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Acer Aspire 1825PT, 1825PTZ Tablet Notebooks

Posted by ts On 19.03.2010

source – netbooked.net/

This has me confused. Word is two new 11.6” Acer Aspire tablet notebook models are due in April, at least in the UK. These models are the 1825PT and 1825PTZ. Both models come with multi-touch capacitive touch screens and Windows 7 Home Premium.

The 1825PTZ has an intel Pentium SU4100 processor, 3GB RAM, 250GB HDD.
The 1825PT has an Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 processor, 4GB RAM, 250GB HDD.

The only difference I can see compared to the 1820PT and 1820PTZ is that these screens are capacitive instead of resistive.

NewGadgets.de has spotted a few listings in Germany for the 1825P in red and black priced at 599 Euros. Pictures show a stylus though – perhaps just reusing the 1820PT/Z pics.

Source: SaveOnLaptops via Netbook Choice

Fujitsu MH380 in Pretty Pink with Hearts On Top

Posted by ts On 16.03.2010

source – netbooked.net/

Fujitsu Japan has taken their new Pinetrail MH380 netbook in red, and instead of making more palatable black or white models available, they’ve gone in the other direction and made a pink model available.. with hearts! Way to gross me out. Well that’s what you get when you let a fashion model design your netbook.

Specs don’t differ from the standard model: An Atom N450 processor, GMA 3150 graphics, 1GB RAM, 250B HDD, 10.1” 1366 x 768 display, Bluetooth, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Windows 7 Starter. Usual array of ports. As this is Japan, all MH380 (Loox M) models come with WiMAX.

See the pink Fujitsu MH380 product page.

Source: PC Watch

Modern Furniture The Sony Fusion

Posted by ts On 12.03.2010

source – sixdifferentways.com/

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Despite having a large empty desk and a room at home devoted entirely to being an office space, my laptop pretty much lives on my coffee table.  I’m not really sure why, it just always winds up this way –  probably has something to do with constantly multitasking.

Luckily someone at Sony must have been experiencing the same thing. The Sony Fusion is a coffee table with a built in laptop! A simple push of a button converts the table into a work station with a touch sensitive keyboard and adjustable screen.  It’s not available yet, but this brilliant concept is expected to be in production soon, in three different colors and around $3000.

Pioneer 11 and 12-inch Atom N470, ION 2 Netbooks Now Available

Posted by ts On 10.03.2010

source – netbooked.net

Previously we saw the 11.6” DreamBook Lite U11a and heard it was coming with ION 2 graphics. That model is now available with ION 2 graphics (GT218M) for a $59 upgrade and an upgrade to an Atom N470 processor costs $29 which brings the base price up to $537 AUD ($491). Looks of other cool customizable options but it’s a shame in only comes in Red / Black.

Then there’s the 12.1” DreamBook Lite U12 ION 2. Same deal with an Atom N Pinetrail processor except this one comes with a color combination more easy on the eyes: Black on the inside and brown on the outside. The Atom N470 upgrade is $29 and the base price prior to that upgrade is $549 AUD ($502) which includes ION 2 by default.

DreamBook Lite U12 ION2

Some features are optional and not included in the base price above

  • 12.1” 1366 x 768 display
  • Intel Atom N450 / N470 processor
  • Intel NM10 chipset
  • Nvidia ION 2 graphics
  • 1x RAM slot (2GB max)
  • 2.5” SATA storage
  • Card reader, VGA, audio jacks, LAN, 3x USB, HDMI
  • 4-cell Li-poly battery (7.2V / 4600 mAh) OR
  • 6-cell Li-poly battery (7.2V / 6900 mAh) no mention of battery life
  • 1.3M webcam
  • 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
  • 3G module + antennas
  • Windows XP / Vista / 7 / Ubuntu 9.10 Linux
  • 1.45 kg / 3.2 pounds

Source:SlashGear

ASUS Eee PC 1005PR Crystal HD and high-res screen

Posted by ts On 09.03.2010

source – engadget.com by Joanna Stern

Today in Tales from ASUS we bring you the story of the 10.1-inch Eee PC 1005PR. While we didn’t catch this one hiding out in the overflowing CeBIT booth, it appears big A has gone and swapped out the screen on the 1005PE for one with a 1366 x 768-resolution and tucked a Broadcom Crystal HD accelerator inside, which means the little lappie should be able to handle some YouTube HD (at least after you download 10.1 Beta 3). Nothing special apart from that, as it’s standard netbook down the line: 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450, 1GB of RAM, and 320GB hard drive. No word on pricing or availability, but we’re guessing it’ll probably come in at under $400, like the Dell Mini 10 and HP Mini 210. It may not be a bad deal in the end, but we’re still holding out for the Ion 2-equipped 1201PN and for ASUS to someday slow down the frenetic pace of Eee PC iteration.

Lenovo Says “No” to Slate PCs following launch of X201

Posted by ts On 08.03.2010

source –thinkpads.com by John Hobbes

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Lenovo recently discussed with CNET that their experience shows businesses and even many private customers don’t want a slate only PC with no physical keyboard. The informal interview coincides with the recent launch of their ThinkPad X201 Tablet convertible notebook and is certainly fueled by the attention on Apple’s slick new iPad.

