Archive for July, 2008

Acer Kicks Jumbo Lappies Into Pool

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I’ve seen some large lappies before, but these new Acer Aspire GemStone Blue models take the cake. As you can see here, they feature 18″ displays. What the shameless self-promotion doesn’t talk about is the humongous case and its meaty 9 pound heft. Sure, it sports a Core 2 Duo CPU, up to 4GBs of [...]

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Toshiba Hits 400GBs In 2.5″ Drives

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Toshiba says the their new 400GB 2.5″ SATA 5400RPM drives will be ready to ship in September. If you’re looking for a 7200RPM drive for your lappy, those will be out next month in 80-320GB capacities. Sorry kids, no pricing, but expect around or under $200 and less for everything, especially if Toshiba intends to [...]

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Diddlebug For Palm Finally Updated

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I am absolutely thrilled! Diddlebug hasn’t been updated in nearly four years, which is amazing. This classic Palm application is one of the single most useful applications ever made for mobile devices ever, and I’m not overstating the facts. The funny thing is that Diddlebug is really nothing more than a drawing program with an [...]

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Laptopmag Looks At IOS On Envy 133

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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 [...]

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