Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Evigroup drops SmartPaddle Pro price to €699, optional head-tracking feature watches you intently]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/07/evigroup-drops-smartpaddle-pro-price-to-699-euros/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/07/evigroup-drops-smartpaddle-pro-price-to-699-euros/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/07/evigroup-drops-smartpaddle-pro-price-to-699-euros/#comments Are you and all of your friends flocking to buy that thing shown above at full retail price? Exactly. Evigroup's SmartPaddle Pro tablet is now available from €699 (under $900) for the base 10-inch configuration with no GPS, no 3G and a 32GB solid-state hard drive. Additional configurations are available with 1 or 2GB of RAM, and the high-end configuration, which includes 3G and GPS goes for under $1,500. The SmartPaddle Pro, with all the trimmings (including head-tracking), retails for around $1,530. Other specs include a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, five hour run time, mini-HDMI port and capacitive touchscreen, none of which seem to justify the (still bloated) new price tag. Click past the break for the full video, which is apparently set to an Enya album.

Continue reading Evigroup drops SmartPaddle Pro price to €699, optional head-tracking feature watches you intently

Evigroup drops SmartPaddle Pro price to €699, optional head-tracking feature watches you intently originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3GAtom N450AtomN450capacitive touchscreenCapacitiveTouchscreeneviGroupGPShead-trackingIntel Atom N450IntelAtomN450mini-HDMISmartPaddle ProSmartpaddleProsolid-state driveSolid-stateDrivetablettouchscreenvideoSat, 07 Jan 2012 01:56:00 EST<![CDATA[Indamixx 2 music tablet now on sale: $699 for beta hardware]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/23/indamixx-2-music-tablet-now-on-sale-699-for-beta-hardware/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/23/indamixx-2-music-tablet-now-on-sale-699-for-beta-hardware/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/23/indamixx-2-music-tablet-now-on-sale-699-for-beta-hardware/#comments So, there's good news and bad news. The good news is that $699 is $300 less than the purported $999 price tag we had originally heard would be affixed to the Indamixx 2 slate. The bad news? It's just a rebadged iiView M1 Touch, which can be had for around $500. That said, those who fork out the premium will get a copy of Transmission 5.0 running atop MeeGo, not to mention a 1.66GHz Atom N450 processor, 2GB of RAM, a mini HDMI output and a 250GB hard drive. Those who'd prefer to snag a model that dual boots into Windows 7 can do so if they're willing to part ways with $779, with both models including a mouse, free shipping and a gratis carrying case. Not exactly a bargain, but for those in desperate need of a music-centric tablet, it ain't like you've got a ton of options.

Indamixx 2 music tablet now on sale: $699 for beta hardware originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atomatom n450AtomN450audiobetaIndamixxIndamixx 2Indamixx2intellinuxM1touchmaemomeegomeego tabletMeegoTabletmoblinmultitouchmusicn450now availablenow shippingNowAvailableNowShippingon saleOnSaleopen sourceOpenSourceshipshippingshipsslatetablettablet pcTabletPcTransmissionwindows 7windows 7 tabletWindows7Windows7TabletThu, 23 Dec 2010 00:36:00 EST<![CDATA[Shenzhen netvertible flips its lid, apes Dell Inspiron Duo with days to spare]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/05/shenzhen-netvertible-flips-its-lid-apes-dell-inspiron-duo-with/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/05/shenzhen-netvertible-flips-its-lid-apes-dell-inspiron-duo-with/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/05/shenzhen-netvertible-flips-its-lid-apes-dell-inspiron-duo-with/#comments If you thought the Inspiron Duo would be the only netvertible to have a slick spinning screen, think again -- with less than three months since Dell's design debuted and ten days till it ships, that trap-door design's been copied by the gadget giants of Shenzhen. This time around, it's not an obvious KIRF, but it's also not a terribly powerful little PC -- where Dell at least attempted to push the envelope with a dual-core Atom N550 processor, 2GB of RAM and a Broadcom Crystal HD chip, here we're looking at a bargain-basement netbook with all the usual suspects (Atom N450, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD, Intel GMA 3150) and what looks like a tiny optical trackpad. At least it's got a capacitive screen! No word on when or how much you can expect to pay if flipping bezels are your thing.

