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When Dell grabbed Alienware for itself four years ago three key execs decided to say thanks, but no thanks.

Instead they formed ‘Origin‘ and went about building things the way Alienware originally did and created the Eon18 laptop.

The Eon18 has a distinct Alienwareness about it and, as you’d expect, this lappy is quite the customisable puter. It comes with an 18.4″ full HD widescreen, dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M GPUs, 7.1 high-def audio, and up to three 250GB SSDs. It bounces with a Core 2 Extreme Quad QX9300 at the mo but on the otherside of this weekend it’ll be rocking a Core i7.

Ok, so there’s bigger, more hardcore portable gamers out there but the fact that customisation includes whatever colour and design you want for the lid as well as being able to slap your own name or logo on the case instead of it saying ‘Origin’ must score some cool points. Vanity much? ;)

Remember, this laptop is coming from a bunch of people that are obviously passionate about gaming and their products. As if to underline this fact, all their puters come with a lifetime labour guarantee and whilst they’re still a moderate size you’ll be getting boutique level support.

Here’s an overview of the Eon18:
The ORIGIN EON18 is pure portable domination. No more choosing between lugging your desktop or having to play on a subpar laptop, with ORIGIN you’ll have the best in mobile gaming in your hands. When you step through the door with this beast under your arm everyone will know, its game over man!
Gamers looking for portability without sacrificing their gaming experience. Hardware enthusiasts who want a personalized laptop with dedicated support. DJs that want their logo in lights on the front of their laptop.
Who wants the EON18 the most:
• • •
Features and Benefits:
• See every detail of your opponents demise with the 18.4″ Full HD Widescreen
• Put your name in lights with ORIGIN’s customizable multi-color top cover logo
• In a world filled with copycats, be original with ORIGIN’s custom paint options
• Lifetime Phone/Online Support and Lifetime Labor means ORIGIN always has your back
• With ORIGIN’s dedicated support team you never have to deal with anonymous agents that don’t know your name
• 72 hour benchmarks, burn in, and testing ensures every EON18 ships with only the best performing components
• Dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M’s provide the most powerful mobile graphics to run any game with ultra high detail and smooth frame rates.
• Don’t deprive your ears the fun your eyes are getting. Get the full experience with all your games and movies with the ORIGIN EON’s optical
digital out and 7.1 High Definition Audio
• Secret agent status awaits, be the only one with access to your ORIGIN EON18 with the integrated high precision fingerprint reader
• The ORIGIN EON18 is equipped with a full size keyboard complete with numeric pad for a familiarity essential to elite gaming
• Programmable gaming buttons will give you the advantage in any game.
• Make no compromises with the ability for one optical drive and three hard drives in your ORIGIN EON18
Features/Specs: Dimensions: (H)1.7″ x (W)17.25″ x (D)11.75″ Customization and Personalization:
• • •
Customizable top cover ORIGIN logo Multi-color lights on ORIGIN top cover logo, front vent, and rear vent Unlimited color and design options on ORIGIN top cover
Hardware:
• Video Card: Up to SLI Dual 1GB GDDR3 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 280M
• Display: 18.4″ Full HD 1920 x 1080 – (1080p) Wide L2,499CD (16:9 Aspect Ratio)
• Processor: Up to Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme Quad QX9300 (12MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
• Memory: Up to 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 – 1333Mhz
• Optical Drive: Up to Dual Layer Blu-ray Burner Combo (BD-R, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
• Hard Drive: Up to three 250GB SSD
• RAID Configurations: RAID 0 and RAID 1
• Network Adapter: Built-In Wireless 802.11 a/g/draft-n
• Audio: Integrated High-Definition Audio with 4 Channel support
• Media Card Reader: Built-In 7-in-1 Media Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/SD/Mini-SD)
• TV Tuner: Built-In Digital TV Tuner with Remote (optional)
• Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
• Keyboard:
• Full size keyboard w/ numeric pad • Programmable Gaming Buttons (G1 – G8)
• Touch Sensitive Volume Control and Access Buttons
• Battery: 12-cell Lithium-Ion Battery
• Starting at price: $2,070

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HP Envy 15 is First USB 3.0 Packing Notebook

by Jay Garrett on January 15, 2010

Hewlett Packard has become the first manufacturer to use USB 3.0 in its products thanks to its HP Envy 15 notebook, the first portable PC to feature the new energy-efficient version of USB.

