Novatel MiFi Review: Easy On The Go Connectivity

While we were in Vegas covering CES this month connectivity was an issue. While the connections inside the blogger lounge were in general pretty fast, but the room filled up quicker than the Speck booth – and they had an open bar. Once you were in the hallway the press and blogger connections failed to [...]

HP Mini 210 Unboxing and RAM Upgrade Video

The HP Mini 210 that was announced at CES in early January has finally made its way to consumers and the notebook news site NDevil has unboxed the HP Mini 210 HD model which ships with a higher resolution screen and Broadcom HD accelerator for better HD video playback.
In addition to showing off the glossy [...]

Laptop Magazines Top Notebooks of CES 2010

Laptop magazine has published their top 10 notebooks of CES list which includes a tablet and netbooks and should give you a good look at the cool new technology coming out in 2010. Here are a few of their pics that are also on my personal CES top notebook list.

HP TouchSmart tm2: This slimmer, cooler [...]

What it’s like to cover the Consumer Electronics Show (Video)

This was my first year to cover CES, and cover it I did. Along with Xavier, Amy and Sumocat (from GottabeMobile) we put up an incredible number of posts and covered an uncountable number of miles in and around Vegas.
This was my first trip to Vegas and my first trip to CES so I wasn’t [...]

CES: DisplayLink USB 3.0 to HDMI HD Streaming

At CES in Las Vegas we had the chance to check out the demo of new USB 3.0 technology from DisplayLink, which can display HD video over USB 3.0 to an HDMI connected HDTV.

In the Demo DisplayLink streams an Iron Man trailer from a USB 3.0 hard drive to a desktop and then back over [...]

Biggest CES Disappointment: Lack of Backlit Keyboards

With the increased mobility of notebooks and netbooks and better battery performance of new Intel processors I was expecting to see more notebooks, and yes even netbooks, at CES available with backlit keyboards.
A feature typically reserved for Macbook Pro’s and High end notebooks backlit keyboards are a must have for anyone working in a dimly [...]

CES- Leavin’ Las Vegas- final thoughts

So, I am sitting here in the McCarran airport in Las Vegas, waiting for the first leg of my flight back home to FL and watching the zombies pass by.  No, its not a movie stunt, its the dead look of my fellow CES attendees, all sleep deprived and wanting to go home.  At the [...]

CES- I Heart the iLounge

One of the large pavilions here at CES is called the iLounge.  And, as you can guess from the name, its al things Apple and Mac related.  And, since I am one of the resident Macheads here at Notebooks.com, I thought I should go take a look and see what was there.
First note: This is [...]

CES- Last Gadget Standing

There is an event here at CES that has been done for the last nine years called Last Gadget Standing.  Its sponsored by NetShelter Technology Media. Its the last BIG session that is done.  Its where some of the vendors can blow off some steam, let their hair down and show geeks can have a [...]

CES: CoolFeet Cools Your Notebook with SuctionCup Feet

Over in the iLounge area of CES we found these cool suction cup feet for your notebook or netbook  from BlueLounge that elevates your notebook so that you can keep things cool and a little more ergonomic without the need for a full on laptop cooler.

If your notebook is flat enough this is a pretty [...]