HP Pavilion dv2660se Value

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The $899 (as of 2/7/08) HP Pavilion dv2660se offers strictly budget performance, but its battery life and a great design make it our winning laptop under $1000.

The dv2660se (the se stands for "special edition") comes with a 1.5-GHz Core 2 Duo T5250 processor coupled with 2GB of memory shared with the laptop's Intel 965 Express integrated graphics. The notebook's WorldBench 6 Beta 2 score of 67 is significantly lower than the high-eighties scores of some portables with the latest mobile chips, but it's not bad for a budget machine.

In fact, the score beats the average of 65 earned by the five sub-$1000 laptops we tested for this roundup and is only five points below the average for all the all-purpose notebooks that we've tested of late, regardless of price. However, don't expect its graphics power to be good enough to play 3D games well.

Battery life was just short of amazing. This six-pound unit's high-capacity 12-cell battery such as Hp F1739A battery, Hp Omnibook XE battery, Hp PF723A battery, Hp Pavilion dv2000 battery, Hp Pavilion dv2700 battery, Hp pavilion dv6000 battery, Hp EV087AA battery, Hp CGR-B1870AE battery, Hp Pavilion ZT1000 battery, Hp F4809A battery endured for a whopping 6.3 hours on one charge in our tests. That's about 2.5 hours longer than the average mainstream laptop. The way the big battery protrudes from the bottom of the notebook does not make the dv2660se the most briefcase- or backpack-friendly model in our test bunch, but it does give the keyboard a very nice slant for extra-comfortable typing. The dedicated on-off touchpad button, slightly concave keys, and deep-depressing mouse buttons help typing, too.

The overall design of this Windows Vista Home Premium laptop is just about the best you'll find among budget units. For one, as the latest in HP's designer line of notebooks, this model is stamped with an embedded motif--sweeping tendrils that drape partway over the touchpad like a vine.

Another nice extra is the notebook's instant-on capability via HP's QuickPlay menu, accessed through a touch-sensitive media control panel at the top of the keyboard; it lets you play a CD or DVD without first launching Windows, so it's a great time saver. Two other nice multimedia touches: a Webcam and dual headphone ports on the front so two people can listen in private at once. (Not that you really need headphones because the built-in speakers sound pretty darn good without them.)

The 14.1-inch, 1280-by-800-pixel screen could be a tad brighter, but it's easy enough to read, and it has enough room to comfortably view several open windows at once. The dv2660se does lack some increasingly mainstream features, such as 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, gigabit ethernet, and a fingerprint reader. However, it has 802.11g Wi-Fi, which should provide fast-enough wireless connectivity for most. It also has a DVD writer and an ExpressCard slot. And the dv2600se is one of the few laptops in this price range to bundle a full-fledged set of productivity applications in the form of Microsoft Works 8.5.

Finally, the dv2660se has the most upgrade potential thanks to a side connection that all Pavilion laptops have for HP's Swiss knife-like xb3000 Notebook Expansion Base. Though you're looking at an investment of several hundred dollars more, this stand/storage docking station lets you add better speakers and another hard drive, a nice option for those who might have the itch to improve the system later on.

What You Need to Know Of HP's Massive Battery Recall

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Hewlett-Packard has recalled about 162,000 lithium-ion batteries used in its HP and Compaq laptop computers. The announcement, made late last week by HP and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), adds additional battery packs to a recall program announced just a week earlier.

Here's a brief FAQ:

What's wrong with the batteries?

The recalled lithium-ion packs can overheat and rupture. They pose fire and burn hazards to consumers.

Have people been hurt?

Yes. Since May 2010, HP has received 40 additional reports of laptop batteries such as Hp F1739A battery, Hp Omnibook XE battery, Hp PF723A battery, Hp Pavilion dv2000 battery, Hp Pavilion dv2700 battery, Hp pavilion dv6000 battery, Hp EV087AA battery, Hp CGR-B1870AE battery, Hp Pavilion ZT1000 battery, Hp F4809A battery that overheated and ruptured. These incidents resulted in 7 burn injuries, one smoke inhalation injury, and 36 cases of property damage.

Which laptops are affected?

Certain battery packs shipped worldwide in HP laptops manufactured between July 2007 and May 2008. HP earlier recalled 54,000 defective batteries in May 2010, and 70,000 in May 2009. Just five percent of HP laptops included in the recall program contain defective batteries.

The CPSC site has a chart that lists all laptop model numbers and battery bar codes associated with the recall to date.

My laptop is on the list. What should I do?

Remove the battery from your computer and contact HP. The company's validation process at its Notebook PC Battery Pack Replacement Program website will help you determine if your product is affected.

I checked my battery during one of HP's earlier recalls, and it wasn't on the list. Everything's OK, right?

Not necessarily. Even if your battery wasn't included in previous announcements, HP urges you to check again.

Looks like I have a defective battery. What's HP going to do about it?

It'll provide a free replacement battery pack.

I want to contact HP about this recall. How can I reach them?

Can I use my laptop without a battery?

Yes. Once you've removed the defective pack, use the AC adapter to power your laptop until a replacement battery arrives.

Up to 19 Hours Dell Battery Life

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James Kendrick, over at jkOnTheRun was present at the Dell conference when the announcement over these notebooks was made. He has some interesting thoughts on the Dell's 19-hour claim. He writes: "Based on my calculations the Dell e4200 with a total of 14 cells of battery would likely last about 13 hours, a decent battery life to be sure but a far cry from the 16 hours that Dell is claiming."

Dell has unleashed a plethora of business notebooks today. Highlights for the new range include a bevy of features such as backlit keyboards, external SATA drive connections, DisplayPort capability, and a USB PowerShare connection that allows one to charge mobile devices via USB ports; even when the system is powered down.

That apart, these new Latitudes offer ridiculous battery-life -- up to 19 hours*. Here's a run-down of the highlights of these new models:

Battery life: Some system configurations can get up to 19 hours. Dell claims to have acheived this using a mix of high-capacity batteries such as dell Inspiron E1705 battery, dell Inspiron 6000 battery, dell Latitude CPi battery, dell Latitude CPX battery, Dell Inspiron 3700 battery, Dell Precision M40 battery, dell Latitude D820 battery, dell Inspiron 6400 battery, dell Inspiron E1505 battery, Dell Precision M50 battery, and system and software tweaks.

Connectivity: 802.11n, most are WiMax ready, Ultra-wideband and Bluetooth 2.1, optional GPS.

Security options: smart card and fingerprint readers, hardware-based disk encryption, contactless smart card technology. Also offering Dell's ControlVault solution that centralizes user identity key management and storage.

Colour options: Yay. Mica-Brushed Metal Black, Regatta Blue and Regal Red. Or Black, Blue and Red, for us colour-challenged mortals. Seriously, how do they come up with these names... Oh and the E4200 adds Quartz Pink as an option as well.

Exteriors: These laptops feature full-frame magnesium alloy construction and all-metal hinges.

Dell also shared another feature that we can expect a few months down the line. Termed Dell Latitude ON, Lionel Menchaca at Dell blogs about this feature: "It is an application that gives you access to your e-mail, contacts, calendar, attachments and the Internet without the need to boot into the system's main OS. The Dell Latitude ON mode will enable multi-day battery life since it utilizes a dedicated low-voltage sub-processor and operating system." The feature is expected to appear on the Latitude E4200 and E4300 "in the coming months".

