HP Aluminum Mini-Note 8.9″ Laptop
Check out the HP Mini Note now available for $549.99 from ThinkGeek.com. With a high-res 8.9″ 1280 x 768 display, a 120 GB hard drive, 92% of full-size keyboard and all-aluminum case the HP-Mini Note addresses all of our complaints with the Eee and still provides that cool mini-notebook appeal.
Available for $549.99 from ThinkGeek.com
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CeBIT - Gigabyte’s Latest M700 & M528 UMPC
Check out these two new UMP’s from Gigabyte that are currently on show at CeBIT. The M700 ’slate’ style UMPC powered by a C7-M VIA CPU at 1.2Ghz, has 2GB of RAM, 40 or 60GB of HDD (1.8GHz) and a 7” touchscreen LCD with a resolution of 1024×600. Finally our M700 will run Windows Vista Home Premium.
The M528 is a linux based device powered by a Centrino Atom CPU at 800MHz, 512MB of RAM, a 4GB SSD, a 4.8” LCD touchscreen (800×480), HSDPA, 3Mpix, GPS, Bluetooth and a keyboard.
Via Akhabara
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World’s smallest x86-based Internet tablet?
Chipmaker Via & its sponsor have created the 3.3-inch square “MTube” the “world’s smallest x86 PC,” and the first “IMP” (Internet Media Player) with TV recording capabilities. The 5.3-ounce MTube measures 3.3 x 3.3 x 0.8 inches (8.3 x 8.3 x 2cm), and sports a 2.8-inch VGA (640 x 480) touch panel display. There’s built-in WiFi and WiMax wireless communications, with CDMA cellular networking optional.
The MTube was shown decoding a simulated digital TV (DVB-T) broadcast. It was also shown streaming video to a wirelessly connected digital photo frame. Advanced digital TV features reportedly include time-shifted TV viewing, via 8GB of built-in flash, and picture-in-picture viewing. There’s also a full browser (mostlikely Firefox) supporting “Web 2.0″ content. Via’s demo of the device featured YouTube video content and Google Maps.
Via
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VIA Launches the ARTiGO Pico-ITX DIY Builder Kit
Via has launched the VIA ARTiGO, a DIY builder kit for enthusiats.
The kit contains a VIA EPIA PX10000 Pico-ITX motherboard, chassis, power adapter and everything needed to get you started.
It weighs just 520g and measures a 15cm x 11cm x 4cm high, it has 4 USB ports, build in high def audio, can take up to 1GB of RA, Ethernet, and support for 2.5 inch hard drives.
Check out this video of one being built.
It will go on sale in the US on December the 14th for $300 (about £150) and will run Linux and Windows.
via FareastGizmos and Technovoyance
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Cool Gadgets - The Tux Droid programable desktop companion
The Tux Droid is a felt-covered desktop companion that uses wireless technology to fetch information from the wonderful web and convey it to you in various. ways.
The Tux Droid comes with a USB fish transmitter which beams info to him anywhere in the house, so he can alert you to incoming emails in the kitchen, RSS feeds in the front room, weather reports in the bathroom or breaking news in the bedroom.
He is fully customizable and programmable, he can talk, dance and lots more.
Check out this video of it in action.
Here’s the specs
- Wirelessly connects to your PC
- Sound and light monitors, which can be programmed to activate features
- Button on his head and ‘clickers’ on either wing to activate commands
- IR receiver for the remote control provided and IR transmitter
- Motorised spinning motion, flashing eyes, blinking or speaking to alert you
- Text to speech in 12 languages, including English, French, Belgian, Swedish, German, Spanish, Danish, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, American English and Portuguese
- Open source software allowing for programming of widgets
- Finished in a fogging skin material (similar to felt/velvet)
- Program Tux Droid as an alarm clock so you can wake up to your favourite song
- Let Tux Droid remind you when you have an appointment in your diary
- Use his clickers on his wings as volume controls for your TV or MP3s
- Take Tux Droid to your bathroom to listen to the news broadcast
- Program Tux to be a remote control for your PC, activating multimedia applications
- Use Tux Droid as a portable speaker to stream music from your computer or internet radio
- Program Tux Droid to function as a wireless VOIP phone
- Use as a security device by utilising light sensors and the IR transmitter to turn on your TV when it gets dark
The Tux Droid is available to buy online from Firebox for £89.95 (about $180).
