New Rules on Carrying Spare Laptop Batteries on U.S. Flights

Dec 31 2007 | News

The U.S. Department of Transportation has instituted new rules for carrying spare rechargeable batteries on an airplane. Starting on January 1, 2008, these must go in the traveler's carry-on baggage, not in their checked baggage.

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Dell Laptops Now Available in Best Buy Stores

Dec 30 2007 | News

Earlier in the month Dell and Best Buy announced Inspiron and XPS laptops would be available for sale in Best Buy retail stores nationwide in the U.S. They missed the holiday sale season, but the Dell machines are now on the shelves.

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Sony VAIO SZ7, TZ2 Series Leak onto the Web

Dec 29 2007 | News

With the known release of Intel's Penryn processor coming at the beginning of January we know all too well there will be laptops to come with that announcement. Sony has helped out by leaking a new VAIO TZ2 to their own website and Amazon.com has leaked the VAIO SZ7.

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Plantronics Pulsar 590A Bluetooth Headset Review

Dec 29 2007 | News

Few things ruin the wireless experience of using a notebook like a set of wired headphones. Plantronics comes to the rescue with their Bluetooth headset/headphone solutions ... but is the Plantronics Pulsar 590A the best wireless headset for you?

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Dell Inspiron 1525 Available (in Australia)

Dec 28 2007 | News

The rumored Dell Inspiron 1525, the update to the existing Inspiron 1520, has appeared for sale on the Dell Australia website.

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Games That Are Good for You…..

Dec 28 2007 | News

Are you overly stuffed with turkey, mince pies and numbed by bland tv programming? Perhaps it's time to be entertained and stimulated by "Social Impact Games" who have gathered together over 200 titles for your delectation.
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News Bits: New Li-Ion Batteries, Thin Blu-Ray Drive from Panasonic, Touchscreen Notebooks

Dec 27 2007 | News

  • New Li-Ion batteries deliver 10x more life
  • Panasonic shipping samples of world's thinnest Blu-ray drive
  • Touchscreen notebooks on the horizon?
  • "Universe at War: Earth Assault" reviewed

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  • Wacom Bamboo Tablet Review

    Dec 27 2007 | News

    There are a lot of times when you just cant beat the ease and feel of using a pen and paper. However, in today's tech centered world, it just isn't always feasible. There are Tablet PCs, but they don't fit the bill for everyone. That is where the new Wacom Bamboo pen-tablet comes in.

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    Western Digital Passport External Hard Drive Review

    Dec 26 2007 | News

    The Passport is Western Digital's line of portable external hard drives, featuring a very sleek casing reminiscent of the Nintendo DS and WD's 2.5 5400RPM SATA notebook hard disks. Due to the use of a lower powered notebook hard disk, the Passport can be powered by the USB port alone and does not require the use of an external power adapter, and thus makes a very nice portable storage solution.

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    Adesso USB Numeric Keypad and Optical Mouse Review

    Dec 25 2007 | News

    The Adesso 19-Key USB Numeric Keypad and Optical Mouse like the name says, is a number pad and mouse in one unit. It is designed for the neat freak accountant junkie who needs dedicated number pad, wants a mouse, but doesn't want tons of equipment lying around.

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