Monthly Archives: December 2009

Medion launched in Europe

Posted on December 1, 2009 by David Allen
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You may not have heard much about Medion, but here in the UK and in Europe they are a very popular brand, one of the more lowest priced brands but popular none the less.

Now the company have brought out a new netbook, it’s a 10.1 inch version; it comes with an Atom N270 processor and Windows 7 starter.

Specs – 10.1 inch 1024 x 600 display, an Intel GMA 950 graphics card, a 1 GB RAM, a 160 GB hard drive, a 4 in 1 card reader, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a 3 cell battery and Windows 7 Starter OS. The Medion Akoya Mini E1217 is now available in Europe for around $494.

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Crunchpad bites the dust

Posted on December 1, 2009 by David Allen
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The Crunchpad was a project formed by the founder of Techcrunch, Michael Arrington. It was supposed to produce a twelve inch tablet style computing device, it would have had some storage, possibly would be using Intel Atom processors, so what went wrong then?

First up would be the price tag of around $300, there are plenty of devices in that zone already and some that offer a lot more for less. There also seemed to have been an issues between the firm that Michael has partnered with, could they have wanted it all for themselves?

Whatever the issues, the Crunchpad is dead and l

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Why drag when you can glide

Posted on December 1, 2009 by David Allen
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There are plenty cases that can take your laptop, but who wants to drag a case around all day, even those ones with the wheels still need to be powered by you!

So what about this, a case that looks cool, has enough room inside to have a party in and get this is self propelling. Yes just pull at the handle and the clever stuff inside will work out how much help you need and the electric motor will kick in.

Specs – The handle and suitcase are designed so that 85% of the carried weight is transferred to the wheels, reducing your load and enhancing manoeuvrability as you nav

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