Archive for December, 2008
Lenovo’s ThinkPad W700ds photographed and reviewed
Though a few lucky souls have already wrapped their paws around Lenovo’s completely unorthodox W700ds, the dual-screened machine has yet to undergo a proper review… until now. Laptop Mag found the rig to be expectedly dominant in all the right areas, with a ridiculous graphics performance and a stunning display.
Nokia’s 6208c now official, officially in love with stylus input
Nokia’s 6208c (or 6208 classic, if you prefer) isn’t arriving as a surprise, though it is quite nice to see it being made completely official. The rather unique handset was designed with the Chinese market in mind, as it boasts an integrated, removable stylus modeled after bamboo slips for inputting Chinese characters via pen. You’ll […]
eBay Find of the Day: MINI John Cooper Works CHALLENGE racer
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There are a lot of one-make racing series’ being held around the world using exotic equipment like Porsche 911 GT3 Cups, Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeos and Ferrari F430 Challenges, but devastatingly fast as they are,
Sprint’s pink Instinct shows up on Best Buy’s site for outrageous price
We’d pegged early January for the release of a pink Samsung Instinct on Sprint’s airwaves,
Oregon governor pursuing GPS-based mileage tax
The gasoline tax has long been the method of choice for raising money for public road upkeep, but more fuel efficient cars are slowly eroding funds from the public coffers. Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski wants to keep road repair money flowing, so he’s proposing the dreaded mileage tax. Opponents of the idea see a GPS-based […]
Branew to unveil tuner kit for new Nissan 370Z
Nissan sportscars – the Z included – are a popular base for tuners, so it should come as no surprise that, with the newly revised 370Z just revealed, the JDM aftermarket is already lining up with their range of extras. Next up to bat is Branew, the Japanese tuner whose GT-R we spotted at SEMA […]
Can’t win for losing: Chrysler criticized for “Thank You” ads
After receiving at least $4 billion dollars in low cost government loans, Chrysler, LLC thought the least it could do was thank the American people for their support. Instead of calling a press conference or writing a heart-felt letter to major newspapers,
PS Audio debuting world’s first HRx disc player at CES
Oh, brother — yet another high resolution audio format to worry over. Just when you thought you could pick up Denon’s forthcoming universal Blu-ray player and be done with it comes HRx.
LG Debuting World’s Slimmest LED-backlit LCD TV at CES
Not content with just making soap opera hair look like watery strands of gold, LG is also planning to trump last year’s round of ultrathin LCD TVs by bringing the planet’s slimmest LED-backlit LCD TV to Las Vegas.
RIM’s president calls BlackBerry Storm a small netbook
Clearly, Mike Lazaridis has the chops when it comes to running a business. What he clearly lacks, however, is a firm definition of the term “netbook.” To his credit,
