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Acer announces Aspire Timeline thin'n'lights -- $699 to $899


Acer's announcing a ton of new gear right now (we're live at the event in an IMAX theater in New Jersey, of all places) and the hottest new products so far are the new Aspire Timeline laptops. Hard specs are a little light at the moment, but what we do know sounds pretty great: 13.3, 14.1 and 15.6-inch LED-backlit 16:9 screens in a one-inch thick chassis, Intel ULV processors, multitouch touchpads, HDMI and S/PDIF out, and eight hours of battery life -- 10 hours with an SSD. The real killer is pricing, however: $699 to $899. Ouch -- poor Adamo. We're still at the event, but we'll be trying to get as much info on these as we can, stay tuned

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Sanyo’s ALBO HNV-M70 Home Network Viewer.


Sanyo has made its digital photo frame a bit special than others. It’s more than a digital photo frame. The company has given their retro-styled digital frame a high-tech name called Sanyo’s ALBO HNV-M70 Home Network Viewer.


The Sanyo ALBO is capable of fetching RSS feeds from various web resources, including from Flickr to display the recent uploads of your friends and families. The Sanyo ALBO is equipped with WiFi connectivity, is able to fetch your email and display those photo attachments in the emails. But I wonder what if you get spammed with porn attachments which will definitely make it so awkward.

Loading photos onto the Sanyo ALBO viewer can be done via memory cards, and you can also sync it with Picasa photo album online. It also lets you play special effects or cool slide shows of those photos. Other goodies include a clock, calendar etc.

Buy online, USD $676, JapanTrendShop

ALBO HNV-M70 Home Network Viewer technical specs:
Colors: Black or Green
• 6LCD Screen: 6”, 800x480, 16:9 aspect ration, adjustable
• Speaker: 1W mono
• Internal memory: 256MB
• Supports most memory cards
• Supports JPEG and BMP images
• Music support: MP3, WMA, WAV
• Wi-fi: IEEE 802.11b / g
• USB1.1 and infrared ports
• Supports both windows and Mac OS
• Power: AC 100V 50/60Hz, DC 5V output
• Weight: 690g.
• Light sensor
• OS: WinCE 5.0

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Garmin and Asus became together


Garmin and Asus have gone to bed together after a brief romance, and this strategic alliance was announced in Taiwan today, touting the main intention of developing a diverse cell phone product line that will fall under the Garmin-Asus nüvifone series. Not one but several Garmin-Asus nüvifone models are tipped to hit the market this year, and the first of these will be announced at the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona. It is interesting to see Asus bring its rather limited cell phone experience to the floor as their smartphones haven't really caught the imagination of the world in the past so far. We are interested to see what the nüvifone G60 is able to do when it reaches retail stores in the first half of the year. Will it be an iPhone killer?

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ASUS doles out gold and blue Eee PCs


With the introduction of the well-received N10, we thought maybe -- just maybe -- ASUS was moving beyond its disgusting obsession with mutilating the Eee brand. Instead, we're now faced with fresh hues of two old faces: the blue 901A and the gilded 900A. Looks as if all the internals have remained the same, though there's no indication what kind of premium (if any) you'll have to pay for your color of choice.

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Video: ASUS N10 netbook gets hands-on treatment, plays COD4


We knew the ASUS N10 was a burly fellow when we took some street corner shots of it earlier this month, but we never even thought to toss Call of Duty 4 on there and waste away a solid 12 hours in online war zones. Thankfully, the blokes over at Mobile Computer did think to try that, and the results weren't half bad. 'Course, that discrete NVIDIA GeForce 9300M graphics set didn't hurt, and if you're sick enough to really buy a netbook for gaming, this one should probably be atop your list. At any rate, a rather in-depth hands-on video awaits you in the read link -- go in expecting keyboard impressions, disappointment with the glare, and a few good minutes with an FPS and you'll leave happy.

