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Navin R Johnson: Not that this isn't pretty freekin cool, but nowadays to have an on-board linux machine isn't too tough. Throw a Gumstix Overo or Sheevaplug in your ... more »
Sir Gibler: nice nail polish, matt. #delladamoxps more »
KTK1990: You make 1 crash, and thats just like you threw your laptop out the window (or into the back of a car at low-high speed). And that thing better have ... more »
Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Yeah... looks hot from a design point, but just as the Macbook Air does nothing to me, Adamo also don't. Very daring move from Dell to make a keyboar... more »
fuchikoma: The thin look is impressive. I like the idea of the automatic keyboard stand, except it looks absolutely unlappable, so... it's the world's thinnest d... more »
ossuary: How does it fit on a lap? #delladamoxps more »
AkkiRonin: That keyboard... the TRS-80 Model 1! #delladamoxps more »
OMG! Ponies!: Dell totally ripped off the keyboard layout from Apple. That's almost the exact order of keys on a MacBook Pro. #delladamoxps more »
dragon:ONE: If you want thin and light, why bother with the Adamo XPS and save $400 or so and buy a Macbook Air? They run Windows, too, y'know. #delladamoxps more »
jepzilla: Looking at it from the front, with the screen and the sloping keyboard, it reminds me of the Apple II. #delladamoxps more »

#motorcycles

Mavizen's 130 mph Electric Motorcycle Has Built-In Web Server, WiFi and Linux
Mavizen's TTX02 electric motorcycle is being dubbed as "a laptop on wheels". A really, really fast laptop on wheels. More »
#dell

Dell Adamo XPS Hands On: Insanely Thin (and Just Insane)
The Adamo XPS is a daring slice of design and engineering. Quite frankly, it's batshit insane. More »
#laptops

Monster Monster Laptop Stand Will &#*@ing Chomp Your Face (Or Just Sit There)
Who would have thought that six acrylic limbs could transform a MacBook into something so evil...so powerful? Luckily the designer hasn't designed the legs as articulating and retractable, or we'd really be screwed. $40. [MonsterMonster via Unplggd via Core77]
#usb

Nvidia Confirms Intel's Senseless USB 3.0 Delay Until 2011
Bad news: Nvidia has confirmed Intel's stance on USB 3.0—no Intel chipsets will support the new standard until 2011. Short of Intel stating something different, USB 3.0 probably won't hit mass consumption until then. Is there any hope? More »
#netbooks

Litl Webbook Banks On Cute, Overlooks Practical
How did Asus, Acer and all the other netbook manufacturers miss such an obvious ploy? The word "Litl Webbook" must be the most cutely named gadget since the "Chumby." And it's also an interesting product in its own right. More »
#concepts

Disposable Laptop Works Better as a Metaphor Than as an Actual Product
There's no doubt about it: Today, the concept of a disposable laptop is totally ridiculous. But you know what else was ridiculous? Disposable cameras, 60 years ago. And this thing just looks fantastic, so I'll let it slide. Also: symbolism! More »
#obits

Rest In Peace, Ridiculous Dual-Screen OLPC XO-2
It has always been an unspoken fear—or assumption, even—that the dual-touchscreen followup to the original OLPC, the XO-2, would never come to pass. But we let the dream live! Until today: the XO-2 is officially scrapped. More »
#laptops

Acer's Big Ass Aspire 8940: 18.4-inch Screen, Core i7 Processor
With an oversized LED-backlit 18.4-inch display, Core i7 720QM processor, and Windows 7, the Aspire 8940 is set to face off with HP's Pavilion dv8 and Toshiba's Qosmio X500 in the uber desktop replacement stakes. And it'll probably cost less. More »
#dell

Dell Doesn't Understand That a "Hard Drive For Laptops" Program Doesn't Fly With Support Customers
So, this guy sends his laptop to Dell for repair and Dell sends him back a hard drive...just a hard drive in a box. So what's the problem here? More »
#bloatware

Acer's Bloatware Adds 2+ Minutes to Boot Time, HP, Dell and Sony Not Much Better
PC Pro looked into the bloatware included on new laptops by major manufacturers, measuring how memory, HDD space and boot times are negatively effected. And good lord, it's worse than you thought. More »
#tablets

