I’ve been using the Kindle DX for several weeks now, and it was anything but love at first sight. This is my third Kindle: I was one of the first with the initial Kindle, got the Kindle 2 when it first shipped, and figured, what the heck, I’d pick up the Kindle 2’s big brother, the Kindle DX. I wanted to try it with newspapers, since it had a bigger screen, and was initially anything but impressed. The Kindle 2 is smaller, lighter, and since the newspapers don’t render like newspapers, I thought that all I’d done was pay more for something that wasn’t either as portable, or as convenient.
Tag Archive: Dell XPS
Asus Plans Three New Eee-Branded Computers
Having spawned an entire generation of spin-off low-cost laptops with its Eee PC, Asus will be moving its Eee branding onward on to other products including a low-cost desktop, an iMac competitor, and a TV with a computer built in. Asus president Jerry Shen announced the new products on Wednesday, according to DigiTimes.
The low-cost desktop, dubbed the E-DT, should cost only $200 to $300 without a monitor. The desktop will initially harness Intel’s Celeron processors, but will likely move on to the Shelton’08 platform in the future. It will also be the first of the new Eee products to see the light of day, with a scheduled launch in April or May.
Dell and Microsoft See (RED)
It seems that Apple and Motorola aren’t the only tech giants willing to jump on the PRODUCT (RED) bandwagon: Microsoft and Dell are reportedly planning to introduce a series of PRODUCT (RED) offerings at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland next week. While Microsoft itself is being coy on the matter—confirming only that “products” are on the way—sources have Microsoft and Dell teaming up to offer both desktop and laptop computers under the PRODUCT (RED) banner, with portions of each sale going to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa.
Dell Loses Market Share to HP, Acer
Computer maker Dell may be trying to reinvigorate its sales figures with consumer-oriented systems like the Dell XPS One nd increasingly aggressive moves into retail channels around the world, but so far, the company is continuing to lose market share to competitors. According to third-quarter sales figures from market analysis firm iSuppli, Hewlett-Packard continued to expand its leading position in global PC sales, and Dell saw increased competition from Taiwan’s Acer, which sold enough notebook computers to take over the number two sales position in that category.
Upcoming XP Service Pack Boosts Performance
Although Microsoft is desperately trying to get the public at large to accept its new Vista operating system, Windows XP continues to outperform its younger sibling by a significant margin, and a new service pack will soon widen that gap. According to Devil Mountain Software, an independent software testing company, Microsoft’s latest update “delivers a measurable performance boost to this aging desktop OS.”
Dell’s XPS 720 H2C Spares No Expense
If you’ve ever wondered what a PC fit for MTV Cribs would look like, wonder no longer. Dell announced its new XPS 720 H2C edition on Tuesday – a beefed up, decked out, overclocked, water-cooled gaming machine that packages every top-of-the-line desktop component into one slick box – to the tune of $5,999.
Dell Offers Blu-ray Burner with XPS M1710
Computer maker Dell announced today that it is now offering dual-layer Blu-ray DVD burners as an option in its product line, starting with the high-end XPS M1710 notebook computer. The systems will offer all the standard features of Blu-ray drives—1080p video, up to 7.1 surround audio, backward compatibility with standard CD and DVD discs, etc.—the units enable big-time data crunchers or video makers to burn up to 50 GB to a single, dual-layer Blu-ray disc.
Dell Goes the Distance with Sprint
Computer maker Dell has announced it is now offering integrated mobile broadband options from Sprint in selected Dell Latitude, Precision, and XPS notebook systems in the form of the Dell Wireless 5700-S mobile broadband EVDO mini-card. The solution fits into Dell’s HyperConnect wireless offerings alongside mobile broadband options from Verizon and Cingular, enabling mobile users to connect to the Internet without doing the old bob-and-weave through traffic hoping to find a Wi-Fi hotspot. Sprint’s EVDO network offers bandwidths of 400 to 700 Kbps, with peaks of 2 Mbps.
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX Debuted
PC Magazine says the NVIDIA GeoForce Go 7950 GTZ is the world’s fastest mobile graphics processing unit (GPU), supporting games and applications for DirectX 9.0, Shader Model 3.0, and high dymanic range (HDR) lighting.
"2006 is a phenomenal year of growth and technology leadership for NVIDIA notebook GPUs. The efficient NVIDIA GeForce 7 series GPU architecture continues to deliver the ultimate visual experience in notebooks of every class—from lightweight ultra-portables to HD DVD multimedia machines," says Jeff Fisher, Senior Vice President of the GPU Business Unit at NVIDIA. "Notebooks based on our flagship GeForce Go 7950 GTX GPU will deliver the premiere visceral experience for gamers."
Dell Takes Orders for $10K XPS 600 Game Box
Do your first person shooters seem a little sluggish? Are the graphics just not realistic enough? Does the paint job on your gaming box leave you, maybe, wanting more?
Dell has the solution for you, in the form of its high-end, limited edition XPS 600 Renegade system built around a lot of fast hardware and the Ageia PhysX processor. Dell showed the system at 2006’s CES show earlier this year, and is now taking orders from gamers who must have the latest and greatest, and for whom price is no object: Dell XPS 600 Renegade pricing starts at $9,930, but we’re assured that does include the black-and-orange flames custom paint job by Killer Paint’s Mike Lavallee.