*An aside: It's funny how 19 hours of battery life seems a lot to us. Not long ago, PDAs would run multiple days on a couple of AAs. Today, anything mobile that runs longer than 5 hours on a single charge is heralded as a saviour. Our devices can do so much more that the PDA of old, but battery technology has severely lagged behind. Hopefully, 19 hours on a single charge will become the norm soon.

Four Tablet Designs that Solve the Typing Problem

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The first time I saw the iPad, I wondered how we could type on it. Sure Steve showed off how convenient it was to keep it on your lap and tap on the large multi-touchscreen, the way you'd type on an actual keyboard, but I still had my doubts. And now after actually trying to type on a tablet, I've realized that they aren't as bad as I'd thought they would be. But still, I wouldn't want to type something as long as this write-up on a tablet, yet.

I'm sure there are people who feel the same way. A few companies also understand the sentiment that although people might be smitten by the touch-based usage of a tablet, they still want their keyboard handy. Long before the iPad, there existed typical laptops with rotating touch screens, such as the HP Touchsmart TX series. But they were clunky monsters that weighed a massive 2 kilos and above.

The machines mentioned below are smaller than tablet PCs, having Netbook-like 10-inch displays. They have improved upon the initial Tablet PC design, to give people the touch experience of a tablet with the presence of actual QWERTY keys - the best of both worlds. Whether people will accept this convergence of two separate devices (tablets and portable computers) is something that we'll know in the future. But here's a round of applause to these guys trying something different.

My jaw dropped when I first saw this concept. It's the kind of thing that would make you say, "Now why didn't anybody else think of that before!". In its typical form, you might pass the Inspiron Duo as yet another cheap Netbook. But the Flip-hinge design allows you to swivel the screen backwards, and voila, it morphs into a tablet. This design in my opinion is much better than the typical singular hinge at the center of the base on traditional tablet PCs. The display is a capacitive 10.1-inch multi-touch type, with an HD (1366 x 768 pixel) resolution. There's a typical keyboard and touch-pad, so you can use it like a Netbook. Flipping the display 180 degrees and closing the lid hides the keyboard-touchpad well, and the curved body should call for better ergonomics than those old tablet PCs

It runs Windows 7 Home Premium that is powered by a dual-core Intel Atom N550 processor and 2GB RAM. There is Dell's Stage UI overlay to make Windows more finger-friendly in tablet mode. There's also a typical spinning 320GB hard drive, that's around 20 times more storage than what you typically get on a Tablet like an iPad or the Galaxy Tab. Unfortunately, its measly 29Whr battery such as dell Inspiron E1705 battery, dell Inspiron 6000 battery, dell Latitude CPi battery, dell Latitude CPX battery, Dell Inspiron 3700 battery, Dell Precision M40 battery, dell Latitude D820 battery, dell Inspiron 6400 battery, dell Inspiron E1505 battery, Dell Precision M50 battery cannot provide sufficient juice to the comparatively power-hungry internals for long; thus running for just four hours (where many tablets run for as long as 10 hours).

We love the Inspiron Duo's design, but we'd really like to see an Inspiron Duo designed more with a Tablet in mind than a Netbook. We're talking of those dual-core Tegra chips we saw on many tabs in CES 2011, coupled with Android 3.0 Honeycomb which should give you a faster and better experience than Windows on an Atom processor. Also, replace the spinning hard drive with flash storage would help conserve battery. Lastly, a slimmer chassis would be the cherry on the icing.

What you'll get is a innovative design concept that will give you the best of both worlds; the touchy-feely usage of a tablet that can transform into a typical computer at the flick of its screen hinge.

Personalize Data Storage with Custom USB Flash Drives

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The availability of custom USB flash drives has simplified storing data from computers. USB flash drives are lightweight and have large storage space, which have contributed significantly to their popularity. Moreover, using USB flash drives is the fastest and easiest way of sharing music, pictures, emails, presentations, videos, important files and critical data. The distinctive feature of USB flash drives is that they can be customized into any shape, size, color and theme to suit any situation or preference. Custom USB flash drives such as 4GB USB Flash Drive, 8GB USB Flash Drive, 16GB USB Flash Drive, 32GB USB Flash Drive, Mini USB Flash Drive, Cartoon Benz USB Flash Drive, Top Crystal USB Flash Drive, Crystal Diamond USB Flash Drive, Crystal Hearts USB Flash Drive, Crystal Mickey USB Flash Drive are among the best ways of personalizing your storage devices.

Who Would Prefer Custom USB Flash Drives?

Since it's easy to customize the shape, design and color of USB drives, custom USB flash drives are the best choice for those who are bored of using the same old-fashioned USB flash drives. These flash drives are also preferred by people who want everything used by them to depict their personality. Customization is also sought by those who wish their USB drives to be personalized to fit their requirements.

Custom USB flash drives are the best options for those who are keen on being seen with something unique and on making a style statement. These flash drives are also a good and thoughtful choice as a gift for a friend.

Custom USB Flash Drives: Types

There are several companies that offer custom USB flash drives. You could opt for:

1. A USB flash drive with a unique 2-D or 3-D shape. With companies offering a wide range of up to 100 styles, there is an amazing array of shapes to choose from. You could opt for pocket pen, pocket knife, capless, spin, spark and designer models.

2. Your favorite color on the USB flash drive.

3. A USB drive made from materials, such as wood and leather, to give it a distinct feel.

4. Additional features, such as music and blinking headlights, to make the drives more attractive and jazzy.

5. Getting your name etched on the USB flash drives. This could enhance its personal value.

6. The storage space that best meets your need. Custom USB flash drives are available in memory sizes in the range of 64MB to 2GB.

With the help of custom USB flash drives, you could personalize the way you store data and add color to your life. USBSMG has a team of experts that designs and customizes USB memory flash drives according to varied tastes and preferences.

USB Flash Drives truthful Review

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Do you remember 3.5" floppy disks? probabilities are, if you actually are no much lower than twenty many years old, you do. regardless of a confusing recognize (they experienced been stiff, not floppy, and square, not just a disk), the stalwart floppy disk was simple, cheap, and universal. many attempts to replace it, such as with Zip Disks and Rewritable compact disc burners, failed - purchasers favored the floppy disk. Then USB flash drives arrived along, as well as the venerable floppy disk went the way in which near to the dinosaur almost overnight. Why? Why experienced been USB Flash Drives lucrative in which other modern advances has failed? in the nutshell, largely on account of the convenience, simplicity, and storage space capacity.

Flash Drives can be found in the broad wide variety of storage space capacities, for an equally broad wide variety of prices. A floppy disk held much lower than one as well as a half megabytes. USB Flash drives nowadays comprise storage space measured in gigabytes! If they are holding only one or two gigabytes, USB flash drives could be purchased for much lower than 10 dollars.

In comparison, Zip Drives certainly not held over 750 megabytes (and at a hefty price, too!). Blank CDs, regardless of the fact that cheap, topped out at 700 megabytes, as well as blank DVDs possess a restrict of 4.3 gigabytes of storage space space (8 to the pricey double-layer discs). And, of course, you'd telephone call for no much lower than 711 floppy disks to match up the storage space ability of even a one-gigabyte USB Flash Drive such as 4GB USB Flash Drive, 8GB USB Flash Drive, 16GB USB Flash Drive, 32GB USB Flash Drive, Mini USB Flash Drive, Cartoon Benz USB Flash Drive, Top Crystal USB Flash Drive, Crystal Diamond USB Flash Drive, Crystal Hearts USB Flash Drive, Crystal Mickey USB Flash Drive.

