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Suprise! FCC Reveals the JooJoo Tablet is packing Nvidia Ion

by admin on March 11, 2010

JooJoo tablet Fcc filing The JooJoo tablet, formerly known as Techcrunch’s ‘Crunchpad’ (long story) hass just hit the FCC with full documentation and a teardown and there’s a surprise!  It’s a NVIDIA Ion GPU – answering some questions regarding how they would get the tablet to playback HD video.   It will be paired with the normal accompliment of an Atom N270, SSD,WIFI and an optional 3G card. We’ll be interested to see how this old-gen N270 processor and Nvidia Ion car impact battery life.   Hopefully there will be a revised version soon with Intel’s Pine Trail chip and NVIDIA’s Optimus-based Ion 2. There’s a few more pics after the break, courtesy of Engadget.

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Another Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t Tablet Review – Still Mediocre

by admin on March 11, 2010

There’s been quite a bit of news on the Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t – we did a roundup of the stories here and had an unboxing video as well.  Now, Joanna over at Engadget, has put up another review of the  10.1” Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t tablet netvertible.  The model tested had an Atom N470 processor, 4-cell battery and Windows 7 Home Premium priced at $649 USD (~434 GBP). Pros: - Nice weight, comfortable to use in two hands. - No potruding battery from the back. - Capacitive touchscreen is responsive and flicking through web pages is enjoyable. - 4-Cell battery lasted a solid 4.5 hours. Cons: -  Atom N470 felt sluggish, seems slower than the HP Mini 210 with the default Atom N450 processor. - Built-in accelerometer worked poorly Joanna resorted to manually pressing the button on the screen bezel for rotation. - Keyboard felt cramped and flexy, trackpad is too small. - Poor viewing screen angles. So, some definite plus points, but also some serious drawbacks for this netvertible that looked so impressive on paper.  Check ou the full Lenovo S10-3t review at Engadget if you’d like to read more.

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[Video] Unboxing the Asus Eee PC 1001P

by admin on March 9, 2010

If you can do without the 802.11N wireless, and Windows 7, the Asus Eee PC 1001P may be the right netbook for you.  Launched as the little brother to the recently launched Eee PC 1005PE, the 1001P shares the same 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processors, 1GB of RAM, and“Seashell” style case design.   Brad, over at Liliputing took a quick look at this new Asus netbook today, and seems genearally impressed with it.  He notes that it has a matte (non-glossy) display, as well case lid and palm rest.  (no fingerprints!) The best feature, however, may be the price.   Amazon UK currently has it listed for a bargain price of just £229.00 with free shipping. Check out the unboxing video after the break.

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First Apple iPad Commercial Airs

by admin on March 8, 2010

The first commercial for Apple’s upcoming iPad aired last night in the States during the Oscars. It’s pretty much what most are expecting – a larger iPod touch, but the comericial brings up an interesting question.  How do you hold this thing?  Sure, you can prop it up on a table, but what about when there isn’t a surface to place it on in front of you?   Almost every shot of a person actually using the iPad shows legs contorted into unusual positions. Check out the video after the break.

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Pixel QI Netbook Screen Kits Available Soon

by admin on March 8, 2010

Pixel Qi founder Mary Lou Jepsen says that you’ll be able to pick  your very own Pixel Qi Screen by this summer, in the form of a DIY Kit.  What makes the Pixel Qi screen special is that it combines the benefits of the low power, high contract e-ink dispalys found in many ebook readers, and the full colour displays currently in netbooks.  The Pixel Qi display’s power consumption is said to range from just .5 watts, without backlight, to 2.5 watts with the backglight on. Pixel Qi’s assures us that their LCD displays combine some of the best elements of a fully saturated color display, with incredible power consumption numbers.  As an added bonus, there will be a ePaper mode that makes reading the screen possible in direct sunlight. Pixel Qi’s LCD displays combine some of the best elements of a fully saturated color display and a high contrast e-Ink screen. In a nutshell, you can treat the screen as a slightly thicker, more expensive color LCD and never take advantage of the ePaper mode. But you can also turn off the backlight to reduce the screen’s power consumption from 2.5 watts to about 0.5 watts. There’s no word on pricing yet. Jepsen says the company will make an announcement prior to the release of the DIY kits.  You can check out the Pixel Qi screen in action after the break.

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Samsung ‘N310′ Go gets updated with Pine Trail

by admin on March 7, 2010

Samsung have launched an updated version of the Samsung N310 ‘Go’ netbook called the N315.  The new N315 netbook looks identical to the original Samsung N310 and has the same rubberized case and chiclet-style keyboard which got rave reviews laster year but swaps out the N270 processor for the new 1.66GHz Intel Atom Pine Trail N450 processor. Here’s a full rundown of the specs, or you can check out the official page at  Samsung : CPU: 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 Graphics: Intel GMA 3150 Display: 10.1 inch 1024 x 600 pixels OS: Windows 7 Starter Memory: 1GB Storage: 250GB HDD Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n WiFi, 10/100 Ethernet I/O: 3 USB, VGA, mic, headphone, SDHC card slot Battery: 4 cell Dimensions: 10.3″ x 7.3″ x 1.1″ Weight: 2.7 pounds No word yet on UK availabiliy or price for the upcoming N315, but Expansys, through Amazon UK, has  a good deal on the N310 for £254.99 via  Netbooked

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Upcoming Gigabyte M1000 to pack Next Gen Ion Graphics

by admin on March 6, 2010

Remember the M1000 and Q1000C netbooks Gigabyte launched at CeBIT 2010? Well it turns out the new M1000 is also going to be one of the first netbooks to get the next generation NVIDIA ION graphics.   Netbook News.de reports that there a new version of the M1000, called the Gigabyte M1000N and will feature a 1.83GHz Intel Atom N470 CPU, a 1366 x 768 pixel HD display, and of course, the next gen. Ion graphics. Nvidia’s next generation Ion platform will come in two flavours – one designed for 10″ netbooks and another for 12″ netbooks.  The 10″ version of Ion has only half the  CUDA cores of the ION chip found in nettops and notebooks with 11.6 inch or larger displays. That means Gigabyte M1000N  won’t have the graphics processing power of larger netbooks like the Acer Aspire One 532G and Asus Eee PC 1201N , but there will also be fewer pixels to push on the smaller screens.

