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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Computers

HP Launches a Bazillion New Laptops… Here’s The Rundown

10:30AM Nick Broughall | So not only have HP decided to launch their Home Server to Australia, but they’ve also decided to drop about a million new laptops onto Aussie store shelves. We’ve seen most of them from the US, but here’s a rundown of them anyway, including local pricing: More »
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Saturday, October 10, 2009
Computers

HP Envy 15 Beats Edition: Okay, I Actually Am Sorta Jealous

9:57AM Matt Buchanan | Boomin’. That’s the Beats edition of HP’s Envy 15, which doesn’t look like a MacBook wannabe but like its own glossy-black-and-red man. The privilege, and included Beats headphones, add $US500, but I think it’s kinda worth it. [HP via Electronista]
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Computers

Voodoo Envy 133 Review (Verdict: Plenty Thin, Plenty Pricey)

6:55AM Wilson Rothman | VoodooPC’s Envy 133, the world’s thinnest laptop, just started shipping, and we scored one of the first production units straight outta Calgary. It’s a lithe black laptop that keeps cool while running Vista, a super light machine that’s strong as hell thanks to a carbon-fibre frame. It’s the size of a MacBook Air with way more tech crammed inside, including its own second Linux-based operating system. And though it costs a lot more than most laptops that perform similar chores, it does it with a grace that I haven’t seen since Vista’s launch. It’s not a gamer’s system, but the Voodoo team deserves credit for using what they’ve learned to build a laptop that stands out when everything else on the PC market just blends in. Does it have any flaws? Yep, plenty. Here’s the full review: More »
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Software

SplashTop Instant-On Linux OS Gets Hacked to Do More Tricks

11:00PM John Mahoney | Splashtop, the instant-on Linux mini-OS found embedded in many Asus motherboards as well as the Voodoo Envy 133, has been hacked to allow installation of additional apps, access to the computer’s main file system, and more. Initial impressions of the Envy have noted that Splashtop can go from off to surfing in 15 seconds with SplashTop (which Voodoo calls “IOS”), but out of the box it’s somewhat locked down and only works with a predefined list of common applications. Being a Linux system, it’s not that hard to believe that someone has successfully made SplashTop jump through some hoops, but it beats waiting for an official SDK, which has been delayed. Give it a shot on your SplashTop-capable machine if you’re not afraid of a whole bunch of terminal messiness. [Phoronix] More »
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