GDC: Netbooks can be a gaming platform
Right now, GDC 2010 is going on in San Francisco. What is the GDC? Its the Game Developers Conference, It is the largest annual gathering of professional video and game developers, focusing on learning, inspiration, and networking. The event comprises an expo, networking events, awards shows such as the Independent Games Festival and the Game Developers Choice Awards, [...]
Read MoreNvidia Optimus Demo – Pulling GPU With the Power On
Legit Reviews posted a really cool demo of the NVIDIA Optimus technology that many new notebooks will use to intelligently switch between discrete (powerful) and built in graphics solutions (standard); which will in turn save battery life. In this demonstration NVIDIA takes us inside an engineering lab to show how much power a GPU uses [...]
Read MoreUnboxing the Lenovo IdeaPad s10-3t with 8 cell battery
NetBookNews got their hands on the Lenovo IdeaPad s10-3t multitouch netvertible (netbook/tablet) device for a proper unboxing and to make it even more special, they have the version that comes with the 8 cell battery. This version of the IdeaPad s10-3t should last close to 10 hours and comes with the Intel Atom N450 processor [...]
Read MoreRugged Samsung NB30 Netbook Unboxed
The Samsung NB30 netbook that was revealed at CES 2010 was one of my show favorites. Internally the NB30 has similar spec to the variety of Intel N450 powered netbooks that have come out over the past month, but the NB30 has some really cool features for an on-the-go netbook that make it perfect for [...]
Read MoreOptimus Makes it Simple
Rene Haas is the General Manager of Notebooks at NVIDIA
In the past, consumers were forced to prioritize notebook performance or battery life, as one feature typically suffers significantly in order to accommodate the other. You could have long battery life from an underpowered notebook, or all the GPU power you desired from a notebook without [...]
Super Bowl Tech Ad Roundup – Intel, GoDaddy, Google, Vizio and more
Super Bowl 44 has wrapped up and with New Orleans already on it’s way to Mardi Gras complete with a Vince Lombardi trophy in hand we wanted to take a quick look at the technology commercials that have taken over the Super Bowl in recent years. Personally, I felt that the commercials in the first [...]
Read MoreReview of the $100 Android Notebook: Hivision PWS700CA
While Google is busy working on a Chrome Operating System for notebooks which will be available later this year, some manufacturers have taken it in their own hands to put the Google Android Mobile Operations System on cheap ARM powered notebooks.
Charbax from Armdevices.net has been testing the Hivision PWS700CA Android powered notebook, which he thinks [...]
The Definitive Apple iPad Hands On and First Impressions Roundup
After all the hype, after all the showmanship and yes, after the one more thing; all that’s left is to actually use the Apple iPad to see how well the device works. It’s easy to be disappointed and even dismissive of the new gadget that Apple has introduced, but it is Apple and they are [...]
Read MoreOnkyo DX Dual Screen Netbook Reviewed On Camera
Since the Dual Screen Onkyo DX Netbook made it’s first appearance I’ve been intrigued by the device. I use dual monitors at work and when I try to get anything done without them I feel a bit lost so the prospect of a small dual screen device is exciting.
WoW-PoW does us all the honor of [...]
Hey Steve, Would You Sign My Macbook? No, The Other Steve
It’s one thing to ask Steve Jobs to sign your Macbook, it’s another thing to ask Steve “I’m a PC” Ballmer, current CEO of Microsoft to take a sharpie to your Macbook.
Steve Ballmer Signs a Macbook
But; that’s what happened at a recent event at Trevecca Nazarene University in Tennessee. Mr. Ballmer, after being assured that it [...]
