March 15th, 2010
Perhaps a little late, but I got my hands on the Dell Vostro 13 recently. Here is the picture gallery:
Categories: Notebook / Laptops, picture | Tags: dell, dell vostro, laptop, live pictures, vostro, vostro 13 | 3 Comments
December 1st, 2009
I always had a problem with companies trying to market their product with beautiful models or inhuman performances (remember the CBZ extreme ads?), instead some of the best ads are probably the ones that Apple made to promote the iPhone (‘there is an app for that’) or the ones Bajaj makes for its Bikes in India (of-course some exceptions there aswell).
I was pleasantly surprised to see some real innovative marketing by Lenovo in Germany (2008). They converted seats in local buses and trains carrying attendees of ‘Lenovo Live 2008′ to resemble a Thinkpad notebook. Thats not all, they actually used real keyboard and trackpad on these seats, thus driving the message of strong & durable products that Lenovo makes. Co-incidence or brilliance, Lenovo managed to improve its quarterly figures after this 
Categories: Concept / Educative, Notebook / Laptops, Tech Industry News, Weird or not? | Tags: ad, laptop, lenovo bus seats, lenovo live 2008, lenovo marketing, marketing, strong durable notebooks | No Comments
November 16th, 2009
Netbooks has in a way acted as a catalyst in taking the notebook format to the masses. And Taiwan is seeing extraordinary growth with this form of PC. Digitimes reports that nebooks have a 40% market share in portable computers in the first three quarters of 2009 in Taiwan compared to the global average of 20%.
The effect of low ticket size of the netbook would certainly reflect in the bottom-line of PC makers, but the alternative revenue model with 3G powered netbooks sold a monthly subscription might help bring in some more revenues. Surprisingly in markets like India and China the adoption is low with approx share of 16% (and less than 10% in Q3). I would normally expect India and China to sell more of these netbook which is targeted at the masses. Probably the difference of just around INR 5000 ($100) between a good netbook and a entry level explains the situation. Throwing the Google Chrome OS in the mix and many new models coming in 2010, the netbook space would be interesting to watch!
Categories: Tech Industry News, netbook | Tags: cheap laptops, chrome os, laptop, netbook sales, netbook vs notebook, notebook, taiwan netbook sales | 2 Comments
May 16th, 2009
Netbooks have shown the power of recession and portability. Portability for its small size, recession for the price! Last quarter saw sales of 6 million netbooks, which amounts to 20% of total notebook sales in the same period.
Acer is the biggest player in the net-book market with over 30% market share. With the adoption of Android we can only expect that number to increase, both for Acer and the industry. Just beware of the side-effects 
Categories: Market Watch, netbook | Tags: acer, acer netbook, laptop, netbook, netbook market share, portable notebook | 1 Comment
January 30th, 2009
Last year there were reports of Indian govt working on a $10 Laptop (yeah thats lot more ambitions than the OLPC); however it was later clarified that its actually a $100 laptop that the govt is planning. While that was somewhat acceptable, here comes the $10 news again.
Apparently it seems like the Govt is now really planning a $10 Laptop in partnership with IIT M and IISC. And this time they aim to make it available in 6 months! Anyone excited?
“The computer will be a small equipment with expandable memory, LAN and Wi-Fi facilities. The government will also produce e-content on every subject which will be made available free of cost.”
Update: Times of India reports that it would be on display as soon as 3rd feb …
Categories: Tech Industry News, Weird or not? | Tags: $10, $10 laptop, cheap notebook, educational notebook, india, laptop, olpc | 1 Comment
June 10th, 2008
Check the video (courtesy Notebooks.com) Downstairs.
Categories: Launch Pad | Tags: envy, envy133, hp, laptop, notebook, voodoo envy, voodoopc voodoo | No Comments
June 10th, 2007
The chief executive of a major book publisher swiped a couple of computers from Google’s booth at a recent trade show. Really and he not only admitted it, he bragged about it on his blog.
There was “no sign saying ‘please do not steal the computers,’” wrote Richard Charkin of Macmillan Publishers. He contends that the “theft” was no worse than Google’s Book Search Library Project, in which the company means to digitize the book collections of big libraries around the world to make them searchable online.
With Book Search and its accompanying Library Project, Google is attempting to digitize the book collections held by many of the worlds leading libraries and serve them up to Web users.
But in the fall of 2005 after the company began scanning collections at the University of Michigan, Harvard University, the New York Public Library, and others the Association of American Publishers and The Authors Guild filed suit against the company, claiming that the project infringed on the copyrights of publishers and authors.
In many cases, Google wont refrain from scanning a copyrighted book unless it receives a specific request from the copyright owner.’
Categories: Google, Weird or not? | Tags: ceo, Crime, Criminal, Google, Google Books, laptop, Richard Charkin, stealing, Steals | No Comments
June 3rd, 2007
Regular use of laptop could damage your health and may cause problems in your spine, neck, shoulders and other serious orthopaedic pain because of poor posture, warn British scientists.
Laptops are useful for travelling businessmen, students, executives and those who need convenience, portability and power.
Sale of notebooks and laptops soared in India last year. According to the Indian Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT), notebook sales grew by a whopping 180 percent between April and September 2006.
Health experts are worried because booming laptop sales have led to a surge in the number of computer users with back and muscle problems, reported online edition of BBC News. Girls as young as 12 are being diagnosed with nerve damage caused by slouching over screens, a group of leading chiropractors said.
A common problem is perching a laptop on the legs because then the users stare down at the screen and strain their necks, spines and legs.
Categories: Notebook / Laptops, Tech Industry News | Tags: Health Hazards, Health Problems, laptop, Notebooks, Orthopaedic pain | No Comments
May 26th, 2007
Intel’s Mobile Metro laptop which was co-created with Ziba Design certainly deserves an honorable mention for its thickness, cutting an impossible figure of 0.7″ while weighing a wee bit above 1kg. Intel has promised that they will throw in the fastest and most efficient components into the champagne-toned magnesium chassis, with WiFi, EV-DO, and WiMax connectivity included. Not only that, you get a flash-based memory hard drive and a 14 hours battery life. Somebody pinch me already. Better start saving for one today if it were to be released at the end of this year at best.
When Intel asked designers to build a better laptop, its instructions were simple, really. The machine has to be fashionable, able to connect to all manner of wireless networks, and full of the latest, fastest computing capabilities.
Consumers, as a result, are a big driver for sales. And more than ever, consumer-buying choices are influenced not just by function, but form. At the same time, many PC makers have given short shrift to design in hopes of keeping costs at a minimum.
That’s where Intel, with Ziba, hope to make their mark. “Intel wants to stimulate the conversation,” says Roger Kay, president of consultancy Endpoint Technologies Associates. Besides making the machine thin, they’re also using materials aimed to communicate high quality and coolness. Made of champagne-colored magnesium, the laptop is decorated with subtle gold accents.
Categories: First look, Notebook / Laptops | Tags: intel, laptop, notebook, Roger Kay, Thinnest Notebook, Ziba | No Comments
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