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Packard Bell


Packard Bell, what a wild ride it's been... you've gone to Europe, you've been bought out by Acer,and you've hit back stateside with some truly gnarly gaming PCs. But this latest scheme of yours is really a stretch: you intend to reposition yourself as a "lifestyle brand." Long gone, you say, are the days of bizarre case designs, with their peripherals jutting out of the machine at odd angles. You will have new designs -- designs that exemplify the elegance and "alchemy" of your company. And alchemy, you say, is "a mixture of science and magic, to generate emotion." We expect great things.

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Dell teases with 17-inch quad-core laptop sporting 16GB of memory


This is going to be huge. Unfortunately, we're talking size not marketplace impact when Dell's 17-inch Precision "mobile workstation" rolls out this fall. This portable desktop replacement promises up to 1TB of storage configured in a dual-drive RAID configuration, quad-core processor, and 16GB of graphics memory (1GB for graphics) with enough oomph to power a pair of external 30-inch displays. It also includes a number of unidentified media slots and an integrated jog shuttle controller -- a pretty good hint at the mobile media types this laptop is targeting. Watch it all go down in the video after the break

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Shuttle D10 desktop features built-in touchscreen, little else


The D10 is a barebones rig with the classic Shuttle form factor, but the addition of a 7-inch (800 x 480) touchscreen out front makes things a little more interesting. Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Duo E4000 series, Dual-Core E2000 series and Celeron 400 series processors are all supported with up to 4GB RAM, and the kit ships with an Intel GMA 3100 GPU, 5.1 channel audio and SATA II support. A base configuration is offered on Shuttle's Japanese site with a 1.6GHz Celeron processor, 1GB RAM and a 80GB hard drive for ¥69,800 (about $648), but no -- it isn't available in the States

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Lenovo’s ThinkPad X200t convertible tablet gets reviewed


It didn't take long for Lenovo's two-faced ThinkPad X200t to hit the test bench after coming over to US soil, and the critics over at Laptop Mag have mostly positive things to say about it. For starters, the convertible tablet maintains the "security, durability, and performance" that we've come to expect from Lenovo. The keyboard was deemed "excellent," the lightweight design was applauded, the display performed admirably and the performance was very satisfactory (or "snappy," as it were). The biggest knocks on the machine were the omission of an optical drive and the below average battery life; testers only squeezed out around 6 hours, which was far less than the company's claim of 10.3 hours. Still, at just north of two large, the X200 was seen as an excellent choice for those seeking a versatile business machine, particularly if you dig that stylus-on-screen action

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MSI’s Wind U90 gets unboxed on video


You've seen the Wind U90 MSI has wanted you to see -- you know, that version it brings to trade shows, possibly showered and cleaned up by professionals beforehand. But the U90 you're about to see in the video past the break is the real deal. Ordered from Canada and shipped to the US of A, this 8.9-inch Wind looks pretty much exactly like its larger-screened sibling save for a bigger bezel and a few French symbols on the keyboard. But why listen to us spell it out when you can just click through and mash play?

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Dell’s Studio Hybrid torn down for kicks and giggles


We've only one thing to say here: it's about time! Dell's Studio Hybrid has been shuffling around for well over a month, and we're just now seeing someone with the nerve to take a putty knife to this cute 'lil desktop and photograph its innards for all to see. As expected, there ain't much breathing room in the 7.7- x 2.8- x 8.3-inch box, but there's a smattering of pictures and a full disassembly video waiting in the read link below. Go on and look, sicko

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Gateway’s new MC Series shown off, signs of life spotted


No bull whatsoever -- we're really digging this so-called MC Series that Gateway's busy showing off in Budapest. According to Laptop Mag, who was on hand for the event, the family is designed to go after those mildly spectacular HDX rigs from HP and Sony's FW crew. The model on display was packing a 16-inch widescreen LCD, color customizable lid with a leather strip running down its center, a backlit keyboard and a brushed metal palm rest. Also of note, editors spotted both AMD and Intel-powered versions, and while no pricing information was available, we're told to keep an eye out for a November release. Head south to the read link for more pictures and a hands-on vid.

