Category: Laptops / Notebooks
Samsung creates fuel-cell laptop, fully charged for one month
Laptop chargers are unsightly beasts, and it never ceases to amaze me when stylish manufacturers like Sony or Apple use chunky cables, ruining their chic, fashionable look. Samsung, surprisingly enough, have created a fuel-cell model which apparently contains enough fuel in the compartment under the monitor to keep it running for a while month…
More pink technology from Hi-Grade – Notino D2200P notebook
Following on from the W5700, Hi-Grade has another pink notebook on offer – the Notino D2200P.
Fujitsu lining up gargantuan 1.2TB hard drives for notebooks
Fujitsu’s found a way to start charging more money for hard drives – inventing a new technology to increase their capacity.
We’ll copy the method it used directly from the Fujitsu announcement as, frankly, it’s all a bit bewildering. Apparently, “one-dimensionally aligned alumina nanohole patterns with 25nm pitch were produced to support one Terabit/in2 bit recording density.”
Dell launch Inspiron 6400n and 530n notebooks with Ubuntu Linux preinstalled
Dell continues its push into Linux-based computers with the launch of two Inspiron notebooks in Europe.
The 6400n and 530n will come with the Ubuntu 7.04 Linux operating system ready installed. According to Dell, over 30,000 community members at the Ideastorm website asked for Dell to consider launching systems with the Linux operating system, with 100,000 participating in a follow-up survey to determine which Linux system to offer.
Lenovo to auction off Olympic Torch-themed notebook PCs for global charities
Celebrating the one-year-out mark for the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Lenovo yesterday announced plans for a major philanthropic auction, with limited-edition notebook computers inspired by their 2008 Olympic Torch on offer.
From February 8th next year, at the six-month mark, week-long back-to-back auctions for these “Cloud of Promise” notebook PCs will begin, concluding just prior to the start of the Games. Several of the PCs will be autographed by athletes.
Lenovo to sell Linux-based laptops
Several months after Dell announced Linux-based PCs, Lenovo have made a similar announcement.
Today it said that it would begin selling laptop computers with Linux software from Novell instead of Microsoft Windows, with availability to both business and personal customers.
Shiny Video Review: Pink Hi-Grade Notino W5700 laptop
A pink laptop? Well, it’s not the first, and definitely won’t be the last, however I doubt this £500 Hi-Grade Notino W5700 will ever grace my desk. Find out what Alex thinks about the Paris Hilton-esque machine in the video above…
Getac launches V100 rugged notebook/tablet PC
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Looked for something a little more rugged that your standard notebook? Getac could answer your needs with its newly-launched V100 notebook/tablet PC.
Steampunk Powerbook? More like Clockwork Powerbook!
Now that you know the, err, inner workings of the design aesthetics of steampunk pieces, here’s hoping you will appreciate the work that’s gone into this steampunk Pismo Powerbook created by Mr. Mordasky over at Mac Mod.
Using just broken clock parts purchased on eBay, aluminium sheet metal, gloss, and a bit of bronze paint, he has designed and made all by himself the perfect black steampunk Powerbook….
Giles Deacon for Intel Asus W5 limited edition laptops
Fancy our fashionably-attired sisters over at Catwalk Queen, getting the scoop on a new laptop range from Intel before us! Alright, so they have been designed by legendary fashion designer Giles Deacon, but that hasn’t stopped us from getting in a strop that they found out before us.
I might’ve said yesterday that I would never own a fashion mobile phone, like the new possible Samsung/Armani collaboration, but I think I’ll have to swallow my words already, less than 24 hours later, as I’d happily buy one of these fashion laptops…
