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hp custom designer laptops hit the auction block

computing | design | hacks-mods

Custom Laptop by Suzan Fellman

Want to score a really cool, original laptop? Then get your checkbooks ready. On Monday, May 12, PC Magazine is launching an online charity auction (on eBay) of nine custom HP laptops lovingly embellished by famous U.S. artists.

Pictured above is a beautifully illustrated monochromatic scene by furniture designer / interior designer / decorator Suzan Fellman…

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April 9th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

hp photosmart a826 photo printer: mork calling orson

computing | digital imaging

HP Photosmart A826

This odd-looking photo printer from HP has a style that you’ll either love or hate. Reminiscent in some ways of the original egg-shaped iMac models from the late 1990s, the Photosmart A826 printer looks a bit like something out of an old science fiction movie.

While its design might be a bit outlandish, functionally, it’s pretty robust for a dedicated photo printer…

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October 21st, 2007 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

hp mscape: augmented reality gaming handheld

future tech | video games

HP Mscape Portable Concept

HP today revealed a prototype for a new handheld video game system which would take cues from your real-world environment and embed them into the game play.

The Mscape concept allows you to use the portable gaming device as a “lens” to the world around you, superimposing interactive elements into the scene in real time…

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September 27th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! author: technabob

world’s largest multi-touch screen

computing | design | interactive

Obscura Digital’s Huge Multitouch Display

HP wowed crowds with this amazing, massive multi-touch display wall at this past week’s Wall Street Journal D5 Conference.

The 16 x 8-foot interactive display allowed multiple visitors to simultaneously control audio, video, photos and other multimedia content using their hands to navigate…

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June 9th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! author: technabob

hp pavilion hdx: the world’s largest laptop?

computing | video games

HP HDX Gaming Notebook

While most of the world is interested in making computers more and more portable, HP has taken the opposite approach with their high end gaming notebook…

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May 11th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! author: technabob

hp touchsmart pc: take that imac!

computing | home entertainment

HP TouchSmart PC

Not to be outdone by Apple’s iMac personal computers, HP has finally announced their much anticipated all-in one system, the HP TouchSmart.

The first system in the series is the TouchSmart IQ770, featuring a fast, dual-core AMD Turion 64-X2 TL-52 CPU, 2GB of DDR RAM, a 320 GB hard drive and a SuperMulti DVD burner with LightScribe capability…

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January 9th, 2007 9 comments stumble it! author: technabob

hp laser printer comes with free mouse

computing | strange and wonderful

Mouse Stuck in a Toner Cartridge

Is your new HP LaserJet making funny noises? Before you call tech support, you might want to double check that there aren’t any rodentia living in the box.

A chain e-mail has been circulating with a claim that someone found a mouse living inside their laser toner cartridge. Given the source, I question the credibility of this, but it’s still pretty funny…

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December 9th, 2006 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

hp shows external usb hd-dvd drive

computing

HP HD100 HD-DVD Player

The folks over at HP have shown the first of what is sure to be a number of HD-DVD drive add-ons for your PC.

Hewlett Packard’s HD100 is an external HD-DVD drive that plugs into your PC’s USB 2.0 port and can read HD DVDs, DVDs and CDs. Read speeds are 2.4x for HD-DVD, 5x for DVD and 14x for CD…

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September 29th, 2006 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

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