Power in your pocket

Subject: Mobile | September 4, 2008 - 03:11 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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If you don't have an Altoids tin handy to make a MintyBoost, or just aren't that into creating your own homebrew projects, you may find you really like a company called Ecosol.  Their Powerstick, a USB powered portable charger with a big pile of connectors that will let you hook up to and recharge just about anything.  Check it out at AnandTech.

Building a better battery

Subject: Mobile | August 29, 2008 - 12:19 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Tech Knowledge Arena takes a look at the current state of laptop batteries and the new types we can expect to see in the not too distant future.  Currently
Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium batteries are the main players, each with different benefits and drawbacks.  Soon we may see fuel cell and virus powered laptops.

OCZ goes with DIY laptops

Subject: Mobile | August 26, 2008 - 01:04 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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One segment of the market that just hasn't grown the way enthusiasts would like is the ability to make your own laptop.  The 15" laptop chassis that OZC provides is fairly customizable, except for one small component.  You are stuck with a 8600M GT as your graphics chip, that is not customizable.  Check out the full deal at PC Mechanic.

The new and improved Eee

Subject: Mobile | August 20, 2008 - 02:51 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The new Eee PC 1000 has a 10.2" display and measures 10.5 x 7.5 x 1.5, slightly larger than the original, and much blacker.  Inside is a Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz, 1GB of DDR2-533, an 8GB SSD for storage along with a 32Gb internal SDHC card.  See what The Tech Report thought of this Xandros-based Linux netbook.

A good thing gets better

Subject: Mobile | August 18, 2008 - 12:15 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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AnandTech was rather impressed by the Gateway P-6831, a powerful gaming notebook with a $1300 price tag.  Gateway has updated that model with the P-7811, which not only has updated components, but also offers longer battery life.  Their testing didn't all go smoothly however, read on to see what problems they encountered.

Help finding a way through the mobile GPU maze

Subject: Mobile | August 12, 2008 - 02:44 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Recently, laptop enthusiasts have been seeing a lot of action in the mobile graphics world.  Not only are there built in chipsets, but the mobile offerings from nVIDIA and AMD have been expanding at an incredible rate.  If you find yourself struggling to keep up with the changes, TechARP has compiled a list of 138 mobile GPUs and their respective stats.  Take a look and save yourself a lot of searching.

ASUS Looking to Launch S101 rather than Eee

Subject: Mobile | August 7, 2008 - 05:11 PM | Ryan Shrout
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It looks like even ASUS might be getting tired of the Eee name.  The company is apparently going to be launching a new notebook known as the S101 rather than be known as a $900 Eee PC.  More than likely ASUS simply realized that selling a $900 Eee PC defeated the purpose of the Eee PC to begin with.

Since its introduction the Eee PC has grown and become more of an
ultraportable in price and features in some of t

Details on the Nehalem mobility platform released

Subject: Mobile | August 5, 2008 - 09:31 AM | Ryan Shrout
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Digitimes is revealing some new information on the version of Intel's Nehalem architecture that will find its way into the mobile space.  The Calpella platform will include the Clarksfiled processor (Nehalem-based) will of course implement a DDR3 memory controller into the core while the Auburndale chip will add integrated graphics support as well.