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It seems like just yesterday we were finally welcoming the UMID mbook M1 into the world, kicking and screaming after a rather extended gestation. After all that it wasn’t exactly well received thanks to a high price, a screen that didn’t open far enough, and USB ports that sadly required dongles. UMID is now demoing the completely dongle-free M2, said to be ultimately available with your choice of either a 1.2 or 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor. Memory has been bumped up to 1GB to support Windows 7, the case has been tweaked, the hinge now opens further, and there’s an optical “mouse” integrated into the bezel with a sensor on the right and two tiny mouse buttons on the left. A non-functional version is lovingly caressed after the break, while working models are said to ship before the year is up with prices starting at $499. Let’s hope this one doesn’t follow the same, circuitous path to retail that its predecessor did.

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Continue reading Video: UMID shows off faster, cheaper, Windows 7-packing mbook M2

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Video: UMID shows off faster, cheaper, Windows 7-packing mbook M2 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve already witnessed the unveiling of ASUS’ largest two UL series laptops, so it’s only fair to pass along an in-depth look at the midget of the bunch. The UL30A was recently taken for a ride over at HotHardware, and while we’ve had our suspicions as to whether Intel’s CULV platform really would provide an incentive for to-be netbook buyers to spend a bit more, it seems as if this ultraportable definitely is worth the extra scratch. Unlike your average Atom-powered netbook, the UL30 could actually handle 720p video like a champ (though 1080p brought it to its knees), and even with Vista taking a toll on its resources, day to day work was found to be surprisingly snappy. At $749 and up, the seductively silver UL30 was found to be a solid buy in its category, but we’re not asking you to take our word for it. Hit that read link for the full writeup, benchmarks and all.

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ASUS 13.3-inch UL30 gets reviewed, called a cutie pie originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you believe Jon Rubinstein, mobile computing is the future, but if you look at the VNB102’s spec sheet, you’ll find that the future still comes with an Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard disk. Should that still satisfy your humble needs, it’ll cost you $349 with a 3-cell battery or $399 for the 6-cell edition. Now for grown-up people, ViewSonic ditches the glossy casing and throws up a most righteous 13.3-inch 1280 x 800 display, riding atop an SU7300 CULV processor, 2GB RAM and 320GB HDD. For $899, you’ll even get a DVD rewriter, or you can sacrifice it to save a hundred bucks and get an even thinner machine. The VNB132 (pictured) is set to ship with the release of Windows 7, but check the read link below to see it handled today.

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ViewSonic VNB132 laptop and VNB102 netbook hit the massage table originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Manhattan socialites and fashionistas might as well stop reading this right now. But if for some strange reason you weren’t at New York’s Fashion Week yesterday, we are pleased to tell you that “the Tamster” (as we call visionary clothes horse Vivienne Tam) is back with yet another “digital clutch” for the year 2010. Apparently inspired by the classic Chinese love story “Butterfly Lovers,” this is yet another hyped-up collaboration between the designer and HP, somehow symbolizing “love, freedom, independence and transformation,” according to the PR. While we do know that this device is supposed to make “women around the world… feel independent and free, like butterflies,” we’ve yet to be turned on to any specifics, such as system specs or price. But chin up, sailor — we only have until Spring 2010 to find out. Hope you can wait that long! In the meantime, there’s a gallery below, and some marketing material for you after the break.

Continue reading New HP / Vivienne Tam netbook targets ‘butterfly lovers,’ waifs

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New HP / Vivienne Tam netbook targets ‘butterfly lovers,’ waifs originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve seen some thin laptops in our day, but 9.99mm is pretty dang thin (thinner than an iPhone, in fact). There’s no other info on this new Adamo, and Dell is calling it the “9.99mm Design Concept,” which doesn’t really help us know how far along it is. Let’s just hope Dell didn’t have to succumb to Atom to get the size down this far.

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Dell teases new ultrathin Adamo XPS originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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