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A Unique Tablet PC Review

David Wallace is a quadriplegic and editor of LifeKludger. His review of the Acer C200 is extremely unique in that the tablet form factor isn’t just a gimmick—it’s a revelation. With the visibility of UMPC, we’re constantly reminded that the tablet model never took off and, unless we’re missing something, we can expect UPMC to…

Reviews John Biggs

Samsung Q1 UMPC Unwrapping

Kevin over at jkOnTheRun unwraps the Samsung Q1 UMPC and records himself doing it. Unlike Rob Lowe at the ’88 DNC, this won’t come back to bite him in the ass. One thing he discovered while installing the device was that the USB cable has integrated syncing software. When you plug it in to the…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Toshiba Dynabook SS MXW

The Toshiba SS MXW—they didn’t want to add TOO many meaningless letters after the name so they stopped with five—is an Intel Core Duo T2300 laptop running at about 1.6-GHz with up to 1GB of memory. It has a 12.1-inch display and weighs a mere 4.2-pounds. Built-in WiFi and a card reader are nice, too,…

Tech News John Biggs

SmackBook Pro

I gotta admit, the MacBook Lightsabre was pretty cool, but the SmackBook is even cooler, and actually useful. This little mod utilizes the motion sensor to swap between desktops on the MacBook. The sensor was originally included in the MacBook to protect the hard drive against hard drops and falls, but the SmackBook is definitely…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Buy One $100 Laptop, Give Two to Kids

PledgeBank, the site that allows its users to vow to do something and then encourages others to do the same, is where Mike Liveright set up his particular pledge: he will purchase three of the MIT Media Lab’s $100 OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) laptops at $300, giving two of them away. He’ll do this…

Tech News Charlie White

The Thermal Paste In MacBook Pros Not Causing Heating Issues?

Although reapplying the thermal grease in a MacBook Pro has been successful in curing the overhearing problems for some users, James Davidson of MacDevCenter found out it wasn’t actually the paste that was causing the heat problems. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-cool-your-macbook-pro-down-and-void-your-warran-170687 When James tried the process to reapply the paste, he found it only lowered temperatures by 2…

Tech News Jason Chen

Dell To Open Dallas Store With No Inventory

What would you do if you went to a flower store that didn’t let you take any flowers home with you, but made you order the flowers online? Why would you even go to the store in the first place? This is exactly what Dell is doing. The plans are to open up a retail…

Tech News Jason Chen

Targus Notebook Cases For Him And Her

For the girls who want to carry around their laptops but don’t want to look like they are, there’s the Prism Messenger. There’s a pocket for a cellphone, a PDA, business cards, and of course, a laptop. Available for $69. And for guys and girls, there’s the Leather Messenger that can hold laptops with up…

Gadgets Jason Chen

MIT’s $100 Laptop Photos

Pictures of the working One Laptop Per Child prototype have turned up following the first showing today. We’re not so sure about the orange and yellow color scheme, but everything else looks good. If we were a child in a developing country, we’d much prefer to blog using a $100 laptop that we own, sponsored…

Tech News Jason Chen

Matt Haughey MacSaber Video

Matt Haughey, Lifehacker contributer and internet gentleman recreated the Star Wars Kid video with his new MacBook and MacSaber. Our favorite part: the look on his face through the entire video. Can’t top this. MacBook man [A Whole Lotta Nothing]

Tech News Jason Chen

Samsung Q30 Solid State Laptop

Samsung announced that next month it will begin shipping to the Korean market its Q30, the first notebook PC with a solid-state hard disk. The 12.1-inch screen notebook will be equipped with a 32GB NAND flash based solid-state disk (SSD) with a read speed of 53MB per second (300% faster, according to Samsung) and write…

Gadgets Charlie White

Targus Feren Laptop Backpack

Targus is appealing to the inner geek in all of us with the line of Feren backpacks that protects laptops while also providing plenty of room for food and drink. This line of backpacks was voted one of the best notebook cases under $100 by Laptop Magazine, so it has to be good, right? The…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Hands-On: Adobe Messenger Bag

