Free Wi-Fi Via Skype Access that Weekend!
March 18, 2010
Here’s some good news for you as we move closer to the weekend. In celebration of the full launch of Skype Access, which allows you to connect to participating Wi-Fi hotspots globally in a pay-per-minute model, Skype is offering free Wi-Fi access at by 100,000 hotspots worldwide that weekend (20-21 March 2010). The deal runs from 0000 GMT on Saturday 20 March 2010 to 2359 GMT on Sunday 21 March 2010, so construct certain you don’t get the dates wrong. Once you’re at a Skype Access compatible hotspot, you’ll only need your laptop and the latest version of Skype and you’re good to go. The icing on the cake is that whether you’re at a UK airport, Skype has extended the offer in the UK to 2359 on Monday 22nd March, so you get a little additional mileage by there. Sounds like a good deal, doesn’t it? Are you planning to give it a go by the weekend?
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Another Xbox 360 Modified Into A Laptop anatomy Factor
March 17, 2010
This certainly isn’t the first project to convert an Xbox 360 into a laptop form factor, but it’s certainly one of the prettier mods. Despite the loud 8 fans whirring, you have to confess that it looks rather good, and considering that it packs in an LCD screen, integrated Wi-Fi, camera, optical drive and full keyboard, it’s probably something you’d want to bring with you on a weekend trip. That being said, perhaps they overran their budget while creating that mod, as it’s currently up for sale on eBay for $1,950 (at day of writing). Have you done anything cool to your Xbox before? Let us know via the comments section. Video of that modified Xbox 360 in action after the jump.
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Laptops disrupt lectures. So let’s ban lectures!
March 14, 2010
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Laptops and lectures are incompatible. So ban lectures!
March 12, 2010
Lecturing professors nowadays face a room full of students paying full attention -- to their laptops.
A lecture, by definition, is a method of teaching whereby a person talks and an audience pays attention. But a laptop is an interruption machine that fragments attention. Lectures and laptops are incompatible activities.
Some professors have addressed the fundamental incompatibility of lectures and laptops by banning the laptops. But perhaps it would be better to keep the laptops and ban the lectures. Here's why.
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Acer Aspire One 752 Notebook Goes Official
March 10, 2010
Folks looking out for an ultra portable notebook will want to take note that Acer has launched its Acer Aspire One 752 notebook. Aside from its 1.3GHz Intel Celeron ULV743 processor, the rest of the specifications of the laptop seem fairly interesting. While there isn’t any official info on pricing just yet, specifications of the Aspire One 752 include:
- 1.3GHz Intel Celeron ULV743 processor
- Intel GMA 4500MHD chip
- Up to 4GB of RAM
- 320GB hard drive
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- Gigabit LAN
- Dolby audio
- HDMI port
- Battery life up to 5 hours
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Wii turned into laptop casemod
March 1, 2010
OMGPedoBear (what a nick) is pretty talented to come up with a portable Wii laptop casemod, where the entire project took him three months to complete. Created from expanded PVC sheets, he placed a 17" LCD monitor in the lid while games are loaded in an unorthodox manner - you will need to place the Wii DVD upside down via the front-loading tray. He plus threw in two more fans to deal with the additional heat generated. Heck, surfing the Net is plus made much easier thanks to the incorporation of a full QWERTY keyboard.
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Dell Studio 1558 Touch
March 1, 2010
Dell seems to have a make new laptop in their catalog - we're talking about the Studio 1558 Touch alongside a multitouch Studio 17 Touch. No details are available on the former regardless of online or offline channels, but we do know that it will be equipped with an Intel Core i5 processor, the Windows 7 Home Premium operating system and a 320GB hard drive with a starting price of $999, where the price goes upwards from there depending on the type of configuration you choose.
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