Shenzhen netvertible flips its lid, apes Dell Inspiron Duo with days to spare originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Dec 2010 19:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atomatom n450AtomN450Convertibleconvertible laptopconvertible netbookconvertible tabletConvertibleLaptopConvertibleNetbookConvertibleTablethybridInspiron DuoInspironDuolaptopnetbooknetvertiblenetvertiblesshenzhenSun, 05 Dec 2010 19:57:00 EST<![CDATA[Chrome OS consumer launch pushed to 2011, Google-branded Chromebook could still arrive this year]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/24/chrome-os-consumer-launch-pushed-to-2011-google-branded-chromeb/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/24/chrome-os-consumer-launch-pushed-to-2011-google-branded-chromeb/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/24/chrome-os-consumer-launch-pushed-to-2011-google-branded-chromeb/#comments It's almost time to eat turkey and then jet out to Best Buy to be trampled by mad shoppers. Oh yes, the holiday season is just about here, which according to a few posts we've written in the last year means that the Chrome OS netbooks should be as well. Well, it turns out that the Google OS-powered laptops aren't going to arrive this year, or at least not in the way we thought they would. That doesn't mean Chrome OS isn't going to see a bit of an unveil this year, but major manufacturers, including Acer and HP, won't have its own Chromebooks ready before 2011. How do we know? Acer's Jim Wong told us during the company's global press conference that Acer will be launching its netbook based on the browser operating system during the "consumer launch" of the OS next year, while Google has its own agenda and will be doing something "in December." We didn't get to ask if that Acer netbook is in fact the "ZGA" netbook we've seen popping up in bug reports, but our guess is that it will be something quite similar.

So, what does Google have brewing? You remember the Google-branded Chrome OS netbook that we heard about? Well, according to a few of our very own sources, that's exactly what's going to happen. We don't have exact timing details, but we have been told by a few that Google will launch its own Chrome-book a la the Nexus One for "friends and family." As the operating system is still in a beta or preview form, the netbook would be aimed at the development / early adopter community. Specs-wise we don't know all that much, but we've heard that it will be powered by an Intel Atom Pine Trail processor and, just as Digitimes reported, that 75,000 units are being manufactured by Taiwan ODM Inventec. We should mention that the aforementioned Acer "ZGA" was said to be used internally as a "dogfood device" at Google, but we believe this Google-branded device to be entirely different. Inventec, Intel, and Google wouldn't comment on the hardware rumor, but Google did tell us that it would "have more details to share later this year." By our count, that leaves 'em with just about 37 days to spill the beans!

Note: The picture above is just our creative interpretation of what a Chromebook may look like -- don't come crying to us when the actual device looks a lot prettier.

Chrome OS consumer launch pushed to 2011, Google-branded Chromebook could still arrive this year originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The creators say that they chose MeeGo due to its fondness of multitouch inputs, and based on the videos we've seen of it running, it definitely looks like a wise choice. Moreover, those looking to use this for more traditional tasks will be thrilled to know that they still can, and considering that it's Linux underneath, the limits are near-endless when it comes to tweaking options. For those in no position to wait for the final build, you can hit the source link in order to snag "beta hardware" for $999; we're hoping that those who wait will be treated to far more sensible pricing, but there's no question that we're intrigued either way. Hop on past the break to see this bad boy get down.

