Monthly Archives: January 2010

Lenovo launch “The Edge”

Posted on January 25, 2010 by David Allen

Fresh from the CES 2010 is the offering from Lenovo, it comes in a three different sizes, 13”, 14” and 15” display, it has all of the features that you would expect to find from a Lenovo machine, but with the benefit of coming with a new and exciting look.

This is a very clean looking design that gives the user a clean and exciting look to a laptop.

Features of the Lenovo ThinkPad Edge

13, 14 and 15-inch screen sizes, CPU choices include AMD Turion and Athlon Neo dual core processors or Intel Core 2 Duo ultra low voltage and standard dual core processors.

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Has Alienware lost its appeal?

Posted on January 25, 2010 by David Allen

There was time when the launch of a new Alienware laptop would have gamers and fans scrambling over each just to catch a glimpse of it, but things seem to have gone rather sterile since the brand became part of Dell.

Even this new machine, launched in Japan has not really got the crown going, sure it is a Alienware machine with seventeen inch screen and running the very latest Intel Core i7 processor, if and when we get to this baby close up, the price tag is going to say something like $2,000!

Features:

A 17 inch 1440 x 900 widescreen TFT LCD display, a 1.60GHz Intel

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Sony Vaio W Eco on Amazon

Posted on January 25, 2010 by David Allen

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The first that you are going to notice about this netbook is the colouring, as it comes in eco friendly colours as if you need to be reminded that you have just bought a green machine.

Apart from that the netbook is almost identical the Sony Vaio W ten inch netbook, but what you cannot see is the fact that this netbooks case has been made from at least twenty per cent recycled materials and it is ready for buyers to pre order on

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USB powered cooler and warmer

Posted on January 25, 2010 by David Allen

This is a handy item for this time of the year, keeps your coffee hot and then when the weather gets warmer it can be adjusted to keep a can or soda or glass of water nice and cool.

The device is powered through the USB port of your laptop so it can be used virtually anywhere, but remember it will use up battery power in a flash. It has range of temperature from a cool 59 degrees to a piping hot 133 degrees, so don’t put plastic type cups on this one.

Features:

Drawing power from a USB port on your computer, its built-in thermoelectric module either warms a beverage u

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Keeping gadgets clean

Posted on January 22, 2010 by David Allen

Computers and laptops are notorious for collecting dust, anyone who has taken off the cover of a laptop or base unit will be shocked at what they find, in a lot of cases it is a wonder how the computer kept running with all of the extra filling inside.

The easiest way to keep the inside of a computer dust free is with clean air and this is where the Ninja comes in handy. It offers a pressurized air duster to force those little invaders right out of every hidden space.

What the Ninja can be used for:

NINJA arrives in a 10 ounce can and is non-flammable. Recommended For :

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The Acer AOD250-1694 10.1”

Posted on January 22, 2010 by David Allen

One of the main things about netbooks at the moment is battery life; after all it is no good having a portable computer that runs out of power just when you need it. Luckily Acer has this covered with a new 6 cell battery pack that is supposed to be good for around eight hours.

It has Windows 7 Starter which may not be to everyone’s taste, but this is a netbook and anything too hungry is going to use up power and may even slow the computer down, which is something that is not needed.

Features & Specs:

•10.1-inch CrystalBrite LED backlit display (1024 x 600 resol

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Onkyo C411 Pine Trail

Posted on January 22, 2010 by David Allen

One of the latest computer makers to enter the Pine Trail market is Onkyo, yes they are firm that sort of semi makes computers as they are renown for rebranding other makes as their own.

This particular model is based on the Acer Aspire 532H but with a few extras such as the addition of a digital TV tuner, FM radio and of course not forgetting Pine Trail.

Features:

10.1” 1024 x 600 display,

Atom N450 (1.66GHz) processor,

Pine Trail,

Digital TV tuner

FM/AM radio.

GMA 3150 graphics,

1GB RAM,

250GB HDD,

802.11b/g/n

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Viewsonic launches the VTablet 101

Posted on January 22, 2010 by David Allen

Most people will know the name Viewsonic, but not for computers as their main business is the manufacture of monitors and LCD televisions.

However it seems that the company has diversified into the Tablet PC market and the result is this VTablet.

This 8.9 inch device was quietly launched in Beijing; it is currently running the Google Android OS and is based on the Nvidia Tegra 2 Platform.

Specs:

The Viewsonic VTablet features a 8.9 inch display with 1024 x 800 pixel res, 4 GB of flash storage, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and offers 3G options with USB modem stic

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The Robot Sentry

Posted on January 22, 2010 by David Allen

With this fully mobile device and a laptop the user would be able to monitor their home or business from anywhere in the world, after all there must nothing like witnessing your home being robbed when you are a few thousand miles away!

But apart from the initial distress at least you could inform the local police and hopefully witness the culprits being arrested, now that has to be worth watching from the comfort of your sunbed.

Features:

It operates for two hours from its rechargeable battery which draws power from the included recharging base (the sentry can locate it

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