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Tuesday, October 13, 2009 12:58 AM

BFG Technologies jumps into the laptop race

My favorite video card maker is now making laptops.  Then again I’m not sure I would classify their machine a laptop.  You aren’t going to site around on the couch with the18.4” LCD screen Deimos X-10 on your lap.  Check out just part of
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Saturday, October 10, 2009 11:11 PM

The Real Intel Geek Rock Star

  Be sure to watch this all the way to the end. Grin.
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009 11:21 PM

The Secret Sony Viao X – now on display

Sony has done a remarkable job keeping the new X Series laptop under wraps. I managed to see some video of one a few weeks ago and it looks like a remarkable little machine. The key word here is little. The Sony Vaio X is only .5 inches thick. In fact,
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Sunday, October 04, 2009 10:11 PM

Is the HP Envy the Mac killer?

Apple has enjoyed a tremendous amount of mindshare and market share the past few years.  Many people think they are the innovation leaders and their stock price reflects that.  But there are a number of companies that have had Apple in their
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 8:16 PM

Wow, this is a Dell?

Now available for purchase at http://www.dell.com/us/en/business/notebooks/laptop-latitude-z/pd.aspx?refid=laptop-latitude-z&s=bsd&cs=04&~ck=mn . Doesn’t run Hyper-V or have a Quad core, but this is a swanky machine. This is not your Dad’s
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Thursday, September 24, 2009 2:45 PM

How about an Intel Mobile Core i7 quad based laptop?

Last year most of the quad core machines were huge.  The vast majority had 17” screens and were rather large pizza box style machines.  This year is going to be different.  It’s already looking like this is going to be the year of the quad. 
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 10:14 PM

How about a new PMP for Christmas?

Every year a new crop of Portable Media Players (PMP) comes out and tempts you to spend your hard earned cash on one. This year is no different and most of the major makers have tipped their hand and have their product in the channel, or will very soon.
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Monday, September 14, 2009 9:15 PM

Back to the Future IV – DeLorean morphs into Steenstra Styletto

If the DeLorean went to the future and really came back, this machine would be a good contender for the upgraded model. See http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/14/introducing-the-next-eco-supercar-the-steenstra-styletto/ for the full article and gallery.
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Saturday, September 05, 2009 11:46 PM

I wonder how much Sony wants for this – VAIO X Series

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Tuesday, September 01, 2009 9:10 AM

Official Windows Mobile 6.5 Details Emerge

One Phone for Work and Play Windows phones are ideal devices for work and play, giving consumers the confidence to get things done with mobile versions of the software they recognize and expect from their PCs. The redesigned Internet Explorer Mobile browser
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Monday, August 31, 2009 7:25 PM

The Fall Cell Phone Parade Begins

It’s an interesting time of year.  New cell phones are launching.  T-Mobile launced the HTC Touch Pro 2 a week or two ago and now Sprint has announced their model will be available for order on September 8th.  Here are a couple of snips
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Thursday, August 20, 2009 9:07 AM

How do you pick your next laptop or technology?

Criteria.  Each of us weigh our wants and needs differently.  Wants are different than needs.  Matt wanted a slim light weight machine.  Who doesn’t?  The more advanced a computer user, the quicker you can reach a decision. 
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:25 PM

Brush your teeth and shave – LifeCam Cinema HD on the way?

I have not seen an official announcement so I have no idea if it’s real or a mock-up. But if it’s real, I want it. Especially if it works with Camtasia, Expression Encoder 3 and Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition 9 and above. My screencasts will never
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009 1:44 AM

T-Mobile Launches the HTC Touch Pro 2

The HTC Touch Pro 2 has been a pretty heavily anticipated device.  T-Mobile is selling them now on their website at http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Cell-Phone-Detail.aspx?cell-phone=HTC-Touch-Pro-2 . The fine folks at engadget.com give you a
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Saturday, August 01, 2009 2:17 PM

Looking for an external 2.5” SATA enclosure? Check this out

My stash of mobile 2.5” hard drives keep growing.  I still have a number of PATA drivers, but the SATA drive pile is growing at an exponential rate.  The primary reason is that the drive capacity goes up right about the time I need more capacity
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