Garmin, a popular GPS manufacture is going to cut jobs for the first time since the begining of the economic downturn. Employees are being laid off from Garmin’s human resources, marketing administration and operations divisions. 141 employees will be laid off in US (Kansas City).
We already know that Microsoft keeps coming out with some interesting accessories for the computers, but I’m sure no one ever thought that the Microsoft would ever enter the market of USB-powered Notebook accessories. According to Microsoft, this notebook cooling pad measures only 1.16-inch thick. Also, it will go on sale in July at an affordable price of $29.95. Looks like Microsoft is well aware of the recession.
This is going to be a great accessory for my EEE 1000H as it does sometimes becomes very warm when do some heavy photoshop work on it or when I play some CPU intensive games.
“PhoneLog is a simple Windows Mobile application that logs all missed and placed phone calls to your calendar with the call duration. The application requires the .Net CF v3.5 installed on the device.”
Features:
– log missed calls to calendar
– log placed calls to calendar
– log incoming sms messages
Asus showed its folding netbook concept at CeBIT 2009. According the designers, they took the main idea from origami. Origami is a Japanese art of making objects by folding paper. When the netbook is closed, it looks like as if two pieces of paper are stacked upon each other. But, the real magic happens when you open it. The keyboard slides when you open the unit. This unique design allows room for the larger trackpad. Also, the keyboard also tilts up a little letting the user to type at much comfortable angle.
Here is even more interesting part. ASUS has got plans to launch this so-called concept netbook in the 3rd quarter this year!
Clevo is going to launch its own netbook this year, M810L. Although hardware-wise, it looks similar to the current netbooks, but due to its squarish chassis, it looks far different than the other netbooks you would come across so far. According to the theinquirer, it looks like a book. I did not believe them until I saw this photo. A book with a microphone and earphone jack in the front?
A month back, we said that the Acer had plans to launch the SSD version of Acer Aspire One D150. It has now been made available at a French retailer and will cost you 299 euros. The SSD capacity is mere 16GB. Rest of the specifications have not undergone any change.