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NEC hits Netbook market with Versa N1100
Darius Chang | Oct 16, 2008
If you are of the retro persuasion, then you'll love the design of NEC's debut Netbook effort. Forget sexy curves, this machine is decked out with traditional square corners. Open it, and the huge bezel and matt-grey interior remind us of first-generation IBM ThinkPads.
Under the hood, the NEC Versa N1100's features and components are adequate, if uninspired. The only thing which caught our eye is the Japanese maker's claim to exceptional chassis strength. In the press release, it is stated that the N1100 can withstand up to 150kgf. The unit also has a multitouch trackpad, which ASUS has included in its Netbooks since the Eee PC 901, as well as sleep-and-charge USB ports.
Specifications
No details on the price were given, but units should start appearing in stores sometime in mid-November.
A laptop Oliver North would love
Darius Chang | Oct 16, 2008
While the world is attempting to digitalize everything, there is a reason the good old-fashion hardcopy still exists. After all, paper doesn't need a power source, nor can it be hacked into and stolen from a thousand miles away. Unfortunately, deleting thick tomes isn't as easy as simply pressing the delete button.
For the exceptionally paranoid, or if you are an Oliver North wannabe, the IBM Security laptop is probably designed with you in mind. Forget fingerprint sensors and TPM security chip combos, this machine is as hardcore as you can get on a portable. A security knob, which can be activated only by the correct fingerprint, acts as a physical lock as well. Connectivity ports can also be deactivated.
But what is really interesting about this machine is that it comes with an integrated scanner and shredder, allowing you to dispense with hardcopies after storing the digital versions. Too bad this is a concept design, but if you are a general working on some questionable projects, we are sure you can strongarm IBM into making one just for you.
Via Coroflot
If you're really, really serious about keeping prying hands off your laptop
Dan Ackerman | Oct 16, 2008
(Credit: Yanko Design)
Computer security gets a new meaning in this mockup from Yanko Design, a "Web magazine dedicated to introducing the best modern international design." We can't think of too many people who would risk checking their email on your laptop with this laptop finger trap installed.
The designer calls it "an analog extension is used for deterrence of unsolicited use of your own laptop". We call it the new No. 1 item on our stocking stuffer holiday gift list.
Via Crave CNET
New MacBook lineup vs old MacBook lineup
Matthew Elliott | Oct 15, 2008
The big news with Tuesday's MacBook announcement is obviously the new design. Replacing the white or black plastic chassis is an aluminum body built from a single piece of metal. Gone is the mouse button, consumed by a large glass trackpad with multitouch gesture support. The screen stays at 13.3 inches but gets LED backlighting and a piece of glass that runs from edge to edge of the laptop. And a mini DisplayPort makes an appearance, but it kicks the mini FireWire port to the curb in the process.
Not pictured: the old, white MacBook selling for S$1,588 (US$1,128.16).
(Credit: Apple)
Less has changed on the inside.
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Is Apple's new MacBook Pro a gaming machine?
Daniel Terdiman | Oct 15, 2008
While Macs have long been the preferred computer of the creative class, gamers have generally looked at the machines and essentially said thanks, but no thanks.
That tech truism could be on the verge of disappearing forever in the wake of Apple's announcement that the newest high-end MacBook Pro model will have the graphics processing firepower--thanks to the inclusion of the Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT chip--to finally give hard-core video game players what they want.
"It's more of a gaming machine than the old MacBook Pro," said Mike Schramm, a blogger who writes for both the video game site Joystiq and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. "The weak point in Apple's hardware has always been the integrated graphics chip. The computers have always been blazing fast, but the 3D graphics have been chugging away on an old Intel chip. And the new Nvidia chips will fix that problem."
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