Samsung N120 Netbook unveiled

Looks like Samsung is on fire! From the past couple of days, they are releasing a new netbook everyday. Today, they are unveiling the Samsung N120. It has 10.1″ display and other usual netbook specifications. But what makes this netbook different from the rest of the manufactures is the keyboard. You would say, how is it different from the other netbooks with 10-inch screens?

Samsung N120 Netbook unveiled

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Dell mini 10 unboxing video

Digitalhomethoughts have got their hands on the recently released Dell Mini 10. In the video, Jason has given a hardware overview. I’m myself happy to see the great keyboard, which also has full right shift key. The Dell mini 10 is one of the few netbooks which comes with HDMI port. One more nice feature in mini 10 is the small AC adapter, which looks very similar to the one found in the ASUS EEE 700-series. The ones found in other netbooks (esp Aspire One 8.9-inch) are rather bulky.

Acer not much interested in Windows Mobile – going to launch its first Android handset in September

Last month at the MWC 2009, Acer displayed their upcoming handset. At that time, nothing was known about the OS that handset was using. Most of us thought that it is certainly going to be a Windows Mobile OS as they bought Eten last year, which was a Windows Mobile manufacture. Now, according to a confidential source, Acer has chosen Google Android as its OS. There are two main reason for it:

  • Open Source
  • Popular demand

Nothing else is known about the upcoming handset other than the OS it is using. Acer not using Windows mobile is not going to make the Windows Mobile fans much happy. Already, HTC, SAMSUNG, LG and Motorola have joined the Android league. Now, Acer is also a part of the league. Who is next? We guess, SONY ERICSSON

[via businessmirror]

Samsung launches N310 10.1" Netbook

Samsung has announced a new 10.1″ netbook, Samsung N310. This new netbook by Samsung comes with optional 3G and WiMax conncetivity. The Samsung N310 will be available in four colors: Light Blue, Purple, Orange and Black.

Specifications:

  • 10.1″ Screen
  • Intel Atom processor
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 160 GB HDD
  • Wi-Fi
  • (optional) HSDPA
  • (optional) WiBRO
  • Bluetooth
  • 3-in-1 card reader
  • 1.3MP Webcam
  • 3x USB ports

[Samsung N310]

DURABOOK RT10 tablet PC

GammaTech has unveiled DURABOOK RT10 tablet PC, which is basically a rugged tablet PC geared for health professionals. This rugged device has 10.4-inch touch screen display. It has military-grade resistance to shock, humidity and temperature extremes.

Specification:

  • Weigh 3.3 pounds
  • Dimensions 270 x 256 x 35.3 mm
  • Intel U2100 ultra low voltage Processor
  • Windows Vista
  • 60 GB HDD
  • Stereo Microphone
  • 2 megapixel webcam
  • WLAN and Bluetooth
  • HotSwappable battery
  • 5 hours battery life
  • Finger Print Scanner
  • NO GPS

[Durabook tablet PC] [via gpsobsessed ]

Intel to increase price of Atom N270 in China

From the past couple of months, a lot of (white-box) netbook manufactures have entered the netbook market. As a result of that,  the supply of the N270 is able to meet the huge demand of the manufactures. Intel has decided to increase the price of the N270 Atom processor to the extent that the price of the N280 processor will be same as the N270 processor.

If the price of the N270 will price same as N280, why not just switch to N280?

[via digitimes]

ACER ASPIRE ONE 11.6-inch to land sooner than expected

The 10-inch Acer Aspire One (D150) has just started to show at the shelves and now, we’ve already started getting news of its bigger brother, which will sport a 11.6-inch screen. Unlike other netbook manufactures, not only the screen size has been bumped up, but also the resolution. It is now 1,366 x 768. Other specs include:

  • Atom Z530 + Intel SCH USW15S chipset
  • Intel GMA 500 integrated graphics
  • 1366 x 768 (16:9)
  • Power consumption: 4.3W
  • Battery life? 4 hours with the standard battery and 8 hours with the extended battery.

What I am not able to get is why the netbook manufactures are making the netbooks bigger and expensive. There should be restrictions on the maximum size of the netbooks. I’m sure that very soon, DVD drives will become norm in the netbooks. The original idea of netbooks was to be cheap and portable. The newer netbooks are NEITHER.

Samsung NC20 US release date now delayed to April

The SAMSUNG NC20 was all set to be released by newEgg in US in the month of March. Now, it has been delayed to the month of April. The model that will be made available in US will come in only one color: black. In case, you have forgotten the specifications of this 12-inch beauty, here they are:

  • 1.3 GHz VIA Nano U225 processor
  • 12.1-inch display
  • 160 GB Hard Drive
  • 1GB RAM
  • Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Ethernet
  • 3-in-1 card reader
  • 1.3 megapixel camera

[via laptopmag]