Dell Latitude XT2 XFR Is the Mil Spec Multitouch Tablet for Judge Dredd Wannabes
The Latitude XT2 XFR is a ruggedized version of Dell's XT2 tablet built to MIL-810G standards for taking an ass-beating: It's got an impact resistant, sunlight-viewable 12-inch multitouch LED-backlit display, compression sealed orifices, and works in temperatures from 10-140 degrees. More »
#airplanes

Lost Northwest 188 Pilots Were Probably Dicking Around on Their Laptops
Last week, Northwest Flight 188 blew past its destination by over 100 miles and didn't respond to air traffic control for 75 minutes, prompting panic. Most guessed the pilots fell asleep. Now, it appears they were messing around on laptops. More »
#lenovo

Lenovo All-in-One IdeaCentre B500's Got Cyborg Chic
Lenovo introduced a few new computers today, most interesting among them (visually, at least) being the B500 all-in-one with a crazy angular design. But they've also got their first Core i7 notebook and a pretty nice-looking ultraportable. More »
#laptops

Y550 Laptop Lenovo's First With a Core i7 Inside
The Y550P, a 15-inch laptop, is Lenovo's first portable to offer a Core i7 option. More »
#dealzmodo

Dell Selling Core i7 Laptop for $101,353
It's either a glitch or a preventative measure, but Dell is listing an otherwise straight-up Studio 16 for $101,353 because of the succulent Core i7 processor stuck inside. Update: Fun's over More »
#adamo

Specs Leak For Dell's Super Skinny Adamo XPS
More information has trickled out about the Dell's Adamo XPS, the notebook with an eating disorder which we showed you video of yesterday. More »
#exclusive

Video: Dell Adamo XPS Can Only Be Opened By Rubbing It
The Dell Adamo XPS isn't only ridiculously thin, but it opens like no laptop ever seen before. Its propped up keyboard can only be opened by sliding a finger on the lid's heat sensing strip. See it to believe it... More »
#review

Unibody Apple MacBook Review
It was inevitable that Apple would take their unibody manufacturing prowess from their MacBook Pros and focus it on the MacBook line. We just never expected the new MacBook to be as enticing as the 13-inch Pro. More »
#review

Acer Aspire AS5738DG Review: 3D On the Small Screen
Acer, I see right through you; you meant this $800 3D PC for the college stoner. More »
#sony

Sony VAIO X Reviewed: Hot to Touch, But the Battery Life Is Muy Bueno
The crazy-light Sony VAIO X got the review treatment over at Laptop Mag. They found that thinness comes at a cost, and their test results reveal Sony wasn't kidding with those battery life claims. More »
#questionoftheday

Would You Use The Multitouch Magic Mouse With a Multitouch Trackpad Laptop?
It seems redundant: the new multitouch Magic Mouse with a multitouch laptop—but some people might prefer it. Would you prefer a regular mouse? How about no mouse at all? More »
#apple

Apple Tax Repealed? Comparisons Suggest It's So
Our friends at Laptop compiled a chart comparing the new $999 white unibody MacBook to similarly weighted 13" laptops from Dell, Acer and Samsung within $100. There are tradeoffs, but at least at this price level, Apple fights on even ground, and makes up for lacks (no SD slot, smaller HDD, less RAM) with perks (LED backlighting, multitouch trackpad) and a much longer stated battery life. Feel free to scream it out below, or check Laptop for the full chart and spec rundown. [Laptop]
#apple

New Unibody LED MacBook Hands On
At the center of today's minor product explosion, Apple's refreshed $1000 White MacBook is the only right-fielder: It's got a rubberized bottom, multitouch trackpad, LED backlighting, the MacBook Pro's non-replaceable battery, and healthy spec bumps. UPDATED More »
#laptops

Acer AS1410 Notebook Is Netbook-Sized and Netbook-Priced
Acer's new AS1410 notebook, a 11.6-incher, may look like a netbook and start at $400, but it's definitely a step up: It's got a multitouch trackpad, Celeron proc, Windows 7 and HDMI-out, plus a full-sized keyboard. More »
#humor

You Definitely Don't Want to Tell Airport Security About the Volatility of Laptop Batteries
Seriously, the TSA doesn't take kindly to logic and reasoning. [XKCD via The Daily What]
#adamo

Dell's $2000 Adamo XPS Opens with a Little Heat or Your Finger
Even though the disgustingly thin Dell Adamo XPS arrives soon for a newly-announced $2000 price, but we're still just learning about some of the features and specifics. One of the latest is purely cosmetic, but it sounds pretty hot: More »
#lenovo

