Disney & ASUS Release Kid Friendly Netbooks

Kids are the future and to help prepare them for the future Disney has decided this new generation needs a Netbook, their Netbook.

Disney, in partnership with ASUS, will bring a series of Disney themes netbooks. The models, ASUS MK90 and MK90H, are spill proof, kid friendly and have shockshield protection in case the kids drop it or throw it against the wall when it doesn’t play their favorite Disney tune.

It’s available in two colors, Princess Pink and Magic Blue but also offer customizable Disney themes and characters such as Wall-E, and Hannah Montana.

Of course branding the product isn’t enough. Disney decided to bundle software to cater to the needs of the children.

Parents will have over 40 parental features to protect kids in case they’re doing things they’re not supposed to.

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Apple To Offer Matte Screen Option On Macs Soon?

Are your eyes ready to implode when you look at your Macbook or iMac? Well, good thing Apple is considering switching from glossy displays to an anti-glare screens on most of the Macs in their Macbook and iMac family.

Apple moved to glossy screens last October and featured it on the iMac and later on the 13-inch and 15-inch Macbook Pro, with only the 17-inch Macbook Pro offering an anti-glare screen. According to AppleInsider, the group of computers that are most likely to receive the anti-glare will be the 13-inch and 15-inch laptops. This is great news considering that Apple is slowly perfecting their products and willing to listen to their customers.

Perfect example was when Apple removed Firewire from the aluminum Macbook released in October 2008. Many customers were angered after the release, but in June they released the 13-inch Macbook Pro (rebranded as the pro) with Firewire.

Having a matte option for the Macbooks will only increase sales of the very popular 13-Inch Macbook Pro and the iMac.

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Dell Adamo XPS to be Only 10mm thick

The Macbook Air should be getting ready to brace itself against some serious competition. Dell is getting ready to release their new Adamo XPS line. The computers are less than 10 millimeters thick which is about 0.39 inches. This comes as a surprise because the first Adamo ended up weighing four pounds, a pound and a half more than what people expected.

Pricing and availability for the new Adamo line won’t be released until all of the teaser ads get their fifteen minutes of fame. Hopefully, it doesn’t use Intel CULV processors, the one that every PC manufacturer abuses. NVIDIA Ion is probably out of the question for Dell. They’re probably waiting for Asus or Acer to do it first. How Adamo XPS will hold up is for us to find out. The first one kind of disappeared after it was introduced.

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Microsoft Courier and Apple Tablet Rumors Are Heating Up

The rumored Apple tablet will be getting a lot of competition from Microsoft’s new Courier tablet PC, if it should ever get released. In the video from Gizmodo (also after the break), you can see all of the features of the new double screened courier tablet and how each of them operates.

The leaked video also focuses on one of the main features of the Courier, the “infinite journal”. The infinite journal is a note taking app that is essentially endless and which resembles that of the iPhone notetaking app. You can type and add as much information as you can onto the device and it will be able to store it, allowing the user to later publish it straight to a site or a PowerPoint.

The device also features a content management feature that is very similar to a Delicious library and looks like a cross between Apple’s CoverFlow and Top Sites. Many sites including ZDNet say that the Courier tablet is using software that is based off of Windows 7 and will be very similar in terms of usage.

Along with the release of Microsoft’s Courier, Apple may release their own, the iTablet. The iTablet has been rumored for release for some time and was even expected at Apple’s September event. After no appearance at the September 9 event, sources say it will be available early 2010. This time, with what is hopefully a true rumor, sources say that Apple has settled on a 10.7 inch screen, bigger than the previously rumored 7 inches. It is also rumored that the iTablet will have a multi-touch display like the iPhone, will carry 6x the resolution as the iPhone (almost 720p HD), and will run a stripped version of the iPhone OS, instead of running full Mac OS. The tablet will be announced at an Apple event no later than January, 19 2010 and will be released in retail stores in May or June of 2010.

These two devices will have lots of competition between them, but Apple’s tablet may be sure to win, since, its rumors have been swirling around for a while. The Courier will be costly with its two screens (No word on ebooks, music or video). However, the Apple tablet may cost less than the Macbook or Macbook Pro and probably be running a lighter version of Snow Leopard, after the discovery of the soft keyboard built into its OS.

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Dell Looking To Baseball And Nail Polish To Sell Laptops

Dell seems to be in the tech spotlight today, focusing especially on design rather than functionality. First with the press release of their new Adamo and now their designer laptops with designs ranging from baseball to nail polish. Dell has cut deals with the MLB association and OPI, an international nail polish and fashion company to create nail polish and baseball oriented designer laptops.

This is all part of the Dell Design Studio, which allows you to add on anything on your laptop that’s related to baseball or nail polish. Dell’s event had no mention of any specs today, instead focusing all on design, which seemed to be the theme of the event. As you can see in the image (Dell Laptop with Swarovski crystals), there is no limit in the imagination of the user, they can put whatever Dell has available right on the lid of your laptop. Check out more images of Dell’s crazy designer creations after the break.

While I like the idea that Dell is thinking about design and creativity, they’re going away from what used to make them great, solid hardware. Now they’re tryign these gimmicks to make money. Hopefully it works out for them, if not then it’s just another setback for a company trying to stop to maintain their ranking atop the computer manufacturing world.

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Sony Viao X Ultrathin Laptop Official

Today at Tokyo’s CEATEC, Sony announced the arrival of their newest ultrathin laptop, the Viao X. It packs the usual mix of wifi, bluetooth and webcam, 3G HSPA mobile broadband and a solid state drive all in a sleek aluminum and carbon fiber enclosure.

It weighs 655g and is 13.9mm thin. That is a good 40% thicker that the new Dell Adamo XPS Dell teased us with today, but who really cares? They are both extremely underpowered, containing Intel Atom processors. Sure they are the new Atoms, but it is still now excuse. These are top of the line laptops that utilize exotic materials and techniques in their productions. Therefore, they should come with power to match.

Sony has already been in the high price, low power computer game with the TT and the TZ before it; and let me tell you this. I am around tons of laptops every day and I have yet to see a TT or TZ in the wild. I even see $4000 Alienware laptops from time to time.

In the end, I guess the one good thing is that these laptops help companies develop technologies that could lead to our useful laptops becoming more compact.

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LG Introduces Netbook For The Holidays, Superfast UI Beats Most PCs and Mac

LG threw themselves back in the game. Wondering how? Well, it seems that LG has been working it’s butt off, trying to create their latest release and it definitely is cathing the eye of techies all around. Today, LG released their X120 Netbook that gives users a shortcut to multiple applications and with a Smart On interface. The computer’s UI was designed to start up in a matter of seconds, beating out desktop PCs and even Mac. The X120 is a very light netbook, topping out at only 2.8 pounds.

It features a 1GB RAM, 160GB HD, with a 10.1″ LED backlit screen but it doesn’t stop there. The computer also comes with a built in 1.3 megapixel camera and HD stereo speakers. The Smart On interface is a good, fast and reliable service, housed inside a white matte exterior with a blue trim. The LG X120 clocks out on battery life for about 7 hours, and comes built with AT&T 3G wireless connectivity (when there is no WiFi). The LG netbook will be available at select Radio Shack stores nationwide and online on the RadioShack Site for $179.99 with a 2-year AT&T DataConnect service agreement and a $60 monthly 5GB plan.

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