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Clamcase, a step back for the iPad?

Clamcase is selling a nice looking but questionable case for the iPad.

The idea is to put the iPad in a hinged case that contain a bluetooth keyboard to use for typing instead of the on-screen keyboard.  This essentially turn the iPad in some sort of disfunctional netbook (try to use a netbook without a mouse/trackpad).

Sure it [...]

Just received my new iPad

Image via CrunchBase

I am posting this using my new iPad I just received tonight. It appear to be working pretty well and typing on it is actually pretty good. I can type almost as fast as using a real keyboard. Not bad at all for a few minutes of usage.

I am looking forward to [...]

Another Night, Another OSX Netbook Install Improvement

Meklort and I worked on the project again last night and things are shaping up quite well.  The NetbookBootMaker is now reverting back to the DellEFI method of caching kext for the installation.  We ran into too many issues with the new method… like Kernel Panic and missing Quartz Extreme.

What is left to do before releasing [...]

Microsoft to sell Windows 7 on Thumb Drive Media

Image by arneheijenga via Flickr

Realizing that the world of Netbook and ultraportable has gone missing a DVD reader Microsoft is thinkering with the idea of selling Windows 7 installation on USB Thumb Drive media.

It is about time Microsoft (and I hope Apple) realise that the world is evolving and that DVD are getting useless!  Why don’t [...]

Toshiba Unveils 7 New Consumer Laptops With Tweaked Design, More Luxury Features

Today, Toshiba unveiled seven additions to its consumer-friendly Satellite line, as well as three SKUs for its small business-friendly L300 line. The notebooks, which range in price from $549 to $849 and have screen sizes from 14 to 18.4 inches, boast a tweaked design and, obviously, budget price tags.

The design changes are subtle, but still effective. [...]

People don’t know the difference between netbook and notebook

I know, I know. Technically, netbooks are just little notebooks. But the truth of the matter is that there are a number of things that most full sized notebooks can do that are tougher to do on a netbook. For one thing, most full sized laptops have optical disc drives for installing software, listening [...]