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Averatec’s 10.2-inch netbook just wants to be your Buddy


We knew it was coming, and now Averatec's officially unveiled the Buddy, another 10.2-inch, Atom N270-based netbook. It's not straying far from that template laid down by the Eee 1000 and Wind, but the more recent photos we've dug up seem to show that it's not a straight up Wind rebadge as previously implied -- which could be a good or bad thing, depending on Averatec's attention to detail and / or OEM partner. The laptop manages 1GB of RAM, a 160GB HDD, Windows XP Home and WiFi for a reasonable $450, and should be hitting retail shelves and online stores soon.

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Intel’s dual-core Atom 330 reviewed in desktop guise


Intel's Atom processor and the netbook are the silicon equivalent of Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson; they're inseparable. Naturally we can't wait for the dual-core Atom 330 to cozy up to the next generation of economical portables, but have to wait a bit as it's being soldered exclusively into tiny desktops at the moment, like the one tech site The Guru of 3D just ran through a series of benchmarks. The posted results could have been interesting had they compared its performance to the single-core Atom 230 rather than AMD's (relatively) heavy-hitting Athlon 4850 X2 and Phenom 9850 -- not exactly apples to apples. We'll just have to assume it's roughly twice as fast on the right apps, all that for only twice the power consumption. That's still only a measly 8-watts!

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Packard Bell’s iPower GX laptop for hardcore gamerz. Sniff.


Following in the vaunted footsteps of Packard Bell's ugly-ass iPower X2.0 desktop, PB has swiped Gateway's well-received, if already-gaudy P-7811 FX gaming laptop and turned it into pure gamer stereotype: the iPower GX. As far as oppressed people groups go, "hardcore gamers" have had some of the worst aesthetics known to man foisted upon them, and this is no exception. We don't know how they can keep on keeping on -- we would've given up and bought a MacBook to play WoW years ago. Lucky for us, Acer-owned Packard Bell is still Europe-only for the time being, so maybe everything's going to be okay.

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Peru receives first Windows based OLPC XO laptops


The long wait is up, and Peru is first in line to receive the new Windows flavored XO through the OLPC program. Though not as cute as the bubbly Suger interface, it will pack more of a real world punch where apps are concerned -- each XO is fitted out with an assortment of MS goodies, including Office 2003 and Learning Essentials 1.0 for Office, served on a bed of XP pro. Now before you get all teary eyed, keep in mind that Suger lives on, and there's an emulator out there with your name on it.

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CompuLab Fit-PC Slim


If you're really that hard up for space and yet need a computer of sorts running in your pad, then the FIT PC Slim from CompuLab could be just the solution for you. This tiny fanless computer sips 6 watts of juice at best, and measuring 110mm x 100mm x 30mm ought to be small enough for just about anybody. Other features include :-
AMD Geode LX800 500MHz processor
Ethernet connectivity
Wi-Fi connectivity
VGA output
2.5" hard drive option
512MB RAM
Sounds decent enough to get some email, Web browsing and word processing done. CompuLab will be offering the Fit-PC Slim for $220 if you want the 256MB model sans Wi-Fi, while the 512MB version will cost $245 albet with Wi-Fi connectivity but without a hard drive. Alternatively, you can settle for models that include a 60MB hard drive, 512MB of RAM, and either Linux or Windows XP Home for $295 and $335, respectively

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Everun Note Now On Sale


zThe Everun Note is yet another netbook to hit our shores, and it does not disappoint in terms of features, although I would like to see the 7" touch screen display come in a larger variety sometime down the road.
7" touch screen display at 1,024 x 600 resolution
4-mode rotation
Dual monitor support
Optical nub for easy navigation
AMD Turon 64x2 Dual Core 1.2GHz processor
Prices start from $789 upwards. Like other netbooks, you will get up to 2.5 hours of battery life on average unless you use an extended battery.

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Mini-Motion Controller


Talk about a truly unique controller for your PC or Mac system - Actiga has rolled out a new line of Mini-Motion controllers that cater for different game categories, and they come in a whole host of form factors including skateboards, remote control cars, baseball as well as a futuristic racing vehicle. Each controller hooks up to your computer via USB and I must say I am pretty taken in by the skateboard version. No idea on whether these controllers are meant for custom games, or do they work across other available games that are in the market already. Each Mini-Motion controller will cost $19.99.

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