October 15th 2008
I just got a promotional email from HP that shows the Mini-Note is now available for $399. This starting configuration is the low-end version of the netbook:
Via processor
512 MB of RAM
Suse Linux
4 GB SSD
The unit with 1 GB of RAM, 120 GB hard drive and Windows XP but with no Bluetooth is now just $499. [...]
October 15th 2008
Sometimes it’s hard to remember that inkjet printers are good for anything other than ripping you off, but news today from HP’s own intellectual property czar may change that: the technology that…
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Tags: Czar, Hp, Inkjet Cartridges, Inkjet Printers, Intellectual Property, Kidneys, Medicine, News Today
October 12th 2008
These are some of the stories you may have missed this week on jkOnTheRun:
MobileTechRoundup 149: the netbook pit crew
My sinister MacBook netbook plan moves forward
jkOnTheRun video- HP EliteBook 2730p Tablet PC
Paper and pencil better for the brain than software? Tablet PC is too.
Most-used Firefox add-ons
Super Talent releases SSDs for EEE PC
Outlining in ink with a [...]
October 10th 2008
The news about NVidia just keeps getting worse and can be filed in the "stick a fork in them" category. NVidia had to admit that some of their video chips were faulty and the impact on the company was so great that shareholders filed suit against management. The faulty chips spawned recalls by HP and [...]
October 10th 2008
MySpace are pushing forward with offering new services and starting new partnerships on their site. The latest of which is probably not something you’d have expected, but the social networking destination has signed a deal with HP to handle all image printing on MySpace.
To begin with this will just mean HP helps users get the [...]
October 8th 2008
Tablet PCs are absolutely perfect for working in the field and it’s always great to see examples of the benefits they provide. Vassar College has been using Tablets for field work since 2004 and they have produced video of the technology in action. The video is extremely well done and I must admit I grew [...]
October 8th 2008
Today Best Buy launched “Blue Label”—a new line of electronic products developed directly from customer feedback. Shockingly, Best Buy discovered that consumers wanted laptops with “longer…
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Tags: Best Buy, Blue Label, Buy Laptops, Consumers, Customer Feedback, Electronic Products, Hp, Quot, Toshiba, Toshiba Laptops
October 8th 2008
Woz, interviewed by London’s Telegraph newspaper, has a just shocking prediction for the iPod: like every other item of consumer technology ever developed and sold, it will one day be an obsolete reflection of the time that produced it!
“The iPod has sort of lived a long life at number one,” he says. “Things like, that [...]
October 7th 2008
Woz, interviewed by London’s Telegraph newspaper, has a just shocking prediction for the iPod: like every other item of consumer technology ever developed and sold, it will one day be an obsolete reflection of the time that produced it!
“The iPod has sort of lived a long life at number one,” he says. “Things like, that [...]
October 7th 2008
The Gadget: HP’s Mediasmart Connect, a networked receiver that plays back H.264, DivX, XviD, MPEG-2, WMV video, photos, and even connects to your Media Center to act like an extender. It’s also…
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Tags: 2 Wmv, Divx, Gadget, H 264, Hd, Hp, Hp Mediasmart, Lightning, Media Center, Mpeg 2, Mpeg Video, Video Photos, Video Review, Video [...]
October 7th 2008
One of HP’s big hits last generation was the Compaq 2710p convertible tablet. It was a business-class system with good looks and a great build. Powered by a Core 2 Duo processor and compatible with an extended life slice battery it proved itself to be one of the most capable products in its class. It [...]
October 6th 2008
The HP 2710p has been my favorite mobile computer and Tablet PC of choice for a while and when HP told me about their refreshed model, the 2730p, I was happy to hear about it. I have been using the evaluation 2730p for a few weeks and it has been a wonderful mobile PC and [...]
October 5th 2008
CrunchGear got their meaty hands on the new HP HDX16 Blu-ray notebook we previewed back in September, and it’s pretty shiny. And I say “meaty” because they damn near broke some of those flashy, flush…
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Tags: Blu Ray, Hp, Hp Hdx, New Hp, New Ray, Notebook
October 4th 2008
Hewlett Packard knows that growth is the best way to look forward in bad times. In creating its new smartphone, however, it’s looking back to its old iPaq PDAs, once among the most desirable gadgets going.
Ipaq, as a llne, isn’t dead. HP uses the brand for powerful and rugged unlocked handsets that appeal to hardcore [...]
October 3rd 2008
Hewlett Packard knows that growth is the best way to look forward in bad times. In creating its new smartphone, however, it’s looking back to its old iPaq PDAs, once among the most desirable gadgets going.
Ipaq, as a llne, isn’t dead. HP uses the brand for powerful and rugged unlocked handsets that appeal to hardcore [...]
October 3rd 2008
I just got off the phone with Rahul Sood, founder of VoodooPC, who confirmed that the rumors of Voodoo’s demise were not just premature but “nonsense,” but said “HP is asking us to integrate into the…
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Tags: Demise, Hp, Integration, Voodoo, Voodoopc
October 3rd 2008
1800 Tequila, Adobe, Becks, Blackberry Curve, Casio, Chevy Fuel Solutions, Dell, Energizer, Gyration, HP TouchSmart, IE8, Panasonic, Sharp Aquos, Sony Mission for a Million, Starwood Aloft Hotels,…
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Tags: Adobe, Becks, Blackberry Curve, Casio, Chevy, Dell, Energizer, Fuel Solutions, Gyration, Hotels, Hp, Hp Touchsmart, Ie8, Panasonic, Sharp Aquos, Shout Out, Sony, Starwood, Tequila
October 2nd 2008
I mentioned this crazy scheme in our last podcast, but now that more blurry pics of an anticipated MacBook Pro refresh have resurfaced, it’s a good time to rehash. I’ve been wondering if and how Apple will get into the netbook market. With millions of netbooks selling this year, I don’t think it’s a [...]
October 2nd 2008
PlayOn, a program we checked out a couple months ago that streams Hulu, ESPN, YouTube and CBS streaming from a Windows PC to a PS3, Xbox 360 or HP MediaSmart TV, just released its promised update…
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Tags: Cbs, Espn, Hp, Hp Mediasmart Tv, Netflix, Ps3, Streams, Windows Pc, Xbox, Xbox 360, Youtube
October 1st 2008
OK, it’s only been out of the box for about two hours, one hour of which was running Vista for the first time and updating it. Here are some very quick first looks at the device, I can’t give any impressions yet other than it’s fast.
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo L9400 @ 1.86 GHzMemory: 3 [...]