Just when you thought Nicholas Negroponte’s vision of “One Laptop Per Child” was history, OLPC is back and sexier looking than ever. This latest concept for the OLPC features a dual touchscreen interface, bridging the gap between traditional laptop and futuristic tablet. What makes it even more impressive is that Negroponte believes this is possible for only $75 by 2010.
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The Gateway T-series notebooks are the “little brothers” to the larger M-series laptops and provide multimedia performance in a sleek, stylish design. Packing Intel Core 2 Duo processors, plenty of RAM and large-capacity hard drives these budget notebooks are certainly attractive to many consumers looking for a portable multimedia center for bringing movies, music and digital photos on the go. But does this Gateway offer more than good looks and a low price? Let’s take a closer look.
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The HP Compaq 8710w is HP’s top of the line premium mobile workstation featuring some of the highest specifications currently available in the market, including options for a full-HD screen, Penryn processors and the most powerful professional graphics card solution for notebooks.
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The Velocity SPYDER Pro backpack from Slappa is a fairly odd looking, with a rubberized outer shell, and a spider-web design on the front pocket. Like the wide range of other Slappa products, this bag is designed to hold up well against the elements, and keep your notebook safe, even if the conditions are far from perfect. Read on to see if this backpack holds up well under out testing.
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The Gateway P-6860FX offers GeForce 8800 gaming muscle and plenty of memory in a midprice laptop, making it a great choice for gamers who fall just short of hard-core.
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The 3DConnexion Space Navigator for Notebooks is a 3D environment manipulation tool for graphics or CAD designers, or those who just want to have some fun. It is a 3D mouse that works almost like a stumpy joystick, but instead of gripping it with your entire hand, you use you the tips of your fingers. While we don’t have any licenses for SolidWorks around the office, we will demonstrate its use with Google Earth. Read on to see just how much fun this device can bring to the entire workplace.
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A leaked presentation from Fujitsu Siemens Computers shows that the company is planning to introduce an external graphics card solution in the next couple of weeks.
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Most businesses have a hard time satisfying their need for both easy electronic file transfers and strict data security. Kingston just made life much easier with their new DataTraveler BlackBox USB flash drives. These simple-looking black flash drives feature the latest FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certified, 256-bit, hardware-based AES encryption. Even better is the complex password protection forces a device lockdown after a preset number of invalid attempts, to prevent determined attackers from accessing your data.
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The HP Pavilion dv9700t doesn’t have enough graphics power to satisfy gaming enthusiasts, but it is a great choice for home users who don’t want to spend a fortune on a Blu-ray equipped entertainment notebook.
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