which works in the same way a multi touch screen on the iPhone works. If you want to zoom, you just gesture with moving your fingers apart etc…

Overall it’s a very nice MacBook and well worth pre ordering.

Product Page Via: Geeky-Gadgets

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets

Sony Wall Mountable PC – The L Series

September 26, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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The new Sony Vaio L series will be launched soon. The L series are wall mountable PCs with 3 models available. The smallest starts with a 15.4 inch screen moving up to a large 19 and 22 inch screen. The larger versions are equipped with the same wall mounting kit that is build for the Bravia screens. Two different processors are available which are the Intel Celeron M530 and the Core 2 Duo T7500 running at 2.2Ghz. They do look quite nice although if I was to mount it on a wall I think Id prefer even larger models such as 32 inch or larger for windows media centre. Prices start at $1900 for the smaller model.

Via: DeGadget

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets, Cool Gadgets

SonyStyle – Bond Style Casino Royale

October 30, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Sony are celebrating the new Bond movie named Casino Royale, by launching 007 type gadgets. Amongst these gadgets we have a 007 Vaio TX, 007 Digital Camera and a 007 Micro Vault. The 007 Vaio TX is the ultra portable PC which is made of constructed aluminium with a 007 gun logo embossed on the shell.

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The 007 digital camera is the Sony Cybershot DSC-T50 which again, is in a sleek black colour. Other features such as the screen privacy filter can be added along with the 007 case to carry them all in. The case might be taking it a tad over the top though 😉

Via: SonyStyle

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Sony DSC-T10

August 4, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Sony tend to have a habbit of making some great looking devices from the Vaio Laptops all the way to Digital Camera’s. The new Sony DSC-T10 follows down this road and offers very sleek looks. It has a 7 Megapixel CCD, a 3 x Carl Zeiss optical zoom lens. 56Meg RAM and a large 2.5″ display. The camera can also take 250 photos per charge. It will be available later this month for around $400.

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Via: TechEBlog

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Laptops

C1 UMPC (MicroPC)

July 3, 2006 by Leave a Comment

The C1 UMPC is not really a UMPC. It’s a MicroPC just like the new Vaio UX although it kind of is a UMPC. Confused 🙂 I am. More details of how to get around this in your head are over at Engadget via the link below.

It runs XP and has a nice 8.4″ display. It runs at 1Ghz, has an 80Gb drive, 1Gb DDR RAM, PC Slot, 3 hour battery, Bluetooth, wireless (802.11b/g) and ethernet.

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Via: Engadget

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets