Gizmodo
-
mods
Eee Lights Up Like Christmas Whenever a Message Comes In
With all the lights that adorn modern notebooks, it's truly a shame that most of them aren't at all useful. One modder, sharing this philosophy, added a 3-color LED to an Asus Eee 901 to track incoming messages. More » -
review
Toshiba Portege R600 Review: 512GB SSDs Are the Bee's Knees
Just last summer, Toshiba's Portege R500 was the first laptop with a 128GB SSD. A year later, Toshiba's Portege R600 is the world's first 512GB SSD lappie. So for this one moment, Toshiba is on the top of the world. More » -
netbooks
Sony Vaio W: It's a Very Pretty $500 Netbook, Of Course
I love the idea of a Vaio netbook, but the only thing that actually gets me going about the first of inevitably many Sony Vaio W netbooks is the 1366x768 10.1-inch screen (which ain't even unique). It's pretty, though. More »
20,414
Comment by Eugenia: Is the RAM upgradeable? 1 GB is not enough for my needs. 5 Responses | Other threads
-
netbooks
Sony's Got an Honest-to-Goodness Vaio Netbook
Well, you wouldn't take a real notebook into a kitchen would you? This Vaio W must obviously be a netbook. [Sony via Engadget Japan] -
netbooks
7-Inch Viliv X70 Tablet Reviewed, Found Viliviciousesquer
I'm not watching this 30-minute review of the Viliv X70 (info here), and I bet you aren't, either. But there's one huge Viliv fan reading at this very moment who is fist pumping like a mo fo. [JKKMobile via BBG]
12,836
By Mark WilsonComment by Kaiser-Machead: Bah! Viliviciousesquer isn't a word I'm familiar with you vacuous vagabond. So to you I give my valediction, in hopes... 3 Responses | Other threads
-
notebooks
Cheap, Thin Laptops Suffering From Cheapness, Thinness
The new litter of thin, cheap laptops, as we've seen from Lenovo and Dell, is inherently charming, making the experience of using a cheap, portable laptop bearable for people put off by netbook tininess. There's just one problem. More »
28,027
By John HerrmanComment by rulerofthemoon: interesting point. It sort of substantiates Apple's claim that they won't build crap. IT also confirms that cheap mean... 8 Responses | Other threads
-
peripherals
Cooler Master Offers the Smallest 95W Laptop Adapter You Can Get
It's tough to tell without anything to scale this image, but the Cooler Master SNA 95 is the smallest 95W laptop adapter around—yet still manages to integrate some convenient extras. More » -
-
proclamations
So Long Desktop PC, You Suck
Desktop PCs have been in decline for a decade, and countless people have said their piece about it. But new evidence suggests the desktop tower's death spiral is underway—and we're not too broken up about it. More » -
netbooks
HP Mini 5101: When Did Netbooks Get This Nice?
It's safe to say we've hit the third generation of netbooks. They're nice now. The HP Mini 5105 strikes at Asus Eee Seashell's fancily contoured plastic with aluminum and magnesium. Oh yeah, and 95-percent chiclet keyboard that feels fantastic. More » -
netbooks
Gateway LT3100 Netbook Runs an AMD Athlon Processor, LED Backlit 11-inch screen and Multitouch
What's up, Gateway? You think you're too good for the Atom? All the other netbooks are using it. Doesn't this really make your new LT3100 more of a tiny-screened, $400 laptop? Yes, plus LED backlight and multitouch. More » -
transport
2UNFOLD Laptop Bag Is Probably Too Attractive for You or Your Computer
Your MacBook Air or whatever is a sharp machine, sure. But it's not timeless, handcrafted Italian leather that's transformable into one of eight different styles. More » -
laptops
The Acer Aspire AS5739G Is a Powerful Blu-ray Laptop For $750
Today, Acer announced their updated line of Aspire laptops. But the most interesting has to be the Aspire AS5739G, a no-compromises performance machine with a tempting price of $750. More » -
netbooks
The Vaio P Is Now As Fast As Average Netbooks
If you're willing to fork over $1500, the Vaio P got a slight spec jump this morning as you can now score one with a 1.6GHz Atom processor (up from 1.33GHz). More »
9,327
By Mark WilsonComment by FriarNurgle: Sorry, don't understand this product. Could someone please explain to me the appeal of this that would make it worth... 9 Responses | Other threads
-
laptops
You Can Run Over a Lenovo ThinkPad T400s with a 26,000-Pound Truck
I mean, I don't really see why you'd want to run over a non-rugged, Lenovo T400s laptop with a large truck. But as I was told many times as a kid, it's a free country. Anyways, the spinnerific HDD survived. More » -
notebooks
Nvidia GeForce 200M Graphics Cards Just Made Your Notebook Old and Busted
A year after Nvidia's monstrous GeForce 200 series graphics cards first stomped onto the scene (literally the biggest GPUs ever), Nvidia's finished making them mobile, delivering double the performance of current 9M series using half the power. More » -
laptops
MSI's Skinny 15.6-Inch X-Slim X600 Laptop Specs Revealed
