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Dec
29
Introduce of a Fast-growing Mini-notebooks : Netbook
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A Netbook is a new type of laptop computer, defined by size, price, horsepower, and operating system. They are small, cheap, under-powered, and run either an old or unfamiliar operating system.
Netbooks run either Windows XP Home edition or Linux (not only is Linux unfamiliar to many, but the versions of Linux on Netbooks are not the mainstream popular distributions). They do not run XP Professional, Vista, or OS X. Microsoft arbitrarily restricts Netbooks from running the Professional Edition of Windows XP. Likewise, Apple arbitrarily restricts OS X to Apple hardware and it has never played in the low-end realm that Netbooks occupy.* Vista requires too much horsepower to run well on a Netbook. HP has been the only company to offer Vista on a Netbook. The price, however, was so high that it’s debatable whether such a machine qualifies as a Netbook.
The market for netbooks — small notebook PCs with even tinier prices — exploded in the third quarter of this year, according to market researcher DisplaySearch LLC, as vendors aimed their wares at students during the back-to-school season.
The global market for netbooks, also known as mini-notebooks, was 5.61 million in the third quarter, up 160% from the second quarter, according to a statement today from DisplaySearch, an Austin-based research firm.
Acer Inc. displaced Asustek Computer Inc. (Asus) as the netbook market leader for the first time during the quarter, taking 38.3% of the market, compared to 30.3% for Asus.
Netbook global sales in the third quarter of 2008 hit 5.61 million units, an increase of 160% from the second quarter. Acer was at the top of the list with a 38.3% market share of all those units. With a 2008 sales level of 14 million units (over 2007′s one million sold), the market for netbooks is still relatively small, but the growth is explosive. The question is this: how much margin are manufacturers gaining on these small-priced PCs? In the latest quarter, HP was in third place and Dell was in fifth place, but Acer and Asus are completely stealing the show. If the netbook trend follows in 2009, Acer — the king of low retailer PC prices — should stay on top until this fad is over.
Nov
08
NVIDIA AND G8 INTRODUCE THE FIRST EVER LAN HOODIE
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A first-of-its-kind collaboration between NVIDIA® and G8 Brand® has created a revolutionary LAN Hoodie that gives as good as it gets. Featuring an assortment of winning features, this thick, fashionable hoodie is both beauty and beast. That’s because it has a secret LAN-defying weapon: hot pockets. Not those delicious microwave treats, but innovative pouches that house Little Hotties hand-warming heat packs. And that’s just the beginning.
Explains NVIDIA’s Derek Perez, “The inspiration for the LAN Hoodie began with gamers. It was their collective feedback that led us to designing a LAN Hoodie that gives gamers the competitive edge they need, along with something that was fashionable and cool. With a dual-lined hood, grommets for easy iPod threading, fingerless gloves and, of course, hand warmers, we think we accomplished our mission.”
The LAN Hoodie’s Hot Hands™ technology features three stay-warm glove treatments: fingerless gloves, the snowboarder’s thumb glove and a foldable pocket to roll up the glove and tuck in for traditional wear. But that’s not all.
Pocket grommets enable wearers to thread their MP3 and iPod headset wires down through the hoodie. An additional layer of material in the hood itself adds a pop of acid-green color and custom NVIDIA graphics to the hoodie, while also giving wearers a fashion-forward toasty-warm head.
The hoodie also debuts a brand-new NVIDIA graphic design. A spin-off from the traditional NVIDIA claw, the new graphic is emblazoned with 3M black ink, making it look like wet ink dripping on the black fabric.
Available in limited release, the LAN Hoodie can be purchased on both nvidia.com and G8brand.com for $65.00.
“It’s a small price to pay for a big gaming advantage,” explains Pro Gamer Yaz “Clown” Amari, formerly of Championship Gaming Series’ CounterStrike Source World Championship team, the San Francisco Optix. “When gamers are competing with the same gear and the same skill level, it comes down to physical preparation. This LAN Hoodie keeps my hands ready to frag.”
Adds G8 Brand Owner Tony Crisp, “Our mission to create hot clothes for gamers dovetails perfectly with NVIDIA’s desire to bring gamers state-of-the-art products outside of its traditional product line. And, if warm hands equal dead virtual bodies, be on the lookout for more dangerous apparel to come from NVIDIA and G8 Brand in the future!”
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