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Pansonic get tough in Hanover

David Allen — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:00:36 +0000

The CeBIT 2009 has been a great success for some manufacturers while other like Asus appeared not to make use of their time there, for some reason this happens sometimes. However, Panasonic used this time to official launch show off the new ToughBook CF W8, this time it is strong but light if that that makes any sense at all. Specs: Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 driving the CF-W8 Ultra-Low-Voltage dual core part 1.2GHz and boasting 3MB of Level 2 cache 800MHz FSB 3GB of RAM 32-bit operating systems 120GB hard disk taking care of storage Housed in a shock resistant caddy. Three USB ports An Ethernet port Modem socket DVD writer Headphone and microphone socket PC Card slot Express Card SD Card slot D-Sub port Source [Aving] a cebit, hanover, hard disk, headphone, microphone, modem socket, operating systems, panasonic, Panasonic Laptops, pc card slot, sd card slot, Tough Laptops, toughbook cf, usb ports

Samsung releasing a UMPC

David Allen — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:00:40 +0000

The market is about to get another UMPC and this time it is going to be from Samsung, this seven inch display device will be known as the Samsung NP Q1EX, but a more catchier name could do the whole thing a power of good. This device has some great features as shown below, but is there enough demand for this at the moment, Samsung thinks so. Specs: 4000mAh battery SD card slot 3.5mm audio jack HDD for storage 7″ WSVGA touch screen with 1024×600px resolution VIA Isaiah CPU Digital camera Wi-Fi Bluetooth SiRF Star embedded GPS receiver Priced to be announced Source [Navigadget] a 7" Netbooks, digital camera, samsung, sd card slot, storage, Tablets, touch screen, Touchscreen Laptops, UMPC, wi fi

Gigabyte launch convertible tablet

David Allen — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:36:02 +0000

The computer maker Gigabyte has launched three laptops this week at the CeBIT show, quite amazing considering that these are the firms first venture into this market. Because these are new releases, there is not a great deal of information around at the moment, but as soon as there is, we will be conducting a full review. Specs: Display has a soft touch screen Touchpad has mouse buttons to the left and right The screen is glossy and reflects glare Access panels for replacing or upgrading RAM, the hard drive, and Wi-Fi module The 3 hour, 4 cell battery hangs out on the bottom of the laptop. Express Card slot Three USB ports A VGA output SD card slot Swivel touch screen display. No details on price Source [Liliputing] a cebit, computer maker, gigabyte, Gigabyte Laptops, laptop express card slot, mouse buttons, sd card slot, touch screen, Touchscreen Laptops, usb ports

Fujitsu announce LOOX R/C70 and R/C50

David Allen — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:00:12 +0000

This are being spoken of as being the ultraportable laptops, simply because of the battery power, which is said to be up to eight hours, but with battery upgrade this, could be up to twelve hours, which is amazing and certainly better than the two to three hours that you get out of the normal laptop batteries. Fujitsu’s LOOX R/C70 features 12.1-inch LED backlit LCD display DVD+/-R DL burner Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n Bluetooth SD card slot With a standard battery, the LOOX R/C70 can run for up to 8.2 hours Source [Hi-tech Review] [Gallery] a battery power, c50, c70, eight hours, fujitsu, Fujitsu Laptops, Laptop Batteries, lcd display, loox, sd card slot, twelve hours

Daewoo’s Lukid is OLPC for Korea!

Laptop Pimp — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:48:29 +0000

Looks like automobile manufacturer Daewoo is jumping in the kid’s laptop market with its Lukid laptop, looks very similar to the OLPC laptop. On the downside, the Lukid is going to cost around $500 USD so don’t see it selling anywhere other than Korea anytime soon. Daewoo Lucoms(www.lucoms.co.kr) launched its low-cost education-use mobile computer ‘LUKID’ for children in Korea market. Based on Intel’s Classmate PC, the LUKID is powered by Intel 900MHz Celeron processor and Windows XP OS. Adopting a 9-inch LCD display, 512MB of RAM and 30GB HDD, the LUKID supports wireless LAN, SD card slot and USB port. via aving a 30gb hdd, automobile manufacturer, aving, celeron processor, classmate pc, daewoo, downside, education, Kids Laptops, korea market, kr, laptop market, Laptop News, mobile computer, olpc laptop, sd card slot, windows xp, wireless lan

The Aspire One Mini-notebook!

Laptop Pimp — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:44:44 +0000

Is it me or is the world just going crazy on these mini-notebooks? Here’s Acer Aspire One Mini-notebook that should be ready to buy reaaaal soon. The initial Aspire One 2.17-pound mini-laptop model is based on the Atom N270 CPU at 1.6GHz and the Intel 82945GMS chipset. The system has 512MB of main memory, and an 8GB solid state drive. The 8.9″ display has a resolution of 1024-by-600 pixels and LED backlight. Other features include a built-in web camera, 95% full size keyboard, touchpad, 802.11b/g wireless module, Ethernet LAN port, three USB ports, a VGA output, 5-in-1 media card reader, and SD card slot. The Acer Aspire One is powered by a 3-cell battery and runs a highly modified Acer Linux operating system. The mini-laptop is expected to cost around $400 in the United States, but there is no information on its availability date. [via laptoping - notebookreview] a 802 11b, Acer Laptops, atom, availability date, card reader, cell battery, keyboard touchpad, lan port, laptop model, main memory, mini laptop, mini notebook, mini notebooks, notebookreview, sd card slot, size keyboard, solid state drive, usb ports, vga output, web camera

Bestlink’s Alpha 400 Linux-based ultra-mini PC (UMPC)!

Laptop Pimp — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:50:18 +0000

It looks like Bestlink’s Alpha 400 linux-based UMPC might become the “cheapest” mini laptop you will be able to own at $250 and possible sale at $180. With the recent explosion of UMPCs by big manufacturers, this sure looks like its going to be another hit. Especially since a lot of desktop applications are being developed as web counterparts including Microsoft Office, there’s no need for the laptop user to carry all his applications on the laptop, maybe on a 8GB SD card. What might be better is if they included a WiMAX card, which should be coming soon from Sprint and make the world go crazy for the mini-laptops and the super fast broadband internet connection. The Alpha 400 is based on a 32-bit XBurst CPU from Ingenic Semiconductors clocked to 400MHz. Based on an “industry standard” RISC-based architecture (possibly MIPS?) the chip reportedly runs Windows CE as well as Linux. It also uses SIMD (single instruction, multiple data) instructions to accelerate media performance, and uses an “xburst” pipeline. Fabbed on 0.18-micron technology, it boasts low power requirements and a small footprint, Ingenic claims. The Bestlink Alpha comes with 128MB RAM and 1-2GB of internal flash. Storage options including … Continue reading →