We're not really sure about the market for a svelte-yet-comparatively-large-screened laptop like MSI's 15.6-inch X-Slim X600, but now we've got the full spec list so you can decide for yourself. More » -
thinking out loud
Why MacBook Is About to Mean Something Else Entirely
Historically, Apple loves cleanly delineated product lines, so the "MacBook Pro" re-shuffling seems strange even if the socialist element is a fun side effect. Unless they're clearing out the MacBook for something else entirely. More »
48,137
Comment by MacAttack7388: What they should.. need to do is release the MacBook Color Add a splash of color to the MacBook line. It... 5 Responses | Other threads
-
laptops
Acer Rumored to Release Laptop With 3D Display In Stores by October
According to Digitimes, Acer is planning a late October release for a 15-inch notebook, complete with a glasses-free 3D display that can convert 2D movies into 3D ones. More » -
laptops
Acer's 8-Hour Aspire Timeline Drops to $599, Available Now
Acer has finally made an honest product of its Aspire Timeline, so to speak, and Intel's brand-new ULV processors, designed for precisely these kinds of laptops, make a surprise appearance, pulling the base price down to $599, from $699. More » -
macbook pro
MacBook Pro Firmware Update Fixes Fan Speed Under Heavy Loads
Another MacBook Pro firmware update to adjust the behavior of the system's fans when it's under a heavy workload. Normally, this would be too minor to warrant a post, but given the MacBook Pro's rocky history with graphics cards and heat issues, it's worth noting Apple's still churning out fan-related fixes. More »
9,802
Comment by Nick: so to fix your apple you blow on it? sounds like my old nintendo. 4 Responses | Other threads
-
alienware
Alienware's 'Allpowerful' m17x Obliterates Crysis With Dual 1GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M Graphics Cards
The mystery of the Alienware 'allpowerful' has been pierced a few days before E3—a brand new m17x stuffed with so much power it might just cause cancer: Dual 1GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M graphics cards and a Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core CPU for starters. More »
43,961
Comment by bosskev: But can it play what? oh er...um...heheh ...can it play, uh, solitaire? BOSSKEV: Saved from the Banhammer with the Lamest of Jokes 10 Responses | Other threads
-
rumor
HP to Release Budget Ultrathin Laptops Later This Year
Intel told us to expect cheap, thin, midsized laptops to start showing up in major laptop manufacturers' catalogs this summer, and sure enough, Lenovo announced theirs one week later. Next up, according to Digitimes: Hewlett-Packard. More » -
netbooks
NEC Kicks the Entire Netbook World Right in the Nuts...for $1800
While we've been justifiably excited about the Eee Seashell, NEC has announced a product that's nearly half the thickness and but 2/3 of the weight. More » -
laptops
Intel: Kinda Thin, Kinda Cheap Laptops Are the Next Big Thing
For all its impressive engineering and hyper-stylized design, the ultrathin laptop category isn't very enticing, mainly because every entrant is laughably expensive. But now, Intel's trumpeting an entirely new approach to thin laptops: compromise! More » -
netbooks
Acer's Aspire One AO751h 11.6-Inch Barely-a-Netbook Officially $380
We saw Acer's new netbooks last month—they're not quite as schnice as Asus's latest Eee, but the 11.6-inch Aspire One has a full keyboard and is $50 cheaper. Full specs and prices: More »
28,939
Comment by Vortex388: Awesome! Maybe I can finally decide to get one of these... any word on when will they have the Nvidia graphics... 6 Responses | Other threads
-
netbooks
Pre-Order the Sharp Mebius NJ70A Netbook With LCD Multitouch Trackpad
The Sharp Mebius NJ70A Netbook definitely turns some heads with its touchscreen LCD trackpad. Interested parties can now pre-order the Mebius for $999 for a June 5th ship date. [Dynamism via Crunchgear]
5,146
By Sean FallonComment by thechansen: Can we start calling it Mobile OSX?: Between the Sony Vaio P and this mess, I think companies are missing the point of the netbook. ... 1 Responses | Other threads
-
netbooks
Samsung N110 and N120 Netbooks Available for $469 and $459
We've already talked about the Samsung N110 and N120, but like most netbooks, the systems start overseas and take a 3 to 6-month journey on a sail-driven cargo ship to the US. Now they've arrived to US retailers, cold, hungry and weakened from scurvy. Please be understanding as they build shelter and learn to grow maize in this new land. [Press Release] -
factoids
A Lost Laptop Costs Companies $50,000
A recent voluntary survey of 28 US companies found a single lost laptop to cost an average of $49,246. (And no, these laptops did not cost $50k in hardware alone.) More » -
apple
Apple on Netbooks: 'If We Find a Way We Can Deliver an Innovative Product...'