USB Flash Drives are also substantially a whole whole lot more uncomplicated to create utilization of than their competition. Floppy disks lasted so extended largely because every pc (back then, at least) experienced a floppy drive, guaranteeing you can evaluate and edit the information in your floppy disk on any PC. Zip Disks could only be used on pc that experienced Zip Drives-and most didn't. Even if you actually carried an outside Zip generate near to with you (a hassle), you couldn't use it using a producer new pc unless you set up the proper motorists first.

CDs experienced been slightly better. Most personal computers experienced compact disc drives and could evaluate the CD. Not every computer, however, experienced the CD-RW generate essential for editing documents near to the CD. Even when utilizing a pc equipped using a CD-RW drive, you couldn't edit the documents unless you experienced been utilizing the identical CD-RW software program the fact that compact disc was produced with. Rewritable DVDs have comparable problems.

USB Flash Drives, near to another hand, telephone call for no special hardware to connect to some computer, and no special software program to look at or edit the documents saved within it. As extended since the pc features a USB port-and any pc created within your last 10 many years does-you can connect your USB Flash generate in the direction of the PC in the make any difference of seconds. True, the pc must possess the proper driver to entry and use USB Flash Drives, but most working products nowadays have individuals drives at current created in-so unless you can be found throughout a pc nevertheless operating glass windows 98, you may be specific your USB Flash generate will work. best of all, no special software program is required to preserve or edit documents to USB Flash Drives-just drag and drop!

Finally, flash memory space drives are relatively handy to use. They really are a whole whole lot more durable than CDs and DVDs, which could be broken quickly and scratched even easier. USB Flash Drives are substantially more compact than Zip Disks or floppy disks. USB Flash Drives are concerning the sizing of the tiny pack of gum, and get more compact and slimmer from there. really many are produced to attach for the essential chain, developing it difficult to get rid of it and guaranteeing you'll often have it with you.

Given USB Flash Drives' storage space capacity, convenience, and ease of use, it is uncomplicated to decide why they grew to be so dominant so quickly. using a broad variety of sizes and fees for every budget, the only query left is which one you will buy.

Rechargeable Batteries Gives Your Camera Longer Use

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Do you know the factors of a good battery for your camera? When you have a camera, it is good to have a dependable battery. Make sure our battery is fully charged, and that you battery can last, while you take pictures or make videos. It is essential to have a dependable battery, so you use all the features your camera offers at all times.

Instead of purchasing camera batteries, it is better to invest in rechargeable batteries. These may cost more, but it will give your camera longer use. It is key to make sure that you have the right batteries for your camera. If you buy cheap batteries, you may find yourself purchasing new camera batteries on the regular.

There are two types of great camera batteries and they are nickel-cadmium and nickel-metal hydride. These are the type of rechargeable batteries that I would suggest that that you invest in. You will not regret the purchase of these Sony Digital Camera Battery such as sony NP-F550 battery, sony NP-FR1 battery, sony NP-FM50 battery, sony NP-FM51 battery, sony NP-F10 battery, sony NP-FE1 battery, sony DSC-T7 battery, canon NB-1L battery, canon NB-2L battery.

Rechargeable batteries are more convenient and dependable to help keep up the life of the camera. You do not want to have cheap batteries in your camera, when you are trying to capture a moment of a life time. Great camera batteries will allow you to use your camera longer then you have ever done before. Do away with the cheap non-batteries.

The charger that comes with the batteries will allow you to charge your batteries anytime, anywhere. There are instructions that come with the package, which will allow you to figure out how to best work these merchandise. The rechargeable batteries are perfect for any camera. The technology of the rechargeable batteries is amazing. It allows for any camera to have better performance timing. This is a great piece of merchandise worth investing in, if you own a camera.

Rechargeable batteries allow you to have more fun with your camera. You will be able to take the pictures and make the videos you want with more time. You really get to enjoy your camera when you invest in the rechargeable batteries.

One vital facet that must be kept in mind is whereas recharging the batteries; an acceptable charger must be used. Though the on top of mentioned varieties is all rechargeable ones, the charger is totally different for every one among them, betting on that one you're using. Making an attempt to charge one reasonably battery employing a non-compatible charger isn't planning to work and should lead to harm. Hence, once you decide that rechargeable camera battery you wish, decide the charger accordingly. Now-a-days buying the entire set of rechargeable camera batteries along side the charge is common and value effective.

In conclusion, it is time to do away with the camera batteries. They tend not to last long and you would have to keep buying more and more. Why not invest in rechargeable batteries that you can recharge at anytime using the charger that comes with the merchandise. This is a good investment, if you own a camera. Get your rechargeable batteries today for your camera.

Easy To Travel With Camera Battery Chargers

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Camera battery chargers are as much in use as our camera these days. We want to capture images of the places we visit as a traveler or we want to make poses with our friends and families. Camera is an important part of our life so as its charger. It is always important to have a durable and affordable camera charger to keep with us.

These days as technology is at its boom, camera battery chargers are also being packed with latest features to make us feel at home while travelling to far off places.

The digital camera battery charger has the capacity to retain its battery for upto 2 hours. Worldwide its power rating is 110v-240v. The interesting thing for travelers and tourists is that they do not need to have travel adaptors with them because it has an in-car adapter to charge from a standard cigarette 12v output.

The camera battery chargers have many features: they are fast in charge technology, they have automated variable charge current which depends on the model of the Canon Digital Camera Battery such as canon NB-1L battery, canon NB-2L battery, canon BP-511 battery, canon NB-5L battery, canon NB-4L battery, canon NB-5H battery, sony NP-F550 battery, sony NP-FR1 battery, the benefit for such charge current is safety and efficiency for users.

Moreover, the camera battery charger has classy 3-stage constant current/constant voltage (CC/CV) charge programme. This unique feature helps in fast charge, less complicated start of the charging process and refill maintenance charge. It also provides protection from over temperature as well.

If you happen to buy a camera battery charger make sure it has a charge solution system with it which means direct plug-in charger for Lithium-ion digital camera. It also has multi-colour LED charge indication to keep an eye on the charge process. Otherwise, you feel very disturbing to go and see the charger again and again for completion of the battery charging process.

For travelers it is important to note that camera battery charger must have a built-in universal voltage for worldwide use. I have seen many a friends of mine who always have difficulty in charging their cameras in different voltage system. But you will be happy to go around and see the world with a camera charger having such wonderful features.

Why Not Replace A Canon Camera Battery Charger

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Did you lose your canon camera charger? If you have misplaced your digital cameras battery charger and are wondering how to purchase a new one than you have come to the right place. If you have misplaced your battery, than chances are you have already realized how essential a charger is to your camera. Without a charger, your camera will not function, and without a functioning camera you will not be able to capture all of those perfect picture moments! If you are looking to buy a new camera charger than continue reading this article. Throughout the article we will discuss where, and how, to buy a new battery charger for your camera.

