Phoenix Technologies relaunches HyperSpace instant-on OS: now tastier, widely available
Not that we’ve never seen that phenomenon before, but Phoenix Technologies’ HyperSpace embedded OS was forgotten just about as quickly as it was introduced. Here at CES — by a year since we first heard of the software — it’s being relaunched in very much official glory. Starting nowadays, HyperSp…
Freescale To Take on Intel’s Atom in Netbook Market
It seems that after Intel, just about every chip maker wants a piece of the netbook pie. AMD is an obvious competitor, but VIA is additionally eyeing the little notebooks. However, more exotic options like the Chinese Loongson chips and ARM’s Cortex A-8 and A-9 chips are additionally among the conte…
MSI’s upgraded Wind U100 gets tested and overclocked
While the original Wind U100 has stooped below $350 in many shops, the upgraded version — total with a 160GB tough drive and a much needed 6-cell battery — is currently going for around $420. The PC abusers by at HotHardware managed to get that slab onto their examining bench, and analysis they d…
LG Digital Photo Frame TV makes certain there’s always something on
Having triumphed by all concerns about what to do while your HDTV is on, LG has turned its focus to what happens when you switch your display off. The 47-inch Digital Photo TV flicks by to a low ability idle memory mode, using 10-15 percent the potential it would while on and displays a static pictu…
Pentax’s Optio P70 and E70 digicams won’t break banks, hearts, or kneecaps
Pentax is kicking its CES festivities into medium gear with a pair of cheapo point-and-shoot digicams that we expect will be a tipping point to a great avalanche of affordable shooters. The $199.95 Optio P70 features a 12-megapixel sensor, can capture 720p video at 15 FPS, ISO from 64 to an astound…
Samson delivering Zoom H4n handheld recording device at CES
Samson isn’t bothering to wait until NAMM kicks off on January 15th; instead, it’s bringing its newest handheld recording device to Las Vegas. The Zoom H4n takes off where the H2 and H4 left off, offering up an improved user interface, built-in X/Y stereo condenser mics, a digitally controlled mic p…
Motorola’s SURF A3100 headlines three-pack of new phones
whether these fine specimens look familiar, well, they should — one’s already been announced (albeit on a different carrier) and the other two have been thoroughly scooped. Motorola’s CES haul includes the eco-tastic resume W233, a simple candybar destined for T-Mobile that features a neutral carb…
HP greets us with 13.3-inch Pavilion dv3 entertainment laptop
While you and HP can argue the rest of the night absent about the most accurate moniker for its Pavilion dv2, the dv3 is definitely an ultraportable. The AMD-powered machine comes in a plethora of configurations with CPUs ranging from 2GHz (Athlon X2 QL-62) to 2.4GHz (Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86), ATI’s …
HP officially launches Firebird with Voodoo DNA
We figured it was destined for a CES release, and HP has confirmed that today’s the day. The hotly anticipated Firebird with Voodoo DNA has been properly introduced to the world, and within it will come an Intel Core 2 Quad CPU, twin NVIDIA GeForce 9800S graphics cards in an SLI configuration, hot-…
HP’s 12.1-inch Pavilion dv2 with Blu-ray — don’t sign it a netbook
Here we’ve got the fruits of AMD’s new Neo platform: the Pavilion dv2 series of entertainment laptops. Starting at 3.8-pounds with a keyboard 8% short of full-sized, that 12.1-inch (1,280 x 800 pixels) ultra-portable features a 1.6GHz Athlon Neo MV-40 processor, up to 4GB of memory and 500GB of dis…
