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More details have come up for the HP mini 1000 for which Taran posted about a couple of days ago. Powered by Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processors, HP Minis will be made available worldwide in an array of configure-to-order options. Here is more info on these new HP Mini 1000 notebooks:

These companion PCs provide a simplified Internet experience in a sleek, ultra-portable design. Each is less than 1-inch thick, weighs a little more than 2 pounds and has a keyboard that is 92 percent the size of a standard notebook PC keyboard. All come with a BrightView widescreen Infinity display (1,024 x 600 resolution) with flush glass and LED backlight, built-in webcam and microphone.

The three models are as follows:

* The HP Mini 1000 features a piano-black finish with HP Imprint swirl design is pre-installed with Windows XP Home, making access to the web, critical files and PC applications easily portable. It includes an Ethernet jack, two USB ports, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless capabilities. Versions with 3G capabilities are expected to be available in December.

Configuration choices include screen size – 8.9-inch or 10.2-inch diagonal BrightView display – and solid-state or mechanical hard-drive options.

* The HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition comes in vibrant red with a peony-flower inspired design that reflects the globally acclaimed fashion designer’s Spring 2009 collection. It seeks to satisfy the highly mobile, Internet-centric fashionista and features a 10.2-inch diagonal BrightView display.

Its design was first unveiled on the runway of Tam’s Fall 2009 Fashion Week show in Battery Park in New York, although many on the scene mistook it for a purse rather than the companion PC that it is. Tam labeled it the world’s first “digital clutch.”

The Vivienne Tam Edition companion PC runs Windows XP Home, making the web, critical files and PC applications easily portable. It includes an Ethernet jack, two USB ports, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless capabilities. Versions with 3G capabilities are expected to be available in December.

* The HP Mini 1000 with MIE (Mobile Internet Experience) is a uniquely simple, mobile Internet companion. An HP-developed interface makes it easy to enjoy digital content – videos, photos, music and email – on demand and on the go. MIE comes loaded with instant messaging, email and Skype for online video chat, making it easy to enjoy social-media experiences anywhere consumers are connected.

Applications enabling browsing, email and online video are pre-loaded and run from the MIE dashboard, minimizing startup time. Favorite websites that are added to the dashboard stay live, and the taskbar makes it easy to switch between programs.

The HP Mini 1000 with MIE runs the Linux operating system. It includes an Ethernet jack, two USB ports, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless capabilities.

Mini accessories and service

The HP Mini Mobile Drive gives HP Mini 1000 customers 2, 4 or 8 gigabytes of additional storage, making it simple to transport and retrieve important files, photos, music and other data. It sits flush against the HP Mini, maintaining the sleek design.

An optional six-cell lithium-polymer battery is planned to be available in January.

The HP Mini 1000 and HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition come with a free six-month subscription to HP Upline for up to three computers. HP Upline is an easy-to-use, secure online service for the storage, backup, sharing and synchronization of digital content.

Prices:

• HP Mini 1000 starting @ $399
• HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition @ $699
• HP Mini 1000 with MIE @ $379

You can learn more about HP’s mini range here

Always want to have the latest version of your files handy? Microsoft Live Mesh allows the user to always have the latest version of the file, no matter if you are on Windows, Windows Mobile or even Mac!

With Live Mesh, you can synchronize files with all of your devices, so you always have the latest versions handy. Access your files from any device or from the web, easily share them with others, and get notified whenever someone changes a file.

Working on one computer, but need a program from another? No problem. Use Live Mesh to connect to your other computer and access its desktop as if you were sitting right in front of it.

Visit mesh.com to know more about it and to get the Windows Mobile version, go to m.mesh.com

milklok of UMPCfever has come up with the VGA drivers to be used under Windows XP for the Fujitsu U2010. As we know that the Fujitsu U2010 originally came with Vista only. Users who do not like Vista on their UMPCs or netbooks often go to XP side as it is easy on the resources.

Here is the link to the VGA driver and his post.

