Dell's Adamo 13 ultraportable slips to $899, gets a spec bump

It's been awhile since we've heard any news from the Adamo camp, but for those looking to blow a bit of that Santa cash on something thin and light, the timing here couldn't possibly be better. Nearly 1.5 years after the 13-inch ultraportable was let loose -- for $1,999 and up, no less -- a new low-cost configuration has emerged at Dell's website. These days, $899 gets you a 0.65-inch thick machine, complete with a 13.4-inch WLED display (1366 x 768 resolution), 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo SL9600 processor, a 64-bit copy of Windows 7 Home Premium and 4GB of DDR3-800 memory. You'll also get a 128GB SSD, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and a 40 WHr Lithium Polymer battery, and if you're down for spending a bit more, you can grab an internal mobile broadband module as well. Or, you know, you could wait and see what kind of treasures CES brings. Your call.

via>> CNET.com

Medion Akoya P6624 hit Sainsbury's stores exclusively

Sainsbury's are now exclusively offering Medion's Akoya P6624 laptop alongside your spuds and sprouts this Christmas. And it's got a spec sheet as tasty as a stuffed turkey by the looks of things.

A 15.6 inch LED backlit HD screen is the focus, running off of an Intel Core i5-460M processor with 4GB memory and a 640GB hard disk. Hyper-Threading technology allows for four-way multitasking, letting each processor core run two tasks simultaneously.


NVIDIA GeForce GT425M DirectX 11 with 1024MB of dedicated RAM is on graphics duty, with "Optimus technology" allowing to switch to a power saving mode for less intensive tasks.

A new Aspire One by Acer

AMD Fusion's taken its sweet, sweet time getting here, but we're hearing you'll be able to get your hands on some Atom-beating netbook chips soon -- for instance, in this Acer Aspire One 522, which will reportedly drive its oh-so-glossy 10.1-inch, 720p screen with a 1GHz AMD C-50 Ontario APU. In case you need a brief refresher, Ontario's the chip rated at just nine watts, meaning we should expect some fairly decent battery life here, though possibly not the heroic performance of its 1.6GHz Zacate cousin. Aside from those specs, the Acer's mostly your standard netbook -- three USB ports, VGA-out, a webcam and 802.11 b/g/n WiFi -- though it does have HDMI out, something you won't find on the otherwise similar Aspire One D255. It's hard to say what it'll cost stateside, but a Thai e-tailer's ringing up a version right now with 2GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive for 12,829 baht (about $425). Wonder if it runs Android?

via >> NetbookNews.com

RoverPad 7 Inch Android Tablet

A while back we showed you the RoverPad 10 inch Android tablet from Russian electronics manufacturer Rover Computers, the company has now launched a smaller 7 inch version.

The RoverPad 3W T70 features a 7 inch resistive touch screen display with a resolution of 480 x 800, it comes with a 720MHz Telechips 8902B processor and features 512MB of RAM.

Other specifications on the RoverPad 7 inch Android tablet include 4GB of built in storage, a microSD card slot, accelerometer, two mini USB ports, a 3.5mm audio jack and a 2,500mAh battery.

The Rover 7 inch Android
tablet comes with Google Android 2.1 and it is available in Russia for $293.

via Tech Fresh.com

Digital Storm xm15 Notebook with Optimus Hybrid Technology

Digital Storm launches the new xm15 gaming notebook PC with NVIDIA’s Optimus technology. The notebook is equipped with a 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT425M graphics card. With the Optimus technology, the machine can switch between the integrated Intel graphics, for less intensive operation, and the GT425M, for multimedia applications, automatically for optimum performance while maintaining battery life.

The $999 based configuration is powered by Core i5-520M processor, 4GB DDR3 memory, 320GB hard drive. If you are willing to pay more, you can get up to Core i7 CPU, 8GB memory and Blu-ray drive. The xm15 comes with a 15.6-inch Full HD 1080p LED-backlit display and offers HDMI and VGA output. It has eSATA and USB 3.0 ports for high-speed data transfer.

Archos 70b Android e-book reader

Archos is launching the Archos 70b Android-based e-book reader in Europe. The 7-inch device has a 7-inch WVGA touchscreen and supports WiFi 802.11b/g connectivity. The 70b has 4GB internal storage and offers SD card slot for expansion. It has not built-in QWERTY keyboard but just back and forward buttons.

The Archos 70b is available for pre-order for Euro 99.99.

[engadget.com]