Different cameras come with different types of Canon Digital Camera Battery such as canon NB-1L battery, canon NB-2L battery, canon BP-511 battery, canon NB-5L battery, canon NB-4L battery, canon NB-5H battery, sony NP-F550 battery, sony NP-FR1 battery. If you own a cheaper brand of camera, chances are you will need batteries. While replacing these batteries can become costly over time, you do not need to travel far to buy new batteries if your old ones have died. Some people, however, to prevent buying new batteries over and over, prefer to buy rechargeable batteries and a battery charger. If you have an older camera with batteries and have lost your charger, you should be able to purchase a new one at any department store.

When purchasing a charger, first ensure that you are getting the right type. Double check whether your camera takes batteries to ensure that you are buying the appropriate charger. Also, when buying a new charger, consider whether you want a charger that holds less or more than four batteries. If you use your camera often, you may want to select a charger that holds several batteries so that you will always have a spare set of batteries available to you.

One thing that many people forget to consider when purchasing a battery charger is the adapter type. If you travel often, you will want to ensure that you buy a charger that allows you to plug into both 110 and 220 volt outlets. If you do not travel often, this should not be an issue.

Most importantly, when buying a charger for your batteries, do not go the cheap route. With a charger, you get what you pay for. Thus, purchasing a cheap charger for batteries will only lead to your batteries dying quickly. You will want to purchase a good quality charger to ensure that your batteries will last.

If you own a more expensive camera, it probably came along with it's own battery and battery charger. If you have misplaced the battery or the battery charger that your camera originally came with, return to the store where you bought your camera or to a store that will have employees that are knowledgeable about cameras. When going to the store, make sure to bring your camera with you so you can test the product to make sure that it is the right fit.

Regardless of what type of camera you own, a battery charger is essential. Without one, you will only get a few hours out of your camera. If you have misplaced your charger and are looking to buy a new one, make sure that you purchase one of good quality to ensure that your camera will not die in the middle of that perfect photograph moment!

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Considering the Asus Eee PC1000HE

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A short while ago, Asus announced another addition to its popular Eee PC line of netbooks and this newest version was supposed to bring a series of improvements over its predecessors. At first glance, the Asus Eee PC 1000HE sounds a lot like the other 10-inch Eee PCs that preceded it, but in many ways, it could be the best netbook from Asus to date.

For obvious reasons, I don’t really include something like the T91 Tablet and S101 Premium Netbook as part of this discussion, because they fall into a different kind of niche. By contrast, the Eee PC 1000HE falls into the same segment as something like the MSI Wind U100 and the Acer Aspire One.

If you happen to be in the market for a decent netbook, I’m thinking that the 1000HE could be one of your best options. No, this is not a paid endorsement and I haven’t had an opportunity to go hands-on, but this Eee has a lot going in its favor.

Features at a Glance

As I said, the Asus Eee PC 1000HE isn’t particularly revolutionary in its approach and what it brings to the netbook market, but it does seem to offer one of the best packages on the market today. Let’s take a quick look at the spec sheet.

Much like the other netbooks in the Eee PC 1000 series, this netbook comes with a 10.1-inch widescreen display. I find that this is the optimal size for a netbook. Anything bigger and you’re getting into “real” notebook territory and anything smaller and you may find yourself squinting more often than you’d like.

The spec sheet sounds pretty standard for this segment, including a 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Windows XP, a 92%-sized keyboard, a multi-touch trackpad, and a built-in webcam. Interestingly, the Wi-Fi includes 802.11n, a feature that isn’t found in many of its direct competitors. Further still, while the Eee PC 1000HE gets powered by Atom, it’s the new Atom N280 (rather than the existing N270). More on the processor in a moment.

That’s Some Mad Battery Life

Perhaps the biggest appeal to this particular netbook is its battery life. While it makes use of a six-cell battery such as Asus A42-A3 Battery, Asus A8F Battery, Asus F3T Battery, Asus F3Sc Battery, Asus F3Sv Battery, Asus 90-NI11B1000 Battery, Asus 90-NIA1B1000 Battery, Asus 90-NF51B1000 Battery, Asus 70-NF51B1000 Battery, Asus A32-A8 Battery, Asus Z99J Battery, Asus Z99H Battery, it is able to pump out an impressive 9.5 hours of computing. Granted, there are a lot of netbooks using three-cell and four-cell batteries, but 9.5 hours is still a very long time.

The extended battery life comes courtesy of Asus’ exclusive Super Hybrid Engine, a technology that the company has already implemented in some of its notebooks. The Super Hybrid Engine (that’s where the HE comes from) reduces performance to extend battery life as needed, ramping up performance as it is required. In order to attain 9.5 hours, however, you’ll need to dial down the brightness on the LED-backlit display and shut off the wireless radios.

Things the Eee PC 1000HE Does Right

When I had the chance to use the Asus Eee PC 1000HA, I was very impressed with the overall build quality. It was very solid and had a natural design element to it that allowed for ample airflow beneath the netbook. This helped with both performance and cooling. My only major complaint was the placement of the right shift key, which was placed way to the right. My pinky finger could barely reach it, getting me to hit the “up” arrow more often than not.

Asus fixed this quibble with the Eee PC 1000HE, relocating the right shift key to the left of the up arrow. This is a more common placement and it will significantly reduce typing errors. That’s huge for me, since I write for a living.

The other thing that sets the Eee PC 1000HE apart, for now at least, is the Atom N280 processor. This isn’t quite the dual-core Atom that we’ve been wanting for a while now, but it does improve on the N270 that you see everywhere else. Yes, they are both 1.6GHz processors, but the N280 has a 667 FSB, compared to the 533 FSB on the N270. That should help with both performance and efficiency.

Available for Pre-Order

Despite some of the notable upgrades — N280, Wireless-N, extended battery, chicklet keyboard, proper placement of right shift key, etc. — the Asus Eee PC 1000HE isn’t that much more expensive than some of its counterparts.

The pre-order page on Amazon.com has it listed at US$374.00. Over at NCIX.com, they have it at $449.99 CDN. Going through the current exchange rate of about 22%, both stores are effectively selling it for the same price.

No, it’s not quite as cheap as a $200 Dell Mini 9, but you get a lot more here too. If anyone at Asus is paying attention, I’d love to give the 1000HE a test drive to see if it really does live up to expectations.

Leyden Energy Launches Three-year Lithium Ion Batteries

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How many of you have run into the overheating, premature death of a laptop battery? I know we have. Then you may like the news of a three year battery – guaranteed. Last week Leyden Energy launched its next-generation replacement lithium-ion batteries for laptops. The batteries such as Asus A42-A3 Battery, Asus A8F Battery, Asus F3T Battery, Asus F3Sc Battery, Asus F3Sv Battery, Asus 90-NI11B1000 Battery, Asus 90-NIA1B1000 Battery, Asus 90-NF51B1000 Battery, Asus 70-NF51B1000 Battery, Asus A32-A8 Battery, Asus Z99J Battery, Asus Z99H Battery won’t lose their full charge for at least three years, and will come with a three-year warranty to boot. Leyden has a deal to sell their batteries online with Dr. Battery, a Canadian-based supplier of replacement batteries for tablets, laptops and other electronic devices. The batteries should be available for purchase in a couple of weeks.

It’s pretty frustrating when a laptop loses the ability to fully charge and barely provides you with a couple hours of battery life. For most laptops, the battery will start losing its ability to fully charge after about a year and a half. Dell estimates noticeable reduction in run time in their laptops will be observed after 18 to 24 months. According to Leyden Energy, their batteries have one of the highest energy densities and run times for lithium-ion laptop batteries on the market, with 440 watt hours per liter and over 1,000 cycles.