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Tiny Linux PC uses just 8 watts of power, can be solar powered - The Aleutia E1
Check out the Aleutia E1 mini Linux PC.
This mini PC uses just 8 watts of power which is a quarter of the power used by the average laptop.
It comes in a tough aluminium case and has no moving parts, it is also completely silent, and comes with everything you need including office compatible software, it runs Puppy Linux.
You can also add on an optional solar panel to power the device and an optional 10.4 inch LCD screen which uses just 10 watts of power.
Updated 30/11/07
Here’s the specs for the people that asked.
- Processor: 200MHz x86 CPU, Memory: 128MB SDRAM, Storage: 2GB (included Compact Flash card), Power Supply (US, UK, or EU).
- 3 x USB 2.0 ports (12Mbps transfer rate), 1 x 10/100 Ethernet port, VGA port to connect LCD display (supports resolutions up to 1280×1024).
- Power consumption of 8W with CPU and SDRAM running at full speed. With external devices (USB 2.0 CD Rewriter, USB-powered hard drive) power consumption rises to 11W.
- Dimensions: 11.5cm (Width) x 11.5cm (Lenght) x 3.5cm (Height).
- Puppy Linux Operating System (version 2.14) - similar in appearance to MS Windows, stable, and pre-installed.
- Excel-compatible spreadsheet software (Gnumeric), Word-compatible word processor (Abiword)
The Aleutia E1 is available to buy online form Aleutia from £199 (about $400).
via Dvice and geeky-gadgets
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Shuttle now selling its XPC PC’s with SUSE Linux in the UK
Shuttle is now selling two versions of its XPC with SUSE Linux in the UK.
“After the market launch of the Linux-based Complete Systems in Germany in September, we have received many enquiries from the UK”, explains Tom Seiffert, Head of Marketing & PR at Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH. “We are already planning our expansion into other European countries.”
The Mini-PC solutions based on reliable Intel chipset and processor technology can now be ordered with a DVI digital visual interface enabling the LinuXPCs to optimise the display on large TFT-monitors.
The Shuttle LinuXPC SD3002W runs the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 and the Shuttle LinuXPC SD3002Q comes with the pre-installed openSUSE Operating System.
Both models come with DDR2 memory, Multi-Core processor support, I.C.E. Heatpipe cooling technology, PCI-Express x16 and PCI-slot, gigabit- network, 8 channel audio, FireWire and a powerful 250 watt power supply.
The SD3002Q retails at about $590 (about £295) and the SD3002W is about $640 (about £320).
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Asus confirms an 8GB version of its Eee PC701 with a 10 inch screen
Asus has confirmed details of a new addition to their Eee PC line up.
The Asus Eee PC 8GB will come with a 10 inch screen, and should go on sale next year.
No word on pricing as yet, but a 10 inch screen is certainly going to make the Asus Eee PC more appealing.
via Engadget
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The future of technology - Bug Labs introduces Open Source hardware
Bug Labs, has a novel invention, Open Source hardware.
BUG is a collection of easy to use open source hardware modules, each of which are capable of producing one or more web service.
The modules snap together physically and the services connect together logically to enable users to build, program and share devices and applications.
BUGbase is the foundation of your BUG device. It’s a fully programmable and “hackable” Linux computer, equipped with a fast CPU, 128MB RAM, built-in WiFi, rechargeable battery, USB, Ethernet, and a small LCD with button controls. It also has a tripod mount because, well, why not? Each BUGbase houses four connectors for users to combine any assortment of BUGmodules to create their ultimate gadget.
Here’s the specs
- ARM1136JF-S-based microprocessor
- 1 USB 2.0 HS host interface/4 hub port connections
- 1 USB OTG HS interface
- 4 UART serial links
- 4 channel SPI interface
- I2C (400 kbits) interface/4 channels
- I2S interface/2 channels
- Smart LCD interface
- Camera sensor interface
- Micro memory card interface
- MPEG4 hardware encoding/decoding
- Hardware graphic acceleration
- 10/100 Ethernet MAC
- 802.11b/g
- Base unit LCD module interface
- Base unit onboard memory (FLASH/DDR SDRAM)
- JTAG/ICE support
- Serial debug port
- Power system
- AC operation
- Battery operation/up to 4 external batteries
- Fast battery charging/simultaneous of internal and external batteries
- Smart power management support
- Battery-backed real-time clock
- Audio out via onboard piezo speaker
It will go on sale later in the year, there is no word on pricing at the moment.
via CrunchGear
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Thin PC Fits on the back of your LCD - The Via vm770
Check out this new thin PC from Via Technologies, the vm7700.
