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Voodoo Envy 133 Review (Verdict: Plenty Thin, Plenty Pricey)

VoodooPC's Envy 133, the world's thinnest laptop, just started shipping, and we scored one of the first production units straight outta Calgary. It's a lithe black laptop that keeps cool while running Vista, a super light machine that's strong as hell thanks to a carbon-fiber frame. It's the size of a MacBook Air with way more tech crammed inside, including its own second Linux-based operating system. And though it costs a lot more than most laptops that perform similar chores, it does it with a grace that I haven't seen since Vista's launch. It's not a gamer's system, but the Voodoo team deserves credit for using what they've learned to build a laptop that stands out when everything else on the PC market just blends in. Does it have any flaws? Yep, plenty. Here's the full review: More »

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4:55 PM on Mon Oct 6 2008
By Wilson Rothman
14,957 views, 40 comments

Latest by shawn_dude: @ludwigk: At its thickest point, the MBA is thicker than the Envy. The Envy, having a uniform thickness, has more »

laptops

More Info on the Asus S101, The MacBook Air that You Can Actually Afford

It's been a while since an Asus product has rocked our world—we think the last time must have been the Eee—but the Atom-powered SSD-based Asus S101 looks amazing for its price—even better than we thought before. Just 2.2lbs and a tapering .7 inches thin (a bit thicker than the Air), its 10.2" LED screen runs at WSVGA (1024x600) resolution. And with 802.11n, ethernet port, Bluetooth, multitouch trackpad, 4-in-1 card reader, 20GB of free online storage and high quality speakers, the S101 packs plenty of useful features—though it only has 1GB of RAM and appears to have the same fatal flaw as the MacBook Air. Yes, the S101 uses a non-replaceable, 5-hour polymer battery.

OK, now that we're done with the specs, how much does the thing cost? It's just cheap enough to be exciting, but not quite as impulse-buyable as the original Eee.

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4:33 PM on Fri Oct 3 2008
By Mark Wilson
35,830 views, 70 comments

Latest by Pope John Peeps II: @KLanD: Firewire? Seriously? more »

portable hard drive

Iomega eGo Helium Portable Drive Matches Your MacBook Air

Iomega, maker of many a sexy storage device, has a new eGo out specifically tailored to the MacBook Air set. The 2.5-inch eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive encloses 320GB in anodized aluminum. In case that's not enough space, the drive can utilize an online backup service for “cloud computing.” The entire package is less than an inch thick, weighs 7 ounces and can be dropped from up to 4 feet 3 inches onto industrial carpeting without worry. Not that any of you will experiment with that, I hope. More »

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6:00 AM on Wed Sep 17 2008
By Elaine Chow
6,008 views, 16 comments

Latest by Nongeek: Please, Iomega? Their devices are a disaster of biblical proportions. I was done with that brand back in the days more »

rumor

Rumor: Apple MacBook Event on Oct. 14

Yesterday's new iPods were lovely and all, but if you're like me, you wanted something more. Like some notebooks. Not to worry, Daring Fireball's John Gruber says according to the standard "sources familiar with Apple's hardware plans" that its "Let's MacBook" event will happen on Oct. 14. More »

4:40 PM on Wed Sep 10 2008
By matt buchanan
97,799 views, 113 comments

Latest by eaglestrike7339: @undefined: "the professionals" use a mac for the software. That goes for music, movies, photos and other media you can more »

interview

Food Network's Alton Brown Talks to Giz: Caribbean Adventuring With a Garmin, an iPhone and a Shload of Cameras

Tomorrow night at 10PM, Food Network kicks off Alton Brown's latest TV show, Feasting on Waves, where the Mensa-smart kitchen geek and his crew hop into two 50-foot catamarans and sail around 15 different Caribbean islands in search of quality cuisine, shooting and editing the hi-def episodes right there on the boats. It turns out, despite his disdain for specialized kitchen gadgets, Brown depended on regular high-end tech to make a cooking show on a boat happen.

