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Computer bags can offer protection, pizzazz

admin — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:32:54 +0000

Whether the choice is basic black or cute and colorful, you can make a fashion statement with the totes and sleeves you choose for laptops and netbooks.

More women than men tend to buy computer bags, and women usually favor designer looks, said Charles Warren, a customer specialist at Best Buy in East Brainerd.

“If they’re going to carry around their laptops, they want to have a bag that doesn’t look like a computer bag,” he said.

Men are the opposite.

“Guys don’t care how the bags look,” he said. “They’re more concerned about protecting their devices.”

The question of how to carry a computer also comes down to demographics, although women of all ages want color and/or design included, Warren said.

Male and female students typically prefer to carry computers in backpacks, which often have compartments for storing notebooks, books and cell phones, he said.

Southeastern Louisiana University freshman Caytlin Daly, 19, requested a designer tote for Christmas.

Her mother, Angie Daly, perused eBay before purchasing what was actually a Gucci diaper bag. Its spacious dimensions make it perfect for carrying not only Caytlin’s computer, which she places in a sleeve before putting it in the bag, but her books as well.

“It really works great [as a computer bag], but I don’t tell people it is a diaper bag,” Caytlin said.

Angie Daly said both her and her daughter’s computer bags are black.

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Connecters offer high density power in netbook PCs

admin — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:52:49 +0000

Tyco Electronics (TE) has introduced the LCD Coaxial Embedded Display Interface (LCEDI) range of connectors, for panel/main board interconnection such as in notebook and tablet personal computers.

There are two distinct versions of LCEDI connectors: LCEDI and LCEDI SR.

Tyco Electronics has introduced the LCD Coaxial Embedded Display Interface range of connectors

LCEDI connectors are mainly designed for notebook panels and tablet PCs while LCEDI SR connectors are designed for system applications.

This range of connectors is able to provide high electrical performance in both low-voltage differential signalling (LVDS) and embedded Display Port (eDP) applications.

Intel To Build Gaming Netbook

admin — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:02:02 +0000

The new joint ventures announced at the Consumer Electronics Show will contribute to some new trends in the gaming industry that would make use of the latest processors from Intel (NASDAQ:INTC); including Sandy Bridge II.

The new gaming netbook announced by the specialist gaming product manufacturer Razer is based on the Atom processor from Intel (NASDAQ:INTC).

Brad Graff, director of gaming platforms for Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)’s Ultra Mobility Group said, “The Intel Atom processor, combined with Razer’s expertise in bringing gaming solutions to market, will help make it possible for consumers to have a powerful gaming experience in mobile devices.”

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Dell to launch Latitiude 2120 netbook at CES

admin — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:15:16 +0000

Looks like Dell will be launching a new Latitude 2120 netbook at CES next week. The 2120 is said to have specs identical to the previous 2110, but it packs double the power thanks to a dual core N550 processor. It features 3 and 6 cell battery

options, a 10.1 inch display (with an optional touchscreen), 1 to 2GB of RAM, USB, Ethernet, and VGA ports.The other interesting news about this latest Latitude is that it gets an optional Broadcom Crystal HD video accelerator. There’s no info about price or availability just yet though.

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After Christmas Day 2010 Netbook Sales Deals Ads

admin — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:59:09 +0000

Well Christmas 2010 has passed and now it is on to the next round of online after Christmas sales. One of the hottest deals to look out for on Sunday December 26 and for Best Buy sales extend until Monday the 27th, are sales on netbooks. There will surely be some awesome deals on netbooks that customers will need to scoop up quickly before those computers are sold out. People are predicting the sales on Sunday to be similar to Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Shoppers today have gift money that they are eager to spend and are willing to shell it out on a great deal on computers. Right now Best Buy has a featured deal on a Toshiba Satellite laptop priced at 549 dollars. The screen size is 17 inches, it has 4gb or memory and 500gb hard drive. They also have an Asus Eee PC netbook with a 10 inch display, 1gb of memory, 250gb hard drive, and intel atom processor. The price on this netbook is 279 dollars.

