Kohjinsha Releases Dual-Screen Laptop, The Kohjinsha DZ Netbook

Japanese laptop maker Kohjinsha has released a dual-screen laptop in time for Christmas. The Kohjinsha DZ has two 10.1” LCDs with 1024 x 600 resolution, a 1.6GHz Athlon Neo MV-40, 1GB of RAM (can upgrade to 4GB), ATI Radeon HD 3200, 160GB HDD, b/g/n wi-fi . The unit has a 4.5h battery life and weighs 1.84 kg. The starting price is about $900 (¥79,800), but to be the first on your block with one in America will cost closer to $1,100. We are huge fans of the multi-screen laptop con...

The Browser Is The OS: Google Announces Chrome OS

Google announced its Chrome OS operating system today, which should be released in about a year.  The basic concept here is that the operating system will be a free, lightweight, fast-loading, self-updating platform to take advantage of your computer's hardware and get you connected to the internet via a browser-like interface. Google is already working with netbook manufacturers to define specs for future Chrome OS computers.  (Think netbooks with tiny flash-memory hard drives - the idea...

Study: Asus Most Reliable Laptop, HP Least Reliable

SquareTrade, a warranty provider for electronics, conducted a study of the more than 30,000 new laptops covered by its plans.  They found that the most reliable laptops are Asus and Toshiba.  The least reliable in the study were HP, with 1 out of 4 failing within the first 3 years of ownership. They also found that netbooks were 20% more likely to fail than premium laptops. the Revolution Money Exchange

Asus In Talks To Acquire Toshiba’s Laptop Division

Asus Chairman Jonney Shih was quoted in China's Commercial Times saying that his company had had talks with Toshiba regarding acquisition of its notebook business.  To date, though, nothing has been finalized. Asus, who basically  invented the netbook segment with its eee PC line, has not yet acquired any other brands, unlike its competitor Acer, who purchased Gateway and eMachines. Still basically a rumor at this stage, but could be interesting to keep an eye on. [via ZDNet via Dig...

New Asus Tablet-Laptop Touchscreen Netbook Now On Sale in US

The new Asus Eee PC T91MT is now available on Amazon.com (in white only) for $532.00. We're not necessarily sold.  But for those who absolutely have to have touch-screen capability and who really need the ability to flip their monitor around to use their laptop in tablet format and who don't mind a significantly smaller screen size, lower processor speed and less storage space than the cheaper 1000-1009 series, then this just might be the netbook for you. Unfortunately,  touch-screens ...

The New Mimo “Mobile Slider” USB Monitors Are A Perfect Netbook Accessory

` Here's a gift idea for anyone planning on giving somebody a netbook this year, or who may have given one last year:  Mimo has 2 new portable model monitors that hook up to your netbook via USB and don't require an additional graphics card.  To us, these look like they could be the perfect companion for the smaller-screened netbooks. With the same basic features as Mimo's earlier models  (the monitors have a display size of 7 inches, 800 x 480 resolution and are connected via USB 2.0), the 71...