chopper-hopper from an exhibition going on somewhere in north america whose link i lost between google reader and wordpress duh, oops, dont come after me mr blue velvet.
Open my google reader of 3k feeds, and all I can see is “Netbooks“. Om has a nice CES wrapup of the phenomenon : “These little machines have caught the imagination of many and sold millions of units this past holiday season. Personally, I am staying on the sidelines, happy with a Macbook Air and the touchscreen joys of an iPhone; but the trend continues unabated, as more and more devices come to market. The growing popularity of these low-cost netbooks, which are now mimicking regular laptops, is a scary prospect for PC component makers, especially Intel.So far, Intel is holding its own in the category, but it has two worries: the success of ARM-based netbooks and whether such devices will steal sockets from gear powered by its higher margin chips. When it reports earnings on Jan. 15, analysts are sure to ask if Atom is cannibalizing sales of Intel’s higher-end processors, such as Celeron and Pentium Dual Core.”
Is it a netbook if expensive ? Ala candy-red-quasi-netbook-vaio_p
Om’s sister site JK_on_the_run has the product deets : “What we can expect to see is more of the same for the most part. More models, Atom inside, 8 - 10-inch screens, etc., etc. Asus is pushing the limits a bit with the touchscreen convertible T91 we spied last night but no word is being shared on pricing for this little netbook. Little it is too with the 8.9-inch screen meaning the keyboard will be on the small side for touch typists. MSI is offering up the U115 Hybrid as yet another model to the Wind line and while hybrid storage technology is interesting it will certainly come at a price. Price is the bugaboo that these OEMs have to contend with as it is a primary factor in which netbooks jump off the shelves and which don’t. We’ve said it many times the more features you add the higher the cost soars and this is a problem in the netbook market. HP will be showing off their new HP Mini 2140 and we are looking forward to seeing that in the flesh. We expect they’ll also be showing their Mini 1000 Mi with the fancy HP Linux shell.”
A.P.C. x Nike Sportswear All Court via Sneakerfiles
Tonite’s Viewing : Watching Aussie Rose Byrne + playing pure evil Glenn Close in Damages Season 2 Premiere, lets hope it lives up to Season 1. Torrent’ere.
