Isaiah's Tech

We don't know if Dell ever plans to launch this notebook, but they have shown off a Studio XPS 16 prototype. The display is said to have a 10,000:1 contrast ratio and the panel itself is said to be just 2mm. Of course the display is brighter than typical LCD displays, the response times are also much faster, and the battery life was also improved as well.

[Electronista]

Sexy, isn't it? Yeah, it's a white notebook that's not a Mac. While it is sexy, you're going to have to fork over an extra $40 USD for this "Arctic White High Gloss" colour, which definitely sucks. Personally, I'd still rather get the black colour, but that's just my opinion. It's still quite sexy though. You can check out the white Studio XPS 13 here and the white Studio XPS 16 here.

[Engadget]

Dell has just launched their latest notebook, the Studio 14z. The 14z is equipped with: a 14-inch display with a 16:9 HD aspect ratio, Nvidia 9400M graphics, up to 500GB of HDD storage, up to 5GB of DDR3 RAM, and also has options for a 6-cell or an 8-cell battery, and a couple of Core 2 Duo CPUs. Unfortunately, there are no options for a ULV CPU and the Studio 14z does not have an optical drive. Anyways, another other option that is also available is for the display, which lets you choose a (720p) 1,366 x 768 resolution or a (900p)1,600 x 900 resolution. The Dell Studio 14z is just 1.2-inches thick and it weighs just about as much as the Adamo. It is now available on Dell's official website for a base price of $649 USD.

Update: For some hands-on information about this notebook, check out this link to Engadget's website.

[Gizmodo]

The Dell Studio One 19 all-in-one PC is now available in the US [and Europe] at a starting price of $699 USD. For the base price you get: Intel's Dual Core E5200 2.5GHz CPU, an 18.5-inch display with a 1,366 x 768 resolution, 2GB of RAM, a DVD burner, a Nvidia GeForce 9200 graphics card, a 320GB HDD, and an integrated webcam. You'll have to pay extra for a multitouch display and, of course, for better specs, so you might want to take a look at Dell's official website.

[Crunch Gear]

It kind of sucks if you don't live in Germany this Summer. The Toshiba TG01 smartphone with the infamous 4.1-inch touchscreen will be hitting Germany exclusively through O2 this Summer. The TG01 has a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU inside its small 9.9mm body. It runs on a customized Windows Mobile Pro and we will see if it receives any complaints. Like i said, the TG01 will be hitting Germany through O2 this Summer, but i forgot to mention that they will be selling the white model. There is no word on the price or the exact release date. Oh yeah, also no word on when the black model will be sold.

The Dell Studio 15 laptop will have its very own special edition model. It will rock a so-called "Black Vapor" paintjob and has a 1,440 x 900 resolution on its gorgeous LED-backlit display. You have a couple of options here, including: Pentium Dual Core or Core 2 Duo processors and Intel's integrated GMA 4500MHD or an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450 graphics card. You also get a 320GB HDD with up to 4GB of RAM. These special editions will range in price from $799 USD - $949 USD which isn't too expensive.

At CeBIT, a new gaming laptop was found utilizing Intel's Core i7. It is the Clevo D900F and it's a massive laptop. The screen is a 17.1-inch WUXGA display with a 1,920 x 1,200 resolution. It will also have an integrated 2.0 megapixel webcam, a TV tuner and an HDMI slot. You can view Engadget's gallery on this laptop here . If you bother to look at them, you will notice that this thing must be pretty darn heavy. It is really thick, so i don't think it's too "portable."

If you're used to using Google Gears for some of your Google Offline needs, here is another one to add to the list. If you have Google Gears installed on your computer, you will be able to use Google Calendar Offline. It is still in beta, but i don't think it really matters since Gmail is still in beta.

As you may know, Microsoft Office 14 is not being released this year, but you could have your chance to try it out before this year ends. Microsoft could be releasing a public beta for Office 14 by the end of this year. The new Office will have online access (similar to Google Documents) meaning it will be able to function in a browser. You will possibly be able to share stuff on Office 14 with others, by using its online capabilities.

Toshiba TG01 (and picture): http://www.gsmarena.com/toshiba_tg01_will_hit_germany_exclusively_through_o2-news-818.php
Dell Studio 15 Special Edition (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/dell-rolls-out-studio-15-special-edition-laptop/
Clevo D900F (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/hands-off-with-core-i7-packin-clevo-d900f/
Google Calendar Goes Offline: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/03/offline-google-calendar-available-for.html
Microsoft Office 14: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10187360-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

If you purchase and play Killzone 2 anywhere between March 1 to March 14, you will have your shot at getting this replica Killzone 2 Gun. They will only be giving away 14 of these (one everyday) possibly based on your stats, that you will be able to find at Killzone.com. These replica guns will not be available in stores, so make sure you play 24/7 to increase your chances of winning.