Standard lithium-ion batteries use a salt-based solvent within the electrolyte that starts degrading at a temperature of between 70 to 80 C, while Leyden’s salt-based solvent doesn’t degrade until about 300 C. Thus, since the batteries can operate at higher temperatures than traditional batteries, they are able to provide a full charge for a longer amount of time.

Boston Power released a three-year lasting lithium-ion battery in 2008. The company has a partnership with ASUS, and the ASUS B Series notebooks are powered by Boston Power’s batteries. Currently Leyden is only able to offer laptop replacement batteries, so until they strike a deal with a major laptop manufacturer and get the battery right in the laptop, they might have a hard time competing with Boston Power. Right now Leyden Energy is working with Brammo to supply the battery for its electric motorcycle the Empulse. The company has also received $2.96 million in grants from the California Energy Commission to produce ten electric vehicle (EV) batteries per month. Leyden Energy hasn’t yet determined the exact price of the battery, but the three-year battery will be less than double the cost of a one-year battery.

Latest tech gadgets

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For all tech lovers, e+ takes a look at some of the latest products and gadgets.

Acer Aspire PREDATOR

Acer, the leader in the gaming experience, announces the new Acer Predator. With an aggressive design , the Aspire Predator is accompanied by the world's first optical bay mechanism to reveal a rewritable DVD and Blu-ray Disk reader. One of the Predator's key features is the easy access to the hard disks . Other options include Intel Core2 Extreme quad-core processor , advanced cooling system and other cool accessories.

Cost: Starting from approximately Dh8,173

Available at: Major electronics stores

LG's next generation notebooks R510 & R410

The R510 and the R410 mark the launch of LG's latest line of notebooks which adopt Intel Centrino2, Intel's next generation mobile platform. The new notebooks allow faster and more stable media-related performance, including HD moving image encoding/editing and multitasking.

The R510 features a 15.4-inch LED Backlit LCD, which presents 50 per cent better and clearer quality of image than average screens weighing only 2.55 kg. The R410 instead has a 14.1-inch screen and weighs 2.27 kg. The designs of the two notebooks are both inspired by the sunrise and moonrise to create a sophisticated attractive looking interior.

Cost : Starting from approximately Dh2,718 for the R410 model. Approximately Dh4,930 onward for the R510 model

Available at: Major electronics stores

Altec Lansing inMotion iM600

Following the path of the first Altec inMotion, the first iPod speakear, The Altec Lansing iM600 sound system creates greats sound.

It boasts dual 2-inch neodymium drivers optimised for high-frequency extension to give more power and output. It also features the Ess or Expanded Sound Stage technology which makes the speakers sound further apart giving the user a heightened stereo effect.

The iM600 also features a stereo FM radio and can double as a clock radio when plugged in to an electrical outlet. It includes rechargeable Li-ion batteries such as Acer Aspire 1300 Battery, Acer BTP-APJ1 Battery, Acer BTP-AQJ1 Battery, Acer BTP-ARJ1 Battery, Acer BATCL32 battery, Acer BATCL32L battery, Acer Aspire 2000 battery, Acer Aspire 2016 battery, Acer Aspire 2200 battery, Acer BATBL50L6 battery and a wireless remote. And it syncs and charges all dockable iPod models.

In style with MOTOROKR EM30 AND EM325

Motorola introduces its candy-bar phone EM30 and its slider with FM radio sharing capabilities, EM 325. The two innovative mobiles are half mobiles and half music players. Some of the distinguished options are: simple switching from calls to text to music, multi-tasking while listening to music, FM radio and support for different music formats like MP3. Bluetooth is also included.

Cost: Dh899 (EM30), Dh450 (EM325)

Available at: Major electronics stores

Kodac Digital picture frame

The Kodak digital picture frame combines the twin attributes of the framed picture and the variety of the photo album. Kodak's Quick Touch Border makes it easy to control your digital frame. Just touch the border and the viewing screen will stay free from any fingerprints.

Cost: Dh399 (7-inch digital frame), Dh599 (8-inch digital frame), Dh799 (10-inch digital frame)

Available at: Major electronics stores

Hi-Speed USB 2.0

The perfect travel companion for storing and transporting your files, the LaCie Mobile Disk delivers generous portable storage capacity at an affordable price. It's available in 160GB, 250GB and 320GB.

Cost: On request

Available at: TRIGON LLC, Tel: 04- 3936247

Miniature Creative MuVo T200

Creative introduces the Creative MuVo T200, an ultra compact and lightweight MP3 player that comes with a full colour LCD display screen and a built-in USB connector that allows easy transfer of music tracks and data files. The tiny creative MuVo T200 functions as an MP3 Player and USB storage device. The T200 supports MP3, WMA and Audible Music formats The player is available in 2 and 4 GB.

Cost: From Dh249

Available at: Major electronics stores

Acer looks to capitalise on recession

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Taiwanese firm Acer is focusing on introducing breakthrough technologies even in tough market conditions in a bid to become the world's top notebook vendor by 2011, a top company official said.

"When [the] rest of the computer manufacturers are cutting costs due to recession, Acer is the only company introducing new technologies at the right time, and investing heavily in product development to make use of the recession and grab maximum market share," Krishna Murthy, managing director, Middle East and Africa (MEA), said after launching the new Aspire Timeline notebook.

He said the industry outlook is flat, but the notebook market will experience double-digit growth fuelled by strong demand for netbooks, while the desktop market will suffer 15-20 per cent negative growth.

Placed in second position after HP in the first quarter of 2009, the company expects 10 per cent growth in unit terms and to grab 16-17 per cent of the MEA market with its multi-branding strategy.

"The launch of the new Acer Aspire Timeline series marks the beginning of a new era in mobile computing. In fact, Acer based the new notebooks on a simple yet revolutionary idea: instead of making laptops with bulkier and heavier batteries such as Acer Aspire 1300 Battery, Acer BTP-APJ1 Battery, Acer BTP-AQJ1 Battery, Acer BTP-ARJ1 Battery, Acer BATCL32 battery, Acer BATCL32L battery, Acer Aspire 2000 battery, Acer Aspire 2016 battery, Acer Aspire 2200 battery, Acer BATBL50L6 battery ..., we made a series of notebooks which are more efficient, and capable [of] reducing energy consumption and boosting battery life by up to 40 per cent," Murthy said.

Mobile communications: Smart phones

Acer, which entered the mobile communications market with the acquisition of E-Ten last year, expects to launch smart phones in 2009.

"The smart phone market is growing rapidly despite being highly competitive. Acer's strategy is to identify the growing market and segment, and be there at the right time," Krishna Murthy, managing director of Acer Middle East and Africa, said. It will launch a collection of touch-screen smart phones. Some models are already launched in Europe and Asian markets.

"We are getting sample pieces now and meeting channel partners ," Murthy said.

Acer ships updated Aspire One

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About a week ahead of schedule, Acer has started US shipments of its second generation Aspire One netbook, a Windows XP-only device with a larger 10.1-inch screen.

Despite the bigger screen size of the new Aspire One AOD150, Acer's latest netbook doesn't offer an appreciably roomier keyboard, according to some who have tried out the new PC, which first shipped in the UK on January 23.

