Sales of Spam rise as consumers trim food costs
Sales of Spam — that much maligned meat — are rising as consumers are turning more to lunch meats and other lower-cost foods to extend their already stretched food budgets.
What was once cheeky, silly and the subject of a musical (as Monty Python mocked the meat in [...]
Archive for May 28th, 2008
Chronicles Of Depression 2.0: #113
May 28, 2008Chronicles Of Depression 2.0: #112
May 28, 2008Ambrose Evans-Pritchard brings up some new factors in the global oil market.
Asian countries begin to burst the oil bubble
One by one, countries across Asia and the Middle East are being forced to abandon price controls on fuel and energy, bringing hundreds of millions of consumers face to face with the true market cost of oil. [...]
Update 4: Subnotebook Dimensions
May 28, 2008This adds the Razorbook 400.
hp Omnibook 300 - source: hp Omnbook Archive
11.1″ x 6.4″ x 1.4″ - 2.998 lbs
hp Mini Note (2133) - source: hp specs
10.04″ x 6.5″ x 1.05″ - 2.8 lbs
MSI Wind - source: I4U News
10.23″ x 7.08″ x 0.748″ - 1.24″ -2.3 lbs (Linux), 2.6 lbs (XP)
Palm Foleo
10.55″ x 6.67″ x .94″ [...]
Razorbook 400: US$299.00
May 28, 2008Laptop magazine’s blog is again first with a report (how do they do that?):
Mini-Review: 3K RazorBook 400 Mini-Notebook
and a follow-up:
3K RazorBook Now $299. Ready to Buy Now?
I really don’t know what the hell to make of this thing!
It’s $100 more than an Asus 2G Surf. From what I’ve read, the 2G Surf should simply [...]
Oh. The World Ended Today. Did You Notice?
May 28, 2008I didn’t either. But I thought that was just me.
See prior post: End Of World: May 28, 2008
Android: Show Me The CC&P!
May 28, 2008First LIVE images of FULLSCREEN Android demo!
Ever since I learned that Google’s Android OS is in the hands of former BeOS programmers (who were also former PalmSource people), I’ve stopped totally ignoring it.
That’s not to say I’ve actually thought about the OS. But I have at least made it a point to check into [...]
Sony, The New Titanic?
May 28, 2008Sony CEO Howard Stringer: Look At Our Awesome, Expensive, Money-Losing TVs!
Dear God, will someone boot this eejit out of his position and install Ken Kutaragi?
This bit is a slap in the face to everyone at Sony:
But it’s tricky to find entrepreneuers in company, especially in Japan, who can create small-scale success with new products. There [...]
MSI Wind: Skins Available?
May 28, 2008Over at the MSI website, they link to SkinIt:
Click = big
Which has a skin creation tool that allows anyone to design a custom skin for an MSI notebook.
I wonder if this will also be available for the MSI Wind?
Several different lid designs have already been shown by MSI. Could they be skins?
Fooling around, here’s [...]
MSI Makes Me Gnash My Teeth!
May 28, 2008If this Engadget China post is to be believed, MSI will be selling the MSI Wind primarily through its website!
As for retail store distribution in the U.S., here is the list that currently stock MSI.
No J&R listed! No Best Buy or Circuit City!
HKPUG Meeting Video
May 28, 2008Ordinarily, I wouldn’t post something like this but stay with it. The ending is great!
HKPUG Tea Gethering
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