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Best Gadgets of 2010

admin — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:42:05 +0000

How quickly the world of tech turns. One year ago, the iPad was still a far-flung rumor, the original Motorola Droid represented the pinnacle of Android technology, and using a Groupon deal first meant explaining what the hell Groupon was to your dining counterpart. Fortunately, things get better with every revolution, and this year has been no exception. From set-top streamers to ultra-light laptops and brilliant LED-lit TVs, here are the remarkable gadgets and consumer technology products that made 2010 a great year for geeks.

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Netbooks may evolve to remain relevant

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:17:08 +0000

Netbooks, which were all the rage a few years back, are facing competition from tablet computers and cheaper laptops, said analysts who note that while the product category will stand for now, there may be changes to its form to make it more competitive.

“There is, indeed, a decrease in the netbook frenzy evident just a couple of years ago,” said Dane Anderson, CEO and executive vice president of research at Springboard Research, in an e-mail interview with ZDNet Asia. He added that though netbooks will continue to hold a place in the market, their market share is eroding, especially with tablets gaining prominence.

On the flip side, Gerard Tan, regional commercial director of IT at Gfk Asia, does not think tablets will pose a challenge to the product category. In an e-mail interview, he said tablets are relatively more expensive than netbooks and do not have a full operating system under the hood. He also pointed out that a good portion of netbook customers continue to be students.

Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat, thinks netbooks will continue to hold sway with consumers due to their low price and functionality. In an e-mail interview, he said the educational sector and other segments still prefer portable computing devices with keyboards and will choose a netbook over a tablet.

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Dell Inspiron Duo: Not Your Ordinary Netbook

admin — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:49:38 +0000

With so many netbooks available in the market today, impressing an average computer-obsess geek proves to be a difficult and challenging task. The obiquity of netbooks have turned these light-weighted and smaller versions of the traditional laptop computers into an ordinary thing of the past. They all look freakin the same. No wonder companies are pulling their own gimmick, albeit unsuccessful for some, to set them apart from the rest. The Dell Inspiron Duo is no exemption.

Displayed under the statement “Sometimes you want to touch. Sometimes you need to type. With the new touch-sensitive, Flash-capableInspiron™ duo convertible tablet, you can do both in style. You can tell it’s Dell”, the Dell Inspiron Duo is a hybrid laptop/ tablet. With its 180 degrees swivel screen the netbook can instantly morph into a tablet. It is probably the first netbook to boast such functionality.

Launched last September 14, 2010, the Dell Inspiron Duo immediately caught the media attention. According to a blog review, the Inspiron Duo’s product demo– vertically rotating screen– was so impressive that the writer almost hit the ceiling when she first saw it. “It was like nothing we’d ever seen before,” as she puts it.

But of course the back-flipping swiveling 10.1 inch screen is not what it is all about. Inspiron Duo’s 1366×768-resolution display is partnered with an accelerometer, though interestingly not in the display itself. The accelerometer controls the screen orientation which means that when the screen is rotated, the viewing orientation doesn’t actually change until it is locked over the keyboard.

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Acer gets colourful netbooks

admin — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:31:27 +0000

The netbook designed to look smaller than a magazine and easy to carry, is less than 1″ thin.
Acer offers four fantastic new colourways – Aquamarine, Diamond Black, Sandstone Brown,and Ruby Red.
S. Rajendran, CMO, Acer India said, “Customers are constantly looking for products that provide the best performance and are value for money while not comprising on the style quotient; AOD 255 is the perfect product in the netbook category and we are sure that all the consumers will like it. ”
A petite Acer MiniGo AC adapter, which is 34% lighter than typical adapters, along with the interchangeable AC converters, is packed in with the netbook to make all day computing easier for the on- the move customer, said the company.

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Dell Duo is a netbook and a tablet

admin — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:09:09 +0000

Having a hard time deciding between a netbook and a tablet? Dell hopes to make the choice easier by giving you a two-fer: its new Inspiron Duo is both, a hybrid with a 10-inch touch screen. The Duo may be unveiled next week; no pricing has been announced yet.

Dell isn’t saying much about the Duo just yet, although a short YouTube video shows a sneak peek. (BlackBerry maker Research In Motion also is sharing a look on YouTube at its new PlayBook tablet, due for release next year, comparing it to Apple’s iPad).

The Duo, with a dual-core Atom processor and using Windows 7, was first shown by Dell in September at an Intel Developer Forum.

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