After the first USB 3.0 Hub being flashed the new Envy 15 is the first laptop to use the new standard which is said to deliver 10 times the transfer speed of USB 2.0 which we’ve all been using the last 8 years.

HP spokeswoman Sheila Watson said Tuesday that the company is shipping certain Envy 15 configurations with the USB 3.0 ports. “HP Direct (our online store) does now sell the Envy 15 with the USB 3.0 along with the new ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5830 Graphics (DX11),” she said in response to an e-mail query Tuesday, referring to the mobile Radeon graphics chip from Advanced Micro Devices’ ATI unit.

You can get your mits on the USB 3.0 equipped HP Envy now through the HP website.

If you don’t fancy the Envy just hang on a few weeks for HP’s EliteBook 8540p and 8540W models which will also be packing the new ports.

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Transparent AMOLED Laptop – Its See-Through!

January 7, 2010 Click to read more →
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Gizmodo were padding through CES and they managed to spot this see-through laptop – don’t ask me how they saw an invisible puter; I guess they’re good at that kinda thing.
Sadly this is just a working concept with quite a pixely display but hey, it has a clear AMOLED screen!!!
Imagine if the keyboard was invisible [...]

Google Nexus One and Chrome Netbook to be Officially Unveiled on January 5th

December 29, 2009 Click to read more →
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Google has just announced that they’re having a press event on January 5th in Mountain View.

The big G’s invite says:
With the launch of the first Android-powered device just over a year ago, we’ve seen how a powerful, open platform can spur mobile product innovation. And this is just the beginning of what’s possible.
Please join us [...]

Lenovo Thinkpad Doubles as German Bus Seats – Butt Surfing?

November 30, 2009 Click to read more →
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The Lenovo Thinkpad likes to see itself as pretty sturdy.
I guess it can take the knocks and scrapes of everyday life well enough – but I’d never think to install them as seats on buses and tram shuttles!
The notebooks have been given the bum deal (heh!) as part of a campaign created by Ogilvy Frankfurt.
They [...]

Kohjinsha DZ6KH16E – Laptop With Twin Slideout LCD Screens On Sale Now!

November 27, 2009 Click to read more →
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Clap your eyes on those beauties!
This dual-screened notebook that Kohjinsha has started selling in Japan today has just entered my wish-list.
I don’t neeeeed it, but how cool does it look?
Check out those twins of pleasure – two 10.1 inch 1,024×600 res LED backlit LCD screens that are squeezed in a compact body (size: 280×210×19〜42mm, weight: [...]

Touchy Dell Studio 17 Coming to UK Very Soon

November 23, 2009 Click to read more →
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If you spotted Dell’s Multi-touchable laptop doing the rounds and thought to yourself “hmmmm…. I wonder if that will ever arrive in the UK?”
Good news – it shall.
Yes indeedy; Blighty will get to see the mid-range Studio 17.
The new Dell shall launch in the UK “before the end of the year”, according to the [...]

B&W Zeppelin MM-1 Computer / Laptop Speakers – Should be Called Mmmmmmmm – 1

November 17, 2009 Click to read more →
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Ah, the heady world of PC and Laptop speakers.
There are some nice ones out there as is there some interesting ones – just look at these and these!
But when you mention the name Bowers & Wilkins and computer speakers – then you have to take note.
You read right my gadgety faithful – the same people [...]

Dell Adamo XPS Makes Apple MacBook Air Look Chubby

October 7, 2009 Click to read more →
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Dell held an event over in the States and they quickly flashed a rather lovely looking new lappy.
The incredibly thin addition to the Adamo family is named the Adamo XPS.
The details were as slim as its tasty size 0 body –  no specs, release dates, price point, weight, nothing really.
Fortunately those snappy snappers over at Gizmodo [...]