Please note the following does not work under XP so far on Fujitsu U2010:

• Screen rotate does not work
• BTN works
• CF slot does not work
• Volume button does not work

Some of people have complained that they are not satisfied with the auto-backlight adjustment feature of the HTC Diamond. Well, no more remorse as here comes the solution. Ageye, an avid coder has developed an application which lets you adjust the backlight levels according to the values your light sensor measures. What’s more, you can also specify that how often the light sensor should be accessed.

You can donate the developer at this link.

Download G-Light

Resco Bubbles is an action puzzle game where the idea is to clear the grid of bubbles in order to advance to the next level. You are given a sequence of bubbles, which should be quickly and efficiently popped. Numerous explosive, speed-up, slow-down and damage bubbles keep the game play exciting and challenging.

In this newer version,

• Resco has added 20 new exciting levels
• Support for samsung omnia has been added

Download the update here!

The Gene Simmons AXE is a fully equipped, axe-shaped guitar controller compatible with PlayStation®  2 and 3 Guitar Hero™ and Rock Band™.  A replica of the KISS bassist and vocalist’s signature bass guitar, the Gene Simmons AXE guitar controller is a three-quarter sized replica of the original AXE guitar and slightly larger than the standard video game guitar controllers. Customized with a replicated paint finish of the original AXE guitar, Simmons’ autograph and the KISS face are both painted onto the body of the controller.

AXE Product Features & Benefits:
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It is not a hidden fact that the Tmobile G1 is being sold like hot cakes in the United States. Why? The reason is that it has been a highly anticipated piece of technology popularly known as the “Google Phone” all over the web.

Now, for about $650, you get yourself a fully unlocked Tmobile G1 in China. I would like mention the statement the Peter Chou said few days back,

It will be more than we originally planned. I’m saying we will ship more than 600,000.

Well, looks like he was right. I think that the illegal imports won’t be contrained to China. More countries are like to follow the suit soon.

This Toshiba has a 17-inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite display, powered by an Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core processor and Dual GPU NVIDIA technology and a 128GB SSD. That is a lot of power for a laptop.

Incorporating four processing cores, the Intel processor delivers greater efficiencies for the most demanding games. Additionally, the inclusion of dual NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS GPUs with NVIDIA SLi technology, as well as 1GB of DDR3 discrete graphics2 memory, is able deliver an uncompromising gaming experience with blazing-fast frame rates and high-intensity visuals to gamers on-the-go.

To raise the performance bar even further, Toshiba has integrated the latest solid state storage technology into the Qosmio X305-Q708. The 128GB3 primary drive consists of NAND flash memory which delivers faster access times and data transfer rates. Paired with a 7200rpm secondary 320GB hard disc drive3, the solid state drive will take gaming performance to the next level.

Here are the super specifications of this laptop: Continue reading “Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 – Flagship Gaming Laptop”

Another week, another EEE. Guys at ASUS have always kept us busy. Today, the ASUS has come up with another variant of it’s 1000 series. It is basically the same 1000H but in S101’s chassis and smaller battery.

Here are 1000HA specifications:

• 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor
• 160GB HDD
• 2 cell 4400mAH battery
• 1GB RAM
• same chassis as S101

In other words, the new 1002HA = 1000H + S101’s pretty chassis

It has Atom Processor and sports Vista Basic. Alright, those are specifications of a basic netbook. Wait. It has a 12″ screen. So, what is it exactly? A Notebook with Netbook specifications?

Dell Inspiron Mini 12 specifications:

• 12.1-inch WXGA display (1280×800 resolution)
• Intel Atom Processor
• 1GB RAM
• Choice of 60GB or 80GB Hard Drive
• Built-in Bluetooth and 802.11 b/g wireless
• 2.72 lbs
• 0.92-inches thick
• Windows Vista OS

I fail to understand the target market though. 10.2″ screen devices should be maximum for the Netbook devices.

It is currently for sale in Japan and will soon hit the online stores.