Acer announces Windows 7 laptops

PC maker Acer is adding another pair of laptops to its Windows 7 laptop lineup. The two entries are a 15.6-inch touchscreen system, called the Aspire 5738PG; and a 11.6-inch addition to the Timeline series, called the Aspire Timeline AS1810TZ.

The touchscreen Aspire 5738PG has a multitouch display that can understand two-finger gestures, but in a standard laptop design instead of a convertible tablet. We've seen something similar recently with the Lenovo ThinkPad T400s.
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Acer Aspire 3D laptop

A handful of bloggers have taken note of the Acer Aspire 5738DG, mentioned on that global PC brand's New Zealand Web site. This 15.6-inch laptop is notable for including a 3D-capable display.

Unlike Nvidia's 3D Vision setup, which requires specially powered glasses, one of a handful of approved 120Hz LCD monitors, and a specific desktop GPU with a dual-link DVI connection, the Acer version is a bit simpler. According to a hands-on report from Pocket-link.com, it utilizes a pair of polarized glassed, a special screen coating, and some custom Acer software apps, called 3D CineReal and TriDef.
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Android-powered Aspire One spotted

Though Google's Android operating system has its roots as a smartphone platform, the Netbook market has been eagerly awaiting its appearance in minilaptops. Why? Though mainstream consumers will most likely stay with the familiar Windows operating system, Google's smartphone OS has its advantages. It requires less system resources, has instant-on capability and long standby times, as well as its own app store (Android Market). This will allow a Netbook to pool data from the Internet easier and have a battery life of up to 9 hours.

The only question is, which brand will be first? It seems we now have an answer as the Acer Aspire AOD250-1613 was spotted on Amazon for preorder, bearing the standard Atom chipset and integrated Intel GMA 950 graphics. This machine sports both Google OS and Windows XP, with the former being an alternative pre-boot environment for quick surfing and emails. Amazon is retailing the Acer Aspire AOD250-1613 for US$349.99 in the US. At this time, its availability and price in Asia are unknown.

HP's new ProBook Windows 7 business laptops comes with drain holes

HP unveiled two new Windows 7 business laptops intended to shake out what's left of the IT budget and convince businesses that Windows 7 migration doesn't have to be (too) expensive.

The HP ProBook 6445b and ProBook 6545b are targeted at corporate customers "who want an affordable combination of business-critical and innovative features in a full-function notebook PC". That translates to up to 8 hours 15 minutes of battery life, as well as a wealth of wireless connectivity options.
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Upcoming Firefox detects laptop movements

The upcoming version 3.6 of Firefox will be able to tell if you're listing to starboard--and pass that information along to applications running in the browser.
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