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Sunday, August 31, 2008

Demand for HP's Mini-Note growing fast?

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/379177282/

Filed under: Laptops

HP has always been confident that the 2133 Mini-Note would sell quickly, to the point where the company planned to build some two million units this year, and it sounds like that bet's paying off -- China's Apply Daily is citing sources at HP Taiwan quoting worldwide sales growing 50 percent monthly. That's pretty good for one of the more expensive small laptops on the market -- we'll see if that rumored cheaper edition moves even more.

[Via Brighthand]

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Saturday, August 30, 2008

BlackBerry Bold Hitting Sept. 12 for $299, Say AT&T Employees [Blackberry Bold]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/377557849/blackberry-bold-hitting-sept-12-for-299-say-att-employees

You read the review, you're stoked that you suit-and-tie guys have a sweet new phone to wave at Apple fanboys. Well, now you got a date: September 12. And a price: $299. At least, so say the dudes down at the AT&T store who were a little overexcited when they saw our review model from Wireless Imports. The leak's in line with expectations, so we're gonna say it's 95% solid. [BlackBerry Bold on Giz]

Volkswagen Caddy Van Features a Wooden Boat Deck For Sunbathing [Cars]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/377590989/volkswagen-caddy-van-features-a-wooden-boat-deck-for-sunbathing

The designers at Volkswagen brought out the big guns for an upcoming recreational vehicle show in Düsseldorf, Germany by crossing one of their small commercial Caddy vans with a sailboat. While the Caddy Topos Sail design is not capable of traveling on water, it does feature a sailboat style deck on the roof that can be modified for relaxation and sunbathing. It even features a wooden ladder built into the glass to grant easy access to the roof. I suppose that it is clever in a stupid sort of way, but no matter how you feel about the quirky design, it is only a concept.

[Jalopnik]

(Presumably) Very Cheap Tablet PCs by NEC [Laptops]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/377581422/presumably-very-cheap-tablet-pcs-by-nec

See this tablet? It's new from NEC and features the same monotonous specs (1.6GHz Atom, 512MB-1GB RAM and 80GB HD) that we see in those cheapie mini-notebooks like the Asus Eee. Running XP or Vista and loaded with a 12 or 15-inch touchscreen, it's by no means beautiful, but this NEC could be the forebear of a new netbook-tablet market. We don't have pricing or release details at this time, but we'll keep a lookout, just for you. [Akihabara News]

Graff Luna: The Samurai Sword of Faucets [Sinks]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/377615608/graff-luna-the-samurai-sword-of-faucets

We are in the midst of a sink design Renaissance folks—crazy new designs seem to pop up all the time. The latest comes to us via Graff in a form that bears more than a passing resemblance to a samurai sword. Plus, the faucet itself is 3 feet tall, so I wouldn't be surprised if visitors to your bathroom linger a bit admiring this masterpiece of plumbing. You even have the option of wall mounting the handles depending on which style you prefer. [Graff via HDF]