Tag: Laptop
Opinion: Toshiba laptop face-recognition is a waste of tech time!
Jonathan Weinberg writes…
So you’re buying a new laptop. Large hard disk, check! Fast processor, check! Windows Vista, well if I must! Face-recognition to stop unauthorised people from logging into it, blimey – what is this, Star Trek?
Well, that could be the newest addition to your techno-arsenal if you snap up one of
Toshiba’s latest notebooks, the Satellite U300, A300 or P300.
Not only are they full spec’d up to the nines, the most interesting bit of gadgetry inside
has to be the camera that matches your face to the one stored in the memory, before it’ll let you into the desktop.
And it’s also the most useless bit of gadgetry I’ve seen in a while…
Acer's Gemstone Blue Aspire 6920 notebook features, yep, a Blu-ray drive…
Acer’s adding to their Gemstone series of laptop, with a cornily-named ‘Gemstone Blue’ model, or the Aspire 6920. Hmm, blue, I wonder why they called it blue…?
Oh, I see. It features a Blu-ray drive. How apt.
Available in 16″ and 18.4″ options, they have 16:9 1080p screens as you’d expect with a Blu-ray drive, 1.5Ghz Penryn processors, 320GB HDD, and 512MB NVIDIA 9650m GS graphics. Not forgetting the 6-in-1…
Shiny Video Review: Dell Inspiron 1525 notebook
Susi has a look-see at a notebook from Dell’s Inspiron range, the 1525. Will its claim that it’s 25% smaller, slimmer and lighter than the previous generation woo her? What about the Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 processor, 4GB RAM, Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, 250GB hard drive, and HDMI output?…
Sharp introduces PC-CW60X and PC-CW50X notebooks
I can’t make my mind up if the newly-launched Sharp PC-CW60X and PC-CW50X notebooks look like fat MacBooks or oversized EEe PCs. Probably both…
Float Away – the laptop that doesn't overheat
Despite all the advancements in laptop design, there’s one thing we’re still stuck with – warm lap syndrome. Yes, your average laptop can keep you warm on a cold winter’s day – but that’s not necessarily a good thing. And it’s something that the Float Away laptop could end.
iBlaze Intelligent Bag – laptop storage and iPod control
Drag your gadgets round with you every day? Well, the iBlaze Intelligent Bag could be for you.
Laptop specialist Rock grudgingly offers Blu-ray support
Hardcore power-laptop maker Rock has decided to dump its HD DVD-exclusive stance and let buyers stick Blu-ray drives in its range of gaming laptop beasts should they so desire.
Rock’s CEO Nick Boardman said “We’re disappointed that HD-DVD didn’t make it and we value the support Toshiba has given us. Although Blu-ray has technical advantages…
Shiny Video Review: Medion MD 96625 budget laptop
At a sliver under £500, this laptop is officially ‘budget’ however there’s a few commenters on our YouTube channel who claim in usual YouTube speech, ‘£500 no way is that a budget price’. I’d say for you tech-savvy readers however, you’ll agree with me when I respond to the YouTube commenter ‘yuh huh it so way is a budget price. n00b’. Check…
Getac launches B300 rugged notebook
Getac has launched the B300 rugged notebook, featuring Sunlight Readable Technology, which ensures continuous use under bright ambient lighting conditions and extremely bright outdoor environments.
Lenovo introduces its thinnest notebook – ThinkPad X300
Lenovo has unveiled its ThinkPad X300 notebook PC, described as the thinnest and lightest full-function notebook in its class. How thin? Less than 1.85cm at its thinnest point or the height of a 20p piece.
