HP Mini 1000 MI Review/Impressions (JK, UMPCPortal)

James Kendrick at jkOnTheRun has posted a video review of the 10″ compact HP Mini 1000 MI. He shows the jack for the VGA dongle (it’s a proprietary optional dongle if you want to plug into an external display), as well as the other various … Read more

HP Mini 2140 Compared to 2133 (HP Mini Guide)

HP Mini Guide has put together a pictorial comparing the new 10″ HP Mini 2140 to the first generation 8.9″ HP 2133 Mini-Note. Under the hood are the major changes – the move to using Intel’s Atom CPU and an Intel chipset over the older … Read more

10.1-inch Acer Aspire One – in Stock in US

It looks like the 10.1″ Acer Aspire One (aka the AOD150) is available at some online retailers in the US, at least the Sapphire Blue version (AOD150-1165- Blue). We had been told by Acer that it would be sometime in the first two weeks of … Read more

MSI Wind U120 – Now in Gray/Black

The not-very-upgrade-friendly 10.1″ MSI Wind U120 has received a minor update. Namely, instead of the original black and white color scheme, it’s now available in gray and black. The model # is U120-001US and the product number is # 9S7-N03112-001. It’s available for $429.99, and … Read more

NVIDIA Ion – Certified for Vista, Runs Windows 7

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There was a joint press conference held today in Taipei, Taiwan between Microsoft and NVIDIA, showcasing the new NVIDIA Ion platform for netbooks/nettops and other ultraportable or low-power devices. It was hosted by NVIDIA’s general managers for their MCP and notebook business units, and involved Microsoft’s Senior Director for OEMs and Senior Manager for the Windows client business group. It was announced that the Ion platform (NVIDIA’s GeForce 9400M graphics chipset and Intel’s Atom CPU) has been officially certified by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows Vista Premium.

NVIDIA also showed off the Ion running Microsoft Windows 7. Existing chipsets (namely the Intel 945G) do not fully support DirectX 10 and other graphics features, while the Ion platform/chipset is able to handle them very well. In fact, the demonstration involved running a full 1080p move in the background while NVIDIA was giving the Powerpoint demonstration. They also described being able to encode/transcode video in the background while watching HD video. They also demonstrated “Left 4 Dead” running in 720p video (the game is very graphics-intensive).

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