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Laptop users have more choices than ever, thanks to devices that are shrinking in size but retaining at least some of the horsepower of their larger brethren. It’s for this reason that ASUS Eee PC met with success upon its release last year, as it appeared to hit the sweet spot for a small, affordable device that delivers plenty of computing power.

Much of the ASUS Eee PC allure comes from its simplicity. Asus markets the Eee PC as a device that has no technical manual and works directly out of the box. Further, it’s compatible with a variety of lifestyles, particularly mobile-minded ones, because the Eee PC uses a solid-state drive that can withstand shocks and helps to conserve power. Of course, thanks to a form factor that’s roughly half the size of a standard notebook, the Eee PC is pretty darn portable.
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Under this program, users ranging from hardware enthusiasts to mainstream gamers can partake in configuring and building their own gaming-grade mobile solution. The OCZ DIY program enables users to purchase an unconfigured notebook and ultimately customize the system to their needs with the help of guides and direct support.

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Lenovo’s IdeaPad notebook line basically takes their staid but solid engineering and design and candycoats them with more consumer-oriented flourishes, like textured magnesium lids, shiny keys and touch media controls. J&R has a “coming soon” listing for the sweet 11.1-inch widescreen U110 shown at CES for $1,999, configured w/ a 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo L7500, 3GB DDR2 RAM and 120GB hard drive.

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Samsung to address business users market, the design of the P-series mobile computers, and March 18, 2008 release. The release of the three main models for business users, including the P200, P400 and P500, lightweight and meticulous, professional and fashion, with strong hardware, corporate users will be able to create new market impact.

P200, P400 and P500 were used for the 12.1-inch screen size, 14.1-inch and 15.4-inch wide-screen LCD, the use of Intel Centrino Santa Rosa Reflesh platform processors use Intel Core 2 Duo / Intel Pentium Dual Core processor, anti-reflective LCD wide-screen, ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 image display chips and Atheros Super G wireless network cards, P200 more models with built-in 1.3-megapixel camera, user-friendly video conferencing anytime, anywhere.

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It takes a lot of energy to keep the human body warm. So why not harness that power? The Berkeley Lab at UC Berkeley plans to lace silicon nanowires into a power-jacket. The excess heat from the human body would be used to recharge portable electronic devices, such as cell-phones, PSP’s and laptops.

The process being developed is called “electroless etching,” where rough silicon nanowires are synthesized with silver ions on a flat wafer surface. These wafers would be woven into coats and the excess warmth given off by the body would be transformed into energy.

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