A Trebuchet Launches Lenovo Laptops with Leverage
Some stress tests fall way outside the realm of predictable scenarios, and those are our favorites. At Gadgetoff 2009, Lenovo let some guys launch two ThinkPads from a trebuchet, just because. They get destroyed, but fare better than expected. More »
#android

Acer Aspire One AOD250 Boots Android And Win XP, Holds Us Over Until Chrome OS Arrives
The long talked about dual boot Android, Windows XP Acer netbook is ready to come out of hiding and you can snatch one up now (with a six-cell battery) for $350. But will you ever use the Android? More »
#laptops

Toshiba U505 and M505 Touchscreened in Time For Win 7
Toshiba's upgraded their U505 and M505 notebooks with touchscreens in time for Windows 7. They'll go for about $1000, to start with. The rest of their "new laptops" seem old. More »
#laptops

Massive Core i7 HP Pavilion dv8 Ready To Take Up Tons of Retail Shelf Space
It wasn't a surprise exactly, but HP has officially unveiled the 18.4-inch, Core i7-powered Pavilion dv8 with full 1080p resolution, 4GB-8GB of RAM, dual 320GB HDDs, NVIDIA GeForce GT230 graphics, a TV tuner, Blu-ray and a Long Life battery. More »
#acer

Acer Slaps a Multitouch Screen On Its $800 Aspire 5738PG
You wouldn't know it by looking at it, but that is Acer's new multitouch laptop. Sort of like Lenovo has done with the T400s, Acer has put a multitouch screen on an existing clamshell notebook. More »
#nokia

Nokia's Very Nice (Net) Booklet 3G Is $299 Plus Your Soul on AT&T
Surprise, Nokia's Booklet 3G—a very nice netbook—is just gonna be $299 on Oct. 22, way below previous estimates of like a bajillion dollars. Granted, you're signing your soul over to AT&T for $60/month to get it that cheaply. More »
#skins

Design Your Own Laptop, Phone or Kindle GelaSkin
GelaSkins makes stylish, reusable skins for iPhones/iPods, Blackberries laptops and Kindles. But now, instead of choosing from their designs, you can upload your own art to customize your gear. More »
#compaq

Compaq Presario CQ61 Isn't a Netbook, It Is a Full On Laptop For $400
Sometimes I forget that for less than $399 you can still snatch up a pretty decent full size laptop or desktop. Thank you, Compaq for reminding me of this with the 15.6-inch CQ61 notebook and Presario 40101f. More »
#hp

HP Goes Multitouch Crazy With TouchSmart All-In-Ones and Tx2 Updates
HP was ahead of the touch game even before Windows 7's finger friendliness, so it makes sense that the crazy computer maker decided to take after fluffy bunnies and breed lots of touch PCs. More »
#laptops

First Dell Adamo XPS Profile Photos: OK, That's Like Disgustingly Thin
So that's what the Dell Adamo XPS, a 9.99 mm thin laptop, looks like from the side. Evokes the words "hypodermic," "stab" and "scissors," doesn't it? More »
#laptops

Odyssey's Laptop Case Looks Like It Could Survive a Nuclear Blast at Ground Zero
Thousands of years from now, your laptop could end up in a museum established by some future, post-apocalyptic race thanks to the super-rugged VU200711HW case from Odyssey. More »
#nokiabooklet3g

Nokia Booklet 3G Hands On: Nice Netbook, But How Much?
The Nokia Booklet 3G has touched down on US soil. The cell phone manufacturer's first laptop is made of sturdy stuff and is mobile broadband/SIM-card friendly. I'd buy one if the price is right. But chances are it's not. More »
#notebooks

HP Envy 15 Beats Edition: Okay, I Actually Am Sorta Jealous Now
Boomin'. That's the Beats edition of HP's Core i7-powered Envy 15, which doesn't look like a MacBook wannabe but its own glossy-black-and-red man. The privilege, and included Beats headphones, add $500, but it's kinda worth it. [HP via Electronista]
#windows7

Sam's Club Jumps The Gun on Selling Windows 7 Laptops
If you happen to live in the Loveland Colorado area, one blogger claims that the local Sam's Club is already selling a Toshiba 10.1" Mini Laptop with Windows 7 Starter Edition. More »

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