Continue reading Indamixx 2 Atom-powered MeeGo tablet touts rockstar looks, $999 price tag

Indamixx 2 Atom-powered MeeGo tablet touts rockstar looks, $999 price tag originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Nov 2010 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: ExoPC slate

Gallery: ExoPC apps

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ExoPC Slate review originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Sprint invites Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 and Inspiron 11z into the dual-mode 3G / WiMAX league

Sprint invites Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 and Inspiron 11z into the dual-mode 3G / WiMAX league originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>11z3g4gAtom n450AtomN450Core i3-330umCoreI3-330umDelldell mini 1012DellMini1012ev-doEV-DO rev aEv-doRevAInspiron 11zInspiron mini 10Inspiron11zInspironMini10InsprionIntel 6250Intel6250Mini 10mini 1012Mini10Mini1012SprintwimaxWed, 20 Oct 2010 09:09:00 EST<![CDATA[CTL 2goPad SL10 review]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/ctl-2gopad-sl10-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/ctl-2gopad-sl10-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/ctl-2gopad-sl10-review/#comments Last time we left off in the tale of Windows 7 tablets, we'd taken a look at Netbook Navigator's Nav 9 slate, which by review's end had us not only wanting to send it back as soon as humanly possible, but concluding that something better just had to be on the horizon. Well, as luck would have it, just a few days later CTL's 10-inch 2goPad SL10 showed up on our doorstep with some very promising ingredients -- a capacitive touchscreen, accelerometer, front facing camera, and a Win 7 software layer. As we said in our early hands-on, we've been more impressed with the $499 (it will go up to $599 in late October) 2goPad than we ever thought we would be, but ultimately its Atom N450 processor and its software stand in its way of being the Win 7 tablet to kill 'em all. You'll want to hit the break to read all about it in our full review.

Gallery: CTL 2goPad SL10 review

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CTL 2goPad SL10 review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Acer goes pastel with 10.1-inch Aspire One Happy dual-booting netbook

Acer goes pastel with 10.1-inch Aspire One Happy dual-booting netbook originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tegatech announces global launch of Tega v2, alerts us to its existence originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: We often make light of stereotypes at Engadget, hoping to expose them as such, but the one formerly posted here was not in the best of taste. We've replaced it, and would like to apologize to any offended by our original choice of words.

Continue reading Colombia pumps out 10-inch Android and Windows 7 tablets (video)

Colombia pumps out 10-inch Android and Windows 7 tablets (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AndroidAndroid 2.1android tabletAndroid2.1AndroidTabletAtom N450AtomN450colombiaCompumaxCortex A9CortexA9Smart TouchSmartPCSmartTouchtablettabletsTegra 2Tegra2videowin 7win7WindowsWindows 7windows 7 tabletWindows7Windows7TabletWed, 08 Sep 2010 06:25:00 EST<![CDATA[MasterPad prototype marries Windows 7 to 11.6-inch IPS screen (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/masterpad-prototype-marries-windows-7-to-11-6-inch-ips-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/masterpad-prototype-marries-windows-7-to-11-6-inch-ips-screen/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/masterpad-prototype-marries-windows-7-to-11-6-inch-ips-screen/#comments Check out this 14mm-thin contender: built by Pegatron and still at the prototype stage, the MasterPad looks to be the embodiment of Steve Ballmer's incoming armada of desirable Windows 7 tablets. It sports an 11.6-inch IPS screen, which accommodates a 1,366 x 768 widescreen resolution, a 1.3 megapixel webcam plus mic, two USB ports, a memory card reader, an accelerometer, mini-HDMI port, 3G connectivity, and 32GB or 64GB SSD options. All that hi-tech goodness is wrapped up in a magnesium and aluminum alloy body, weighing 990 grams. There are some less cutting edge specs, like the disappointing 2-cell battery that will only get you 5 hours of use and the 1.66GHz Atom N450 CPU -- but we're being promised 1080p video playback and Flash compatibility are ready to roll, and our machine translation hints at an additional HD video-processing chip. The early hands-on experience seems to have left the Israeli journos impressed, and their homeland can expect the MasterPad to arrive "in the coming months," with an Android version also in the works. See it on video after the break.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Image courtesy of Nitsan Saddan, Ynet

