Sanyo 46″ LCD TV for $898 at Wal-Mart on Nov.

Wal-Mart will be holding a special in-store sale on Saturday, November 8, 2008. The sale will begin at 8AM and will include a Sanyo 46″ LCD TV for just $898. There will be a minimum of 2 per store with a per customer limit of just one. There is also a Compaq CQ50-139WM 15.4″ notebook [...]

Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708: Three NVIDIA GPUs

Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 Specifications
Display: 17″ Wide TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1050
Webcam: Yes
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, NVIDIA GeForce 9800M 512MB (x2) Hybrid SLI
CPU: 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300, 1066MHz FSB
RAM: 4GB PC3-8500 DDR3 1066MHz
HDD1: 128GB SSD
HDD2: 320GB 7200RPM HDD
Optical: DVD Super Multi
Connectivity: WiFi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth, Gigabit Ethernet, Mic-In, S/PDIF-Out/Headphone-Out, ExpressCard, 5-in-1 Media [...]

Fujitsu Lifebook N7010: 16″ Notebook PC with 4″ Integrated Touch LCD

Fujitsu Lifebook N7010 Specifications
Main Display: 16″ Wide TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format:
Integrated Display: 4″ wide TFT LCD
Pixel Format: 480 x 272
Webcam: 1.3MP
GPU: 256MB ATI HD3470
CPU: 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo
RAM: 4GB
HDD: 320GB
Optical: Blu-ray ROM
Connectivity: HDMI, eSATA, Bluetooth, WiFi (802.11n)
Battery: 2.5 hours
Availability: November 10, 2008
Price: US$1500

Fujitsu’s Lifebook N7010 is a very unique notebook PC. The N7010 not [...]

Chi Mei Optoelectronics at FPD International 2008: New LCD Panel Technology

Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), Taiwan’s second largest LCD manufacturer barely behind AU Optronics (AUO), will be unveiling a lot of new LCD panel technologies at the FPD International 2008 show in Japan. Here is the list:

240Hz: Twice as fast as 120Hz and with motion interpolation you can add 3 extra frames to make motion picture [...]

LG XNote S-210: 12.1″ Notebook PC

LG XNote S-210 Specifications
Display: 12.1″ “Fine Bright” Wide TFT LCD
Webcam: Yes
GPU: Undisclosed NVIDIA GPU
CPU: 2.43GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
RAM: 4GB
Connectivity: USB 2.0 (2), eSATA, HDMI, FireWire, Audio-In/Out, VGA, Ethernet, Card Reader, Expresscard/34
Weight: About 1kg

According to AVING, LG Electronics unveiled its S-210 notebook PC during the Korea Electronics Show 2008. Although full specifications have not been [...]

Samsung Q310-34P: 13.3″ Notebook PC

Samsung Q310-34P (NT-Q310-AS220) Specifications
Display: 13.3″ wide TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1280 x 800
Brightness: 250 cd/m2
GPU: Intel GMA 4500MHD (Integrated, Q310-34P), NVIDIA GeForce Go 9200M GS with 256MB GDDR3 (Discrete, NT-Q310-AS220)
CPU: 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 CPU, 1066MHz FSB, 3MB L2 Cache
Chipset: Intel PM45, ICH9M

Samsung is leveraging its strong brand and bringing its notebook [...]

Apple Event: The Spotlight Turns to Notebooks

Update 2008.10.13 8:05PM PST Somebody snuck in a real picture it seems. Of the new MacBook Pro, of course! It looks like the 15.4″ version. There seems to be a plastic/glass cover over the LCD. The cover design looks very similar to what we see in current iMacs. Some won’t like it because of the [...]

LG Display Announces Privacy Protection LCD Panels for Notebook PCs

On October 9, 2008, LG Display (LPL) announced a 14.1″ TFT LCD panel geared for notebook PCs. With a single touch the viewing angles, normally 175 degrees, can be reduced to just 60. The technology is called Viewing-angle Image Control Display (VIC) technology. This becomes increasingly important as more and more take their notebook PCs [...]

Panasonic Toughbook T8: Rugged 12.1″ Touch Notebook PC

Panasonic Toughbook T8 Specifications
Display: 12.1″ TFT LCD with Touch
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Pixel Format: 1024 x 768
CPU: 1.20 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300, 3MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB
HDD: 120GB Shock-mounted
Optical: DVD Super-multi
Connectivity: WiFi (802.11a/b/g/n), Gobi 3G WWAN (EV-DO and HSUPA, optional), SD (SDHC), USB 2.0 (3), Gigabit Ethernet, VGA, Modem, Bluetooth 2.0
Battery: About 7 hours with [...]

Dell: 100% Notebook PC LCD with LED Backlight by 2010

Dell is planning to transition all of its notebook PC LCDs from CCFL backlight technology to LED backlight. Why? LED has many advantages over CCFL. First off, LED consumes less energy than CCFL. And this is a good thing in light of our current energy situation. Not only that, less energy consumption will mean less [...]