Adobe sent us one of its limited-edition leather messenger bags ($250) we told you about a couple of weeks ago for testing, and we tried fitting a variety of laptops inside. The 17-inch MacBook Pro barely fits (almost needs to be lubed up), a 15-inch MacBook Pro fits pretty well, a 15.2-inch Dell Mobile Precision…

Tech News Charlie White

Lenovo ThinkPad T43 Review (Verdict: Reasonable)

ThinkPad has always been the Volvo of laptops—sensible, sometimes attractive, and always expensive. Well, now that Lenovo is riding the IBM ThinkPad logo like a mule, their latest models are pitching themselves into more of the Honda Fit category—sporty, fun, but underneath it’s still an Accord. That said, we have a very succinct review of…

Tech News Johnb

Lenovo V100 Weighs In

Lenovo is stepping up to the plate again to offer an innovative laptop that is interestingly deceiving to the eye. This ultraportable laptop appears to be a little thick, but weighs in at only four pounds. It includes a 12.1-inch WXGA VibrantView screen, Core Duo processor, and all of the other usual goodies. These machines…

Tech News Travis Hudson

MacBook, or Lethal Jedi Weapon?

Few people will deny that the Apple’s MacBook and MacBook Pro are two pretty decent machines. Yet, how many of these people are willing to transform their fancy new computers into a whooshing and whirring Jedi-inspiried weapon of doom? Thanks to MacSaber, nerds everywhere will get the chance to do just that. MacSaber is a…

Tech News Gizloco

Gateway NS100X UltraPortable Notebook

While everyone was fawning over Apple and its shiny-screened MacBooks, Gateway slipped the word out about its NS100X UltraPortable notebook. Since it’s less than an inch thick, Gateway decided to call it ultrathin, and it’s fairly light at 3.15 pounds with a 12.1-inch widescreen display at 1280×800 pixels. But wait. Gateway inexplicably equipped the notebook…

Tech News Charlie White

Toshiba Tecra M6 Core Duo Laptop

Apple’s MacBook’s not the only one releasing a $1000 laptop with a Core Duo processor this week. Toshiba provides an alternative to our favorite fruity fellows with the Tecra M6. Starting at $1059, you’ll get a 40 GB hard drive and 256 MB of ram. However, it doesn’t come with Bluetooth or Wifi, so you’ll…

Tech News Jason Chen

Tom Bihn Archetype Laptop Case in Cork

We love gadgets but we hate buying bags to put them in, because most only come in boring colors and yet manage to be wildly unattractive. Tom Bihn announced a new laptop case today that seems to be neither: each Archetype costs $95, is made to order in Seattle and is initially available in one…

Tech News Gizmodo.com

Sony VGN-UX50 Hands On

Now that everyone knows the Sony VGN-UX50 is officially official, and not just a mockup, it’s time to play with it. Martyn over at Digital World Tokyo got his chance at a news conference in Tokyo, and found that the device is good but not without flaws. https://gizmodo.com/sony-vaio-vgn-ux50-its-official-174013 The bad: Size. It’s the size of…

Tech News Jason Chen

A Unique Tablet PC Review

Samsung Q1 UMPC Unwrapping

Toshiba Dynabook SS MXW

SmackBook Pro

Buy One $100 Laptop, Give Two to Kids

The Thermal Paste In MacBook Pros Not Causing Heating Issues?

Dell To Open Dallas Store With No Inventory

Targus Notebook Cases For Him And Her

MIT’s $100 Laptop Photos

Matt Haughey MacSaber Video

Samsung Q30 Solid State Laptop

Targus Feren Laptop Backpack

Hands-On: Adobe Messenger Bag

Lenovo ThinkPad T43 Review (Verdict: Reasonable)

Lenovo V100 Weighs In

MacBook, or Lethal Jedi Weapon?

Gateway NS100X UltraPortable Notebook

Toshiba Tecra M6 Core Duo Laptop

Tom Bihn Archetype Laptop Case in Cork

Sony VGN-UX50 Hands On

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