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- Sony AW series: The best laptop display?
- With expansive 16:9 displays and Blu-ray drives, the new crop of desktop replacements with 18.4-inch displays are geared toward mobile entertainment. Though its design is nothing special, the Sony VAIO AW series stands out from this group, according to reviews at PCMag.com and LaptopMag.com, thanks to its high-quality, LED-backlit 1,920-by-1,080...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Vudu offers new format to stream 1080p HD movies to its BX100 player
- As I mentioned in my post yesterday about Netflix, one of the obstacles video-streaming services are going to have to overcome is the quality of the files they're sending to big HDTVs. Apple has recently introduced 720p HD files on iTunes to download to its Apple TV device, but lesser-known...
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- HP HDX18
- For several months after they became a buzzed-about topic, the only 18-inch laptop we had actually seen in person was Acer's inventive Aspire 8920. Now we're seeing a mini-flood of them, with new models arriving from HP, Sony, and Toshiba. These new 18-inch displays--and a handful of new 16-inch displays--differ...
- Product reviews 2008-09-19
- News to know: Windows 7; Tech economy; Samsung eyes SanDisk; NetSuite
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7 hits Milestone 3 Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer VMware's Datacenter OS: Windows isn't the competition ...
- Blog posts 2008-09-17
- First reviews of HP's HDX 16- and 18.4-inch laptops
- No sooner had I completed a post on new desktop replacements with 18.4-inch displays then HP introduced its own version. The HDX18 is one of two new laptops HP announced today. The other, the HDX16, has a 16-inch display. Both are geared toward digital entertainment with high-resolution displays, TV tuners...
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
- The 31 Days of the Dragon contest continues at Geek.com
- My online writing about PDAs started with Geek.com back in 2001 and I wanted to let you all know you should visit Geek.com right now and fill out their quick survey for a chance to win on the the 31 amazing HP HDX Dragon notebooks. I can't enter since I...
- Blog posts 2008-05-21
- The 31 Days of the Dragon contest starts today, win an HP laptop valued at over $5,000
- While the giveaway I am going to talk about doesn't relate to a mobile device, my fellow MobileTechRoundup podcast co-hosts are a part of the contest and I think it is such a MAJOR contest that my readers here would enjoy entering for a chance to win. Today is the...
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- MacBook Pro Penryn update imminent (updated)
- MacBook Pro Penryn update imminent updatedReason for not using PenrynAccording to Anandtech, a small form factor package is the reason for using Merom instead of Penryn:"The CPU used in the MacBook Air isn’t your run of the mill mobile Core 2, instead it uses a new small form factor packaging...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-20
- Dell now offering laptops with Penryn, for a price
- Exactly one month after Intel released its first 45nm laptop chips, Dell is offering the Penryn processors on the XPS M1330, a popular thin-and-light with a 13.3-inch widescreen display. But you have to really look for it, and for now you'll pay a premium. The Tech Report...
- Blog posts 2008-02-07
- HP Pavilion tx2000z
- If this 12-inch convertible tablet laptop looks familiar, that's because almost exactly one year ago, we saw HP's first so-called entertainment tablet, the Pavilion tx1000. That system impressed us with media control buttons, dual headphone jacks, and a finger-sensitive touch screen, making for one of the only tablets we've seen...
- Product reviews 2008-01-29
- HP Pavilion HDX (Intel Core 2 Duo T9300)
- HP hasn't bothered to change the name of its 20-inch laptop with this new update, but a handful of new features and options make it worth a fresh look. Pushing the physical boundaries of the laptop form, the massive HP Pavilion HDX is still clearly more at home resting on...
- Product reviews 2008-01-18
- Toshiba Qosmio F45-AV412
- Toshiba's Qosmio line is known for high-end home theater features and high prices, and like the flagship 17-inch Qosmio G45, the 15-inch Qosmio F45-AV412 offers a wealth of multimedia extras, from an HD DVD drive (although not the recordable HD DVD drive found in the G45) to a subwoofer to...
- Product reviews 2007-09-27
- Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV680 (High Definition)
- Even though the most interesting new laptops fall into the ultraportable category, a big, over-the-top 17-inch desktop replacement can still be fun. Toshiba's Qosmio line is known for high-end home theater features and high prices, and the latest version, the massive Qosmio G45, is no exception. For $3,199, you get...
- Product reviews 2007-09-04
- Sony VAIO LT19U
- Even after our hands-on of Sony's new VAIO LT19U, we'd go with Apple's iMac for a general purpose all-in-one. If, however, you're considering one of those monstrous pseudo-laptops from Dell or HP, you'll find the VAIO LT19U offers many of the same features, and with a $2,999 price tag that's...
- Product reviews 2007-08-28
- News to know: Hotspot insecurity; VMware Fusion; Microsoft's iPhone
- Notable headlines:George Ou: Hamster plus Hotspot equals Web 2.0 meltdown.Ryan Naraine: Blue Pill Project extends VM rootkit cat-and-mouse tussle. OpenBSD team mocked at first ever 'Pwnie' awards.House OKs billions for federal science, tech projects.Larry Dignan: VMware Fusion for OS X ready to lift off. Gallery right.Dan Farber: The future of...
- Blog posts 2007-08-03
- HP Pavilion HDX
- Pushing the physical boundaries of the laptop form, the massive HP Pavilion HDX is clearly more at home resting on a desk than sitting in your lap. Weighing an amazing 15.5 pounds and boasting a desktop-size 20-inch LCD, the HDX starts at $2,999--but our test unit was configured closer to...
- Product reviews 2007-08-02
- Alienware Area-51 m9750
- Alienware has long been the first name in big-budget gaming rigs, straddling the line between the mainstream and enthusiast markets with flashy ads, high-end components, and just enough hand-holding for novices. We first laid eyes on the company's flagship laptop, the Area-51 m9750, at CES 2007 back in January and...
- Product reviews 2007-07-26
- How to REALLY erase a hard drive
- How to REALLY erase a hard driveYou've got to be kidding, right?This article fails to mention the Darik's Boot and Nuke? Which is without question, and always has been, the best open source so you know it actually works and respected hard drive wiper for many many years.Come on. This...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-01
- HDX4 (exe)
- The HDX4 movie creator provides you with a complete solution for creating and playing digital video on your PC. Beside a converting solution to create movies for various devices like mobile phones (3GP videos), Playstation PSP, portable devices, or MPEG4 compatible DVD player, it contains the full versions of the...
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