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HP’s DreamScreen

Robin Parrish — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:00:26 +0000

HP has released a new device called the “DreamScreen,” which offers digital photo frame functionality and a slew of nifty Internet tablet capabilities. The drawback? It’s not a touchscreen.

The DreamScreen offers built-in WiFi, allowing you to access Facebook, Snapfish, Pandora, and thousands of other Internet radio stations. The twist is that everything is preset: there are no options for updating your own Facebook status, for example. You can just track your friends’ updates, photo uploads, etc. in real time. Likewise, Snapfish connectivity allows you to surf through slideshows. You can also stream your personal music, photo, or video collection to the DreamScreen, or transfer digital content via USB connection or a flash memory card slot.

The device comes with 2GB of memory built in, and has a screen that measures 10.2″ or 13.3″, depending on the model you choose. Hi-Fi speakers are built in, but there’s also a port for your headphones or external speakers. The DreamScreen provides five-day weather forecasts, a calendar, a clock, and an alarm.

While there is no touchscreen access, the buttons on the bottom right of the frame disappear when not in use. There’s also a remote control that nests on top of the frame. You can mount it on the wall, or use the stand that comes with it.

The 10.2″ model is available now for $249. The 13.3″ version is expected sometime this fall for $299.

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HP’s DreamScreen

HP, Dell, Lenovo still not green enough

Robin Parrish — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:15:06 +0000

The latest edition of Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics reveals that the world’s biggest PC makers — Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Lenovo — have failed to improve their low scores. All three maintain a penalty point for backtracking on their commitments to eliminate PVC plastic and brominated flame retardants from their products by the end of 2009.

In 14th place, HP is lagging far behind other PC brands, having postponed its 2007 commitment to phase out PVC and BFRs from its computer products from 2009 to 2011. Dell and Lenovo are still low on the list, though they do have PVC and BFR-reduced products on the market, though Lenovo lost ranking due to continued use of toxic chemicals. Nokia, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson are in first through third places, with the greenest practices.

Greenpeace wants PC-makers to eliminate BFRs and PVC from their product range because of the harm they cause to the environment throughout the entire lifecycle of a product.

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HP, Dell, Lenovo still not green enough

Size doesn’t matter, unless you’re a PC

Jesse — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:47:15 +0000

Size doesn’t matter… Or so they say but the Eee PC could be the exception to the rule. A fellow blogger, Lia, wrote about the HP Voodoo, the Mac Air Rival. I say phooey! We don’t need a $2100 lightweight laptop, we need a 7″ computer that can handle the everyday tasks that we’ve all come to know and love (banking, email, document writing and more)!

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The Eee PC is just that. Asus came out with the first version of the Eee in 2007. From there, it was a major hit. They have gone through a few different models and versions but they’ve all stayed similar in many respects. Today, an Eee 4G with Linux (and a built in web cam) will run only $396 (and soon to be lower) on Amazon.com and that includes a 4GB solid-state hard drive, wifi, 512MB of ram and more.

So why is a sub-400 dollar laptop important? Well, besides saving you over $1700 (off the Voodoo), it can also accomplish most of the important things that people need to do. For me, I can telnet, SSH, write, read and reply all from the comfort of that tiny computer. And now, with Windows on it, I can even stream video, install Microsoft Office and communicate with the tools that I’ve always used on my main computers. This means productivity goes up, time-to-production goes down and my happiness is through the roof.

I leave you with this advice… Take a look at what you do with your PC and decide what’s important to you. Spending $2100 on a sleek, slim, 13″ computer or only $400 on a machine that is only 7″ and does everything you need.

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Size doesn’t matter, unless you’re a PC