Continue reading MasterPad prototype marries Windows 7 to 11.6-inch IPS screen (video)

MasterPad prototype marries Windows 7 to 11.6-inch IPS screen (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>accelerometerasusatomatom n450AtomN450cyber1gpshands-onin the wildintelInTheWildipsisraelmasterpadmicrosoftmultitouchn450pegatronprototypeslateslate pcSlatePctablettouchscreenvideowindowswindows 7Windows7x86Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:07:00 EST<![CDATA[HP Slate lookalike spotted in China, might beat the real thing to the market]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/hp-slate-lookalike-spotted-in-china-might-beat-the-real-thing-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/hp-slate-lookalike-spotted-in-china-might-beat-the-real-thing-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/hp-slate-lookalike-spotted-in-china-might-beat-the-real-thing-t/#comments Once again, China has proven to the world that it's the place to be for all sorts of gadgetry miracle. Just look at this 10-inch Windows 7 tablet here -- it may not be a full clone of the forthcoming 8.9-inch HP Slate, but it does come with a couple of interesting features: a 1366 x 768 resistive multitouch display (ideal for tackling the complicated Chinese characters with a stylus) and a webcam. You'll also find a handful of regular tidbits on this 1.66GHz Atom N450 device: a regular USB port coupled by a mini version, 3.5mm headphone jack, VGA port, LAN port, accelerometer, Bluetooth, WiFi and 3G. Oh, and you'll get a free stand, too, but we'll be minding our own business until this no-frills tablet gets a price.

HP Slate lookalike spotted in China, might beat the real thing to the market originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3g tablet3gTabletatomatom N450AtomN450chinagma 3150Gma3150hphp slate kirfHpSlateKirfintel atomintel gma 3150IntelAtomIntelGma3150kirfN450slatetablettablet pcTabletPcwindows 7Windows7Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:21:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel Classmate PC becomes Toshiba CM1 in Japan]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/intel-classmate-pc-becomes-toshiba-cm1-in-japan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/intel-classmate-pc-becomes-toshiba-cm1-in-japan/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/intel-classmate-pc-becomes-toshiba-cm1-in-japan/#comments Toshiba and Intel have announced that they're partnering up to deliver Chipzilla's convertible Classmate PC to Japanese youths -- just in time for the new school year. Sporting a 1.66GHz Atom N450 and an overhauled design, this latest iteration of the educational use netbook will start filtering through Nipponese school corridors this August. It packs 160GB of storage room and 2GB of RAM under a nice 1,366 x 768 10.1-inch touchscreen. The latter flips around to facilitate pen input with an included stylus, while the whole package is protected by a well rubberized and ruggedized case. Now if only it could get some multitouch and one of those crazy 15-hour batteries, we might consider going back to school and using it to finish our floristry studies. Full PR after the break.

Update: The Japanese school year starts in April, so technically the CM1 is just in time for the second semester. So long as it's on time, we don't think anyone will mind much.

Continue reading Intel Classmate PC becomes Toshiba CM1 in Japan

Intel Classmate PC becomes Toshiba CM1 in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atomatom n450AtomN450classmateclassmate pcClassmatePccm1convertibleeducationhandlehandwritingintelintel atomIntelAtomjapanlaptoplaptopsnetbooknetbooksnetvertiblepen inputPenInputpine trailPineTrailpineviewstudentstudentstablettablet pcTabletPctoshibatoshiba cm1ToshibaCm1touchscreenwindows 7Windows7Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:12:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung N230 netbook ships with 13.8 hours of pretend fun]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/samsung-n230-netbook-ships-with-13-8-hours-of-pretend-fun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/samsung-n230-netbook-ships-with-13-8-hours-of-pretend-fun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/28/samsung-n230-netbook-ships-with-13-8-hours-of-pretend-fun/#comments Does this picture look anything like your life? No... because it's missing a Samsung N230 netbook. Come June 28th Sammy will rid the world of sadness and begin selling its latest netbook with your choice of 1.66GHz N450 or 1.83GHz N470 Atom processors and options for 32Wh and 66Wh batteries for up to 7- or a whopping 13.8-hours of power, respectively. And judging by the N230 "photographed" above, its 10.1-inch, 1,024 x 600 non-gloss, LED backlit display will remain absolutely stunning and reflection free even when used outdoors. Right. Live vicariously through the eyes of a corporate marketing executive by reviewing the gallery below.

