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Leftover Bits From Computex…
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Hybrid Android/XP Tablet/Laptop Looks Nice, Has Me Confused
2:30AM Jesus Diaz | At first this seems like a good idea: A tablet that runs Android in stand-alone mode. Then you connect it to an HP Mini 1000 netbook and it will run Windows XP.
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Acer’s Android Netbook Will Come With Windows, Fail at Being an ‘Android Netbook’
9:03PM John Herrman | When a company says they’re working on an Android netbook, people make assumptions: they’ll come up with a fresh UI; they’ll cater the netbook’s hardware to Google’s lightweight OS; they’ll make it cheap. Acer is doing none of these things. More »
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Atom-Based Ferrari Makes Up for Lack of Horsepower With Extreme Levels of Novelty
2:10AM John Herrman | There really isn’t a whole lot that distinguishes a conference like Computex from a real life version of the Ben Heck forums: yesterday, we saw a PC in a vase; today, an Atom-based net-top in a Ferrari. More »
Software
4:30PM Nick Broughall | Seen on the Computex floor showcasing somebody’s cheap and nasty peripherals, this cheap and nasty version of Windows 7* actually makes me jump on the Microsoft anti-piracy bandwagon. More »
Thank The Gods That Windows 7 Doesn’t Look Like This
4:30PM Nick Broughall | Seen on the Computex floor showcasing somebody’s cheap and nasty peripherals, this cheap and nasty version of Windows 7* actually makes me jump on the Microsoft anti-piracy bandwagon. More »
Screens
3:00PM Nick Broughall | Sure, it’s only designed for advertising purposes, and isn’t actually a real “real-world product” just yet, but this odourous display system from Taiwanese company GVision International was a pleasant surprise on the Computex floor. More »
Computex Has Smell-o-Vision!
3:00PM Nick Broughall | Sure, it’s only designed for advertising purposes, and isn’t actually a real “real-world product” just yet, but this odourous display system from Taiwanese company GVision International was a pleasant surprise on the Computex floor. More »
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10:30AM Nick Broughall | Apparently Intel have a museum of old machines like this old model designed in Taiwan. It was based on their 386 SX processor, had a 16MB HDD, 1 hour battery life and ran DOS. The scariest part – it was only 19 years ago that this bad boy was considered cutting edge…
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Retromodo: Intel’s First Notebook Wasn’t Quite Netbook Worthy
10:30AM Nick Broughall | Apparently Intel have a museum of old machines like this old model designed in Taiwan. It was based on their 386 SX processor, had a 16MB HDD, 1 hour battery life and ran DOS. The scariest part – it was only 19 years ago that this bad boy was considered cutting edge…
[Giz @ Computex] More »
Cameras
DigiLife Crams a Pico Projector Into a Pocket Camcorder
4:00AM Dan Nosowitz | DigiLife’s DDV-JF1 pocket camcorder rocks mostly the same features as other mini-cams like the Flip HD, including 720p recording and a 2.5-inch LCD. But it’s got a trick up its sleeve—a 640×360 pico projector built right in. No word on price or availability yet, though. [Engadget] More »
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