On the other hand, some units will reportedly be outfitted with a new, much more capable battery 5800mAH battery from Acer -- instead of the standard 4400mAH battery such as Acer BTP-73E1 Battery, Acer BATCL50L Battery, Acer TravelMate 290 Battery, Acer TravelMate 4000 Battery, Acer TravelMate 2300 Battery, Acer Aspire 1680 Battery, Acer Aspire 1410 Battery, Acer TravelMate 4500 Battery, Acer LCBTP03003 Battery, Acer Aspire 1300 Battery-- simply because Acer was in a hurry to get the new netbooks out the door.

Other specs of the Aspire One AOD150 include a 160 GB hard drive, single SDHC Card slot, 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, and 1 GB of RAM.

But unlike the original 8.9-inch Aspire, which came preloaded with a choice of Windows XP Home or Linpus Linux Lite, the AOD150 is available with Windows XP only.

Similarly, Asustek, another up-and-comer with its netbooks, decided some time ago to emphasize Windows over Linux -- in the US market, anyway.

"Linux is going well for us, especially in Europe," said Josh Norem, senior technical marketing specialist at Asustek, in an interview with Betanews late last fall. "But now we're focusing on Windows XP, because a lot of people find it easier to use."

Acer and Asustek both seem to be doing a lot of things right in the US space, if data released today by IDC is a good indication. Under very tough economic conditions, both companies grew their shares in the US notebook/netbook market during the fourth quarter of 2008. Acer's portable PC shipments in the US amounted to more than four million, showing a 57% increase over the same quarter the year before.

For its part, relative newcomer Asustek shipped about 300,000 portables in the US during the quarter, landing in eighth place with a 3% market share. At the same time, US industry leader Dell slipped 8% to 8.88 million units, followed very closely in the rankings by Hewlett-Packard, with 8.77 million units.

But is there hope for Linux on netbooks yet? HP last week rolled an Ubuntu Linux-based custom GUI for its own Mini 1000 Mi Edition netbook, with a new UI that is reportedly better geared to ease of use than most Linux offerings for netbooks.

YiliPower Electronics Laptop Battery

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TravelMate laptop for long hauls

TravelMate laptop for long hauls

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The business-oriented analog of Acer's Ferrari 1100, the TravelMate 6292 shares many of the same features as its flashier sibling but wraps them in a slightly thicker, boxier case that's better suited for boardrooms.

One key difference: The TravelMate 6292 incorporates Intel's latest Core 2 Duo platform, which resulted in a performance boost on our multimedia multitasking benchmarks. The TravelMate 6292 also offers great battery life, which should be a boon for business travelers who regularly work long stretches away from a power outlet.

In fact, the acer's battery such as Acer BTP-43D1 Battery, Acer TravelMate 220 Battery, Acer BTP-58A1 Battery, acer BTP-60A1 Battery, Acer TravelMate 240 Battery, Acer BTP-52EW Battery, Acer BTP-63D1 Battery, Acer BTP-42C1 Battery, acer BTP-44A3 Battery, Acer BTP-550P Battery, along with price, are its primary advantages over our other favorite full-featured ultraportable, the Lenovo 3000 V200.

The TravelMate 6292's thick case, which weighs nearly 5 pounds, is best described as a "bulky ultraportable." Its size is nearly identical to that of the Lenovo 3000 V200, though the TravelMate weighs nearly half a pound more than the Lenovo. By comparison, traditional ultraportables, such as the Sony VAIO TZ150 or the Lenovo ThinkPad X61s, weigh 3 pounds or less.

Still, the TravelMate 6292 is light enough to carry often, and its solid construction feels capable of standing up to the bumps and knocks of frequent travel.

The 12.1-inch wide-screen display on the TravelMate 6292 features a native resolution of 1,280x800, which offers a decent balance of screen real estate and readability for this size display.

Unlike the more consumer-oriented Ferrari 1100, the TravelMate 6292's screen features a matte coating that's preferable for productivity tasks (less glare in brightly-lit office environments)--though it also proved adequate for watching movies. Above the display sits a 1.3-megapixel Webcam with a single microphone for Web videoconferencing.

Like most ultraportables, the TravelMate 6292's tiny case requires a compact keyboard with a shortened space bar and arrow keys. We found it suitable for extended periods of typing, though we prefer the slightly separated keys on the Ferrari 1000. The touch pad is likewise compact, but its broad width makes it usable without feeling cramped.

The TravelMate 6292's mouse buttons are a bit small, owing to the fingerprint reader wedged between them. A vertical row of buttons on the right side of the keyboard deck include three application quick-launch keys plus on/off controls for the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios; an "e" button above the keyboard brings up Acer's proprietary widget toolbar, with tools for managing Internet connections, monitoring power options, and changing security settings.

The launch keys are helpful, but we can't help wondering if they could have been placed at the top of the deck to create room for a larger keyboard.

The advantage of a bulky case: plenty of room for ports and connections. The TravelMate 6292 offers both S/PDIF and audio line-out jack. Given the predictably muddled sound emitted by the stereo speakers, you'll want to plug in some external speakers or headphones.

The larger case also means there's room for a DVD burner, though the TravelMate 6292 incorporates a tray-loading drive instead of the slot-loading model found on the Ferrari 1100. It's a small nitpick but we do appreciate a slot-loading drive for working in cramped spaces such as an airplane tray table.

Acer offers several versions of the TravelMate 6292, all stocked with Intel Core 2 Duo processors and the Mobile 965 Express chipset with integrated graphics. The configuration we tested included a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo T7300 CPU (built on the company's Merom architecture), 1GB of 667MHz RAM, and a 5,400rpm hard drive.

On CNET Labs' benchmarks, the TravelMate 6292 finished mostly at the head of a pack of similarly configured systems. The one notable exception was the Photoshop test, where a Lenovo 3000 V200 configured with twice as much RAM finished well ahead of the Acer.

While it's always nice to have a little extra memory, it's not a strict necessity, particularly for the typical productivity applications, such as Microsoft Office, that most users will be running on the TravelMate.

On the whole, we feel that the TravelMate 6292 represents a good value, providing the majority of business users the power they need at a price that fits within most budgets.

The TravelMate 6292's six-cell battery extends 0.9 inch off the back of the laptop, adding to the amount of space it takes up in your bag. The sacrifice is well worth it, though: The system lasted a lengthy 4 hours, 32 minutes on our DVD battery drain test. That's 43 minutes longer than the life of the Dell XPS M1210 and well beyond the lives of the Lenovo 3000 V200 and Acer's own Ferrari 1100. Our DVD battery drain test is particularly taxing, so you can expect a slightly longer battery life during typical use.

Acer backs the system with a one-year parts and labor warranty that's standard for low-cost business systems. (Some higher-end business systems, such as ThinkPads, still ship with three-year warranties, but those models are also more expensive.) Adding two years of additional coverage runs $99.

Acer's technical-support phone lines are open only Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on weekends from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. PT. The company's online support could stand some sprucing up. Though it does offer easy driver and manual downloads, it lacks such helpful features as forums and real-time chat with a technical-support representative.

Acer TravelMate a compelling alternative laptop

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We recently declared that the HP Compaq 6910p might woo corporate users away from Dell and Lenovo; after spending some time with the $1,049 Acer TravelMate 4720, we think it's a prime candidate to woo users away from HP.