Gallery: Samsung N230 netbook comes loaded with 13.8-hours of pretend fun

Continue reading Samsung N230 netbook ships with 13.8 hours of pretend fun

Samsung N230 netbook ships with 13.8 hours of pretend fun originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atomAtom N450atom n470AtomN450AtomN470gma3150N230n450n470netbookNM10samsungsamsung n230SamsungN230Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:21:00 EST<![CDATA[Gateway's glowing ID laptops arrive along with new LT series netbooks]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/gateways-glowing-id-series-arrives-along-with-new-lt-series-net/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/gateways-glowing-id-series-arrives-along-with-new-lt-series-net/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/gateways-glowing-id-series-arrives-along-with-new-lt-series-net/#comments Oh sure, Acer may have spent the first half of the week convincing us that its newest laptops and netbooks were the sweetest systems around, but now it's turning the attention to its Gateway brand only tempt us with equally as enticing options. The ID series has been on our radar ever since we saw its blue-glowing touchpad at Computex, and luckily both the 14-inch ID49 and 15.6-inch ID59 will hit US retailers for less than $800 in the coming weeks. The exact configurations are unclear, but they'll have Core i3 / i5 CPU options as well as NVIDIA Optimus graphics. On the netbook front, Gateway's bringing out the 10.1-inch LT23, which looks the same as the LT22 we caught a glimpse of a few weeks back. Powered by an Intel Atom N450 CPU, 1GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive, the netbook will start at a tempting $329. Check out the gallery below for some shiny press shots and the full press release after the break. Oh and Acer, we're giving you permission to chill on the new laptops for a bit!

Gallery: Gateway ID and LT series press shots

Continue reading Gateway's glowing ID laptops arrive along with new LT series netbooks

Gateway's glowing ID laptops arrive along with new LT series netbooks originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony hangs ten with Billabong, pops out gnarly special edition VAIO W netbook originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 May 2010 07:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atomatom n450AtomN450Australiabillabongcolorcolorfulcolorslaptoplimited editionLimitedEditionn450netbookSonyspecial editionSpecialEditionvaiovaio wVaioWMon, 24 May 2010 07:29:00 EST<![CDATA[ASUS makes EeePC 1015P and 1015PE official, endows them with 13.5 hours of battery life]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/16/asus-makes-eeepc-1015p-and-1015pe-official-endows-them-with-13/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/16/asus-makes-eeepc-1015p-and-1015pe-official-endows-them-with-13/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/16/asus-makes-eeepc-1015p-and-1015pe-official-endows-them-with-13/#comments It's hard to differentiate yourself in the netbook world nowadays -- pretty much every manufacturer is trudging along the same Pine Trail, with the same one, maybe two, gigabytes of RAM and 160GB to 320GB in storage. So ASUS, the original gangster of this sector, is aiming to wow consumers with a scintillating 13.5 hours of autonomous use courtesy of its 6-cell 63Wh battery pack. The EeePC 1015P and 1015PE differ only in aesthetics, with both sporting 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 screens and Atom N450 processors. No, that's not going to break any performance records, but if that longevity number proves true, we suspect there'll be plenty of eager buyers out there. Price and availability haven't yet been revealed, but ASUS doesn't usually keep us waiting so look out for these in the very near future.

