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Silicon Valley Fight Club for Geeks
Some tech guys get sick of punching away at a keyboards for their entire careers and get the urge to beat something else. Check out this video of Silicon Valley’s very own fight club- where IT managers, software engineers and even marketing geeks beat the crap out of each other with chairs, plungers and Martha Stewart magazines…
Dolby PC Entertainment Expereince for ‘Home Theater’ Notebooks
Dolby’s updated its PC Entertainment Experience program to help users get more out of their notebook’s speakers and audio jacks. Audio performance is something that’s pretty low on many notebook users’ wish lists, but Dolby’s trying to change that. I visited Dolby’s headquarters to talk to Keith Kowal about the new technology.
ModBook Demo
Notebooks.com first took a look at the ModBook, the first MacBook Tablet at MacWorld 2006. Veronica of Maholo Daily caught up with the CEO of Axiotron, the company behind the ModBook and some artistic-types who are already using the ModBook professionally.
Lapworks Attache and Envoy Notebook Stand Demo (video)
LapWorks announced the Attache and Envoy notebook stands, complete with dual fans and a 4-port USB hub. The two stands are similar, except the Attache has an aluminum skin to help dissipate heat.
ZPower Silver-Zinc Batteries
Lithium-ion notebook batteries will be a thing of the past if the guys at ZPower have their way. ZPower is developing silver-zinc batteries for notebooks that pack 40% more energy than similarly sized lithium-ion batteries and are easier on the environment.
MacBook Air Ad
Here’s the first MacBook Air ad, with the tagline “the world’s thinnest notebook.” The commercial shows how the MacBook Air can fit inside an inter-office envelope, but doesn’t show a single other feature.
MacBook Air: Hands on at MacWorld
I just spent about 30 minutes playing with a MacBook Air at MacWorld 2008. The MacBook Air is impressively thin, but Apple’s asking users to make too many trade offs. Check out the quick video walk-through and photos below.
What’s HP’s CTO Carry in His Gadget Bag?
I caught up with Phil McKinney, HP’s Chief Technology Officer for Personal Systems Group, at CES 2008 and we talked about what he’s carrying these days. He uses an iPaq 610 with Windows Mobile and a Compaq 2710p, with an integrated 3G wireless broadband card.
LG Prototype MPH Devices- OTA Digital TV on Handhelds
Jamie talked to Brent from LG about the company’s Mobile Portable Handheld (MPH) standard at CES 2008. TV broadcasts on everything from notebooks to GPS units by the middle of 2009.
Fujutsu ScanSnap S300 Demo (video)
We took a look at the Fujitsu SnapScan S300 mobile scanner at CES 2008. This USB-powered scanner scans both sides of your documents in a single pass at up to eight pages per minute when plugged in and four pages per minute when running on USB power.