March 2010
The Story of Stuff, the book!
The Story of Stuff, a book!
Whats in a Story of Stuff book? storyofstuff.org Its all a things we asked Annie about! After rising a Story of Stuff film, Annie perceived tens of thousands of emails asking for some-more report than she could ...
April 2009
Ubuntu 9.04 'Jaunty Jackalope' is gold, ready for download
Sure, you can’t pronounce Ubuntu, but the latest release is ready for download anyway. Ubuntu 9.04, aka Jaunty Jackalope, comes with the promise of faster boots, better power management, immediate system access after hibernation, a new system-wi...
MSI, others to showcase Android-based netbooks at Computex?
It was at the 2008 Computex show in Taipei where we saw the coming-out party for Atom-based netbooks running XP. With any luck, Computex 2009, which begins June 2nd, will usher in the era of the Android-based netbook. That’s where the Economic D...
ASUS gets official with business-minded P30A laptop
We already knew that ASUS’s P30 laptop (or P30A, as it’s now apparently known) would come equipped with Intel’s latest and greatest anti-theft technology, but ASUS has only just now gotten fully official with the laptop itself, and d...
OCZ's Neutrino netbook reviewed, deemed totally handy and easy to use
OCZ’s Neutrino netbook looks much like any other 10.1-incher, but this DIY affair comes with no OS, hard drive, RAM or multicard reader, leaving the users to decide for themselves how to outift it. The folks over at ExtremeTech are kind of unhap...
HP Pavilion dv3t hits the streets, starts at $799
Right on the heels of Dell’s mainstream Studio 15 offering, HP has the Pavilion dv3t all tidied up and ready for retail. It’s a 16:9 widescreen 13.3-inch sort of number, with Core 2 Duo T6400 under the hood, a Blu-ray option and a pickable...
Lenovo's ThinkPad X301 now with $9,969 multi-touch trackpad option
About a year ago Lenovo’s ThinkPad X300 launched as a direct competitor to Apple’s slinky MacBook Air. Over that time, the ultra-slim Thinkpad with a face for business has come to either match or dominate the MBA in nearly every category e...
Lenovo's ThinkPad X301 now with $9,969 multi-touch trackpad option
About a year ago Lenovo’s ThinkPad X300 launched as a direct competitor to Apple’s slinky MacBook Air. Over that time, the ultra-slim Thinkpad with a face for business has come to either match or dominate the MBA in nearly every category e...
Skytone debuts ARM-based, Android-powered netbook / tablet
Well, after months of nothing but hacks and proof of concepts, we now have not one but two Android-powered netbooks — neither of which are actually available just yet, of course. This latest one comes from Chinese firm Skytone and, unlike the I-...
MSI debuts Atom N280-equipped Wind U100 PLUS netbook
Frankly, we’re beginning to wonder just how many iterations of the Wind U100 MSI can dish out before it’s forced by riots and a bombardment of Molotov cocktails to come forward with a completely revamped Wind netbook. At any rate, today th...
Fujitsu's 10.1-inch LOOX M netbook looks good, positively average
Not that Fujitsu’s totally new to the netbook arena or anything, but we’ve got to hand it to the outfit’s design team on this one. The newfangled LOOX M netbook is definitely handsome, even though the innards contain a list of hardwa...
I-Buddie shows off its Android netbook prototype
We’ve heard plenty of talk about Android-powered netbooks — and even seen a few hacks demonstrating the concept in action — but it sounds like little-known I-Buddie is actually planning on shipping a product sometime soon. That’...
Toshiba 10-inch Dynabook UX's got talent
How much would you pay for an Intel Atom N280-based netbook? $300? $400? How about $600. That’s the tax-inclusive starting price for Toshiba’s 10.1-inch Dynabook UX followup to its dowdy NB100. While ditching the wooly-eyebrowed chub infec...
Samsung's 10.1-inch N120 netbook now on sale
Samsung’s long-awaited (okay, so we made that part up) N120 netbook has finally transitioned from “might ship someday, maybe” to “oh, I’m definitely shipping.” Consumers interested in the 10.1-inch, 2.8 pound netboo...
Acer's AT&T 3G-infused Aspire One now at $79 -- price war imminent?
Yeah, we definitely dig where this is headed. With Verizon’s subsidized HP Mini 1000 about to hit store shelves at any moment, the AT&T 3G-equipped Aspire One has taken a tumble from $99.99 to $79.99. Just so we’re clear: you can actua...
XO Generation 1.5 promises some beefed up internals while we wait for XO-2 to change everything
We’re pretty stoked to see that upcoming dual-screen sequel to the XO, OLPC’s promised XO-2. Until then, OLPC is sprucing up the insides of its current design with a new VIA C7-M processor that can be clocked between 400MHz and 1GHz depend...
How would you change HP's Mini 1000 Mi?
Judging by recent PC shipment reports, HP’s had a pretty good run in Q1, and we fully suspect that a good chunk of those sales are in the netbook category. The outfit’s Mini 1000 Mi was highly anticipated and chock full of promise, though ...
Verizon's subsidized HP Mini 1000 leaks out
Hey, look at that — Verizon employee training materials that prominently feature the HP Mini 1000. That’s exactly what we predicted after we heard the two companies were talking about offering subsidized 3G laptops last month, and while we...
Apple bites back at Laptop Hunter ads, 'agrees' with Microsoft that Macs are cool
Looks like Apple finally has something to say to Lauren, Giampaulo, Lisa, Jackson, and any future laptop hunters showcased in Microsoft’s new commercial series. In a statement to Macworld, spokesperson Bill Evans goes through the usual list of t...
Symbian ports its platform to Atom, just for the heck of it
Companies and enterprising individuals have been dabbling with the tantalizing concept of slapping Android on a cheap netbook for months now, and seeing how Android and Symbian could end up locked in a heated battle for the hearts and minds of the ope...
Lenovo netbook with built-in 3G hits the FCC -- destined for AT&T?
The Lenovo S9 and S10 have already been approved by the FCC, so the appearance of this mysterious nine-inch Lenovo netbook in Uncle Sam’s all-knowing database is certainly thought-provoking — especially since it’s got a built-in AT&a...
Lenovo netbook with built-in 3G hits the FCC -- destined for AT&T?
The Lenovo S9 and S10 have already been approved by the FCC, so the appearance of this mysterious nine-inch Lenovo netbook in Uncle Sam’s all-knowing database is certainly thought-provoking — especially since it’s got a built-in AT&a...
AMD releases another notebook roadmap, does not release Fusion chips
Well, well, a new AMD roadmap promising a superior hybrid CPU/GPU chip sometime in the distant future. That doesn’t sound like the same old vaporware refrain we’ve been hearing about Fusion since 2006 at all, does it? Yep, everyone’s...
Always Innovating's half-finished online store lists Touch Book tablet in stock, $99 keyboard sold separately
Remember Always Innovative’s Touch Book? Looks like the company’s gearing up to start selling the rather unique netbook / removable tablet hybrid, as noted by its under construction X-Cart powered online store. Four entries are currently l...
Medion's Atom-powered E1211 and E1215 make the scene
If you’re a resident of the European Union (or just a big fan) you might like to know that Medion’s back with another nondescript, low-priced laptop or two. Understated sequels to the Mini E1210, both the E1211 and E1215 sport a 10-inch di...
