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Remember that see-through lap top that was spotted at CES at the start of this year?

Well, it seems that those hi-tech sci-fi films and scenes in the likes of CSI, could well be coming to a laptop near you!

Of course, the Samsung transparent screen concept is incredibly cool but honestly; when tapping away at your puter do you ever long to stare at the wall or at the cat that’s sleeping behind your screen?

The concept would be great for head-up displays (HUD’s) in cars or motorcycle helmet visors but on a regular puter?

I guess if they can make huuuuuuuuuge screens that can form a part of meeting rooms, etc then that would also be very cool!

Still, saying that, I hope Sammy goes ahead with building some and lets me have a go and perhaps try and convince me of the merits ;)

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google_chrome_osHot on the heels of the Google branded Nexus One smartphone comes the news that they’re going to be dishing out their own 3G enabled netbook!

Apparently “multiple sources” are saying that Google has been talking to at least one hardware manufacturer about building a netbook that Google itself could sell directly.

These ’sources’ claim that the big G is aiming for Christmas 2010 for the netbook’s release and that they’d be built and branded by Google and then shipped directly to consumers.

It kinda makes sense when you look at the facts – the source code for Chrome OS was recently released, Acer is planning a Chrome OS netbook for mid 2010 and Google looks to be heading into hardware.

What do you think?

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AQ Amigo Flatpack Portable Stero Speaker Bar Balances on Laptop Screen

November 11, 2009 Click to read more →
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I’ve yet to find a laptop that actually has great speakers that give decent depth and clarity.
At home I have my laptop go through my little Denon mini system that chucks the noise out through some Q Audio monitor speakers – all well and good til I hit the road with said lappy.
I’ve tried various [...]

Compaq CQ61 Offers a Windows 7 Laptop at Netbook Price

October 13, 2009 Click to read more →
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Most people will automatically head for a netbook if they’re after a portable puter for a low price.
The lappy is built around the 2GHz AMD Sempron M100 processor, ATI Radeon HD 4200 graphics.
It sports 2GB of RAM and Windows 7 Home Premium, with a WXGA 15.6-inch screen, 160GB HDD and even has a DVD burner.
The [...]

Is it a Laptop or a Newspaper? Netbooks in Disguise!

August 27, 2009 Click to read more →
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We all know how carrying your laptop about can draw the envious attention of those ne’re-do-wells who would like nothing more than to swipe your portable pride-and-joy.
Those would-be thieves would probably pay no attention to someone say, carrying a newspaper under their arm.
So, for 60€ you can disguise your laptop by wrapping it in a [...]

Acer 3D Display Packing Notebook Out in October

June 9, 2009 Click to read more →
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According to brains over at Digitimes Acer is planning to release a 15 inch notebook by the end of October.
So?
Well, this notebook will come complete with a glasses-free 3D display that can convert 2D movies into 3D ones.
The story says the notebook would be the first of its kind, and goes onto speculate that [...]

Snapdragon Busting Out in Over 30 Products – Qualcomm

June 1, 2009 Click to read more →
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It has been reported that there’s more than 30 products lined up that will be packing Qualcomm’s next-generation Snapdragon chipset.
Qualcomm claims the 3G chipset, which incorporates graphics capabilities as well as a CPU, will enable low-power, always-on devices – these hybrid laptop-cum-smart-phone thingies Qualcomm has named ‘smartbooks‘.
Snapdragon will enable mini laptop style devices – with [...]

Alienware Allpowerful Specification Decoded

May 28, 2009 Click to read more →
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The Alienware Allpowerful has 5 days left before its launch and they’ve posted up another teaser.
This image was spotted on the NotebookReview forums.
Noted symbolist, Larven, went so far as to translate the otherwordly writing on the picture setting the forum into a frenzy of code cracking. It reads line-by-line as follows:
The sum of [...]

Asus T91 Convertible Netbook Coming to UK in June

May 8, 2009 Click to read more →
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Righty – the Asus T91 is no ordinary netbook – no sireee bob.
“Why so?” you may ask.
C’mon, it’s a mini convertible touchscreen laptop with GPS and a TV tuner that’s why so!
It’s also under an inch thick and weighs two pounds doubting Thom!
The EeePC T91 is rocking a 8.9-inch full touchscreen LED backlight LCD, is [...]

