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[ Evan | 25 Jul 2009 | No Comment | 7 views]

OMG! The iPaq lives, and with so soldiers on the stylus! http://bit.ly/XN4aK #
Drove behind a Toyota Venza today. Legit thought someone had rear-ended it, only to realize it was styled that way #
On the way to work, I saw an Alfa Romeo broken down just outside the tunnel. In America, that's a rare sight. #
HP Mini 5101 executive netbook looks and nice, everything inside still netbook http://bit.ly/VwncA #
NEC VersaPro VS-7 reminds me of the Sony Vaio X505, which is a great thing, but instead its a netbook http://bit.ly/MmP8m #
HTC click …

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[ Evan | 18 Jul 2009 | No Comment | 4 views]

There's something nostalgic and enjoyable about looking back at technology failures http://tinyurl.com/ltjzxz #
The Nokia Surge should have kept its codename: 'Mako'. That's a much cooler name, and it hearkens back to the Diamond Mako PDA #
eBay announces 5 free listings per month. Expect to see an uptick in random crap being sold http://bit.ly/h5xCb #
At this point, 10" netbooks are basically commodities. The specs are near identical. Choose the best combo of price and design that you like #
Must admit that I see no draw to having Android as a netbook …

Commentary »

[ Luofei | 13 Jul 2009 | No Comment | 1,788 views]
Mega-Netbooks: the new wave of budget thin-and-lights

The already crowded laptop market has recently seen a new class of entrants.  The new products belong to a segment called budget thin-and-lights, or CULV (consumer ultra-low voltage) laptops if you listen to Intel.  Meant to sit between the super low-price netbooks and high-dollar ultraportables, like the MacBook Air, these new notebooks (which lack optical drives) are aimed at students and frequent travelers who want an affordable and light laptop, but need something more full-sized and full-powered than a netbook.

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[ Evan | 11 Jul 2009 | No Comment | 10 views]

RT @joshuatopolsky My editorial about frustrations with the iPhone 3GS as a work tool. Do read! http://bit.ly/dUWKJ #
Well-played RT @frucci A Best Buy executive just totally took me down a peg. http://bit.ly/SwxKV #
All seems to be back up and running now #
My @twhirl isn't connecting. Restarting now, fingers crossed #
PSA: Tomorrow is 7/11. That means Free Slurpee Day at 7-11 #
Man, the touchpad buttons on this Eee 1000HE are stiff. Still getting acclimated to the chiclet keyboard as well #
Interesting. 5 failures in mobile phones in the past …

Memory Lane, Review »

[ Luofei | 6 Jul 2009 | No Comment | 225 views]
Product Spotlight: AlphaSmart

In the days before netbooks, the marketplace for affordable, portable computing was small and bleak.  One of the few bright spots was AlphaSmart, which made a few devices which were basically new-age typewriters.  Read on to find out about the Neo and the Palm OS-powered Dana.

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[ Evan | 4 Jul 2009 | No Comment | 12 views]

For those of you that don’t remember the AT&T wireless Ogo http://tinyurl.com/bhlygq #
Ogo sighting! http://bit.ly/y3Urq #
Wow, it’s $16 for a ticket to see Transformers 2 at the local IMAX theater. #
iPhone OS 3.0 slows down 2nd-gen iPod touch. Maybe you shouldn’t upgrade http://bit.ly/GiT5r #
Wunbar is working pretty well for me so far, but you do lose one bit of functionality. You can no longer specify Google searches with colons #
New labels scheme just hit my inbox. Nice! #
Gdgt just went live! Figuring out what it is now. http://gdgt.com/ #
RT @google …