Laptops

DIY: MacBook Biometrics

We generally prefer MacBook mods that only require a littlephysical abuse, but if you are feeling really ballsy then this MacBook mod may provide a good start. Fresh out of the box blogspot user, edahc, used his superior Dremel and soldering skills to install a biometric fingerprint scanner on the right side of his MacBook.…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Cleverest Laser Etched Powerbook Yet

Etching the Son of Man on the back of an Apple Powerbook? That’s pure genius. If we were this smart we would have gotten more from the insurance pay-out from burning down the old Gawker HQ. Also, we wouldn’t have just revealed that we committed insurance fraud. C’est la vie. Dan’s laser etched powerbook [Flickr…

Tech News Jason Chen

Firefox Ogio Messenger Bag

We didn’t realize there were fanboys for Firefox, but don’t get us wrong, we dig the Firefox open-source web browser. We use it literally all the time. It’s just that, is there really a need for a bag that says Firefox all over it? Not that this isn’t a great bag; it fits a 17-inch…

Tech News Charlie White

Alienware Releases Three Core Duo Laptops

Three Core Duo based laptops greet us today from Alienware: the Sentia m3450, Area 51 m5550 and Area 51 m5750. The Sentia m3450 has: Core Duo T2300 1.66 GHz (base) – Core Duo T2600 2.16GHz (max) Windows XP Media Center Edition (base) – MCE + Remote + Dual USB TV Tuner (max) 14″ 1280×768 LCD…

Tech News Jason Chen

Acer Intros TravelMate 3020 Ultra-Portable

Acer rolled out its TravelMate 3020 dual core laptop in the UK this morning, with a 12.1-inch 1280×800 screen and an Intel Core Duo processor inside. A few nice touches are added to the mini-notebook me-too mix, such as a 1.3-megapixel webcam, 5-in-1 card reader which can come in quite handy on the road, and…

Tech News Charlie White

Hasee’s KHAN Series 15.4-inch Laptops

Kirk: Khan, you bloodsucker. You’re gonna have to get your own Korean Hasee L230E/15.4 Laptop now, do you hear me? Do you? Khan: Kirk. You’re still alive, old friend. Kirk: Still, “old friend.” You’ve managed to see me in the 15.4-inch screen, but like a poor marksman, you keep missing the target. Khan: Perhaps I…

Tech News Jason Chen

MagSafe Burning Not Isolated?

Remember the MagSafe connector on the MacBookPro catching on fire? Some people thought it could have been a result of the guy’s cats either clawing or peeing on the connector. Well, it may not have been an isolated incident. https://gizmodo.com/macbook-magnetic-magsafe-connector-not-so-safe-after-al-161229 Another user claimed on the Bit-Tech Forums that he was using his MBP in bed,…

Tech News Jason Chen

Laptops, Internet for the Homeless

Hobos need sick fetish porn too, right? Damn straight they do and they are getting it in Fillmore, Calif. According to a report from Wired News more homeless people have e-mail addresses nowadays rather than post office boxes. With the Internet and Wi-Fi access becoming so prominent Internet access is providing a gleam of hope…

Tech News Travis Hudson

MacBook Pro Visualization Backlighting

Using a little software tweak a MacBook user was able to get his keyboard backlighting to flicker and dim with the beats of the music from iTunes. All it requires is a visualization plug-in called iSpazz. It can be found here. Neat stuff and surely the ladies will swoon at your disco MacBook. – Travis…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Skype and Packard Bell Release First “Skype Edition” Notebook

We haven’t featured the Packard Bell brand of laptops much here on Giz since, well, they haven’t done much worth mentioning—until now. Their Skype Edition notebook will have an integrated webcam on top of the screen along with a dedicated Skype button. The value added of this button is that you’ll be able to use…

Tech News Jason Chen

Fujitsu LifeBook B6210 Touch-screen Notebook

This compact notebook with its 12.1″ screen is great for business travelers or people in the medical profession who need touch-screen functionality. Inside is a 40GB hard disk, 512MB DDR2 RAM, gigabit ethernet, 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth and a choice of Windows XP or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005. To make this more appealing to medical…

Tech News Jason Chen

Ask Gizmodo: Safety-fying a Mac mini?

