HP EliteBook 2530p, 2730p and Compaq 2230s Notebooks unveiled

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HP today introduced three ultra-portable notebook computers, including a three-pound EliteBook, the smallest and lightest HP notebook with a built-in optical drive.
The new HP notebooks include the HP EliteBook 2530p, HP EliteBook 2730p and Compaq 2230s.

The HP EliteBook 2530p features the sleek and durable HP DuraCase – a brushed, anodized aluminum exterior casing combined with a magnesium alloy chassis that is engineered to pass several military-standard durability tests such as extreme temperature, dust and humidity. Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:46:45 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HP, Intel and Yahoo Start Global Cloud Computing Test Bed

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HP, Intel and Yahoo announced this week that they will all be working together and have started a global, multi-data center, open source test bed for the advancement of cloud computing. The goal for the test bed program is to promote open collaboration among industry, academia, and governments.

The test bed devised by the three companies will provide a globally distributed, Internet-scale testing environment designed to encourage research on software, hardware issues and data center management. The three firms have collaborated with the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore, the University of Illinois, and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:04:40 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

HP Touchsmart IQ506 PC Review

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HP announced the all new stylish Touchsmart PC two weeks ago. Gizmodo just published a video review of the HP Touchsmart IQ506.

Quote from the review: "The TouchSmart comes with the standard array of features you'd expect in an all-in-one PC—22-inch widescreen, 2.16 Core 2 Duo Processor, ATSC tuner, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD, 5 USB ports and an SDHC reader. Read more

Posted on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:24:15 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HP MediaSmart Connect Now Available for Pre-Order

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We first talked about the HP MediaSmart Connect back in May when it was originally announced. What we didn’t know back then was when the device would be available to purchase. Today HP announced that the MediaSmart Connect is available for pre-order.

The device connects to any HDTV and allows users to rent movies from CinemaNow as well as share and purchase photos from Snapfish. The device can also find and store digital video and photos from any computer on the same network. The HP MediaSmart Connect will retail for $349. Read more

Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:40:51 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

HP Announces its DV4, DV5 and DV7 Notebooks

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HP has also introduced today three new notebooks in the DV series. The line includes the 14.1” dv4, 15.4” dv5, and the 17” dv7. The dv4 offers options including a TV tuner and Blu-ray drive along with wireless broadband. Processors offered in the line will include the latest from AMD and Intel.

The dv5 offers the same options plus discrete NVIDIA graphics cards and the dv7 adds options for ATI and NVIDIA graphics. All three systems have a new liquid-metallic HP Imprint 2 surface design, magic chrome touch controls, and one touch access to stored media. A complete line of accessories is being introduced along site the notebooks. Read more

Posted on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

HP Launches TouchSmart All-in-One PCs

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HP introduced a new all in one PC called the HP TouchSmart family. The TouchSmart systems feature HP software designed to be operated with the touch of a finger. HP says that users can watch TV, create playlists, listen to music and check weather and email without using a mouse or keyboard.

The systems require only one power cord to set them up and are built around a 22-inch LCD and use Intel Core 2 Duo processors. The systems include 4 GB of RAM and a media card reader and high capacity hard drives. The TouchSmart with TV tuner will retail for $1499 systems without the TV tuner will retail for $1299. Read more

Posted on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

HP introduces DreamColor Display

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HP has introduced what it calls the first affordable color-critical display. The HP DreamColor display can reproduce more than 1 billion colors with a 30-bit LED backlit display. The DreamColor display is shipping now for $3499.

HP says that the new display delivers more than 64 times as many colors as a mainstream LCD. It also claims that reds, blues, and greens are deeper than that blacks are 4 times deeper in the DreamColor display and whites are adjustable. One button access to all standard color pre-sets is offered as well. The size offerings for the DreamColor display were not mentioned. Read more

Posted on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:34:08 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

HP Blackbird 002 Coming to Retail Outlets

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HP announced today that its popular Blackbird 002 will be coming to select retail outlets this summer. HP says that the Blackbird 002 will be available in an exclusive configuration through Amazon.com, Newegg.com, and some Best Buy, Circuit City, J&R and micro Center retail stores.

HP says that this is the first time that the Blackbird has been offered at retail locations. The exclusive configuration for retail outlets will sell for $3299 and feature a Core 2 Quad Q9450 CPU, Vista Home Premium, liquid cooling, 9800 GT graphics in SLI, 4GB corsair dominator RAM, 500 GB storage and more. Read more

Posted on Mon, 9 Jun 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

HP settles Acer Patent Litigation

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Technology giant Hewlett-Packard Co. Inc. said on Sunday it had settled patent litigation with Taiwan-based computer maker Acer .
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Posted on Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:16:26 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HP 2133 mini-Note Notebook Review

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The Techreport published a review of the HP 2133 mini-Note.

Quote from the review: "Asus' Eee PC has defined the budget subnotebook genre, serving up relatively low-end hardware that's just fast enough in an ultraportable form factor with an affordable price tag. It's a simple formula, really, and one that made the Eee PC an instant hit despite its small, low-resolution screen and a Lilliputian keyboard that really only works if you have the diminutive digits of a 12-year-old. Given the Eee PC's instant popularity, it's clear some folks are willing to live with some compromises to get a nice price on a teeny laptop. However, those limitations have surely turned off plenty of potential customers who were hoping for a budget subnotebook that was perhaps a little more, er, notebook-like. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Jun 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HP to Acquire EDS for $13.9 Billion

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Yesterday it was just a rumor, today it is official: HP buys EDS.

