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Dual Core Netbook Launched in Japan by NEC

Netbook developer NEC have released two new netbooks into the Japanese market including a high specification netbook that uses the dual core Intel Atom N550 CPU and a slightly less power packed netbook that uses a single core CPU. The NEC LaVie Light BL550, as it is known, packs quite a punch with it’s top [...]

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Panasonic to release 10 inch Toughbook in Japan

While the Panasonic Toughbook isn’t all that portable like a netbook should be, it is considered a netbook based on it’s screen size. Compared to the average netbook, it’s almost 2cm bigger in height and more than 3cm bigger in depth and around 1KG heavier. The Panasonic Toughbook 19 measures 271mm x 216mm x 49mm [...]

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Sony VAIO P gets crocodile effect

A long with the Billabong edition VAIO W, Sony are releasing a Crocodile skinned VAIO P. The crocodile skinned version is only available in Japan at present but, hopefully it’ll be available elsewhere soon. The specs of the VAIO P include the update features, including Remote Play, which makes it possible to play games from [...]

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Zen netbook doesn’t bring inner peace

Never mind the $1000 netbook, how about forking up $3000 for one? The Acer Aspire One has been blinged up in Zen way by UFO-Hayashi. The art of painting on gadgets appears to be quite popular in Japan, with other devices such as laptops and iPods also being decorated by gadget artist Hayashi. The Zen [...]

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Atom-powered desktop launched by e-Machine Japan

e-Machine has just launched a new desktop in Japan called the EL1600, and it’s powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N230 processor with the 945GC Express Chipset. If looks could kill, it wouldn’t have any trouble slaughtering its plainly designed competitors, too. It comes with 1GB of RAM, 160GB of HDD, a DVD Super Multi [...]

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