Reader George writes: I am an admin at a small college and I am going to deploy some Mac Minis in an unattended lab. What is the best way people have found to tie the minis down so they don’t get legs and walk off? Well, George. I think we have the perfect solution for…

Privacy & Security Travis Hudson

Sony to Ship VAIO TX3 Next Month

Sony is set to ship its VAIO TX3 laptop, a one-inch-thin and light jewel with an 11.1-inch display at 1366×768. The smart-looking 2.75-pound subnotebook is running a power-sipping 1.2GHz U1400 Intel Core Solo processor, giving it seven hours’ worth of battery life on a single charge. Its light weight is due to its carbon fiber…

Tech News Charlie White

Dell Laptop Explodes in Flames

At a conference in Japan, a Dell laptop suddenly exploded into flames, and lucky for its owner the fiery blast occurred while the PC was sitting on a table and not in his lap. An onlooker reported that the notebook continued to burn, producing several more explosions over the course of about five minutes. The…

Tech News Charlie White

Dell Latitude D420 Ultraportable

Michael Dell made an offhand comment about it last month, and now his company has officially rolled out the Dell Latitude D420, a 3-pound lightweight laptop made of magnesium alloy and packing an Intel Core Solo processor that the company claims will last seven hours on a charge. The 12.1-inch widescreen notebook’s pricing starts at…

Tech News Charlie White

Lenovo F20: Coca Cola 2008 Olympic Themed Laptop

If there’s one laptop maker that’s going to start cashing in on China’s 2008 Olympics, it’s probably going to be China’s Lenovo. The laptop is branded with Coca Cola (and China) Red, with the Olympic rings sitting under the Lenovo logo on the back. It has: Intel M778 processor, 1.66GHz Intel 915GMS chipset with GMA900…

Tech News Jason Chen

MacBook Gaming: Wii Style

With MacBook sensor hacks galore popping up all over the place it was only a matter of time before someone put the included MacBook motion sensor to some good use by developing a game that utilizes it. Check out Neverball, a Monkey-Ball-esque game that uses the MacBook motion sensor to control the tilt of the…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Booq Bianco Reviewed (Verdict: Ummm.. White hot)

Booq sent Spungle a Python XM Bianco laptop bag, resulting in multiple puns and much nonsense word spouting. The Bianco is a limited edition bag with lots of pockets and gimcrackery. The laptop compartment is even lined with felt so your wee PowerBook won’t get scratchy-watchied. Best of all? They’re offering a 10% coupon to…

Tech News John Biggs

Running Over the Otterbox Laptop Case

Unbox.it, the obsessive compulsive’s guide to opening boxes, ran over Otterbox’s latest rugged laptop case with a Toyota 4Runner. While the case didn’t quite make it through this ordeal, the simulated laptop inside—actually two pieces of styrofoam—did. Clearly it would have been much cooler if they had stuck in a laptop, but watching trucks run…

Tech News John Biggs

Colorware MacBooks Now Available

Like the MacBook Pro before it, the MacBooks are now available from ColorWare. You can paint your MacBook one of 23 colors and it will ship to you within 2-3 weeks. Great if you really hate White or Black, or if you just want to be “different”. Get yours now for $1,749. MacBook [Colorware]

Tech News Jason Chen

DIY: MacBook Biometrics

Cleverest Laser Etched Powerbook Yet

Firefox Ogio Messenger Bag

Alienware Releases Three Core Duo Laptops

Acer Intros TravelMate 3020 Ultra-Portable

Hasee’s KHAN Series 15.4-inch Laptops

MagSafe Burning Not Isolated?

Laptops, Internet for the Homeless

MacBook Pro Visualization Backlighting

Skype and Packard Bell Release First “Skype Edition” Notebook

Fujitsu LifeBook B6210 Touch-screen Notebook

Ask Gizmodo: Safety-fying a Mac mini?

Sony to Ship VAIO TX3 Next Month

Dell Laptop Explodes in Flames

Dell Latitude D420 Ultraportable

Lenovo F20: Coca Cola 2008 Olympic Themed Laptop

MacBook Gaming: Wii Style

Booq Bianco Reviewed (Verdict: Ummm.. White hot)

Running Over the Otterbox Laptop Case

Colorware MacBooks Now Available

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