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Dell Adamo XPS, “World’s Thinnest”, Now Out

Rico Mossesgeld — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:02:35 +0000

Yesterday saw Dell start shipping the Dell Adamo XPS, which they market as the world’s thinnest laptop. This ultra-thin gadget is 10.3mm thick at its heftiest point, and tapers down to 9.7mm. Average thickness is thus just under a centimeter at 9.99m. Aesthetically it stands out, thanks to its unique configuration, which sees the keyboard portion actually embedding itself into the display when the laptop is shut. The hinge placement unfortunately seems to make it hard to use the Adamo XPS on uneven surfaces, and definitely limits this laptop’s lap potential, though it does allow some natural cooling.

Complete spec list straight from Dell:

Storage	128GB Solid State Drive
Display	13.4″ WLED HD (720P) LCD Panel with 2.0MP Camera
Processor	Intel Core SU9400 (1.4GHz/800MHz FSB/3M L2 Cache)
Memory	4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 800MHz
Video Card	Intel GS45 Integrated Graphics with DVI Video Adapter Cable
WiFi	Intel 5300 WLAN 802.11n (3×3) Mini Card
Battery Options	20WHr (4 hours) or 40WHr (5 hours) batteries
Bluetooth	Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module (2.1 + EDR)
USB Ports	x 2 USB 2.0

What do you think? Personally the 1.4 GHz processor worries me, but I bet people will buy this for the aesthetics, rather than performance. The Dell Adamo XPS is available from Dell.com, for $1799.

Introducing The World’s Thinnest Laptop. The New Adamo XPS at 9.99mm Thin.

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Is the Nokia Booklet 3G Worth 575 Euros?

Rico Mossesgeld — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:40:33 +0000

So the cat’s finally out of the bag: the Nokia Booklet 3G will cost 575 euros (around $820), as announced in Nokia World.

Courtesy Nokia

That’s a bit pricey in my opinion. Sure, the 12-hour battery life and two-centimeter thickness of the gadget justify this price somewhat, but not entirely. For a 10.1″ netbook, nothing probably beats Nokia’s offerings in terms of specs, integrated extras (like HDMI), and battery capacity, but there are surely equally portable offerings that also include a built-in USIM slot.

What do you think? Personally, I’d rather spend my hard-earned money on something slightly more bulky, but significantly more powerful. Especially since Nokia already makes software that lets their phones sync with your average Windows 7 laptop. The Booklet 3G might appeal to metal finish addicts who want something small to lug around though.

More Nokia Booklet 3G specs emerge at Nokia World 09

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Rumored Dell Benzine Android Smartphone Specs

Rico Mossesgeld — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:00:51 +0000

According to the source, here are the specs you should expect from Dell’s rumored Android smartphone, the so-called “Benzine” which is rumored as ready for launch:

Courtesy Boy Genius Report

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE class 12
Size: 68.6cc
103g grams weight
Dimensions: 58 x 122 x 11.7mm
Display: 3.5″ nHD 640×360 LCD, 18-bit, 262K colors
OTA capable
Microsoft Exchange support
Google, AIM, Yahoo and MSN IM support
3 megapixel auto-focus, flash, 8x digital zoom camera with 30fps video shooting mode, built in photo editor
USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
A-GPS
On-screen QWERTY keyboard, hardwriting recognition, multi touch UI
MicroSD slot

Pretty thin and full-featured, if you ask me. And unless the version of Android to run on this gadget was changed significantly, future buyers should expect a responsive experience.

Given the intentionally blurriness of the product pic, I’m calling this an intentional leak. In any case, updates as they become official to follow.

Source

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8 Megapixel LG KC910 Set to Debut Soon

Rico Mossesgeld — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:31:41 +0000

Set for an October 2008 release, the LG KC910’s main draw will probably be its 8 megapixel camera, on top of its large 3″ touchscreen.

Continue for a spec rundown.

Quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900 Mhz) and HSDPA (2100 Mhz) smartphone
107.8mm long, 55.9mm wide, 14mm thick, and 114 grams heavy
240 x 400 3″ TFT touchscreen
8.0 Megapixel camera (3264×2448 pixels) with Xenon flash (video capable), secondary VGA (480 x 640) camera for video calls
microSD slot accepts up to 8GB
DivX, MP4, WMV, H.264, MP3, AAC, and WMA playback capability
Bluetooth 2.0 and WiFi (802.11 b/g)
TV-Out and GPS (with aGPS) capability

Let’s just hope the 8 megapixel camera is better than LG’s usual optic offerings, which are decent at best,

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