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Toshiba Puts HD-DVD Drives in All Laptops

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Toshiba has announced that it will ship HD DVD drives in all of its laptops starting in 2008, according to the senior vice president and head of the "never give-up" division. The company has been losing the format fight against Blu-Ray recently, with several companies dropping HD DVD completely and committing fully to Blu-Ray.

Still, the new move is a good one by Toshiba — one of the bigger laptop retailers, it could even get them back in the Blu-Ray race, which is great news for all of us really wish they’d pick a damn format already.

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Airlines Wi-Fi Themselves

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
There’s nothing quite like being able to connect to the Internet while flying through the skies and look at inappropriate websites about, say, two women and, why not, one cup.
Which is why airlines are rushing to have Wi-Fi on planes later this year — excited? The two girls are.
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$100 Dollar Laptop Gets Price Hike

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Remember the $100 laptop that was developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to save children worldwide from a Minesweeper-deficiency? Well, now the famed "$100 laptop" costs $190 — sorry, kids, looks like you’ll be carving your essays in rock like you used too.

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Dell Rugged Laptop - ATG D620

Friday, February 9th, 2007

dellDell, invigorated a little bit by the return of err .. Mr Dell, has been busy announcing a number of new products and initiatives. Along with a recent announcement to sell Sony Bravia LCD TVs online, on their shop, Dell has also stepped into a new market by announcing a new rugged laptop.

The ATG (which stands for All Terrain Grade) is designed to MIL-STD 810F standards and will enter an already tough market which is dominated by the Panasonic Toughbook and HP.

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Sony VAIO UX390N - Vista Powered UMPC

Friday, February 9th, 2007

sonySony seems to have learnt a couple of valuable lessons from the release of its first generation UMPC, which was plagued with battery life and performance issues, with its new release of the UX390N — second generation UMPC.

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Fujitsa Designs Turntable Laptop, DJs DJ in DJ Joy

Monday, November 20th, 2006

Fujitsu’s latest Laptop concept design is so ridiculously cool that it’s hard to actually express the design without squealing with a certain amount of glee. Pitch black, with slickness oozing out of it, the laptop is not only a computer but a DJ media center and girl-magnet all in one (because the ladies love slick laptops.)

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Sony VAIO TX 007 - Helps Make Users Completely Incapable Super Agents

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Sony, banking off the upcoming release of the new Bond movie in which 007 will illogically kill thousands of terrorists, is not only releasing a James Bond laptop, but a slew of other James Bondian goods. The package, priced at $3,899.99 dollars, comes with a variety of gadgetry which Sony hopes will create a whole new group of super agents on which to base laptops on.

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Tiny Hideaway Laptop Mouse Greatest Mouse That Ever Was

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

If you’re like us, using your laptop touchpad mouse for extended periods of time sends you into a bloodthirsty rage that only a nice cup of coffee and your laptop’s immediate execution can cool. Luckily, Newton Peripherals has invented what is possible the coolest mouse ever known to man — a mouse they proudly call the Mogo Mouse, a mouse that is powerful enough that if it flew around the Earth in reverse, time would go backwards.

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Sony Vaio SZ3 The Super 3.5G Laptop

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

Sony has just released a new laptop in the UK which promises to bring true … well as close to true as possible, mobility for the road warrior. The new Sony Vaio SZ3 comes equipped to connect with T-Mobile’s 3.5G HSDPA data network. Yes, folks high speed access is now not the privilege of Vodafone card owners.

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USB to Sata Dongle Released

Thursday, October 5th, 2006

Looking for a easy to use storage solution for your computer? A Japanese vendor, Novac has just released a USB to eSATA dongle which will allow you to easily connect SATA.

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