laptops
Lighten up: small is sexy
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007Seems Americans are ready to lighten up. On the technology side, that is. Which reminds me of a story I read in Metropolitan Diary years ago. Two guys were overheard talking in an elevator. They were exchanging workout stories: how many pounds they could bench-press, how much they could lift without a struggle.
Then the conversation [...]
“Laptop shipments hit record high”
Thursday, April 12th, 2007If you are interested in that type of headline, I recommend going to the Consumer Electronics Association’s website, direct to this page, and signing up for their daily email brief. It’s called the CEA SmartBrief, and is one of the finest examples I’ve seen of a clear layout, smooth editing, and easy to find links.
But [...]
Beating up on the little guy
Friday, March 16th, 2007I really enjoy it when companies take risks and try something new. Because it means somebody is trying. Which also means that maybe they care.
Perhaps I read too much into things. But it’s a pleasure to even see a photo of the little FlipStart personal computer introduced by Vulcan, Paul Allen’s venture.
Walter Mossberg is probably [...]
Another look at the laptop
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007Feeling a bit of guilt over my crack about Dell laptops in particular and the category in general (see last Friday’s post), I decided to offer something today by way of amends. Some solutions perhaps.
When I am faced with an array of similar-looking products, it helps me to step back and look at something different. [...]
Dell misses the mark on laptop sales
Friday, March 2nd, 2007According to this article, Dell’s drop in net income and revenue last quarter was a result of poor laptop sales. Here’s the problem with the story: we are not told why.
Why are Dell laptops not measuring up to the competition?
I’ve never bought one, although I’ve looked. Nothing excites me about a Dell laptop. And if [...]