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It looks like those sold on the ASUS N10’s good looks but not on its netbook-style size or processor now have yet another model to take into account from the company, which has expanded its overflowing laptop offerings even further with its new N20A model. This one ups things to a slightly more spacious 12.1-inch WXGA display, which is actually described as “glare-type” (points for honesty, ASUS), and it gets a boost in the performance department from your choice of four different Core 2 Duo processors, though it seems you will have to make do with integrated Intel GMA X4500HD graphics instead of the N10’s GeForce 9300M chipset. Otherwise, you can expect up to 4GB of RAM, a max 320GB hard drive, and a DVD burner, plus the usual built-in webcam, memory card reader, and a generous array of ports (including HDMI and eSATA connectors). No official word on a price just yet, but at least one retailer already has a Core 2 Duo T5800-based model available for $999.

[Via Laptoping]

ASUS debuts 12-inch N20A ultraportable originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember that CTL 2go netvertible we hepped you to in the heady, hazy days of mid-October? The folks over at Laptop Magazine have taken a good look at a demo model (the color of “yellow-lime green hospital sheets,” apparently) and were cool enough to share their thoughts with us. The device gets kudos for its durability, with the spill-resistant keyboard, shock mounted hard drive and detachable handle earning some points, but the cramped keyboard was deemed less than praiseworthy. When functioning as a tablet, the accelerometer is stated to be responsive, so reorienting the screen is a breeze — even though the reviewer did choose to install a few freeware apps to compensate for the fact that Windows XP Home is less than tablet-friendly. If everything goes according to plan, the Linux version of the tablet should retail for $499, with a Windows XP Home version costing about fifty dollars more. Hit the read link for the full review and an exciting video of the appliance in action.

CTL’s 2go netvertible gets reviewed originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve already seen a few laptop cases that are compliant with the TSA’s new time and stress-saving rules but, if you still haven’t found one to your liking, you may want to take into account Belkin’s new FlyThru case, which is now available to make your travels a little bit more bearable. As with other TSA-friendly bags, this one packs separate, easily-accessible compartments for your laptop and accessories, and it’ll accommodate laptops up to 15.4-inch in size. At just $60 it’s also a good deal cheaper than something like the $220 Tom Bihn laptop bag or Skooba’s long-promised Checkthrough bag which, coincidentally, is now finally shipping as well and will set you back $140.

[Via Engadget Spanish]

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Time-saving Belkin FlyThru laptop case now available originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re expecting a ton of new laptops to support hybrid graphics thanks to chipsets like NVIDIA’s soon-to-be-ubiquitous GeForce 9400M, but Microsoft isn’t as enamored with hybrid graphics as most everyone else seems to be — it says it won’t be natively supporting them in Windows 7. In a just-released document titled Guidelines for Graphics in Windows 7, the company discourages manufacturers from shipping systems with hybrid graphics like ATI’s CrossFire and NVIDIA’s Hybrid SLI, claiming they’re “unstable and provide a poor user experience.” Oh, snap. One less reason to install Windows 7 on your MacBook Pro, eh wot?

Microsoft disses Hybrid SLI and CrossFire, won’t support them in Windows 7 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Another day, another awesome laptop announcement. This one, the EX623, a 16-incher from the hallowed depths of MSI’s genius labs packs an Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo CPU, up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM, a max 320GB hard drive, and NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS graphics, with a 16:9 widescreen display. The “Bravo,” as it’s also known, is apparently being marketed as an entertainment laptop (we know this because we watched the super sweet video MSI has up on their site which shows a band absolutely rocking out), and as such houses things like a Blu-ray drive, an eSATA port, stereo speakers and a subwoofer, though there’s no HDMI output and of course the 1366 x 768 resolution won’t display 1080p HD. Still, we’re pretty sure that “Breakpoint” will have never sounded so good. No word on the price or availability.

[Via SlashGear]

MSI EX623 laptop “rocks” our (proverbial) “world” originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Given that you’ve surely got rafts of free cash to burn through right now, we know you’re eager beyond belief to drop north of four large on a new gaming notebook. To that end, we’re utterly thrilled to announce that Toshiba’s Qosmio X305-Q708 (starts at $4,199, goes to just under infinity) is available for buy direct from the company. If that just seems downright insane to you, the three-GPU X305-Q706 is also available now for “just” $1,999.99. The massive ticket inclusion here? An NVIDIA GeForce 9400M paired with two GeForce 9800 GTS GPUs. Or, enough to make Crysis weep.

Toshiba’s three-GPU Qosmio X305-Q708 / Q706 laptops now available originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops, Wireless

Barely 24 hours after the FCC voted yes to unlicensed white space use, we’ve already got one powerhouse lined up in support. According to Personal computer World, Neeraj Srivastava, director of technology policy at Dell, has said that the company “intends to integrate white space radios into future Dell products.” As for what “products” actually means? We could see the modules in anything from laptops to netbooks to “any other devices that provide wireless network access.” Sadly, he wouldn’t state when the technology would be added, but we’ll go out on a limb and recommend sometime after the impending digital Television transition.

[Image courtesy of mhzkid]

Dell affirms plans to integrate white space radios into future wares originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Merely seven months after AMD hacked 1,600 employees from its roster, we’re seeing 500 more head for the exits. The latest round of layoffs at the Sunnyvale-based chip maker amounts to 3% of its global workforce, and according to spokesman Michael Silverman, the “headcount reduction is part of the company’s efforts to reduce [its] cost structure.” The firings come a month to the day after a breakup was announced, and they’ll affect each division of the company save for the manufacturing operations — which are, in fact, precisely what’s being spun off. Just another day in paradise, eh AMD?

[Via MarketWatch]

Axe falls again at AMD, 500 more employees laid off originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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At WinHEC yesterday, Microsoft also announced early industry support of its Device Stage, advanced peripheral management scheme. So far, the list includes Brother, Epson, HP, Motorola, Nikon, Sansa, Canon, Sony and Nokia. This is more than just plug-and-pray children, Device Stage is meant to provide users with customized device information and access to things like ring tones, direct management of ink cartridges and pic printing, or links to live customer service chat sessions — just to name a few of the end user benefits. Microsoft demonstrated the new Windows 7 feature by attaching a Canon SD990 camera to an Eee Computer S101 running a 1.6GHz “Atom dual-core chip” (the Atom 330, we presume) to upload a pic over Sierra Wireless’ 3G data modem to Flickr, not Windows Live Photo Gallery… oops. See the full video after the break.

Continue reading Video: Windows 7 Device Stage on Eee Personal computer S101 running dual-core Atom

Video: Windows 7 Device Stage on Eee Personal computer S101 running dual-core Atom originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mgestk Technologies unveils a new gesture control system that “makes use of nothing more than an ‘affordable 3D camera’ and some custom software to capture even small hand gestures.” Video after the break.

What’s more, while Mgestyk already has a waiting list going, they aren’t making any promises about an actual release date just yet, or a price for that matter, with them only saying that it’ll be “in the range of a high-end webcam.”

[via Engadget]

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