Asus Eee PC Seashell Has UK Price-Tag

May 6, 2009 Click to read more →
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Another Asus Eee PC!
This one is the 1008HA Seashell – the company’s new skinny 10 inch netbook and it’s now on sale in the UK.
It weighs in at 1.1kg and measures less than an inch thick at its fattest.
The netbook offers up the 1.67HGz Intel Atom N280 processor and claims to go for six hours [...]

Lenovo Y550 Laptop With Touch-Sensitive Desktop Nav Bar Now For Sale

May 1, 2009 Click to read more →
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If you’ve been waiting for Lenovo’s IdeaPad Y550, the smaller sibling to the Lenovo Y650 – well it’s ready to buy!
The Y550 shrugs off the trend for Atom-based netbooks and is sporting a 15.6 inch (1366 x 768 pixel) screen as well as packing a 2GHz Core 2 Duo T4200 processor, 2GB of DDR3 memory [...]

New MacBook and MacBook Pro Heading for WWDC 2009

April 22, 2009 Click to read more →
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Here’s something new amongst all those new iPhone and Mac netbook rumours that have been keeping the gadgety faithful happy and chomping at the bit.
9to5mac reckons that they’ve got the low-down on plans to give the still fresh-faced aluminium unibody MacBooks and MacBook Pros some inner tweakage.
Whispers are that this means faster processors, larger hard drives [...]

Sharp Mebius PC-NJ0A – The Netbook With Multi-Purpose Trackpad LCD Screen [video action]

April 21, 2009 Click to read more →
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You may or may not be aware of Sharp’s lovely looking new netbook, the Mebius PC-NJ70A.
What makes this netbook stand out from the crowd is the 854 x 480 resolution LCD that Sharp has decided to sling in where the track pad should be.
The screen automatically adjusts brightness based on surrounding light and work as [...]

Netbooks Helping Credit Crunched Tech!

April 16, 2009 Click to read more →
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Ok, so I’ve come back home after a busy day and, amongst other things, performing an acoustic set and meeting my cousin for “a few drinks” in South Kensington – I still think that Crave have a valid point and a great graph to illustrate this!
The lovely people over at Crave have pointed out that [...]

D-Roll is the 21st Century Scroll

April 7, 2009 Click to read more →
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I think we’ve all got used to the default design of laptops and netbooks.
You know, hinged book affairs, no matter how slim and light – they’re all much of a muchness really.
That’s where the D-Roll concept shakes things up a bit  – giving it that E-Scroll vibe.
D-Roll, or “digital roll,” is a concept from designer [...]

OCZ Technology Self Build Netbook

March 31, 2009 Click to read more →
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If you were one of the first to get a netbook and enjoyed the geekudos for that I’m sure you’re missing it now.
Almost everywhere you look there’s someone tapping away at a small puter in a coffee shop, bar or train.
How can you earn more geekpoints?
How about a DIY netbook?
For that self-brewed geekahol look no further [...]

MacBook Mini Spotted in Russia

March 30, 2009 Click to read more →
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Now, perhaps the fact that we’re dangerously close to April Fools Day or that I’m preparing myself for the increase of Apple flavoured rumours as we get closer to this year’s WWDC – I’m treating this as a ‘perhaps/maybe/rumour’.
I know that there has been rumblings about an Apple Netbook – but that was bolstered by the order of [...]

Latest EeePC 1004DN Will Have Optical Drive

March 27, 2009 Click to read more →

Before you all groan when reading the words Asus, EeePC and Netbook this bit of news may be upping the netbook game.
The Asus Eee PC 1004DN is looking to be the first Eee PC netbook with an optical disc drive.
Oh yeah!
Now you’re interested.
Let’s face it.  An optical disc drive has been something that practically all Netbooks [...]

Maingear MX-L

March 26, 2009 Click to read more →
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Maingear.
You’ve heard of them right?
Nope, me neither but this looks good enough to actually care about.
They have articles on their site going back to 2006 and a rather groovy looking media puter back there but it’s their latest offering that I’m interested in.
It’s their ultraportable notebook that’s caught my attention.
The Maingear MX-L is kitted out [...]

Fingertip Mini Mini – Very Handy

March 26, 2009 Click to read more →
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Fingertip Mini Mini – is it just me that thinks this sounds like an ‘adult toy’?
Hmmmmmmmmm…………. guess so then.
Moving swiftly on………
The Fingertip Mini Mini trackball is in actual fact a nifty little replacement for a mouse when you’re out and about.
The Mini Mini supports all of the normal mouse functions like click, scroll and cursor [...]