Lenovo has shown enterprise customers mock-ups of slate devices that would be business-appropriate, but no one was interested due to the lack of physical keyboard. They even went as far as to ask high school kids:

Majapuro said Lenovo even got feedback from high school kids. “These were 14-year-old kids, who, I thought, would be most willing to try a virtual keyboard but they said no, we want the physical (built-in) keyboard.”

Although, somehow I doubt they asked high school kids if they wanted a super slim, stylish device that “has an App for everything” and will automatically elevate you to cult status, free with every purchase.

You can have a convertible netbook, a dual-screened giant workstation, a true convertible tablet and even a 14-15 inch multitouch laptop, but no slate (from Lenovo) for you.

Source: [CNET]

Fujitsu’s LifeBook UH900 flaws

Posted by ts On 08.03.2010

source – engadget.com By Darren Murph

There’s no question that Fujitsu’s LifeBook UH900 is a niche device; much like Sony’s VAIO P, there’s just not a lot of demand for an expensive clamshell with an extremely high resolution and an exceptionally cramped keyboard. That said, there’s a curious seduction surrounding this thing, and critics over at Pocketables seemed to agree. After spending some long days (and nights, don’tcha know?) with the Japanese version of this here device, they came away with a huge mixed bag of emotions. On one hand, the snappy performance and excellent portability made it difficult to put down, but the downright dreadful 2 – 2.5 hours of battery life more or less forced them to. There’s also more gentle gripes about the screen color, the “toy-like” build quality and “useless multitouch.” For us, that’s probably one flaw too many to accept, but the forgiving among us should definitely check out the full skinny before making a final call.

10 Inch Tablet Convertible Netbooks Compared – Viliv S10 Wins

Posted by ts On 07.03.2010

source – netbooked.net

Sascha from Netbooknews takes a look at the latest generation of 10-inch Pinetrail tablet convertible netbooks, the Gigabyte T1000, Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t and the Viliv S10 Blade. All pretty much unique in their own way, with their own strong points but when it comes to looks, size and weight, the Viliv S10 Blade is clearly ahead of the other two.

Both the T1000 and S10 have 1366 x 768 displays. The S10-3t and T100 are available with Atom N470 processors, the S10 has either an Atom Z530 or Z550 processor. No accelerometers on any of them. S10 has a resistive 3-point display vs capacitive 2-point on the S10-3t (don’t know if T1000 is resistive or capacitive). With a decent configuration the S10 will be the most expensive.

Video below:

Viliv S10 Blade Tablet Netbook

Posted by ts On 06.03.2010

source – netbooked.net

Chippy from UMPC Portal has got in an early production sample of the upcoming Viliv S10 Blade convertible tablet netbook which sports a 10.1” 1366 x 768 display with resistive multi-touch. His particular model came with the Atom Z530 (1.66GHz) processor. Underneath reveals a removable li-poly battery supposedly good for up to 10 hours and an access panel for the 1.8” storage device.

The touch screen gets a workout as Chippy tests out 3 point touch, handwriting, virtual key typing and zooming in out and of webpages whilst pointing out the lack of palm rejection. It’s not looking too much different in terms of functionality and speed from my ASUS Eee PC T91MT.

The Viliv S10 Blade will be priced at $699 and should be available to preorder from Dynamism very soon. All the configurations are available to check out. Video below:

Entourage eDGe review – 9.7 inch eInk screen and 10.1 color LCD, powered by Android OS

Posted by ts On 05.03.2010

source – alltouchtablet.com author – John Pope

Entourage eDGe: nice to get as a gift

Covering CES 2010 early this year I was surprised by the amount of dual screen netbooks and hybrid devices small producers tried to push into market to see customer’s reaction. Entrourage eDGe is one such product featuring a dual screen design, one 9.7 inch eInk screen and 10.1 color LCD, both powered by Android OS and an 1.2 GHz CPU.
Laptopmag is the first to post an early review of the Entourage eDGe and shared their opinions with all of us, so here’s what you can expect from this nice concept. Even if 1.2 GHz seems a lot for a mobile CPU, in practice the device is overall slower than the Motorola Droid, which has a 550 MHz CPU. Also things are not getting too far with the battery life, which is not helped by the Power Management software that seems not to be able to close the screen once you fold the device.

The nice part is the ability to focus attention on just one screen by folding the Entourage eDGe back on back and flip the device to face the screen you want. Unfortunately the resistive touchscreen layer on the LCD screen is hard to press some times and has shallow viewing angles, while the eInk screen can be used with a special stylus made for the digitized screen that allows the user to take notes on the eBooks he reads. The only problem is that a page with annotations takes 4 seconds to turn.

The virtual keyboard is not that responsive but gets the job done

Even if it uses Android, Entourage eDGe doesn’t have access to Android Market so there aren’t many apps you can install and the book library only has 250.000 books and I’m not talking about bestsellers here. Add to that over one million of Google Books and I guess you can be satisfied, but no newspapers and magazines are available.
For now the 499 $ dual screen tablet is a nice concept but there’s much to be improved and hopefully there will be a second generation of Entourage eDGe.

read entire article with video review at alltouchtablet.com

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