March 10th 2010
Pioneer isn’t exactly a company I consider synonymous with laptops: in my mind’s eye, they are mostly identified with televisions and stereo systems. So it’s sort of surprising to see this come through my mailbox: Pioneer have announced a new netbook, the 12.1″ DreamBook Lite. Who’d a thunk?
It’s not a bad little machine, although typical [...]
March 9th 2010
A number of manufacturers have attempted to create super-thin laptops. The two most notable are Apple with the MacBook Air, and Dell with the Adamo.
In both cases the display is squeezed inside an ultra thin frame, but this still adds a few millimeters to the overall thickness of the laptop. Acer apparently has another idea, [...]
March 7th 2010
Tags: Displays, Diy Kit, Laptop Screens, Laptops, Qi
March 5th 2010
Just as we’ve learned about HiVision’s $99 Android-powered tablet coming out later this year, more cheap gadgets are being announced at the CeBIT show in Hannover, Germany. This one is a $85 smartbook from Coby, the company that presented a number of discounted laptops at the show. The cryptically name NBPC722 smartbook has a seven-inch screen [...]
March 5th 2010
Tags: Creating A Monster, Laptop, Laptops, Magic, Mx, Numeric Keypad, Reason
March 5th 2010
Apple today announced pre-order information and availability for the iPad, so of course, we’re wondering which of you will be buying. As of this moment, the poll results show two buyers for every one pollster passing by the iPad. Based on my reading of various commentary these past few weeks, it seems like Apple’s newest device [...]
March 3rd 2010
Laptops are the top selling computers, and have been for a while. They have gotten easier to carry and cheaper, both factors making them the PC of choice for many. A lot of people leave the laptop plugged into the wall all the time, as they seldom venture out into the wild. Others are highly [...]
March 1st 2010
The capabilities of smartphones have grown astronomically over the past few years, to the point they are full handheld mobile computers. Phones can access the web, interact with social networks, check the news and even function as GPS navigation devices. These little gadgets can do almost everything one could want. This is a good thing, [...]
February 28th 2010
Tags: Brushed Aluminum, Gap, Hp, Laptops, Processing Power
February 26th 2010
You’ve probably heard about the school district that installed spy software on laptops issued to its students so they could spy on them without their knowledge. Creepy! Well, here’s a peek at the principal who came up with the idea. More »
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Tags: Laptops, Office Humor, Peek, Principal, Spy Software, Webcam Spying
February 26th 2010
You’ve probably heard about the school district that installed spy software on laptops issued to its students so they could spy on them without their knowledge. Creepy! Well, here’s a peek at the principal who came up with the idea. More »
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Tags: Laptops, Office Humor, Peek, Principal, Spy Software, Webcam Spying
February 25th 2010
We have some astounding discounts on laptops including a huge deal on the Dell Studio 15 in Promise Pink. If you’ve held out for a cheap Xbox your stinginess has finally paid off and you can…
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Tags: Cheap Xbox, Dell, Gadget, Laptops, Stinginess, Xbox
February 24th 2010
When on vacation and not wanting to tote around two laptops and three spare external drives, it’s nice to have a gadget to dump and view photos on. Sanho’s HyperDrive Album could be that…
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Tags: Album Photos, Gadget, Laptops
February 23rd 2010
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Tags: Laptops, Practical Science
February 22nd 2010
In honor of 2/22 get two of everything in today’s dealz. Great laptops, Blizzard Battle Chests of Warcraft III and Diablo II are available at 20 bucks, and for the iPhone snag two Magnetic Joe’s for…
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Tags: 20 Bucks, Blizzard Battle, Chests, Dealz, Dealzmodo, Diablo Ii, Gadget, Iphone, Laptops, Snag, Warcraft Iii
February 18th 2010
One of the students involved in the class-action lawsuit against the administrators who used school-provided laptops to spy on them, contacted Gizmodo with details about what was…
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Tags: Cameras, Class Action Lawsuit, Laptops, Privacy, School Adminstrators, Spy
February 18th 2010
High School students have sued the Lower Merion School District in Philadelphia for spying on them using their laptops’ built-in cameras. School administrator used software to activate the webcams…
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Tags: Cameras, High School Students, Laptop, Laptops, Lower Merion School, Lower Merion School District, Philadelphia, Privacy, School Administrator, Webcams
February 18th 2010
Cafe Grumpy’s one of the best coffeebars in NY. It’s known for two things: It’s one of the few places that to get Clover-made coffee in NY, and it banned laptops. I was there yesterday; it’s…
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Tags: Clover, Coffee, Ipad, Laptop, Laptops
February 12th 2010
It’s not hard to find a neoprene laptop sleeve, but few are made from the discarded remnants of an actual wetsuit factory like LooptWorks’ cases (starting at $30). Authentic shark bites and pee…
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Tags: Laptops, Neoprene Laptop Sleeve, Pee, Perfect Gift, Remnants, Shark Bites, Surfing