Ed Hardy Brings The Geek Chic

September 29, 2009 Click to read more →
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All of you that keep up-to-date with the latest fashions or read the celeb gossip mags will be familiar with the “Ed Hardy by Christian Audigier” brand.
Well, now the brand is crossing over to hip geek chic with a line of “must-have” designer computer accessories.
Just like the clothing line, all the gadgety stuff is [...]

Hierarchy of Digital Distractions – Only Partner Closing Laptop on Your Fingers Trumps iPhone Usage

September 21, 2009 Click to read more →
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This hierarchy may strike a chord with more than a couple of you Gadgety News readers – the picture will grow if you click it
Emailing, tweeting, browsing, taking calls, Skyping, Facebooking, RSS Feed reading – In this diagram, each level in the hierarchy trumps the next.
For example: You get a new message on [...]

Samsung Will Have OLED Laptop By Next Year

September 7, 2009 Click to read more →
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Patrick Povel, Samsung’s European Senior Product Manager stated that analyst Gartner believes that mainstream OLED notebooks will become the norm over the next half-decade.
Well, seems that Samsung wants to bring this into reality sooner rather than later as it’s already the first ever company to show-off an OLED laptop prototype as it did so [...]

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 [...]

Tech21 iPhone Case Uses D3O as Seen on Dragons Den

August 20, 2009 Click to read more →
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If, like me, you watched Dragons Den last night you will now be familiar with the name Tech21 – not the Tech21 that make the lovely SansAmp range
The presentation was centered around D3o – this super-flexible, but very strong and protective material was to be used for laptop cases as well as this [...]

Sony Bringing Out Touchscreen and PSN Loving VAIO’s

July 23, 2009 Click to read more →
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Word has it that Sony has some touchscreen VAIO’s planned later this year which will drop around the same time as the release of Windows 7 which happens to have a more robust touchscreen support than Vista.
Sony is also beavering away at getting some content from the PlayStation Network right onto the [...]

Alienware All Powerful M17x Breaks Free Early

May 29, 2009 Click to read more →
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Well – what a shocker!
Alienware’s All Powerful gaming laptop has broken free – just proves that it is in fact all powerful!
So how about those clues?
Was the decoding right?
Well, yeah. Pretty much.
The lappy does get a pair of 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M GPUs but no Core i7.
You do get a Core 2 Extreme quad-core CPU [...]

All The UMPC’s and Netbooks In One Place!

March 29, 2009 Click to read more →
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Just how helpful are the folks over at UMPC Portal?
How about putting together a poster of ever netbook and UMPC (ultra mobile PC) that has been released in recent history?
Bless their collective hearts.
If you’re really hot on the old UMPC and netbook front perhaps you can spot any that’s missing – I’m not sure to [...]

Asus Fold / Unfold Laptop Get Priced and Shipping Date

March 22, 2009 Click to read more →

A couple of weeks ago I announced that the Asus Origami inspired Fold / Unfold laptop had been named as such and that it would be actually appearing later in the year.
Well, things have become even more official.
In an interview with TechRadar the CEO of Asus, Jerry Shen, said that the very cool laptop should [...]

Dell Adamo Now Ready To Order in UK

March 19, 2009 Click to read more →

The gorgeous lookin Dell Adamo is now available for online orders.
To push home just how swish the range is have a look at the names!
Admire (1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB memory, and a 128GB SSD — starting at €1,898.97)
Desire (1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB memory, and mobile broadband, also sporting a 128GB SSD [...]

MacBook Nano Netbook Will Pack 10 inches

March 10, 2009 Click to read more →

There has been much murmering about the potential of an Apple netbook becoming a reality.
The most recent rumour comes via CNN.
Word is that the Apple netbook will be a 10 incher which would drop it right into the midst of the Eee PC and not directly against the Sony VAIO P.
New sources have weighed in, telling CNN that [...]