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10:00 AM on Sat Sep 6 2008
By Wilson Rothman
29,109 views, 73 comments

back to school

Apple's Free iPod Promotion Ends on September 15th: It's a Good Idea to Wait

If you are looking to take advantage of Apple's annual back to school promotion, here is a friendly reminder that September 15th is your last chance to score a free 8GB nano, 8GB iPod touch (after rebate) or a discount on a Mac. Just remember, we don't know what is coming on September 9th, so it might be a good idea to hold out just in case a miracle occurs and the updates are part of the deal. [MacBlogz]

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4:30 PM on Wed Sep 3 2008
By Sean Fallon
9,807 views, 17 comments

Latest by jgiel: What kind of proof of college enrollment does Apple require? I've got a high school student (not taking more »

ifa 2008

Samsung X360 Laptop is Super Skinny

It's pretty clear where Samsung is going with the X360 laptop when you notice it's branded it as "lighter than air" and say it's the "lightest notebook in its 13.3 inch class" since it weighs just 1.27 kg. Inside there's a 45nm Core 2 Duo mobile processor, mated to a 1280 x 800 pixel LED-backlit screen, and the machine has no internal DVD drive: instead it comes with an external one. Sounds a little familiar, no? But the battery life is claimed to be 10 hours, by Samsung, and it's got a full array of ports, including an RJ45 socket for wired LAN, a mic-in, three USB 2.0 sockets, a PCI express card slot and a HDMI socket. Somewhat strangely it's also been "sprinkled" with nano silver ion powder to keep the keyboard bacteria-free. It'll be available in September in some European countries, and Russia, China and Hong Kong, but there's no info on the US release or pricing. Extensive press release below. More »

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5:09 AM on Fri Aug 29 2008
By Kit Eaton
9,230 views, 18 comments

Latest by Leonard Nimrod: The 10 hour battery life is the typical Samsung exaggeration based on non-real world usage, so by my TDP calculations more »

software updates

Apple Issues Software Update for MacBook Air, Fixes Video Playback and Processor Idling Issues

TUAW reports that Apple released a software update for its MacBook Air last night, which is said to fix issues with video playback and processor idling. But more importantly, Apple warned against running apps that modify processor performance (TUAW lists CoolBook), as the update does not support them. The software update and accompanying documentation can be found here and here. [TUAW]

7:15 PM on Sat Aug 23 2008
By Adrian Covert
4,440 views, 20 comments

Latest by StealthNinja: That's cool, I can't wait until they make a tablet lcd touch screen mac air; that can burn and play more »

intel

Intel Opens Door for Army of MacBook Air Clones

Muffled by the cacophony of like a million netbooks and the wireless power that'll power our cyborg brains at the Intel Developer Forum was the low-key introduction of Intel's next-gen 45nm dual core chips for ultra-thin notebooks—i.e., the dwarven chips that made the MacBook Air possible. Now that everybody can snag them, expect a surge of similarly limber notebooks that can suck in their gut to fit into narrow pockets of ugly paper. More »

1:30 PM on Fri Aug 22 2008
By matt buchanan
6,816 views, 24 comments

Latest by Crash Override 777: There maybe a lot of thin notebooks coming out but the question remains the same will it have a OS more »

macbook

Possible Pictures of Upcoming MacBook Leaked

Could these be images of the upcoming MacBook? Possibly, if you believe information leaked from a Taiwanese website. Despite falling in line with rumors that the new MacBooks would be decked out in aluminum like the Pros, these images are confusing and could be Photoshopped so, as always, take rumors like this with a grain of salt. [Appleowner]

4:15 PM on Mon Aug 4 2008
By Sean Fallon
111,678 views, 56 comments

Latest by MarvelaBusiris: The rumors say that the MacBook lines are to be updated and new (yes, aluminum) at the end of Sept. more »