Hasta La Gadget!

MSI’s Wind NetTop CD130 was quietly introduced at the tail end of CES this year, and if you’re suspecting that it’s simply a cousin of the NetTop D130, you’d be right. We caught two of the boxes on hand at CeBIT, both of which were sporting a dual-core Atom processor and one of which was entirely more colorful than the other. Supposedly, these things only draw around 40 watts of power, but don’t expect to do anything other than process Word documents, surf the web and send email with any amount of haste. Per usual, you’ll find more images just there in the gallery.

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MSI Wind NetTop CD130 eyes-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MSI hasn’t made a big fuss about it, but the Wind Box DE200 is new for CeBIT 2009. The unit seems to be the bigger brother of its Wind Box DC100, and while we’re stoked about the optional Blu-ray player, we’re seriously doubting that the listed Celeron M 550 (2GHz) is the only CPU available. The unit also comes loaded with NVIDIA’s GeForce 9400M GPU, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, a 160GB hard drive, 802.11n WiFi, HDMI and DVI outputs, Windows Vista Home edition, a multicard reader, audio in / out, Ethernet, a few USB 2.0 ports and an overly glossy enclosure. We’ve no pricing or release information to share just yet, but you can peek a few more angles down in the gallery below.

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MSI showcases new Blu-ray-equipped Wind Box DE200, we go hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As with Navigon’s booth yesterday, Garmin’s CeBIT showcase was overflowing with Earthlings. Many of which, as you could likely guess, were swooning over the recently announced nüvi 1200 and 1300 series navigators. Naturally, the flavors found here in Hannover were those with different variations of European maps, but aside from the routes, everything will be the same on North American versions. The hippest addition to these two are the public transit maps, which inform individuals on foot what subway / tube to hop on, where to get off, which bus to take from there and how long to stay on. Frankly, it’s a Euro-tripper’s dream come true. Check out the photo gallery below, and if you’re wondering, there’s evidently no “Engadget” within the confines of “Germany.” We’d argue otherwise, of course.

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Garmin nüvi 1200 and 1300 hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We felt a bit out of place when waltzing into LG’s very business like booth, and while we were absolutely devoid of suit and tie, we weren’t unappreciative of all the beauty seen here on the Xnote P510. First spotted just under a month ago, this here lappie is an immediate eye-catcher in person. The entire palm rest of made of a rubberized material (trackpad included), and there’s even a vibration function to provide noticeable feedback in the pad if you’re into that sort of thing. The build was sturdy, the keys were delightful to touch and the flush trackpad was simply luscious. In case you couldn’t tell, we were nearly booted from the booth from drooling all over the demo unit. We still couldn’t pry out a price, but we overheard one of those aforementioned suits bragging to his buddy that he’d have one “next month.” Grab a tissue and jump down to the gallery below.

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LG Xnote P510 laptop hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hope you’re still hungry for even more new machines from the kids at ASUS, ’cause we’ve got let another lineup to share. The recently launched K Series is aimed at those looking for a portable PC that can handle the basics, particularly ones who won’t much mind how the thing looks. Don’t get us wrong, the K Series is a perfectly fine looking machine, but it is pretty far left on the drab-to-exciting scale. That said, the 15- and 17-inch variants we saw seemed ideal for multimedia duties and the occasional bout with Microsoft Office, with the keyboard being extra spacious and ripe for typing at length. Of note, the K Series is the first laptop family to get equipped with AMD’s ultra-fresh ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4860 graphics set, so yeah, there’s that. Click around below for looks from every angle.

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ASUS K Series laptops hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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