Recent Notebook News
ThinkPad X130e Mini Review: Built Like a Tank, Ready for School
Lenovo is most often known for their ThinkPad business systems, but the company also offers a number of systems aimed at the education market, like the ThinkPad X130E. The X130E is a much tougher model of the ThinkPad X120E which I reviewed last year, and is well equipped to handle the hazards of the classroom. While it [...]
Will Your Next Notebook Have Kinect Built In?
Microsoft’s Kinect has been a huge hit in the living room, bringing accurate motion and voice based controls to the Xbox 360. This is great for games, but what about work? The Daily got an early look at these Kinect notebook prototypes, which look to be modified Asus netbooks with Kinect Sensors to bring the power [...]
If Embedded Webcams Are Good Enough, Why Do We Need 1080p Video Chat?
Logitech released their Q03 2012 financial results [PDF] earlier this week and the news was mixed, at best. A section that caught my eye dealt with the company’s webcam business. Sales are down here by 25% and embedded webcams are to blame. Almost every laptop and all-in-one comes with a webcam above the display. Though [...]
How To Turn Off Or Change Troublesome Keys In Windows
Do you often find yourself accidentally hitting the wrong keys on your laptop because of poor design or just messy typing? I know your pain. Some keys just get in the way. The solution to this problem is simple: re-map troublesome keys so they act like different ones or turn them off all together. You [...]
School Districts in 41 States Using Google’s Chromebooks in the Classroom
Google’s Chromebooks may not have been a hit with the tech reviewers who dismissed the very idea of laptops that only work completely when connected to the Internet. That didn’t stop the notebooks from becoming a favorite for certain consumers. And they’re fun on a Virgin America flight (when the in-flight Wi-Fi works). Another area [...]
ThunderBolt Peripherals Turn MacBook Air into Video Editing Beast
The MacBook Air is a very portable notebook, but that comes with some tradeoffs in terms of processing power. You won’t bump into this wall while doing basic office tasks, but if you want to edit video the system will show signs of weakness. During CES 2012 I used my MacBook Air to edit tons [...]
Hp Crams a USB 3.0 Docking Station into the HP L2311c Monitor (Video)
HP will soon release a new external display that not only gives you a 23″ monitor for your notebook, but it also doubles as a docking station so you can quickly connect and disconnect all of your other notebook peripherals. The HP Compaq L2311c 23-inch Notebook Docking Monitor includes many of the inputs you would need [...]
Dear Lenovo: Please Stop Making Terrible Keyboard Choices
I think we can all agree that a laptop’s keyboard is one of the most important aspects of the computer. It’s the primary input method, the part of the notebook you touch the most, and its quality and comfort affect your experience more than almost anything else. So why is it that there are still [...]
HP Pays $425,000 for Burning Battery Bungle
While HP isn’t coping to the claim put forth by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the company has agreed to pay $425,000 to the commission for failing to report faulty notebook batteries. The civil penalty won’t be arriving in mailboxes of HP notebook users, but will instead go to the CPSC. HP was criticized and penalized for not [...]
Sony VAIO SE Review – Multimedia Notebook Balances Power, Productivity, Portability
The $999 Sony VAIO SE (VPCSE190X) tries to straddle two worlds. The specs, full HD resolution and optional Blu-ray drive make it a solid productivity and multimedia machine, but the sub-1 inch profile and 4.4 pound weight make it more mobile than the average 15-inch notebook. Add to this an attractive design and good everyday [...]