It fits on the back of an LCD monitor with screws to the VESA mounting holes on any VESA flat panel display, turning it into an all in once PC.
Here’s the specs
- Processor — Via C7 clocked at 1 GHz, or Via Eden ULV clocked at 1.5 GHz
- Memory — 1 x DDR2 533 MHz SO-DIMM, supporting up to 1 GB
- Graphics:Via UniChrome Pro II AGP graphics with MPEG-2 / 4, WMV9 decoding acceleration
- VGA output port
- S-Video TV-out port (dual view)
- DVI-D port
- Networking:gigabit Ethernet
- Wireless LAN 802.11b/g (optional)
- Storage — 1 x 2.5-inch HDD or DOM (disk on module)
- Audio — AC ‘97 compatible, line-out, line-in, mic-in
- Other I/O ports: 4 x USB 2.0
- 2 x PS/2
- 1 x RS232 serial
- Power — DC 12V input @ 12 watts maximum
- Operating temperature — 0-45 deg. C
- Dimensions — 11.7 x 7.1 x 1.0 inches (298 x 180 x 26 mm)
- Weight — 4.4 pounds (2 kg)
No pricing details have been released as yet.
via Linux Devices
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Combo PMP/Linux boot device gets online storage
TurboLinux has added online storage capabilities to its combination PMP and personal Linux boot device.
The Wizpy will soon gain support for network-based file storage, due to a deal with third-party storage service provider Omnidrive.
The Wizpy supports DivX-, MP3-, Ogg-, AAC-, and JPEG-compatible and has a 1.7 inch OLED screen, it also doubles as a USB boot device pre-loaded with TurboLinux.
TurboLinux said its collaboration with Omnidrive will enable Wizpy users to:
- Access their files from anywhere
- Download files to the Wizpy to work offline
- Easily share and publish large multimedia files, such as photos and/or video files
The Omnidrive service for Wizpy is available now, according to TurboLinux, but no pricing details have been made available yet.
via Linux Devices
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Preview - BenQ’s Linux powered mobile internet device - Video
BenQ has developed a mobile Internet device which runs Linux, features a 4.8 inch touch screen and has a great looking interface.
Here is a brief video of it in action.
The details on it are limited at the moment, but it looks pretty cool, check back later for more details on this new product when they become available or subscribe to our RSS feed.
Via Engadget
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Linux Super Computer - Powered By Bicycles
SiCortex, the first company to engineer a Linux cluster from the silicon up, showed of the energy efficiency that can be achieved in high performance computing.
The SiCortex SC648, was shown at Wired NextFest, and whilst the it conducted complex genomics analysis at billions of calculations per second, it was powered solely by 8-10 cyclists.
“Ten years ago, this analysis was impossible on even the biggest computers, and now it’s being done on a bicycle powered machine,” said Mucci “Ten years from now, we’ll probably be doing it right down at the docks as they unload the ships. But these tools will only proliferate if we learn to design them to be sustainable.”
The computer used in the demo was powered by cyclists from the Jax Racing team using eight special Trek bicycles putting out 260W each.
So maybe it’s time to Wire your PC up to your exercise bike, grab your wireless keyboard and mouse, and get some exercise whilst surfing the web.
Via i4U
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Asus Changes Spec’s On Its EEE PC701 - Price Goes Up
As the launch of the much anticipated Asus EEE PC701 draws near, Asus are changing the specs and increasing the price on its ultra low cost notebook PC.
The orginal EEE PC was supposed to retail for $200 (about £100), but it now looks like it will retail for about $250 (about £125).
The specs have changed as well, instead of 512MB of memory it will now come with 256MB, there is less storage space as well, the original eee specs quoted 4GB and it will now come with 2GB as standard.
Even with these price and spec changes, this tiny linux PC is still a bargain.
Via Linux Devices
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Funky Gadgets - The USB Penguin Flash Drive
Check out this funky USB Penguin flash drive.
They come with 1GB of storage space an are available in blue, black and grey.
These funky penguin drives are available online from Japanese retailer Joshin for about $34 (about £18).
Via Technabob
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