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HP’s netbooks can have a tendency to really creep up in price as you pile on the specs, but you can’t fault them for options. Particularly this new Atom N450-based Mini 5102, which is aimed at business and education use. You can tweak the 10-inch laptop with a WSVGA or WXGA screen, Broadcom HD video acceleration, and just about any OS you could think of: FreeDOS, SUSE Linux, Windows XP and Windows 7 (Starter and Home Premium). You can also squeeze a capacitive multitouch screen into the 0.9-inch form factor and take your pick from a 4-cell or 6-cell battery. Like we said, lots of options.

As far as fit and finish, the laptop isn’t that far divergent from the Mini 5101, which certainly isn’t a bad thing. We love the quality, no-frills feel and look, and the optional handle (which has to be picked at the time of order, since it’s integrated) is surprisingly nice and handy. If we had one gripe it would be the oppressive screen bezel, but at least it leaves room for a 95%-sized keyboard, and the brushed aluminum screen back is a nice touch.

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HP Mini 5102 has optional handle and touchscreen; the drive to succeed originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You knew it wouldn’t be long before Seagate hopped on the USB 3.0 bandwagon, right? Right. Here in Vegas, the company just announced its BlackArmor PS110, which is its first USB 3.0 portable HDD. What makes this one a touch different than the rest is the “performance kit” that it ships in, which is comprised of a 500GB USB 3.0 HDD (a 2.5-incher with a 7200RPM spindle speed), a power cable and an ExpressCard USB 3.0 adapter. ‘Course, your shiny new MacBook won’t take too kindly to this type of gesture — but hey, at least you can read SD cards without breaking a sweat! The kit is up for purchase right now for $179.99, and if you’re looking to take a closer look before pulling the trigger, you’ll find our hands-on below along with a glance at a for-demonstration-only 7mm 2.5-inch drive that was first announced last month.

Seagate unveils USB 3.0 BlackArmor PS110 hard drive originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As frustrated as many haters are at the flood of 3D displays announced in the run up to CES, imagine how Mitsubishi must feel since it’s been shipping compatible projection TVs for quite some time. The price of being ahead of the curve? Plugging upcoming 3D Blu-ray discs into your 82-inch projection display will require the new 3DC-1000 3D adapter to switch those right/left images to the checkerboard format Mitsubishi uses. Despite reversed polarized lenses in the demo RealD shutter glasses, flipping them upside down for a quick impression revealed 3D with as much smoothness and pop as we’ve experienced from competing technologies — when flashing bulbs and jostling crowds weren’t throwing off the IR synchronization. With the “easy and affordable” (but no specific price given) adapter due in the spring it should be just in time for that Avatar 3D viewing party, or maybe a bit of footy if that’s more your style.

Mitsubishi’s projection HDTVs get an adapter to deal with Blu-ray 3D originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Okay, I’m guessing that they won’t actually be able to use the term “AppleTV.” I think that might actually belong to someone else. But
California-based Hannspree is taking a more literal approach than other companies, with a 28-inch LCD TV that’s, well, shaped like an apple.
The company is also coming out with a 19-inch “Animal” model this year, like
the polar bear TV in the picture.

Kids, naturally, are the target demographic for these TVs,
which feature built-in speakers and multiple video inputs, including VGA, HDMI,
and DVI. The TVs are due out in the “latter half of 2010,” at which point there
may or may not be any real polar bears left. But that’s an issue for GoodCleanTech.

Yes, you’ll be able to get a Google Nexus One phone on Verizon Wireless – it just won’t be from Verizon Wireless. The company noted today that while they will support the Nexus One on their network, only Google will sell it – it won’t be available through Verizon stores or their Web site.