OLPC changing the line up for the new year
The mission of the folks over at OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) is simple. They want every child in developing countries to have a laptop, to help broaden and continue their education.
To achieve this goal requires producing and distributing innovative laptops that have wireless connectivity, low power consumption, have educational software, and robust designs. Another feature [...]
Black Friday: Toshiba Satellite L305D for $379 at Best Buy
Best Buy will feature the Toshiba Satellite L305D for $379 on Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving). As one of Best Buy’s Black Friday doorbusters, the Satellite L305D will be available in extremely limited quantities and you’ll probably have to camp out to get one.
Black Friday: HP Pavilion dv4 for $499 at Best Buy
Best Buy will sell the HP Pavilion dv4 for $499 or $599 on Black Friday. The dv4 looks like its a special edition notebook with a silver finish instead of the standard HP black imprint finish.
Black Friday: Best Buy Sony VAIO FW245 for $899 w/Blu-ray
Best Buy will be selling the Sony VAIO FW entertaiment notebook with a Blu-ray disc drive for $899 on Black Friday. The VAIO FW will come with a Blu-ray version of Casino Royale.
Black Friday: 15 Tips for Buying a Black Friday Notebook (or Not Buying One)
It’s that time of year again, when notebook buyers across the country start plotting how they’re going to score a cheap notebook on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that kicks off the holiday shopping season. We’re going to start tracking the deals on our Black Friday Notebooks page, but before you commit to neglecting your family on Thanksgiving or camping out your local notebook dealer’s parking lot I wanted to offer a few words of caution.
Read MoreBlack Friday: Sam’s Club to Sell Acer Aspire One for $349
Sam’s Club will sell the Acer Aspire One for $349 on Black Friday and throw in a free leather case that isn’t available from other retailers. The Black Friday Acer Aspire One configuration includes an 8.9-inch display, 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB of RAM and 120GB hard drive.
Sony Style VIPs to Get Early Black Friday Shopping Appointments
I just got an invite to Sony’s VIP holiday event, which is taking place on November 21 from 7pm-9pm. The company is holding this event so select customers can get Black Friday pricing a week before black Friday to get the holiday ball rolling early.
Amazon.com “Frustration Free Packaging” – Thank God…
Amazon is doing something that should be common sense: Removing unnecessary packaging and shoving the gadgets in an easy to open package.Frustration Free Pacakaging is a multi-year initiative to rid Amazon.com of clamshells and other idiotic enclosures that take forever to open.
Best Buy Black Friday: $1,000 and VIP Treatment for 25 Winners
Best Buy is holding a contest that should make Black Friday aficionados salivate. Winners of the Black Friday Contest will get a limo ride to one of the 25 participating Best Buys, be able to start shopping before the doors open for the rest of the Black Friday shoppers and spend a $1,000 Best Buy gift card.
Last month I was lucky enough to take a trip to Italy for a few weeks with my wife. I spent the vast majority of my time unplugged from the Internet, but did keep an eye out for how Italians are using gadgets.