The well-designed Acer exhibited admirable performance (which admittedly could be improved by adding RAM) and chart-topping battery life on our benchmarks, and its feature set includes nearly everything a business user will need.

What it lacks: enterprise-level features such as a Trusted Platform Module or built-in WWAN, both of which are available on the HP Compaq 6910p and the Dell Latitude D630. Also, the TravelMate 4720's one-year warranty and limited phone support hours will fall short of many corporate users' expectations. However, those shortcomings may be forgiven by small-business buyers and others who want a serious laptop at a low price.

With its latest TravelMate laptops, Acer has traded a silver lid for a dark gray that resembles the color of HP's business systems, including the Compaq 6910p.

Unlike the HP, though, the TravelMate incorporates rounded edges to keep it from looking too square. Its large nine-cell battery such as Acer BTP-43D1 Battery, Acer TravelMate 220 Battery, Acer BTP-58A1 Battery, acer BTP-60A1 Battery, Acer TravelMate 240 Battery, Acer BTP-52EW Battery, Acer BTP-63D1 Battery, Acer BTP-42C1 Battery, acer BTP-44A3 Battery, Acer BTP-550P Battery gives the laptop added gravitas, but at 5.8 pounds it's still reasonable to shuttle it from home to office on a regular basis--and it definitely feels sturdy enough to travel beyond the relative safety of your cubicle.

The 14.1-inch display on the TravelMate 4720 features a matte screen finish that's easy on the eyes when working on documents and spreadsheets. Its sharp 1,280x800 native resolution makes for attractive images and video without rendering text and icons impossibly small.

It doesn't get quite as bright as other displays we've seen (its maximum brightness in our Labs measured 171 cd/m2), which can cause it to look dim in bright environments; for us this was only problematic when we tried to work next to a sun-filled window. Also worth noting: The wide display bezel lacks the built-in Webcam that's often found on business thin-and-lights.

We mostly like the design of the TravelMate 4720. We found the wide keyboard and quiet keys comfortable enough for a lengthy stretch of typing. In particular, we appreciated the keyboard's slight ergonomic curve. (Acer is the only manufacturer we've seen that incorporates ergonomics into its laptop keyboards.)

At times the 1.5-inch-tall touch pad feels cramped, and the mouse buttons are too small, crowded in around a fingerprint reader; the placement would be acceptable if the fingerprint reader doubled as a scroll key, but it does not. Above the keyboard, a narrow metallic trim frames three tiny quick-launch buttons that can be configured to start specific programs.

Above these sit four more buttons, this time in black, to launch backup and chat programs, a system password utility, and the Acer eManager utility for manipulating system settings and power management. On the laptop's front edge sit two handy slider switches to control the built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi radios.

The TravelMate 4720's case includes all the ports and connections you'd expect on a thin-and-light, with the exception of an ExpressCard slot; it features only a slot for older (but still ubiquitous) PC Cards.

The laptop's four USB ports are scattered around three sides of the base, which makes it easier to plug in lots of peripherals without getting cords tangled. You won't be able to rock out with the built-in speakers, which produce somewhat tinny sound; fortunately there's a dedicated line-out jack that lets you connect the TravelMate 4720 to external speakers.

At $1,049, the Acer TravelMate 4720 costs nearly $900 less than the similarly configured Dell Latitude D630 and $800 less than a similar HP Compaq 6910p. Like the Latitude D630, the TravelMate 4720 runs Windows XP. For the most part, the Acer kept pace with the Dell and the HP on CNET Labs' application benchmarks, even finishing slightly ahead of both other systems on our multitasking test.

The key difference came out during our Photoshop benchmark; the Acer dropped behind the more expensive laptops, which include twice as much RAM.

The TravelMate 4720 can accommodate up to 4GB of RAM, so you might want to upgrade to at least 2GB if you frequently use Photoshop or other resource-intensive programs; even with a RAM upgrade the TravelMate 4720 is still likely to cost less than its competitors. With just the baseline quantity of RAM, however, we were able to simultaneously surf the Web, work on documents, and stream music without any stuttering--as we'd expect from any laptop based on the latest components.

The TravelMate 4720's battery lasted 4 hours, 41 minutes on our taxing DVD drain test, effectively matching the record-setting life of the Dell Latitude D630. Part of this is because of the TravelMate 4720's nine-cell battery (the only size available for this model), which is larger than you'd typically find on a laptop of this size. Though the bulkier battery adds to the laptop's weight and depth, we think it's a worthwhile tradeoff, especially if your work involves a lot of time on planes and other locations away from a power outlet.

Acer backs the TravelMate 4720 with a one-year parts and labor warranty. Telephone support is toll-free, and runs Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST. On Acer's support Web site, users will find an e-mail form, some basic FAQs, and driver downloads.

How To Charge Your Laptop

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Whether they're in our computers, cell phones, or cars, the only time we think about batteries is when they're almost dead and we need to find some place to charge them—and then we're not thinking nice things. Batteries are an old-school technology. We stuff them into gadgets that are always getting smaller, faster, and cheaper, but battery technology doesn't yield to Moore's Law. What we know about batteries today is pretty much what we knew about batteries back when ENIAC was invented. As a result, batteries such as apple PowerBook G3 Battery, Apple PowerBook G4 Battery, Apple PowerBook G4 15 inch Battery, Apple A1012 Battery, Apple M8511 Battery, Apple M8244 Battery, Apple A1079 Battery, Apple A1078 Battery, Apple A1148 Battery, Apple M6091 Battery remain a primary limiting factor in our machines; they're the reason we don't have better cars, why your smartphone won't play a two-hour movie, and why your otherwise perfectly functional three-year-old laptop is useless on a plane trip.

Our daily struggle with batteries has spawned a cottage industry of advice about their proper care and feeding. Some argue that the way to get the most juice out of your gadget is to charge it as often as you can. Others caution about the sin of overcharging; this school holds that batteries are happiest when they're run down to zero every once in a while. Dig deeper into this line of thinking and you find its proponents are most concerned about a battery-destroying phenomenon known as the "memory effect"—a worry that if you keep re-charging your battery before the juice goes down to zero, it will gradually lose capacity. A related annoyance is your gadget's battery meter; the more often you charge and recharge your iPod or your cell phone, the more inaccurate its fuel gauge seems to become.

To clear up these annoyances and conflicting theories, I called up Isidor Buchmann, the CEO of Cadex Electronics, a Canadian company that makes battery-testing equipment. Buchman also runs Battery University, a very helpful Web site for battery enthusiasts and engineers. I asked Buchmann how we can make sure that our batteries last a long time. "There is not too much to discuss," he began, and then launched into a conversation exploring the numerous frailties of batteries. The upshot is this happy factoid: No matter what you do, your battery will become a useless piece of junk—one day it will reach a point where it can no longer be charged, and then you'll have to recycle it. It will die if you use it often. It will die if you hardly ever use it. It will die if you charge it too much. It will die if you charge it too little. You can pull the battery out of your camera, stuff it under your mattress, and come back for it in five years. Guess what? Your battery will be dead. And when I say dead, I mean dead—not that it's run out of juice, but that it can no longer hold a charge.