HP and EDS today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which HP will purchase EDS at a price of $25.00 per share, or an enterprise value of approximately $13.9 billion.
The terms of the transaction have been unanimously approved by the HP and EDS boards of directors. Read more

Posted on Tue, 13 May 2008 06:55:54 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HP to buy EDS

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HP is supposedly close to a deal to acquire EDS for some $12 billion to $13 billion reports the WSJ.

Update:
HP and EDS Deal official

An announcement of the deal is expected soon. HP and EDS declined to comment so far. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 May 2008 14:53:17 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HP MediaSmart to support Youtube

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Today HP announced support for YouTube on its HP MediaSmart connected entertainment products.

The soon to be released MediaSmart Connect digital media receiver and the high-definition MediaSmart TV will be bringing Youtube videos to your living room.
HP worked with YouTube to make it possible for people to watch and share full-screen videos on their HDTVs and to create multiple playlists from anywhere they watch TV: You simply log into your YouTube account with an easy-to-use remote control and start watching videos on their HP MediaSmart products. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 May 2008 01:40:46 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Memristor proven to exist by HP Labs

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Today HP announced that researchers from HP Labs have proven the existence of what had previously been only theorized as the fourth fundamental circuit element in electrical engineering called Memristor.

Memristor is the fourth fundamental circuit element, along with the resistor, capacitor and inductor, and it has properties that could not be duplicated by any combination of the other three elements.

Memristors could make it possible to develop computer systems that have memories that do not forget, do not need to be booted up, consume far less power and associate information in a manner similar to that of the human brain. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:50:04 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HP Adds Windows Media Extender to MediaSmart TVs

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HP has been selling its interesting Wi-Fi enabled MediaSmart TVs for a while now. The HDTVs offer a direct connection to the Internet allowing users to watch Internet programs on the big screen without needing a computer.

HP announced this week that it was the first company to start including Windows Media Center Extender on Internet connected TVs to allow users to send content directly from their PC to the TV. This makes it easy to view your PC stored images, video and more on the big screen HDTV. Read more

Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:44:57 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

HP and DreamWorks Animation show off New Display Tech

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HP and DreamWorks Animation announced a new display technology that aims to fix a problem for digital content creators—keeping consistent color. The technology is called HP DreamColor Technology computer display and it promises predictable color and a simple color management process.

The display provides the industry’s first combination of true 30-bit color enabling a range of 1 billion colors in a LED backlit LCD. HP promises that the new display will cost a fraction of what typical studio-quality LCDs go for. There is no word on pricing or availability at this time. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:52:59 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

New HP xw8600 and xw9400 Workstations unveiled at NAB 2008

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HP announced at the NAB 2008 the immediate availability of two performance-boosted versions of its high-end personal workstation computers for digital content professionals in the broadcast, film/video post-production, animation and graphic arts industries.

HP’s two updated high-end workstations, the HP xw8600 workstation and the HP xw9400 workstation, offer customers the latest in quad-core processor advances to boost performance for power users working with real-time video, high definition, animation and special effects. Read more

Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:05:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Weekly Top 10: 3G iPhone, HP 2133, MGS4 PS3

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Sony is pushing the Blu-ray capabilities of the Sony PS3 forward with the upcoming firmware 2.30. Additionally Sony revealed details this week about the Metal Gear Solid 4 launch in June.
The rumors of an 3G iPhone appear nearly now on a daily basis. It all still points to a June release.
HP enters ultra-low cost Linux notebook market with the 2133 Mini-NotePC.
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Posted on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HP Mini-Note reviewed and compared to Asus Eee PC

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Today HP unveiled the HP 2133 Mini-Note, which will sell for under $500 with Linux.

Notebooks.com has published a detailed review and also a couple of photos comparing the current Asus Eee PC with the upcoming HP 2133.

Quote from the review: "I got the chance to sit down with a few of HP’s product managers for a demo and I’ve been using a pre-production HP 2133 for the past week. Read more

Posted on Tue, 8 Apr 2008 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HP 2133 Review

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HP introduced today the HP 2133 mini-Notebook. The guys over at Laptop magazine already got their hands on a 2133 running Windows Vista Business and published a review and hands-on video featuring the HP 2133 Asus Eee PC competitor.

Quote from the review: "Our Mini-Note came with Windows Vista Business installed on a 120GB (7,200-rpm) hard drive, but you can configure the system with Vista Home Edition, FreeDOS, or the SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 operating system. Read more

Posted on Tue, 8 Apr 2008 00:53:37 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HP 2133 Mini-Note PC for under $500 introduced

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HP announces the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC for under $500 targeted at the eductional market.

Designed for the education market, the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC is flexible enough for students to use from the classroom to the family room.

HP attacks with the 8.9 inch HP 2133 Asus and Everex with their low-cost Linux Notebooks. Read more