Isaiah's Tech

Even though there is no proof behind the latest leak of upcoming HP laptop model numbers, in the picture above you will find one of the two new netbooks from HP. In the picture above, you'll see the HP Mini 311 and the list goes on and you'll also find the HP Mini 210 - on the same list found here. As of right now, we know nothing about these new netbooks and we don't even know if they exist. We'll just have to wait and see what goes on for the next couple of weeks.

Update on September 7th: According to Netbooked, the HP Mini 311 could have: an 11.6-inch display, an Intel Atom 1.6GHz N270 CPU, Nvidia Ion graphics, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB HDD, WiFi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth support, Windows XP, an HDMI port, and a 6-cell battery.

[Liliputing]

LG has just unveiled their 15-inch OLED display. The best part here is that this could be the same OLED display that LG could be dishing out for Apple to use. We heard rumours about this back in March (here) and in early August (here), but they are just rumours right now. The good thing is that MacBook Pros from Apple may be the first laptops out there with an OLED display; the bad news here is, of course, going to be the price. Apple notebooks are already expensive as it is, add in the rumoured Blu-ray drive and this rumoured OLED display and then you're definitely looking into $4,000 to $5,000 USD.

[9 to 5 Mac]

Medion has just announced a new netbook, the Akoya Mini E1315 that is, basically, a re-branded MSI Wind U210. Since it's the same model, it has: an 11.6-inch display, an AMD Neo CPU, ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 graphics, 2GB of RAM, and up to a 500GB HDD. The price and release dates haven't been mentioned yet.

[Netbooked]

What you see below is a short video of how fast typing on the BlackBerry Storm 2 will be. With the new and improved SurePress keyboard, typing looks like it will be a lot faster. The video below is definitely worth a look.



[CrackBerry, Mobile Syrup]

According to the latest leak from a Motorola software engineer they are working on a device codenamed "Caesar" and it's going to be running on the Windows Mobile 7 beta. Looks like WinMo 7 could be out in mid-2010 and not Q4 2010 like we heard two weeks ago. Keep in mind that WinMo 7 handsets will have a minimum requirement on their phones which is great news for the consumer.

[Engadget Mobile]

At IFA, Samsung decided to show off their "proof of concept" TV, which measured in at 6mm thin. Samsung was able to do this using side-lit LED technology. Samsung mentioned that this side-lit LED TV will be hitting the shelves sometime next year (2010). They didn't mention a price though, but it shouldn't cheap.

[Pocket-Lint]

After seeing this on Crunch Gear, that's what I asked myself. Basically, Fox put a Twitter feed on the bottom of the screen during a show called Fringe. Most people ended up complaining and I don't see why not. Why would you ruin a TV show by putting a Twitter feed on the bottom of the screen? Maybe in the future we'll be able to make this kind of thing optional with TVs with Internet built-in. Twitter gets a lot of positive media and I hope that they don't get overexposed by the media.

In related news, Twitter should also clean up all of the spammers that have been on the rise lately.

[Crunch Gear]

A video has surfaced online of an Android-based tablet / MID made by SMiT, which is a Chinese manufacturer. This device has: a 5-inch touchscreen display with an 800 x 480 resolution, GPS WiFi support, and 8GB of storage. You can take a look at it below, but other details are still unknown. By the way, this could be a prototype.



[Crunch Gear]

In case you're interested in PlayStation 3's Little Big Planet: Game of the Year Edition then you should already know that it will be hitting shelves on September 8th for $59.99. If you're having second thoughts about it, you'll be able to download a demo of it on the PlayStation Store soon - more specifically September 10th.

Update on September 9th: Maybe it arrived one day late, but the game is now available - according to PS3 Blog. The demo is expected to launch tomorrow, so look out for it!

According to the PlayStation Blog, the demo will contain a handful of in-game levels and minigames, which can be played alone or with friends. Stickers and objects will also be available, along with a few community levels that have been handpicked by Sony.

[1 UP]

At IFA, Samsung showed off the S3650 Corby and they also announced that they will be launching the said handset as the Samsung Genio. "This last-minute change is clearly down to the Korean phone maker realizing that in the UK 'Corby' is an industrial town in Northamptonshire, not quite the right image for an on-trend consumer electronics device." This mid-end touchscreen based handset is still expected to launch in the middle of this month in a couple of colours.

[Pocket-Lint]

Toshiba has already launched the Satellite U500, but they've just shown off the Satellite U500 Ducati which seems to be a higher-end model than the original. The Satellite U500 Ducati has: an Intel Core 2 Duo 8700 CPU, 4GB of RAM, an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 graphics card, and Windows 7 Ultimate.

Since these will run Windows 7, we should be expecting it later this year. The price for this notebook hasn't been mentioned yet, but it could be expensive since it has Ducati branding - similar to Acer's Lamborghini line-up.

[Crunch Gear]

Back in May, we heard about Shinoda Display's 145-inch plasma TV and it was bendable. Well, Shinoda is now reportedly testing out their PTA (Plasma Tube Array) technology again with a 0.9mm thin 145-inch plasma display. This display costs $430,000 USD and is actually flexible as well. Unfortunately, this TV will suck up 1,0000W of power and weighs 180kg. Clearly, it's the complete opposite of an eco-friendly display.

[Crunch Gear]

At IFA this year, Sony has just announced that they will be delaying their touchscreen capable Vaios. These all-in-one PCs were expected to launch when Windows 7 launches on October 22nd, but they have just announced that they will be delayed until early 2010. These all-in-one PCs will take advantage of Microsoft's built-in Windows 7 touch-functionality.

"Sony's first Windows 7-based touchscreen VGC-LV range of Vaio all-in-one PCs will start at around £2,000 [$3,280 USD and €2,292]." These all-in-one PCs are definitely not going to be cheap - so it's definitely a Sony Vaio.

[Reg Hardware]

I don't know how much more proof we need, but at IFA this year there were new iPod Touch / iPod Nano cases. And yes, these new cases do have camera holes in them. We're expecting Apple to announce these on their event in three days. Check out the Engadget link below for more photos and the 9 to 5 Mac for more information.

[Pocket-Lint, Engadget, 9 to 5 Mac]

Fujitsu has just announced two new tablet PCs, the T4310 and the T4410. These two tablet PCs have: a 12-inch multi-touchscreen display, an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, "an optical drive that can be switched out for a secondary battery or hard-drive", an HDMI port, WiFi Draft-N, three USB 2.0 ports, an ExpressCard slot, a FireWire 400 port, Bluetooth support, optional UMTS support, Windows 7, and a battery that will supposedly last 6 hours. This notebook tablet will be available in Q4 of this year, but the price hasn't been mentioned yet.



[Slash Gear]