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CES 2010: Lenovo U1 Hybrid Netbook/Tablet – Tablet Detaches From Netbook Shell

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lenovo u1 hybrid netbook tabletLenovo is showing off their intriguing new tablet, the U1 Hybrid, that also doubles as a netbook. By itself, it is a 1.5lb, 8h4 multi-touch tablet running Linux, but dock it in its clamshell with keyboard and it instantly becomes a Windows 7 netbook.

Has a Snapdragon CPU, and 3g and WiFi for Net access. Available in the 2nd half of this year.

Uh-oh Apple, you’re getting pipped in the tablet department – you better have something amazing to show off.

CES 2010: enTourage eDGe – Dual-Screen Netbook and eReader

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entourage edgeAs we predicted, here’s another eBook reader. The eDGe from enTourage is not just an e-reader, but a netbook, notepad and A/V recorder/player. It is also unique in that it is a dual-screen device.

Includes a SD card, USB flash drive and WiFi. The eReader screen is a 9.7″ diagonal with a resolution of 1200 x 825 pixels, while the color touchscreen for the netbook is a 10.1″ diagonal 1024×600 pixel screen.

The netbook includes an audio recorder to capture lectures for later playback or sharing. It also has a video camera to record still images or movies as MP4s or 3GP files. You can plug in headphones or a microphone or use the built in speaker and recorder.

eDGe™ runs the Google Android OS with 3GB of memory and has future support for 3G using an EVDO or HSDPA mobile modem.

Available in Feb 2010 for $490.

MSI Wind U110 Netbook has a 14-hour Battery Life

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MSI continues to be a leader in the Netbook market, now with their MSI Wind U110 ECO. The #1 selling point is has to be its extensive battery life – this one claims over 14 hours! And all this is from a regular six cell battery.

The Wind U110 runs on a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 CPU, 1GB RAM and with Windows XP Home (in case you’re afraid of Windows 7 too). It sports a 10″ 1024×600 WSVGA screen on top of an Intel GMA500 graphics card, a 160GB SATA drive and weighs in at 3.2lbs.

It is 1.24” at its widest, the 10” LCD screen is backlit, it has a high-res web cam, double speakers, a built-in microphone and Bluetooth.

Buy now!
Price: $394.99
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

CES 2009: NVIDIA Ion platform makes for smallest PC

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NVIDIA is touting its new Ion platform as they’ve demonstrated how it can be used to make the world’s smallest Vista capable premium PC. By plugging the Ion board into a case that is just slightly larger than the board and adding a hard drive, the PC is complete.

What’s more interesting is that the Ion with its GeForce 9400 (with built-in North- and Southbridges) coupled with an Intel Atom processor can be used to power even smaller netbooks that can push 1080p HD video and 7.1 surround sound audio via HDMI.

This video shot at CES shows how small the board is:
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