Toshiba Demonstrates SCiB Battery Technology

Last week at CREATEC 2008 (a consumer trade show held in Japan every year), Toshiba showed off some new battery technology that could shake up the notebook battery market (and how we think about batteries and battery sizes in general). The technology is called “Super … Read more

Asus Eee PC S101 Introduced

Back in July, a roadmap for future Asus Eee PC offerings was posted online. Among the netbooks listed were the S101 and S91 (presumably 10″ and 8.9″) under the “Ultimate” series, with a description of “Exquisite / Extreme Slim & Light” and a target audience … Read more

Acer Aspire Ones with 160GB HDD, 6-Cell Batteries

Looks like the newer revisions of the 8.9″ Acer Aspire One have started to show up at mainstream retailers in the US, and they are actually in stock at Amazon.com. They are priced higher than the 120GB, 3-cell versions they maybe replacing (hard to say … Read more

Asus Eee PC 900HA at Amazon

A new 8.9″ Eee PC has shown up at Amazon – the Asus Eee PC 900HA (Amazon link). It’s actually very affordable – $349.99 – that’s a very close competitor to the similarly priced Acer Aspire One. As far as specifications and where it fits … Read more

HP Pavilion dv3500t Announced

HP has rolled out a new 13.3″ ultraportable, the HP Pavilion dv3500t, which is HP’s first 13.3″ offering in the US. The display itself has a 16:10 ratio. It’s powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo (T5800 up to a T9400) running on Intel’s Centrino … Read more