Google Tablet V/s The Apple Tablet V/s The Rest

January 4 2010 Categorized Under: Cell Phones, Entertainment, Misc, netbooks Tags; , , , , , , , , , , , , 3 Commented

Like I have been saying for quite some time now, the age of the tablet is definitely upon us. There is no doubting the fact that every company that has ever made a portable computing device is thinking about making a tablet. In fact, companies with no experience at all in such things are stepping in. Not to mention all the startups with their own tiny ideas about what a tablet should be like. I say tiny because they lack the vision (and the funding) to do something really extraordinary. It takes visionaries to build entire markets out of nowhere.

One such visionary has definitely been Google. As an entity, it has really done a lot of things differently and has shown the world that an ethos built around simplicity and minimalism can really make a lot of business sense. But  when the search engine giant started to diversify into hardware, it really was something to take a look at. They are still getting there actually, as they are expected to release the first ever Google branded hardware tomorrow (the 5th) at the Android conference at Mountain View. Yes, I am talking about the Nexus One. But I am more excited about another piece of news that has not attracted as much attention as it probably should’ve.

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Netbooks Now: Acer To Use Chrome OS, Atom SDK Arrives and more

December 4 2009 Categorized Under: netbooks Tags; , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , one Commented

The usual netbook Wednesday has been deferred to this day this week, so your weekly netbook update is here a day late. Check out this week’s edition for news of Acer’s Chrome OS netbook rumors, a cheap tablet netbook, Jolicloud and more.

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Netbooks Wednesday: Of Shiny Metals, Green Robots and Other Curious Things

November 25 2009 Categorized Under: netbooks Tags; , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 2 Commented

If you have been keeping an eye on the news, you will see that the netbook world is currently full of mainly two things – Android and Chrome OS. Google has officially taken over the high portability, low performance segment and made it into a stripped down wonderland of speedy booting goodness. That is of course the Chrome OS. The Android just makes for a great experience as a whole on something that is too small ‘full’ OS’ but large enough to be out of sync with smartphones.

Get over to the other side if you want to know about the latest in netbooks.

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Catch Up Monday: Kurara, N900, X10, iPhone And Others Make Things Very Phoney

November 23 2009 Categorized Under: Cell Phones, Desktop Computers, Entertainment, Laptops, netbooks Tags; , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 2 Commented

Welcome to another edition of Catch Up Monday on Otaku Gadgets. The past few days gave been filled with news about the different phones being launched. As is usual, Apple made headlines too but mainly with the iPhone. So get to the other side and start catching up before facing the rest of the week.

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The Future With Chrome OS

November 21 2009 Categorized Under: Peripherals, netbooks Tags; , , , one Commented

If there is one thing that Google is showing propensity for, it is attempting to redefine technology as we know it. With the release of the Chrome OS (developer binaries), they have at least shown that they have the vision to change the way we look at something so very basic and core as the operating system that runs on our computers.

With Chrome OS, they are attempting to create a sea change in the way we interact with our portable computers. Starting with the netbooks, they are aiming at making the world work solely via the Internet. That means cloud computing – something that Google is getting increasingly good at.

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Netbooks Wednesday: Chrome Ahoy, More x100e Leaks, Amimon’s HD Video Service And more

November 18 2009 Categorized Under: netbooks Tags; , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , one Commented

The Christmas shopping season has officially started and Black Friday is closing in on us. This season, with the economy still feeling pretty cushy, netbooks can make for the perfect present for your loved ones. Compact, light and utilitarian – these devices are the best thing to have on the go when coupled with a mobile broadband connection. If you want to know about the latest news in netbooks, hope over to the other side and fet your fill.

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Catch Up Monday: Psystar Defeated, Crunchpad Revisited, Cool ION Case Modded And More

November 16 2009 Categorized Under: Cell Phones, Desktop Computers, Entertainment, Gaming, Laptops, Misc, Peripherals, Portable Audio, netbooks Tags; , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , one Commented

It’s the start of the week again and a lot has happened in tech world while your recharged your batteries through the weekend. Get to the other side and start catching up.

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Catch up Monday: New Netbooks, XPERIA X3/X10 Media UI Video Leaks And More

November 2 2009 Categorized Under: Cell Phones, Peripherals, netbooks Tags; , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , No Commented

Every Monday, we wake up groggy-eyed, refusing to believe that another weekend just zipped past us. While you begin to catch up with work and office gossip, there’s at least one thing you do not have to worry about – catching up on the latest in consumer tech. Because Otaku Gadgets makes sure that you get to know about all the juicy bits and important stuff before you face the rest of the week.

Get over to the other side for this week’s update.

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Netbook OS’ – Moblin, Eeebuntu, Chrome OS, Android, Jolicloud

October 24 2009 Categorized Under: netbooks Tags; , , , , , , , , , , , 3 Commented

netbook OS' FTW!

Netbooks have become pretty much ubiquitous these days and you don’t need me to tell you that. However, some of you might be pleasantly surprised when I tell you that you do not have to be stuck with Windows XP or a stripped down Vista or even Windows 7 Starter Edition to get your netbook a running. Sure you have those instant-booting OS’ but they don’t do much do they? There are quite a few great OS’ out there that have been coded especially for netbooks.

These are usually more focused on letting you do what people usually do on netbooks – surf the net, browse local media files and images and do some social networking online. The approach each such OS takes to each of these things is different but at the end, in some ways they are far better than conventional OS’ for your netbooks. That’s because these OS’ have been built from ground up with the netbooks’ requirements, capabilities and limitations in mind. Get to the other side for introductions to some of the more popular netbook OS’.

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All Phones Thursday: I Wish Windows Mobile 7 Was Here As Well

October 22 2009 Categorized Under: Cell Phones Tags; , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 5 Commented

Otaku All Phones Thursday - 22OCT'09 Edition

Here at Otaku Gadgets, we are pretty grateful about the new trend in cell phones. With the iPhone and Android fighting it out and the others squatting on the sidelines, you have to admit that this is an interesting time to be using and buying cell phones in. However, in the face of all that improvement in the mobile OS arena, Microsoft is still lagging behind. If Steve Ballmer can publicly wish that they could skip 6.5 and go straight on to Windows Mobile 7, I think I am justified in saying that we feel something similar.

But that is only a passing thought before we dive in to the madness of it all. BlackBerry is struggling to catch up it seems and Palm is probably resting after the Pre and App Catalogue updates. Get to the other side for this week’s round up.

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