ASUS makes EeePC 1015P and 1015PE official, endows them with 13.5 hours of battery life originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 16 May 2010 15:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ASUS Eee PC R101 surfaces in Deutschland with Atom N450, carbon fiber flair originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 May 2010 06:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>asusasus eee pcasus eee pc r101AsusEeePcAsusEeePcR101Atom n450AtomN450eeeeee pceee pc r101EeePcEeePcR101germangermanygma 3150Gma3150laptopleakleakedleaksn450netbookr101Wed, 12 May 2010 06:47:00 EST<![CDATA[Dell Latitude 2110 updated with Pine Trail Atom, already thinking about fall semester]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/dell-latitude-2110-updated-with-pine-trail-atom-already-thinkin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/dell-latitude-2110-updated-with-pine-trail-atom-already-thinkin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/dell-latitude-2110-updated-with-pine-trail-atom-already-thinkin/#comments We're not going to lie, it's a little late in the game for Dell to update its Latitude netbook with Intel's Pine Trail processors -- you know, since the chips were released back in January -- but it's better late than never, we suppose. The 10-inch Latitude 2110, like the previous 2100, is still very much aimed at students, and keeps its chassis in tact with the same rubber cover (available in red, blue and black) as well as that anti-microbial keyboard to protect against insect secretions, misplaced mayonnaise and far-flung mucus particles. The studious laptop will be available with an Atom N470 N450 processor, 1GB of RAM and Ubuntu for $389, and clicking the Windows Starter option should boost the price to $419. That's a bit more expensive than the average Pine Trail netbook these days, but who wouldn't pay a bit extra for some added durability for the kids? In case you haven't seen the little guy before, we've got a few beauty shots below (and a press release after the break).

Gallery: Dell Latitude 2110 press shots

Continue reading Dell Latitude 2110 updated with Pine Trail Atom, already thinking about fall semester

Dell Latitude 2110 updated with Pine Trail Atom, already thinking about fall semester originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 May 2010 01:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: AndroidPIT was kind enough to dub over their entire demo in English -- hear everything after the break.

Continue reading Neofonie's WePad tablet shown to German journalists, seems legit (update: now with English!)

Neofonie's WePad tablet shown to German journalists, seems legit (update: now with English!) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Previously on Computers Designed For Children, protagonist PeeWee PC introduced us to its creation, the Pivot Tablet Laptop, a cute little netvertible with childish specs -- but a $600 price that set it well out of reach of the average piggy bank. One year later, PeeWee has matured, but not necessarily for the better. For $100 less, the new PeeWee Power Laptop, which is actually just a rebranded Classmate PC, sports the same carry handle and kid-friendly construction as its the aforesaid Tablet (though with a faster 1.66GHz Atom N450 processor, 15 game titles and a security suite, mind you), but completely ditches the tablet PC functionality. Without a stylus or touchscreen for kids on which to express their creativity (read: color outside of the lines), we're not quite sure of the point. In truth, the Power Laptop is neither laptop nor powerful -- merely a rugged, kid-friendly netbook at an adult price point. But hey, it's got a carry handle!

Update: PeeWee representatives tell us that the Power Laptop will not actually replace the Pivot Tablet -- a new version of that machine (perhaps a rebranded convertible Classmate?) is slated to appear around May.

Gallery: PeeWee Power Laptop press shots

Continue reading PeeWee PC loses the stylus, gains average netbook status (update)

