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more about #via more comments → TonyWonder: Does anyone else see the line between smart phone and netbook disappearing over the next little while? I mean half the shit your suppose to do on a ne... more » RT100: will apple break compatibility on VIA nanos as well? #vianano3000 more » whereisian: and by Intel's Ion, you mean Nvidia? more » TheWerewolf - Sotto voce: I have to ask... How many people actually connect their netbooks to a 1080p screen and use it to watch HD video? Almost NO netbook has that capabili... more » TheWerewolf - Sotto voce: Here's the thing. Hardware folks and people with a preferred OS always start with 'I have a better X and so naturally, people will want this...'But e... more » anon: I love the ARM. Like most RISC processors, the instruction set is orthogonal and, as mentioned, the static core means you can shut the clock off com... more » Geisrud: So let's say that one were to mount this to a monitor via the VESA mount. How does one then support the monitor? more » Geisrud: Not recognizing the grey thing: center bottom. Proprietary power connection? more » Curves: I have a fear of "new cooling methods". See Corvair. more » UnderLoK: Half the size of a Mac mini and half as useful is my guess. For items like registers, kiosks, and the like you wouldn't want the case. If you needed s... more » Kaiser-Machead: Like the funky heatsink case; it's like a robotic version of this guy. more » ManekiNeko: I hate this shit. The leaders in the tech industry make predictions that "hardware class X is just a fad," then do everything within their power to m... more » knyghtryda: The NC10-A2 is the current precursor to what ion based laptops can really do. With a atom processor and a 9300m it isnt exactly blazing fast, but fro... more » Zach Prichard: Did you really have to put the Apple stab in there at the end? That's inappropriate and irrelevant. Their laptops don't dominate the market and an App... more » Derek Erdmann: Isn't that the purpose of netbooks in the first place? To be crappy little pieces of cheap plastic so that you can use it anywhere? Once netbooks stop... more » -
#netbooks
Netbooks: What You Need to Know About the Next 6 Months
A bunch of great netbook upgrades are on the way—next-gen Intel processors in January; smooth HD video playback—but to spare you the brain hemorrhage of keeping track, we've laid it all out. Here's what you need to know. More » -
#motherboards
Via Mobile-ITX Platform is Half the Size of the Pico-ITX, Still Powerful
Via's Pico-ITX motherboard was small and powerful to begin with, but their new Mobile-ITX platform is about half the size and supposedly still packs a punch while keeping power consumption low. More » -
#components
Via Pico-ITX Motherboard Runs 1080p Video Like a Champ
Netbooks have some drawbacks to go along with their tiny size and low price, one of which is an occasional inability to play HD video particularly smoothly. But Via's definitely making inroads—check out this video for proof. More » -
#netbooks
VIA And ARM Still Trying to Beat Intel Atom And Get Inside Netbook Trousers
Intel's Atom processor is found in virtually every netbook, but others are still trying to get inside your mini-laptop. Independently, ARM and VIA are showing improved chips, but both won't touch what Intel has in store. More » -
#pcs
Via Amos 3000 Fan-Less PC Is Half the Size of a Mac Mini
The Via Amos 3000: A monitor-mountable Pico ITX board running at 500Mhz, with 1GB of RAM, gigabit ethernet, four USB, and DVI video, in a cool metal case with no fan. It can probably grill burgers too. [BBG] -
#gizexplains
Mobile Chipsets: WTF Are Atom, Tegra and Snapdragon?
Low-power processors aren't just for netbooks: These computers-on-a-chip are going to be powering our smartphones and other diminutive gadgets in the forseeable future. So what's the difference between the Atoms, Snapdragons and Tegras of the world? More » -
#rumor
The Netbook Conspiracy: Intel and Microsoft Collude to Keep Netbooks Crappy
Remember those crappy specs that define a netbook in Microsoft's eyes? Apparently, Intel is just as much to blame. More » -
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#olpc
OLPC's XO-1.5 to Boost Specs With Via Processor: You're Welcome, Africa
Thehippiesphilanthropists at OLPC are overhauling the guts of their XO-1 with the aim of keeping the portable's battery life while increasing its capabilities. More » -
#netbooks
Samsung Jumpstarts The VIA Nano Bandwagon With Its 12" NC20 Netbook
Samsung has (finally) become the first major netbook manufacturer to adopt VIA's hot, hot Nano platform, announcing today the 12", fat-batteried NC20. -
#mods
Beautiful Walnut Radio Is Actually Artful PC Casemod
I've always wanted an old radio, like this 1946 Stromberg Carlson recreation. But it would just be something that I looked at, like, "ooh, neat...now what?" But old tyme modder Jeffrey Stephenson has another idea. -
#pcs
VIA Mini-ITX 2.0 Adds Blu-Ray Playback, PCI Express
VIA's new two point oh Mini-ITX design is out, and it comes loaded with multimedia features, from high definition video and Blu-ray disc playback to DirectX 10 support, 6-channel surround sound, and a 16-lane PCI Express—so you can add a top-of-the-line graphics card that is five times the size of the 6.7 x 6.7-inch Mini-ITX 2.0. The full feature list is exciting for home theater and DIY enthusiasts everywhere: More »
