Something called the Microsoft Zune 80 (wasn’t that an ABA team, the New Orleans Zune?) was released in the color red a few months ago, but you had to buy it from the Zune Originals online store, which added tacky artwork to the backside. Seems now, however, you’ll be able to find it in normal […]

Something called the Microsoft Zune 80 (wasn’t that an ABA team, the New Orleans Zune?) was released in the color red a few months ago, but you had to buy it from the Zune Originals on the web store, which added tacky artwork to the backside. Seems now, however, you’ll be able to find it in normal retail stores.

Still $250.

via Zune Insider

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We’d a tiny peek of Archos’ new Sling-like TVportation service for their TV+ box and 605/705 media players when we messed around with their 605 GPS add-on, but didn’t get to really dive in cause they were having some network issues before we’d to split. Anyways, here’s a video walk-through, completely with heavy French accents.

Free firmware upgrade later this month if you register your TV+ (or $50 if ya don’t), it’ll deliver QVGA video from your TV to Computers, WinMo phones, 605/705, and then Symbian soon. Not bad if you’re already in the Archos ecosystem, but the res is sorta shitty. [Archos, Archosfans]

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The Gadget: HP’s response to the Asus EEE PC, the HP 2133 Mini-Note.

The Price: $499-$750. The ($750) tested version packs a 8.9″ screen, 1.6Ghz processor, 2GB of RAM, 120GB HD and Windows Vista Business.
The Verdict: It’s a remarkable little laptop if you can stand the extra weight and price over the Eee PC 4G.

It starts with Vista. It’s not that you can’t do basic functions in Linux (or load XP onto the Eee), but the Mini-Note note not only runs Vista, it runs Aero at a pretty reasonable level. It’s not the speediest personal on the planet, but you’re never left holding your breath for programs to open or to properly multitask.

And it’s extremely comfortable to use. The keyboard is rated at “92% of full-sized QWERTY,” and the keys even have nice rebound off your fingers. (My biggest problems typing arose when I narrowed my finger pattern, subconsciously anticipating the keyboard to be smaller given the size of the computer.) I wish the trackpad were so well designed. It works, but—and this will sound petty—my finger seems to stick to its finish. That wouldn’t be a large deal, but you really have to crank up the sensitivity to compensate for the tiny pad in the first place.

The screen is gorgeous at 8.9″ and 1280 x 768 resolution. Side by side against the Eee, it’s night and day, like comparing a PSP to a Nintendo DS. It’s still not quite large enough for me, as I constantly move the screen closer to my face. But it’s sharp, bright and contrasty. You can’t fault it for quality.

Compared to the Eee: The HP I’ve tested runs $350 more than the stock, classic Eee 4G. That’s nearly double the price. But you will need to add more RAM to its 512MB base on the Eee, and its stock Linux package just isn’t acceptable for advanced use. I think that most Eee owners will find that $400 price point too good to be true.

Then again, my Eee weighs so much less than the Mini-Note. I’m not sure that HP’s advertised sub-3lb metric counts in my configuration (and a 6-cell battery). Because it just doesn’t have that throw-it-in-your-purse-manbag lightness. It feels like it weighs two Eees.

Loaded with Vista and packing 100+GB of storage, the HP Mini-Note is a full-blown laptop in a little package. The Eee PC 4G is not (pending some modification).

Like you, I’m also interested to see how the Eee Computer 900 (with its 8.9″ screen) sizes up—I’ll keep you posted. [HP]

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Nadia Plesner made a T-shirt that she’s selling to raise money for children in Darfur. Her shirt includes an image of a malnourished child carrying a sexy purse that looks like something out of the Louis Vuitton Desiccated Trophy Wife line so popular with the ladies a few years back. Note that it doesn’t have […]

Nadia Plesner made a T-shirt that she’s selling to raise money for children in Darfur. Her shirt includes an image of a malnourished child carrying a sexy purse that looks like something out of the Louis Vuitton Desiccated Trophy Wife line so popular with the ladies a few years back. Note that it doesn’t have the LV logo, just a bunch of squiggles, and it bears a passing resemblance to the concept of an LV bag remixed by an designer. It is as much an infringement of an LG bag as Exile in Guyville by PJ Harvey infringes on the Rolling Stones.

Well, that didn’t stop LV from suing her. She’s getting charged $7,500 a day for showing the image and another $7,500 for using the words Louis Vuitton. This is what we like to call around the barn “batshit insane.” Head on over, buy some shirts, and prove that the corpse of a leather goods manufacturer reanimated by effete and greedy Swiss nationals probably shouldn’t be messing with real artists.

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