Archive for category Gadgets

Going SSD

Last year, I took advantage of the student promotion to buy a Windows 7 upgrade license for my Toshiba M700 tablet PC. Since I was at the middle of the previous semester, I thought it wise to postpone the upgrade after the semester, but before the start of the next one. I also decided that [...]

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Dell Vostro V13

The Dell Vostro V13 is another 13.3″ thin & light laptop with a CULV processor. It’s already available to order at the Dell website starting at around $450, but $600 buys you a Core 2 Duo ULV SU7300 Intel processor and Windows 7 Premium. The design borrows from the first generation Adamo line and it [...]

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Google Chrome for Mac beta is now available!

I signed a few weeks back to get notification once the Google Chrome browser for Mac is already available. Well, I received an email this morning that it now available. I have downloaded the package installer and plan to install it later on my iMac to test drive it. Here are a few fun facts [...]

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Astro Boy netbook

Here’s a cool gift to that Astro Boy fan in your family. An Astro Boy-branded netbook. It is only available in Taiwan, but I am sure there are online stores that will be willing to ship it to you if you are willing to pay the price of $900 exclusive of shipping charges. It is [...]

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Adamo XPS hands on by Engadget

Engadget posted a hands on of Dell’s Adamo XPS. This is Dell’s 2nd generation model for their boutique notebooks that is all form rather than function.  I like how Dell was able to come up with a thin chassis for the XPS Adamo and the uber-geek way of unlocking the latch, but I am not [...]

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Why go for the Samsung Go

In a previous post, I mentioned that I was in the market for a netbook and was looking at what Samsung has to offer. I read through  several reviews that are almost unanimous in their praise of Samsung netbook’s superior build quality, spacious keyboards, sharp screens, and long battery life. Although all of these comes [...]

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E-book Readers everywhere

Not quite.
Although 2010 might shape up as the year when e-book reader become more than just a niche device. There are now several generations of Amazon’s Kindle device and it is now available not only in the US but in other parts of the world. Barnes & Noble, one of the US biggest bookstore chain [...]

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