Samsung R80 Notebooks Exclusively Available at Best Buy
March 1st, 2010
Best Buy will be offering exclusive Samsung R80 notebooks starting 7 March. Highlights of the R80 include Nvidia graphics, Blu-ray drives, and a stylish design. Three R80 models will be available:
* R480 (14″ screen) - $729.99
* R580 (15.6″ screen) - $829.99
* R780 ( 17.3″ screen) - $929.99
All models have LED backlit widescreen displays and HDMI output. The R480 has integrated Intel graphics while the R580 has an Nvidia GeForce G310M and the R780 a GT 330M. The R480/R580 have Intel Core i3 processors while the R780 has a Core i5.
The new Samsung R80 notebooks will be available at Best Buy starting 7 March.
Booq Laptop Custom Bags from $40 + $6
February 25th, 2010
MegaMacs.com discounts a selection of Booq notebook messenger-style cases, custom bags and backpacks. Shipping starts around $6, giving each the lowest total price we could find. Deals end March 9. The bags:
* Booq Vyper M3 15″ Laptop Case in Black for $39.97
* Booq Mamba Sling 13″-15″ Laptop Bag in Red for $57.95
* Booq Taipan Shadow 13″ Messenger Laptop Bag in Black (pictured) for $66.95
* Booq Taipan Shadow M 15″ Messenger Laptop Bag in Charcoal for $75.95
* Booq Mamba 13″-17″ Laptop Bag in Red or Brown for $99.99
* Booq Viper Rush 15″ Laptop Messeger Bag in Black for $111.95
* Booq Boa Nerve 15″-17″ Messenger Laptop Bag in Navy for $129.95
* Booq Boa 17″ Laptop Bag in Black for $165.95
* Booq Boa Flow Professional 13″-17″ Laptop Backpack in Black for $174.95
* Booq Boa Flow Professional XL 17″ Laptop Backpak in Black for $174.95
Does your laptop’s Wi-Fi really make it more vulnerable to thieves?
February 17th, 2010
Computerworld - It was a startling claim: Like a virtual trail of cookie crumbs, your laptop could be beaming out invisible signals that are attracting intrepid thieves armed with a common $5 gadget.
This alarming scenario comes by way of a press release from security vendor Credant Technologies Inc.
Citing a news report from Jamaica, Credant’s vice president of marketing, Sean Glynn, notes that “low-cost key fob Wi-Fi detectors for under a fiver and quite sophisticated directional detectors for around the 30 pounds mark … can be used by thieves to detect the presence of an out-of-sight laptop.”
However, experts polled by Computerworld said that for most users, Wi-Fi doesn’t increase their laptops’ chances of being stolen.
For users who are careless with their laptop and its settings, there could be an increased risk of theft. But as long as they abide by these steps, those risks can be mitigated, they said.
Palm-sized keyboard works like a laptop in your hand
February 2nd, 2010
Home theater keyboards continue to evolve, and each iteration seems to get more practical. This $92 (or is it $49?) 6-inch-wide Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard fits in the palm of your hand, and features handy LED backlit keys for use in darkened environments, rechargeable batteries, and a just-big-enough touchpad. You don’t need to point it directly at your computer, because it wirelessly communicates with a USB receiver you plug into the PC. And what’s that? A laser pointer? Perhaps that’s getting overly helpful, Brando.
Nevertheless, now we’re getting somewhere. Keyboards are a must when using a computer in the home theater, and this could be the next incremental improvement. TiVo had the right idea, this week rolling out its new remote with that slide-out keyboard for its Series 4 models. If we could combine that TiVo remote technology with this Rii device, we might be getting close to the perfect PC controller for home theater.