During their quarterly earnings call, Apple COO (and acting head honcho) Tim Cook had this response to the netbook question that recurs on every one of these calls:
28,405
Comment by willyolio: innovate? make a 10" aluminum rectangle. isn't that how apple innovates? 15 Responses | Other threads
-
apple
Rumor: MacBooks Updated With Built-In 3G and Pro Apps for WWDC
9to5's "favorite Apple source" says that WWDC will bring "minor" updates to the MacBook and MacBook Pro lines. The source mentioned speed bumps and "3G hardware built-in." I don't know about you, but 3G hardware built-in seems like a pretty big deal to me. The source also speculated with non-removable batteries for other laptops than the MacBook Pro 17. More »
18,954
By Jesus DiazComment by robot-shmobot: Just give me a 10inch Macbook Air with wifi and 3G for $799 and I'll be happy. 3 Responses | Other threads
-
netbooks
Sharp Mebius NJ70A Has Twice as Many Screens as a Typical Netbook
On paper, the Mebius NJ70A looks just about the same as every other Atom netbook, except for one glaring, 854x480, 4-inch, multitouch LCD difference. More »
20,331
By John HerrmanComment by sirtalis: Is the 2nd screen OLED, or TFT (CFL? LED?)? 5 Responses | Other threads
-
graphics
Toshiba's SpursEngine Chip to Improve Internet Videos with PS3 Tech
Toshiba's new SprusEngine chip can't do anything about annoying internet memes, but it does promise to include their image quality a bit. More » -
dell
Words Can Explain Dell Design Only So Well
This is Dell's VP of Consumer Design, Ed Boyd. It all makes sense now. More » -
laptops
Laptop Kills Woman
My brother is notorious for watching DVDs on his laptop while speeding down the highway (I just twitter on my phone). This is why he shouldn't. More » -
laptops
Felt Laptop Sleeve Unfolds Like a 1960s Flower
I don't believe in laptop sleeves, but Redmaloo's folding felt crosses in hues that make me think 1960s Europe (or maybe just Austin Powers) are fantastic. Too bad they're $140. [ex49 via swissmiss via BBG] -
unconfirmed
Apple Privately Admits White MacBook's Notorious Crack Problem
And lo, the winged horse of the Apocalypse bounded through the sky: Apple is acknowledging the white MacBook's legendary hairline cracks along the bottom enclosure, and will actually fix it, regardless of your warranty.
65,013
Comment by Con Seannery: See, Frucci, Macs DO suck! But in all seriousness, at least they offer to fix the problem. One... 15 Responses | Other threads
-
netbooks
Acer and Gateway's Army of Netbooks Led by 11.6-Inch Aspire One
Acer is the number one maker of netbooks, so it's not surprising they've got a brand new brigade. They're all 10.1 and 11.6 inchers—the days of the 9-inch netbook are over. More » -
notebooks
Gateway's Pininfarina Designed ID Notebook
Gateway's ID series are the first computers designed by Pininfarina (of Ferrari fame). The signature aesthetic seems to be the swoop at the bottom of the monitor—not mind-blowing, but better than BMW's HP effort. More »
11,477
Comment by Kaiser-Machead: Oh Pinin, you used to be sublime, but then you started going overboard with the crass contouring, effectively destroying the... 12 Responses | Other threads
notebooks
Gizmodo Team
Tip your editors:
tips@gizmodo.com
Editorial Director:
Brian Lam | Email | Twitter
Editor:
Jason Chen
Email | AIM | Twitter
Features Editor:
Wilson Rothman
Email | Twitter
Senior Contributing Editor:
Jesus Diaz
Email | AIM | Twitter
Contributing Editors:
Mark Wilson, Reviews
Email | AIM | Twitter
Matt Buchanan
Email | AIM | Twitter
Adam Frucci
Email | Twitter
Sean Fallon
Email | Twitter
Jack Loftus
Email | Twitter
John Herrman
Email | Twitter
Dan Nosowitz
Email
Editorial Assistant:
Chris Mascari
Email
Columnist:
Brendan I. Koerner
Comment Intern::
Nick Ellenoff | Email
Comment Account Questions:
Comments@gizmodo.com
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.
