Monthly Archives: January 2010

Major computer brands could disappear

Posted on January 21, 2010 by David Allen

It seems that all not well within the computer industry and the founder of Acer, Stan Shih has been telling it how it is, or rather how he sees it anyway.

We know that many large businesses have been suffering for a long time and more recently the pressure has been on.

According to Stan Shih there some major computer brands that we all know of that will not make it, he is not talking this year or next, but over the next twenty years the top brands in the US will be a lot different to what we see now.

So who is on the way out, any guesses?

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Looking for a tough netbook?

Posted on January 21, 2010 by David Allen

This is the Samsung NB30 it is a nice looking, tough and robust netbook that has just become available in the US market.

You will get the fingerprint free lid and a cool feature that protects the keyboard from liquids, well a little bit of liquid anyway and there is always the hard drive protection system too.

What’s more this neat little machine is on the

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Apple MacBook Air Rip

Posted on January 21, 2010 by David Allen

How many people do know that use the MacBook Air? It seems that this machine has fallen out of favour with the Apple fans that are rather more keen on the MacBook Pro.

Yet there are still opportunities to get your hands on a slim and thin laptop that has all of the characteristics of the MacBook Air, but without the hefty price tag, in fact if I said $250 what would you say?

This is from MIC Gadget; it comes with a satisfactory list of specs that include: a 13.3 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display, 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N280 CPU, 1 GB of RAM, a 160 GB hard drive, a 3 cell battery and

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Get digital TV on your laptop

Posted on January 21, 2010 by David Allen

Sometimes there maybe the occasion where you really want to see something on the TV, but if you are away from home it’s not always possible.

However with a digital TV tuner it is possible to pick up a TV signal no matter where you are and you can get these for your laptop.

The digital TV tuner plugs into the USB port and connects to the strongest digital TV signal; the only downside with these tuners is the fact that it cannot be used while the user is moving.

Priced at $79.95

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Laptop logos!

Posted on January 20, 2010 by David Allen

Change the look and feel of your laptop with these serious stickers, they look like the ones that you get on a computer when you first buy them, but when you have a closer look they say something completely different to what you would expect. They are funny and cool, express yourself in style.

Choose from one of twelve designs:

•Think Geek (black on brushed metal),

•Tux (black and orange on white),

•Beer (yellow and white on brushed metal),

•Linux Inside (blue on brushed metal),

•Frag (white on black),

•42 (black on brushed metal)

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Asus teams up with Boingo

Posted on January 20, 2010 by David Allen

Some Asus Eee PC will be coming pre-loaded with the wireless connectivity software from Boingo following a deal signed by the two firms.

Boingo is a major player in the Wi-Fi hotspot business, currently a new customer signing up with Boingo will have to pay around $10 per month for the US only service, but Asus buyers can expect a little discount.

The models affected immediately will be the Asus Eee PC 1005PE, 1008P and the 1201N, but Asus are expected to roll this out throughout the range as new models come out.

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The Samsung N150 Available Now!

Posted on January 20, 2010 by David Allen

The latest offering from Samsung is the N150, it is a Pinetrail netbook, but is coming in with a really good price of just under $350 on Amazon!

You get a 10.1” display, the Intel Atom N450 processor and a battery that offers around seven hours worth of pow

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MSI launches super slim Laptop

Posted on January 20, 2010 by David Allen

MSI have been keeping quiet recently, although being well known for producing very thin devices at very good prices, we have had to wait until now for the latest arrival from MSI.

This is the MSI X Slim laptop (X420) you get a decent sized 14” display offering a cool 1366 x 768 HD display and powered by the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, all within a casing that is less than an inch thick.

Specification:

•Intel Core 2 Duo processor

•AMD ATi Mobility Radeon HD 5430 (Up to DDR3 1GB VRAM) graphics

•up to 4GB RAM

•max 500GB hard drive

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Convert cassette to Mp3

Posted on January 20, 2010 by David Allen

This highly portable device connects to a laptop and converts the material stored on those old style music cassettes into something more up to date, Mp3.

It is easy to use and connects to the laptop through the USB ports, once connected the software is downloaded and the user has their own digital editing suite.

Features – The included audio editing software quickly and easily downloads tracks and exports them in MP3 or WAV format. The compact unit also operates as a standard cassette recorder with all the expected functions (record, play, rewind, fast forward, pause, st

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