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Dell Streak + Logitech DiNovo Mini = mini laptop

Ionut Popa (John Pope) — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:00:31 +0000

We’ve kind of mentioned the Dell Streak 5 inch Android Slate tablet many times here, but now it’s not about it directly, but about what you can do to improve its functionality. Some guy figured out that the 5 inch and something diagonal case fits perfectly into the bonnet of the Logitech DiNovo Mini bluetooth keyboard, forming what you would call a mini laptop. Synchronization is a breeze, taking just a few seconds, since we have here two devices compatible with Bluetooth. All you have to do is pair them first and then you’re all set. The nice thing is [...]

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JooJoo modded to run Windows 7

Ionut Popa (John Pope) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:18:48 +0000

The JooJoo tablet is clearly not one of the best but one of the most controversial IT products of this year, as it begun as a fruit of collaboration between CrunchGear’s Michael Arrington and Fusion Garage, but managed to become the item that separated them, with the latter taking credit and the former filing a law suit with an outcome that isn’t clear yet. Anyway, some of the few people who bought the JooJoo 12.1 inch tablet didn’t particularly like the Flash interface and managed to software modify it to run Windows 7. That’s right the 1GB RAM and 4 [...]

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How to build your own iPad tablet from a netbook

Ionut Popa (John Pope) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:58:02 +0000

I like the iPad somehow. Somehow means I like the shape, the way it performs but I don’t like the limitations imposed by Apple so I’m pretty sure I won’t buy one anytime soon (or preorder it). There are a lot of people out there like me, so there’s always the solution of building yourself your own iPad from better and more capable hardware. That’s what a guy at InsanelyWind, a forum for MSI Wind netbooks has done, turning his own device in something that resembles the iPad. What he did is pretty simple: he removed the screen and keyboard, [...]

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Dual screen touch tablet: a mod shows what’s possible

Ionut Popa (John Pope) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:26:24 +0000

We’ve showed you the Microsoft Courier concept, a dual screen netbook/reader they’ve released a promotional video a few months ago, but some users couldn’t wait that much so decided to build their own dual screen netbook. The base was once again the Dell Mini 9, a robust netbook when it comes to modifications, but a pretty awful one when it comes to performance and ergonomics. This dual screen touch netbook was even named Harlquin and features a second screen (not yet finished with the physical connection but it’s in works), a 9 inch model, also touchscreen enabled. As hardware is [...]

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Netbooks are the best tablets, show users modding their devices

Ionut Popa (John Pope) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:14:22 +0000

We’re not talking about a new product but of a possible perfect touch tablet, a 9-10 inch device with no keyboard at all to keep size down, with a few hours of battery life and a custom interface on top of the usual Windows/Linux OS installed in the factory. This is where this niche should go, as many users modd their netbooks at home to give them touch capabilities. One person did a home made modd with his Dell Mini 9 and also mounted a motion controller to automatically rotate the screen as you rotate the device. The keyboard was [...]

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