"The G410 flat-panel is said to be one of the firm's greenest LCDs, as it proudly sports an EPEAT Gold rating and utilizes halogen-free laminates in circuit boards along with chassis plastics that contains 25 percent post-consumers recycled plastics." So, as you can already tell the Dell G2410 LCD monitor is quite eco-friendly. I've talked about the G2410 before and it seems to be launching $10 less than the expected price was more than a month ago. The monitor is now available for $349 USD. For the aforementioned price, you get the G2410 LCD monitor which rocks a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, 1000:1 contrast ratio, "250 nits of brightness", standard VGA / DVI connectors and has a 5ms response time. It seems like a pretty good deal to me, considering that the monitor itself is 24-inches of eco-ness.

The Dell Inspiron Mini 10 is also now available for ordering off of the official Dell website. The pricing starts at $399 USD and if you want another colour besides Obsidian Black (be it Alpine White, New Cherry Red, Promise Pink [Dell will donate $5.00 USD to the Cure, if you choose this colour], Ice Blue or Jade Green) you will have to add $30 USD to your purchase. Another 'expandable' you may consider is upgrading the processor to a 1.6GHz Atom processor for an additional $50 USD. Unfortunately, you cannot expand the 160GB HDD (which disproves what i said in my previous blog post) or the 1GB RAM. The Mini 10 is said to have a ship date anywhere between March 31 to April 2.

The oh-so-sexy Dell Studio XPS 435 has just been priced. For the base model, you are looking at $1,099 USD. This includes "a 2.66GHz Core i7-920 processor, 3GB of RAM and an ATI Radeon HD 3650 256MB graphics card." If you are willing to fork over a ton of cash to turn this beauty into a beast then be prepared. If you want to upgrade the processor to the 3.2GHz Intel Core i7 it will add $1000 USD to your total. If you want to go for the over-the-top 24GB of RAM that will cost you another $1500 USD. Dell mentions that these desktops have a March 19 ship date.

Win A Replica Killzone Gun! (and picture): http://playstation.joystiq.com/2009/02/26/play-killzone-win-assault-rifle-replica/
Dell G2410 LCD Monitor (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/dells-greenish-g2410-lcd-monitor-goes-on-sale/
Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/dells-inspiron-mini-10-finally-up-for-order-starts-at-399/
Dell Studio XPS 435 (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/26/dell-studio-xps-435-up-for-sale-action-starts-at-1099/

Just when you thought a 60-inch HDTV for your living room was way too big. Count on Sharp to create the 108-inch TV. Yes, 108-inches. The TV will only cost £100,000 ($143,000 USD), so no need to worry. The Sharp LB-1085 has a 176-degree viewing angle and has a 6ms response time.


Here you see the sexy Dell Studio XPS 435. Besides looking sexy, the top notch model of the system can have you rocking a 3.2GHz Intel Core i7 with an X58 chipset. Also accompanied with 24GB of DDR3 SDRAM [!!!], 4.5TB of hard drive space, the ATI Radeon HD4870 graphics card, Blu-ray drive, 15-in-1 card reader and 8 USB ports. "Of course, getting the max settings is certainly going to cost you a pretty penny, and at this point we've got no deets on pricing or availability." Damn, this desktop looks nice, but could be overpriced since it is part of the XPS series. More on that information when Dell decides to release it.


Sony's answer to Apple's iPod Touch has finally been priced. The Sony touchscreen-OLED Walkman are now available for pre-order at Amazon UK. The 16GB and 32GB models will go for £214 ($308 USD) and £283 ($407 USD), respectively. This is pretty expensive, i think. I think the iPod Touch is still superior to this Walkman. But then again, it's Apple we're talking about here. Anything they make is gold for some people.


A new Gmail Labs feature has been spotted. It is called 'Title Tweaks.' It's fairly hard to explain what the feature does, but the picture is a good representation. It shows the number of your unread items in your inbox in the tab better. Before it used to display "Gmail - Inbox (#)", now it says "Inbox (#) - Gmail." It's not a huge feature and many people are saying that they have already had this feature before, so it's not entirely new.


Sharp's 108-inch TV (and picture): http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/02/25/sharp_108in_lcd_uk/
Dell Studio XPS 435 (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/25/sleek-new-studio-xps-435-materializes-on-dell-website/
Sony's OLED Walkman (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/25/sonys-oled-walkman-priced-and-dated-in-uk/
Gmail Title Tweaks (and picture): http://lifehacker.com/5159995/gmail-puts-unread-message-counts-first-in-tabs-title-bars