I’m still on the fence about the Envy 133 from Voodoo. The biggest killers for me are Vista and its MacBook like specs with MacBook Pro pricing. The one cool thing is that the Envy 133 features an implementation of the Splashtop’s instant-on mode, dubbed the Voodoo IOS. Apparently, you can boot into the IOS in five seconds and from there access trim versions of Skype, Firefox, Pidgin IM, and view your pictures, listen to music, and watch videos and DVDs. If you get tired of the lack of functionality you can take a lunch break to load Windows Vista. Laptop Magazine has complete coverage of this feature, including a video of it in operation.

written by Tyler Regas