PeeWee PC loses the stylus, gains average netbook status (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Atom N450AtomN450carry handleCarryHandlechildchildrenclassmateclassmate pcClassmatePchandleIntel AtomIntel Atom N450intel classmate pcIntelAtomIntelAtomN450IntelClassmatePckidkid-friendlykidsN450netbooknetvertiblePeeweePeewee PCPeewee Power LaptopPeeweePcPeeweePowerLaptoppivot tablet laptopPivotTabletLaptopPower LaptopPowerLaptopThu, 01 Apr 2010 02:52:00 EST<![CDATA[ASUS Eee PC 1001PX has a thing for carbon-fiber, starts at $279]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/asus-eee-pc-1001px-has-a-thing-for-carbon-fiber-starts-at-279/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/asus-eee-pc-1001px-has-a-thing-for-carbon-fiber-starts-at-279/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/asus-eee-pc-1001px-has-a-thing-for-carbon-fiber-starts-at-279/#comments We won't detail our murderous wrath for glossy netbooks, but we will tell you that ASUS is on our good side today by striking the shiny lid on its newest 10-inch Eee PC 1001PX in exchange for a carbon fiber-like replacement. The little guy boasts the same specs as the budget Eee PC 1001P -- an Intel Atom N450 CPU, 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive -- and will be available in the US in May. And if you had any doubt that ASUS is after Acer's throat in pricing, we're told that the Windows 7 Starter model will be priced at an aggressive $299, while the XP version will only set you back a cool $279. In typical ASUS form, we're hearing word of an Eee PC 1001PG that will fall into this same line, but will be equipped with 4G in most markets and possibly 3G and 4G stateside. Now, if only we had as much information about those brewing Eee Pads...

Gallery: ASUS Eee PC 1001PX press shots

ASUS Eee PC 1001PX has a thing for carbon-fiber, starts at $279 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Spotted first crawling its way through the FCC, then on the floors of CES and most recently at WMC with some LTE inside we're going to go ahead and say the Samsung N150 has earned its new stripes, err rainbow colors. Trying to add some brightness to its well stocked Pine Trail netbook line up, Sammy has gone and painted the $379 10.1-inch N150 in Flamingo Pink, Bermuda Blue and Caribbean Yellow, though kept its internal 1.6GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, 250GB hard drive and 1GB RAM unprimed. Interestingly, in some countries the netbook has acquired Samsung's affordable mobile phone Corby brand, though here in the U.S. that doesn't seem to be the case. We'd probably just stick with the black hue, but that doesn't mean we couldn't go for some sort of tropical-flavor candy right about now.

Samsung's N150 netbook picks up some Corby branding, Starburst color originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dell Inspiron Mini 10 shipping April 1st with integrated Clear WiMAX originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Another day, another Android tablet render. This one, the imaginatively titled WePad, is as ambitious as its name might suggest. (You know, because "we" is plural of "I"? Yeah, it's a stretch.) Dwarfing the iPad with its 11.6-inch (1366 x 768) display, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, GMA 3150 graphics, webcam, two USB ports, flash card reader, UMTS modem, and a mooted six hours of battery life, we could see ourselves picking one up -- provided the price point is decent. But that's just the beginning! The manufacturer, Neofonie, also has designs on a WePad app store and, if all goes according to plan, this thing'll sport genuine Google Android and the Android Market. The company also mentions something called the "WeMagazine publishing ecosystem," the basis of a turn-key operation for getting your own branded device out on the e-reader market, so if you're looking to get into the biz just hit the source link to begin your adventure. As for us, we'll wait to see a final product before we jump to any conclusions.

[Thanks, Dan Z]

Neofonie announces WePad 11.6-inch Android slate originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid marketAndroidMarketatomAtom N450AtomN450e-readergermanyneofonieslatetabletwepadSat, 20 Mar 2010 21:31:00 EST<![CDATA[Sony VAIO M netbook officially unveiled, attempts to befriend your wallet]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/sony-vaio-m-netbook-officially-unveiled-attempts-to-befriend-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/sony-vaio-m-netbook-officially-unveiled-attempts-to-befriend-yo/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/sony-vaio-m-netbook-officially-unveiled-attempts-to-befriend-yo/#comments It's still mildly hard to believe that the Sony VAIO M is for real, given its lack of VAIO's iconic chiclet keys plus the pretty convincing VAIO W fake that we've stumbled upon. Nevertheless, kudos to Sony for reaching out to a more affordable market with its new 3.1-pound netbook. The specs are the identical with the ones we saw yesterday and earlier this month, but hey, there's no harm in having another party to welcome this fella, right? You can grab one now -- in black or white -- for £300 ($456) in the UK.

