Weighing in at 7.3 pounds, the Santa Rosa based Panasonic Toughbook CF-52 is heading to the US. Featuring a Core 2 Duo CPU, 3G support and a shock mounted hard drive, the new laptop should be available sometime in July. Expect the Panasonic Toughbook CF-52 to be priced around $1650 for the entry level and $2500 for the upgraded version. More►
The BenQ S73VG and the BenQ S31V Joybooks are the latest laptops to jump on the Microsoft Windows Vista train. Pictured is the Joybook S73VG, that runs a Core 2 Duo processor, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics on a 14.1-inch LCD display. More►
LG has been busy as of late. First, the company assaults the mobile phone world with the LG Chocolate and from the looks of it, plans to follow suit with the LG Shine. Outside of the phone world the company still is staking claim in new territory, this time mobile computing. With all the hoopla surrounding UMPC’s quieting down, companies like LG return to sinking their teeth into proven markets.
That’s soccer for the Uninitiated
Given the fact that the NFL has been buzzing recently, thought I’d keep a few of you from being confused. Late for the World Cup but perfect for the start of a new season. Toshiba found success with the FIFA Dynabook laptop and now Fujitsu is offering the “award winning” AMILO Pi 1536 series with lacquered finishes for Everton, the Celtic, Aston Villa and the Tottenham Hotspur. More►
This baby has been in the gym hitting the iron. Currently available in Japan, the Tsukomo N170J-802E practically tips the scales sizing up near 8.4 pounds in weight. Who is going to complain though, when you have a 17-inch widescreen WUXGA display? That’s not the selling point though. The Tsukomo N170J-802E has a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T2700 processor under its skin, along with 1GB of DDR2 RAM (expandable to 2GB), an 80GB hard drive, nVidia graphics (Quadro Fx 2500M to be exact) and a DVD super multi-drive. At 249.800 Yen, that’s only a hundred and some change over 2G’s. However, if you are the type of person who is not easily satisfied you can always upgrade. Tsukomo
Sony sends the message in vibrant colors to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the VAIO series. 500 limited edition FJ Graphic Splash Edition notebooks. $1,129.99 is the starting price for the special edition FJ290 notebooks, which gets you a 14.1′ LCD, Wireless LAN, 512MB, 40GB hard drive, a DVD+R double layer optical drive and Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition. However I’m sure you’ll want an upgrade to match the flossy, candy coated exterior. Options include a 2GHz Intel Pentium M chip, 1GB of DDR-SDRAM, a more respectable 100GB hard drive (preloaded with 5 Sony Picture movies), personal engraving and more.
Jaren is at it again. The designer behind the much desired Sony Ericsson Black Diamond mobile concept has created a laptop design one could only hope Toshiba would pick up. The design gives the term “little black book” a whole new meaning. A design like this coupled with the right specifications could give Granny Smith a run for the money. What I really thought was great was the idea of having a small TFT screen displaying the logo as opposed to having one stamped on the case. As noted this could do well for customization and corporate branding.
The keyboard flows smoothly from the casing and the button styling with gloss finish only adds to the attraction. I also love the fact the logo is only in one place. The chrome trim provides a touch of sophistication and stlye.The Toshiba BlackBook just looks sexy, too sexy to be a laptop.
According to gadgetreview the 17″ MacBook Pro has finally been given the “official” greenlight. There is always too much speculation about Apple products so BigBerries tries not to slip into Rumorville like many other sites, but this by all means is real.
For all the luscious details of course you need to visit Apple. I know there may be some buyers who’ll wait for bugs and benchmarks to become available but I don’t think there will be any silent recalls, but we’ll gladly take some silent upgrades like those from Velentine’s Day.
Apple expects the 17″ MacBook Pro to begin shipment in 7-10 business days. Apple
Quick Specs
17-inch display
2.16Ghz Intel Core Duo
1GB SDRAM
120GB hard drive
8x SuperDrive
ATI mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB GDDR3 memory
One FireWire 400
One FireWire 800
Two USB 2.0 ports
Source: feber (foreign)
Soccer in the US, football to the rest of civilization gets another product branded for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the Toshiba Dynabook 2006 FIFA World Cup Edition.
The “golden” laptop even has World Cup history etched onto the case from 1930 to present
Quick Specs
Duo Core T2300 (1.6Ghz)
512MB RAM
80GB SATA hard drive
Harman & Kardon speakers
Source: Techliving
BigBerries loves swivel, from mobile phones to swivel-arm-battle-grip action figures. Toshiba drops another reason to make people think twice about UMPC’s, the Toshiba Portege M405.
Quick Specs
Intel Core Duo T2400
12.1″ XGA display
Toshiba EasyGuard
Spill resistant Keyboard
Biometric fingerprint reader
100GB hard drive
Weight: 4.5 lbs
Size: 11.6 x 9.80 x 1.53 inches
Now in addition to the list the Portege gives you 1GB of RAM (2GB max) tri-mode 802.11 a/b/g wireless, FireWire, and USB 2.0. There’s more but I’ll stop because I know a bunch of you are starry-eyed about the Celeron M 900Mhz powered, 512MB RAM having Q1.
The Samsung Q1 is cute and light (1.72 pounds) but I need more power Captain, more power. I really don’t see UMPCs replacing powerhouse, workhorse laptops anytime soon. This isn’t even the top of the heap.