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HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Edition to Launch March 19th

by admin on March 5, 2010

As they did with the Tord Boontje Mini 110, HP have teamed up with designer Vivienne Tam to create a special edition of the new HP Mini 210 netbook.  It is scheduled to ship on March 19th, in the States at leaste, and the netbook features a butterfly motif which was designed by Vivienne Tam. The regular HP mini 210 runs about $280 in the US, and this ‘designer’ edition will sell for $600 – so quite a premium.  For your extra dosh you get the designer lid, desktop wallpaper and optional matching wireless mouse.  Under the hood it’s less designer, and more standard Pinetrail era netbook fare.  Namely, it has 2GB of RAM, a 320G hard drive, and runs Windows 7 Home Premium rather than the Windows 7 Starter Edition that normally hobbles 10 inch netbooks. You can check out the Vivienne Tam US edition here at the US Amazon , or you can order the regular HP Mini 210 here in the UK at Amazon for £264.97 . via  Chip Chick

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Top Pinetrail Netbooks in the UK Roundup

March 3, 2010

Asus Eee PC 1005PE, now with Pinetrail Although the new Pinetrail netbooks have been launched for some time now in the US and elsewhere in the world, the UK was lagging behind a little – until now!  Here’s a quick roundup of all the new Intel Atom N450 powered netbooks on the market at the moment.  The most popular at the moment is the Asus Eee PC 1005PE , but there’s a great bargain to be had with the 1001P .  Want a bit of style?  Check out the Toshiba NB305 , or the 1008P (pre-order only for now). Asus Asus Eee PC 1001P 10 inch netbook (Atom N450 1.66GHz, 1Gb, 160Gb, WLAN, Webcam, 11hr batt, Windows XP Home (Black )  £229.00 – Amazon UK free shipping. Asus 1005PE 10.1-inch Netbook (Intel Atom N540 1.66 GHz Processor, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD, 11 hr Battery, WLAN, Bluetooth, Webcam, Windows 7, Black) £229.00 – Amazon UK free shipping. Asus 1008P 10.1-inch Netbook (Intel Atom N450 1.66 GHz Processor, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD, up to 6 Hours Battery, WLAN, Bluetooth, Webcam, Windows 7) £349.00 – Amazon UK free shipping. Acer Acer Aspire 532, 10.1″ LED LCD, Netbook, Intel Atom Processor N450, 250 GB, 1 GB RAM, Windows 7, Up to 8 hours battery life (Red) £289.99 - Amazon UK free shipping Toshiba Toshiba NB300 10.1 inch netbook (Atom N450 1.6GHz, 1Gb, 250Gb, 6 cell battery, WLAN, Webcam, Win 7 Starter (Black) £279.00 – Amazon UK free shipping Toshiba NB305 10.1 inch netbook (Atom N450 1.6GHz, 1Gb, 250Gb, 6 cell battery, WLAN, BT, Webcam, Win 7 Starter (Brown) £349.00 – Amazon UK free shipping HP HP Mini 210-1000sa PC (Black, 10.1″, Windows 7 Starter, Intel Atom N450, 1 GB DDR2 RAM, 160 GB SATA HDD, Intel GMA 3150, 802.11 b/g Networking) £264.97 - Amazon UK free shipping Samsung Samsung N210 10.1-inch Netbook (Intel Atom N450 1.66 GHz Processor, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD, 6 Cell Battery, up to 11.2 Hours, Webcam, Windows 7 Starter, Black) £294.99 - Amazon UK free shipping Samsung N220 10.1-inch Netbook (Intel Atom N450 1.66 GHz Processor, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD, 6 Cell Battery, up to 11.2 Hours, Webcam, Windows 7 Starter,Green/Black) £323.00 - Amazon UK free shipping

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New Shuttle B10 Netbook has External Graphics Port

March 3, 2010

Shuttle has launched a new netbook, it’s called the B10.  This is Shuttle’s first foray into the netbook market, although they practically invented the nettop market.   The new B10 features Pinetrail internals – notably a N450 processor and Integrated GMA3150 graphics. That’s not very exciting, but GXT jack on the side of the netbook is.  It allows one to for connecting an external video card to the netbook.  It seems like a good alternative to the mediocre performance of the built-in graphics card, and the energy sapping operation of the Nvida Ion solutoon since it would allow you to plug in a high end graphics card when docked at home. Roland from  Netbook News got a good look at the netbook at CeBIT in Germany, and there’s a video he took after the break. Oh, and the rest  of the Shuttle B10 netbook – a 3 cell battery, 3 USB ports, a card reader, webcam, and Ethernet jack. There’s also a SIM Card slot, which means that there will at least be a 3G option for this notebook. It’s due out in the third quarter of the year.

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