Gallery: Sony VAIO M netbook officially unveiled, attempts to befriend your wallet

Sony VAIO M netbook officially unveiled, attempts to befriend your wallet originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: The YouTube video played was a stop-motion animation running at 5fps and therefore shouldn't be considered representative of the T101MT's video performance. What should be taken as representative is the fact that it maxed out the CPU.

Continue reading ASUS T101MT gets the quick and dirty video review treatment

ASUS T101MT gets the quick and dirty video review treatment originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony VAIO M and its Atom N450 heart get unboxed originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Averatec's just outed its super thin, super light, 10-inch netbook, the N1200. Available in silver or black, it's a good looking little package which weighs in at just 2.2 pounds. It boasts an Atom N450 CPU, a 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM which is expandable up to 2GB, plus a webcam and 802.11n Wi-Fi. You can get this bad little dude with either XP or Windows 7 Starter. The battery life is apparently about 3 hours, though you can upgrade to a better, 6 hour battery. The N1200 starts at $330. The full press release is after the break.

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Well, here's a bit of an interesting development. While we've been seeing Lenovo's ThinkPad X100e out and about for a while now, it's always been with an AMD Neo processor and an 11.6-inch 1,366 x 768 display. According to a spec list that recently turned up on Lenovo's own site, however, it looks like the company may also have another version of the laptop in store that's even more netbook-like. That one not only includes a lower-res, 10.1-inch screen, but an Atom N450 processor as well -- something that had been rumored to be headed to Lenovo netbooks as far back as December. Unfortunately, there's no indication of pricing or availability, although it does seem a bit late in the game for this to simply be a slip-up of some sort.

10.1-inch ThinkPad X100e surfaces with Atom N450 processor originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: ASUS Eee PC M101MT

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ASUS gets official with swivel-screen multitouch Eee PC T101MT originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You better watch it, Acer -- it looks like MSI is getting real close to undercutting your $299 Aspire One 532h netbook with its $309.99 Pine Trail-powered Wind U135. Taiwanese manufacturer disputes aside, not much has changed with the Wind U135 since we brought you our impressions, but we remind you that $305 buys you a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N450, 1GB of RAM, an 160GB hard drive and Windows 7 Starter. If you need a bit more storage, you can shell out an extra 20 bucks for the 250GB version. And the cheap netbook race continues... Check the full PR after the break.

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MSI Wind U135 should be available for as low as $310 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel Classmate PC is not forgotten, gets Pine Trail and WiMAX overhaul originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As far as fit and finish, the laptop isn't that far divergent from the Mini 5101, which certainly isn't a bad thing. We love the quality, no-frills feel and look, and the optional handle (which has to be picked at the time of order, since it's integrated) is surprisingly nice and handy. If we had one gripe it would be the oppressive screen bezel, but at least it leaves room for a 95%-sized keyboard, and the brushed aluminum screen back is a nice touch.

Gallery: HP Mini 5102 press shots

Gallery: HP Mini 5102 hands-on

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HP Mini 5102 has optional handle and touchscreen; the drive to succeed originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Gateway brings Atom N450 to LT21 line of 10.1-inch netbooks

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Gateway brings Atom N450 to LT21 line of 10.1-inch netbooks originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dell's Atom N450-based Inspiron Mini 10 now up for order, starts at $299 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ASUS Eee PC 1001P brings its seashell design, Atom N450 to Amazon's US listings originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung hops on Atom N450 bandwagon with N210, N220, N150 and NB30 netbooks originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Read - FutureShop.ca (Gateway NV5905H)
Read - FutureShop.ca (Toshiba Satellite L500-00F)
Read - Costco (Dell Inspiron 15)
Read - FutureShop.ca (Gateway LT2102H)
Read - FutureShop.ca (Toshiba NB305-00F)

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