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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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Lenovo Thinkpad Doubles as German Bus Seats – Butt Surfing?

by Jay Garrett on November 30, 2009

Think Pad Tram SeatThe 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 laptops were installed in buses and tram shuttles that were transporting prospective buyers to Lenovo Roadshows all over Germany.

The buses were sat waiting by train stations and airports to get visitors to the events and offered the passengers the chance to surf the web or just take the weight off their feet.

I’d be a little unsure whether a thoughtless clench could format the drive. I wonder if anyone managed to use the trackpad whilst reading a paper ;)

Personally I would’ve preferred to see the MSI Wind as seats – more of a fitting name perhaps?

I’d dare say that if a similar campaign was attempted in the UK there’d all of a sudden be quite a lot of standing room on public transport.

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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 [...]

Sony Working on New Vaio P Pocket Notebook – Windows 7 Inside?

July 12, 2009 Click to read more →
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The Sony Vaio P ultraportable PC was first leaked back in Decemeber 2008, and although not quite as pocketable as it first appeared, it has gained many fans thanks to its high-res screen, great keyboard and of course, its good looks and handy size.
Unfortunately, the Sony Vaio P’s price does scare quite a number of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

LG XNote P510 – A Model Spec Laptop?

February 13, 2009 Click to read more →

LG has made plenty of attempts to make its Xnote grab your attention.
Nothing changed then for their new P510 model.
LG says that it has a textured exterior, a rubber keyboard, and apparently even a bit of haptic feedback on the power button and some other controls……not sure how useful that is but hey – everyone [...]

gScreen Dual Screened Laptop Ready For Service and Civvy Street

February 10, 2009 Click to read more →

Here is the twin-screened lappy from gScreen.
The gScreen TITAN M-1 is designed to be used on the battlefield and is said be a more tough and militaryized version of that rather fake-looking/design concept 15-inch dual-screen G400 notebook pictured right here.
It’s all built with the intention to meet the military’s MIL-STD-810F specification for operating in extreme [...]

HP Multi Touch Notebook – Touchsmart tx2

January 19, 2009 Click to read more →

HP’s Touchsmart tx2 looks pretty cool and it also happens to be the first consumer-oriented convertible notebook to feature a multitouch technology built into the display.
The 12.1-inch screen uses a 1200×800 multitouch capacitive touchpanel that can track two points simultaneously (ala iPhone, etc), operates with fingers or a stylus and comes with the Mediasmart 2.0 [...]

ICEphone – Micro Notebook / Mobile Phone Combo

November 18, 2008 Click to read more →

I know what you’re thinking.  You’re thinking “what the heck is that!?!”
Well, it’s the iCEphone of course.
The In Case of Emergency Phone is aiming to be the “Swiss Army knife of mobiles”  and dubbed as a micro-notebook by its manufacturer.
Well, it’s no surprise that things have gone this far as everyone is cramming more and [...]

Fujitsu Lifebook n7010 – Features a Laptop First

November 4, 2008 Click to read more →

The N7010 is pretty much a full featured laptop with its 2.26 GHz Core 2 Duo Processor, 16-inch 16:9 LCD, Blu-ray ROM drive and HDMI-out.
It also packs up to 4GB RAM, 256 MB ATI HD 3470 video card, SD card reader, 1.3 MP Camera, eSATA port, Bluetooth, 802.11N wi-fi and hard drives come as big [...]

Asus Eee S101 Get’s Unboxed In Detail

October 20, 2008 Click to read more →

Personally the thought of a brown laptop does not thrill me in the least.
But the Asus Eee PC S101 actually manages to make that brown casing not look so bad close up.

If you’re already gasping for this “mocha” coated chunk of Eee PC goodness you’ll be pleased to know that it comes loaded with [...]

Apricot PicoBook Pro Available in UK in November

October 15, 2008 Click to read more →

Apricot Computers has returned to the UK with an entry into the netbook market.
Apricot’s “PicoBook Pro” is an 8.9-inch netbook boasting optional WiMAX support that will be priced at £279. Oh, and it’s tiny!!!!!
It runs either Linux or Windows XP, has a 60GB hard drive and boasts a battery life of 4 hours.
They even throw [...]

New MacBook is 13.3 inches

October 10, 2008 Click to read more →

While most of us are wondering or just looking forward to Stevie J’s next keynote on October 14th those clever so-and-so’s over at bbGadgets may just have unlocked the secret behind Apple’s Oct 14th MacBook event teaser.
They’re assuming that the Apple logo is a 1.5″ standard thingy, so they measured the laptop to have a [...]

Apple Turn To NVIDIA For New MacBook

October 7, 2008 Click to read more →

Word on the street is that the employees at NVIDIA have had their grubby little paws all over the latest Apple notebook and given it high-fives all round for its superior hardware prowess. 
Sources claim that the new model will get rid of Intel’s factory standard platform and replace it with components supplied by either Apple or an outside party………
A [...]

New Sony Vaios With Blu-ray Option Released

September 12, 2008 Click to read more →

Sony has announced two new VAIO notebooks today that both have optional Blu-ray drives – The VAIO NS and the VAIO CS.
The NS Blu-ray drive can also write DVDs and CDs.
The NS has a 15.4-inch LCD and uses Sony XBRITE-ECO LCD technology, an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU and has 3GB of RAM.
The Blu-Rry version [...]

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Official Release

September 4, 2008 Click to read more →

Say hello to the now officially titled Inspiron Mini 9 which is set to be Dell’s Eee PC botherer.
While we’ve seen various pics and specs before we now have prices to go with them along with an October release date.
The XP version starts at but £299 or you can save £30 by opting for the Ubuntu version which is [...]

Commodore Release Notebook – UMMD 8010/F

September 1, 2008 Click to read more →

Ah……..Commodore.
The very name evokes those halcyon days of me, my bro and my cousin gathered around the VIC 20 listening to the tape loading, crashing and loading again.
Now the mighty C has joined the netbook market with the new C7-M processor powered lappy.
The very Commodore looking netbook, named UMMD 8010/F, presents an 80GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM and the usual array of [...]

Samsung X360 – Lighter Than Air Notebook

August 31, 2008 Click to read more →

The Samsung X360 is pretty impressive.
Its size and weight (very light and very thin) and is ready to taunt the MacBook Air.
It has a 13.3-inch, 1200 x 800 pixel screen and by all reports is also very good.
It’s also all ported up, more so than Apple’s notebook: direct HDMI out, three USB ports, Express Card [...]

LG Joins The Netbook Gang – X110

August 28, 2008 Click to read more →

LG has decided to join the throng and have launched the LG Netbook X110 at IFA in Berlin.
Available in white, black and pink, the mini laptop will be powered by Intel’s Atom 1.6Ghz chip, have an 80GB hard drive and 3G support right out of the box.
The LG Netbook hooks up to WLAN 802.11 b/g and 10/100 Ethernet [...]

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