That said, there are ways to prolong your batteries' lives. Here are some of Buchmann's tips:

Laptops: The typical lifespan of a lithium-ion laptop battery is about 18 months to 2 years, Buchmann says, but yours will last much longer if you don't punish it too much. The main stresses include undercharging, overcharging, and one that few of us consider: heat. Temperatures inside a laptop can reach more than 110 degrees Fahrenheit, which is hell for a battery.

Ideally, Buchmann says, you should try to keep your battery charged from 20 percent to 80 percent. Keep in mind that these are guidelines for ideal use—it's generally inconvenient to unplug your machine before it goes all the way to 100. But even if you're not on constant guard, be mindful of charging your machine constantly, well past when you know it's full. You also should be conscious of letting your battery run all the way to zero.

Try to keep your laptop as cool as possible. The best technique here is to charge up your battery when the computer is turned off. When your laptop is turned on and plugged in, you should pull the battery out of your computer. Yes, pull it out. "I know that's inconvenient," Buchmann says, "but keeping your laptop plugged in when the battery's fully charged—that combination is bad for your battery."

What if your battery can't be removed, as in Apple's latest laptops? Buchmann says that new laptop designs often place batteries in cooler parts of the machine, and they may also include some intelligence to limit the stress of a fully-charged battery—that is, the machines stop applying a charge when the batteries are just under full capacity. This prolongs the battery's lifespan. The trouble is, most laptop manufacturers keep their charging algorithms secret, so it's not possible to know which laptops use this battery-prolonging technique. (Bachmann assumes that Apple does so based on its battery-promoting advertisements.) But even if your computer is clever enough to stop charging the battery when it's full, you're still better off removing the battery if it is removable. This will help your battery beat the heat.

Phones, cameras, and other gadgets: In general, the rules are the same as for laptops: Keep the battery in the 20 percent to 80 percent range, and keep it cool. If you leave your phone on a hot car seat all afternoon, or if you run down your camera at an all-day trip to the zoo and then forget it in a sock drawer for six months—well, somewhere a little battery angel loses its wings.

The best way to store batteries that you won't be using for a long time—as in a camera, though this also applies to laptop batteries—is to charge them to the 40 percent level first, Bachmann says. Batteries "self deplete"—meaning they lose power even if they're not in use. Charging the battery a little bit before you put it away ensures that it doesn't get down to dangerously low levels while in storage.

Where'd Apple Get Its Juice

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Apple announced on Monday that its much-anticipated iPhone will offer eight hours of talk time rather than the previously announced five. On Wednesday, Jack Shafer mocked journalists for lavishing attention on this tiny morsel of news. Even so, that clever bit of Apple PR got Explainer wondering: How do you make a battery last longer?

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In a rural Cambodian village where the homes lack electricity, the nighttime darkness is pierced by the glow from laptops that children bring from school. The students were equipped with notebook computers from a foundation run by MIT Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte and his wife Elaine.

"When the kids bring them home and open them up, it's the brightest light source in the home," said Negroponte. "Parents love it."

Negroponte and some MIT colleagues are hard at work on a project they hope will brighten the lives and prospects of hundreds of millions of developing world kids. It's a grand idea and a daunting challenge: to create rugged, internet- and multimedia-capable laptop computers at a cost of $100 apiece.

That's right, the price of dinner for four at a moderately priced Manhattan restaurant can buy a Third World kid what Negroponte considers an essential tool for making it in the 21st century. The laptops would be mass-produced in orders of no smaller than 1 million units and bought by governments, which would distribute them.

Ambitious projects to bridge the digital divide in the developing world at low cost have had a shaky track record. Perhaps the best example is the Simputer, a $220 handheld device developed by Indian scientists in 2001 that only last year became available and isn't selling well.

But Negroponte and MIT colleagues Joe Jacobson and Seymour Papert aren't deterred.

For one, three corporate partners have committed an initial $2 million apiece to the initiative and pledged to serve as suppliers for the "one laptop per child" project: Sunnyvale, California, Advanced Micro Devices, which will bring expertise in processors; "Do No Evil" search engine king Google; and News Corp., Rupert Murdoch's media company with global satellite capabilities.

The mission: to make laptops as ubiquitous as cell phones in technology-deprived regions. Negroponte's pitch: The cost of a laptop comes in far lower than a child's textbook expenses for the computer's lifespan.

"It's a way of having the children be the agents of change," Negroponte told The Associated Press. "They bring the device home, and then the parents look over their shoulder." He thinks it's extremely important that individual children own laptops; it will ensure they'll be well-maintained.

In design and function, Negroponte wants the $100 laptop to "be so close to the current laptops as to be nearly indistinguishable," but acknowledges that the machine will have a relatively slow processor and modest storage capacity paired with barebones software.

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Details are still being worked out, but here's the MIT team's current recipe: Put the laptop on a software diet; use the freely distributed Linux operating system; design a battery capable of being recharged with a hand crank; and use newly developed "electronic ink" or a novel rear-projected image display with a 12-inch screen.

Then, give it Wi-Fi access, and add USB ports to hook up peripheral devices.

Most importantly, take profits, sales costs and marketing expenses out of the picture.

"The technology challenge is real, and you need to make some breakthroughs, but most of the money is saved in other ways," said Negroponte, who pitched the project in January at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, the annual confab of global powerbrokers.

Negroponte has also met with Chinese and Brazilian officials to discuss expected orders and production in those countries, which would create local jobs. Two prototypes have been built, and test units could be shipped by the middle of next year. The project would essentially be nonprofit, with about $90 covering hardware for each computer and an extra $10 for contingencies or a small profit margin depending on how each government's order is structured.

Yet even if all those hurdles are surmounted, some question whether a $100 laptop project is the answer to bridging the global digital divide.

"Even if you give the laptops out for free, internet access and even electricity are huge problems," said Marc Einstein, an analyst with Pyramid Research, a Cambridge telecommunications consulting firm.

Negroponte and Co. have part of that solved, at least in theory: Out of the box, the $100 laptops will be able to communicate with one another using peer-to-peer mesh networking. That doesn't directly solve the internet or electricity problem, though.

Al Hammond, director for the nonprofit World Resources Institute's Digital Dividend project in Washington D.C., worries about customer support in poor, rural areas.

"The key is to create something affordable and sufficiently robust to protect against voltage surges, against dust, and against being dropped, and against all the perils of the internet," Hammond said. "Those things are more important if the nearest computer tech is three villages away and you don't have an air-conditioned office to work in."

Like Hammond, Andy Carvin, director of the Newton-based nonprofit Digital Divide Network, applauds the project's goals, calling an extremely low-cost, durable laptop "one of the holy grails of bridging the digital divide."

But he said increasingly sophisticated and versatile wireless handhelds may gain favor over laptops as the developing world's online tools of choice.

"That's not to suggest we should not have an inexpensive laptop," Carvin said. "They're parallel tracks, and it's probably a healthy competition to have both."

The digital divide remains vast: The technology research firm IDC examined 53 countries and determined that a household in Canada was 131 times more likely to own a personal computer than one in Indonesia -- hardly the world's least tech-oriented country.

The United States trailed Canada at No. 2 by that measure in rankings that examined computer use in countries that fall in the top third for advanced technology use.

Negroponte says his promotion of the $100 laptop project at the World Economic Forum meeting has helped it gain momentum.

"People are now calling me saying, 'We'd like to participate, and not only can we participate, but we can do it cheaper, or we can create better performance in this laptop,'" he said.

"People are saying, 'My God, this is real.'"