Posts Tagged ‘Laptops’
Jester’s Court — Saptember 4, 2009
Governor Mark Sanford said that his trip to Argentina was just a “little white lie” that he told his staff. Someone is secretly sending laptops to governors. The mayor of Berryville, Arkansas, is back on the job after spending 54 days in the clink for a DUI and marijuana possession. Belgium may become the next country to ban the burkha. London Mayor Boris Johnson is urging a day of fasting to better understand Muslims. General Piraeus is not running for President. Van Jon
Toshiba bows 640GB 2.5-inch drive range
Toshiba today introduced a new range of 2.5-inch hard drives , running at 5,400 rpm with a maximum 640GB capacity.? Although that is less space than the 1TB monsters that Western Digital have rolling out by the end of the year, the Toshiba drives are 8.5mm thick.? That is small enough to fit in most laptops, making them the biggest such announced drives in this category.? The WD drives are 12.5mm thick which are better suited to external enclosures. The 640GB MK6465GSX drive range also includes
The Daily Five: Thursday, 6 August, 2009
Eneloop Portable Solar; iPhone Apps to Manage Energy Consumption; Corn Ethanol Cleaner than Crude Oil?; Electric-car maker Think; Free crosstown buses Eneloop Portable Solar The Eneloop Portable Solar is a stylishly encased set of solar panels that allow you to gather energy while working outside or traveling. Introduced by Japan’s Sanyo, once the unit is charged it can be used as a power source for laptops, USB devices, handheld games or cell phones. iPhone Apps to Manage Energy Consump
Walmart Increases Assortment of Affordable Laptops with Performance for Back to School
There’s just something about buying a laptop at Walmart that bothers me… kinda like buying one at BestBuy… I wouldn’t do it.. but these deals aren’t too bad..Retailer Introduces First Ever $298 Compaq Notebook with 3 GB Memory this WeekendBENTONVILLE, Ark., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — With student needs rapidly changing and affordability a top priority, Walmart (NYSE:WMT) is making a commitment this summer to provide a wider variety of laptops at unprecedented savings. Building its assortme
Oddly humble Negroponte lists OLPC’s failures, calls Sugar a ‘mistake’
The noble goal of a $100 laptop for developing nations has come to fruition -- but of course at a higher cost and later date than expected. One Laptop Per Child has succeeded in delivering 900,000 XO laptops into the hands of kids, but that's a far cry from the many millions expected and Chairman Nicholas Negroponte is pulling no punches in describing what went wrong. He's still bitter at Intel , claiming it worked to "spoil the market," and angry about many nations cutting back on large deal