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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[Am I alone in wanting to enter the frame, throw him out of the room and play with that stuff? ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaiser-Machead]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 3:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[Kaiser? Fancy seeing you here!<br><br>Gizm- I mean.. Engadget appreciates your comments.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Metkis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 25th 2008 4:06AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[Out of ALL the netbooks.. This one I think is definitely the most practical IMO. Yes I know you can add a touch screen onto basically any of the previous versions, but making the screen swivel is a completely different story.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 3:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[whoa, whats with the giant floating tennis shoe?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[totoro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 3:52PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is a touchscreen, not a tablet. :(]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 3:52PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[It has a pen though (around the 6:15 mark) but he doesn't manage to use it before the battery dies...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[farfisa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 4:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[For those of us who have no idea what the difference is between a tablet and a touchscreen... what's the difference?<br><br>I just want something small that I can have photoshop and illustrator on.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[thesimplicity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 5:04PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[Active digitizer and just plain old touchscreen is a big difference, you can't do too much serious stuff with a stylus on the latter one.<br><br>If I were going for photoshop, I'd rather get a proper convertible tablet, and not something trying to squeeze its way into the ultra mobile category; since this thing has a lot less raw power than a conventional tablet.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarig]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 5:58PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[the major difference that I find the most important reason to have a proper "tablet" with an active digitizer is that a "touchscreen" has 1 level of sensitivity. Active digitizers usually have around 250 though some have more.<br><br>The sensitivity is a huge bonus in apps that support it (e.g. photoshop) as you can use it to change the size of your brush stroke and such to make things a lot more "natural" looking]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 11:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[the major difference that I find the most important reason to have a proper "tablet" with an active digitizer is that a "touchscreen" has 1 level of sensitivity. Active digitizers usually have around 250 though some have more.<br><br>The sensitivity is a huge bonus in apps that support it (e.g. photoshop) as you can use it to change the size of your brush stroke and such to make things a lot more "natural" looking]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 11:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[4-cell battery kills this thing for me]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kald]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 3:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[Is it just me or have the majority of Engadget editorials taken on a snarky and otherwise negative tone?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sodapop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 3:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[apple stories notwithstanding. then they're all informative and light-hearted.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ichheissesuperfantastisch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 7:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[You are not alone.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[farfisa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 3:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[This little bastard will probably run OSX right out of the box because it's a Gigabyte.<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Minilap]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 4:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[That made the MSI wind look good.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Boyo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 4:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[All in all, it looks like a solid device. I like the  addition of swiveling it into a tablet. If the build quality is solid, the additions already make it more attractive than the Acer and MSI Wind, maybe even the Dell. <br><br>Price is a bit steep for the high end (600ish, yikes), but for the lower end it might be worth it.<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 4:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[It might be a tad lower if there's an Linux version which so far I haven't seen.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 4:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'd be down, save me putting it on there myself.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 4:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[Too heavy for one handed tablet use? Well, it's a good thing humans have an extra hand or two to use it while holding it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BigD145]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 4:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[How is that too heavy? My HP tx2000z is a normal 12" tablet and I can hold it with one hand fine. It's actually on the heavy side for 12" laptops.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[iofthestorm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 4:20PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[Really?  You mean you have three hands so that you can hold it in two hands and still use one hand to use it with a pen as a tablet?  Wow.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe H]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 4:51PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[Damn straight iof, they call  that upgrades. Now you can scratch your ass while keeping two hands firmly on your keyboard.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 4:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[Where can I procure such an item?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[David D]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 5:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[Where oh where will U.S. folks be able to get a purchase?<br><br>As long as it has an english keyboard - I'm good to go! My 12" Motion Computing M1300 slate tablet is getting heavy after four years...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rock Stone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 5:43PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[Here's some more info for you:<br><br><a href="http://forums.msiwind.net/other-umpc/gigabyte-m912-t137.html" rel="nofollow">http://forums.msiwind.net/other-umpc/gigabyte-m912-t137.html</a><br><br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 7:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why dont they grow a brain and release this thing with Linux to reduce the price?<br><br>Regardless of how cool it is they arent going to sell jack with it being over $500. How do people so stupid manage to get such high paying jobs?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 6:59PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[Did you not watch the whole section in the video about how it's going to be sold as a barebones system and the OS, HDD and memory will be up to the distributor? What is it Linux fan boys and being really ignorant? Everytime a new product comes up it's like "ZOMG BUT IT NEEDZ LINUX OR ELSEZ IT SUX"]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eds]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 11:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[I only saw that they were selling 2 versions with only windows, and they were both over $500, I didnt listen to the sound in the video because its just an unboxing video. And sorry, but I hate Linux, so I probably dont qualify as a fanboy. The reason I want Linux is because its free and doesnt drive up the cost by more than $100. I have 2 copies of XP that are not being used anymore that I can install on one of these things for free, but my plan has always been to install OS X anyways.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 25th 2008 6:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's what my desk would look like if my wife would gave me back my credit card...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Qsat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 7:03PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[Damn it!  I can't get past 29 seconds!  The Navy ad comes on and orders me to "Click Here" and it keeps taking me over to the Navy site!  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mile]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 24th 2008 8:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Gigabyte's M912 swivel screen netbook gets unboxed on video]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/gigabytes-m912-swivel-screen-netbook-gets-unboxed-on-video/</guid><description><![CDATA[Eww... Passive touchscreen? It's like a giant PDA. I wouldn't mind paying about $100 more for a version with a digitizer, hopefully something like the ones Wacom has.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Schfelzerberg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 25th 2008 12:17AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
