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Tony's a Mac and Eva's a PC

GeekSugar — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:36:55 -0700

During a recent trip to St. Tropez, Eva Longoria and husband Tony Parker were not only captured jet skiing and soaking up some rays, but the happy couple also managed to mix business with pleasure by squeezing in some laptop time. Now I already knew that Eva was a PC girl, but I didn't know that her hubby was an Apple lover: here she is with her black Lenovo ThinkPad whereas Tony is rockin' a MacBook Pro. When I met my boyfriend, he was a PC user and then switched over to Macs, so we're now both using MBPs (which works out well for photos when we're both geeking out). What about you? Are you and your significant other both PC or Mac users? Does it ever become an issue when one prefers Windows and the other Mac OS X?

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Must Haves For June

GeekSugar — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:02:03 -0700

June is shaping up to be quite the month in the geekosphere! What with the E3 gaming expo, Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, and the release of three highly anticipated smartphones, my head is already spinning with excitement and anticipation. In addition, there are some remarkable gadgets and fashionable accessories that are worth taking a look at this month as well!

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Daily Tech: Lenovo's Latest 12-Inch Netbook

GeekSugar — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:02:37 -0700

Lenovo's new IdeaPad S12 netbook offers a 12-inch display, only weighs three pounds, and includes 160GB of storage. You'll be able to pick one up in black or white this June for $449. - Wired
Find out how you can make your iPhone look like an old school Gameboy. - Kotaku
And just like that, the Circuit City online retail store is up, functioning, and appears to have some good deals. - Gizmodo
RIM's new successor to the Bold, the BlackBerry Onyx, gets a full video review so you can see it up close and in action. - IntoMobile
Coming to Japan this Summer, is Sharp's solar phone which will give you one minute of talktime when it is placed in the sunshine for 10 minutes. It is also waterproof and comes with sports-related applications. - CNET Crave

Daily Tech: Colorware Brings Sexy Back For the Kindle 2

GeekSugar — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:35:04 -0700

If you have a Kindle 2 and want to make it a bit more fashionable, Colorware is now offering a variety of color treatments for $199. Or you can purchase one directly from them for $599. - Chip Chick
Wired has put together a photo gallery of the first three Star Trek movies so you can see the differences (and similarities) from then until now. - Wired
According to a recent study which polled 1,000 cell phone users, 42 percent claimed to make phone calls and send text messages while in the bathroom. - Switched
Lenovo will be announcing a new netbook tonight called the IdeaPad S10-2, which is said to weigh only 2.2 pounds and will come in white black, pink, and grey. - CNET Crave
Starting May 11, AT&T will be offering an unlimited nationwide calling plan called the GoPhone plan for $3 a day and will include no roaming or long distance fees on AT&T's national network. - Intomobile
It's giveaway time on geeksugar! Be sure to log in for your chances to win an Xbox 360 Console and an Xbox Live Subscription. - geeksugar

Daily Tech: Colorware Offering BlackBerry Bold Customization

GeekSugar — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:01:21 -0800

Now you can spruce up your BlackBerry Bold with the Colorware treatment. Prices are $139 (just for the color) and $674 for the makeover and phone. - Engadget
Doctors are urging patients to not believe everything they read about drugs on Wikipedia since some drug companies are deleting info that make its drugs seem unsafe. - Switched
Will the new and improved Kindle 2 make a debut in early 2009? That's what is being predicted. - The Boy Genius Report
Lenovo's latest notebook will come with a special secure remote feature that will allow owners to shut down and lock the laptop over a WWAN connection; disabling it for thieves, etc. - Gearfuse
It's giveaway time on geeksugar! Be sure to log in and enter our laptop giveaway for your chances to win a Windows Vista powered Sony VAIO CS laptop or a Windows Vista powered Acer Aspire Gemstone Blue Notebook. - geeksugar

Daily Tech: The RAZR V3 Is the Top Selling Cell In the U.S

GeekSugar — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:19:56 -0700

This kinda surprised me. Motorola's RAZR V3 is still the top-selling handset in the United States. It was launched 2.5 years ago, and has just sold its 50 millionth unit. - Engadget
Apple is said to be announcing some new laptops next week that will range in price, with one rumored to cost only $800. - MacRumors
An insurance company has revealed that one in ten minor traffic accidents are caused by pedestrians wearing headphones. - Switched
The Tokyo Game Show has officially kicked off in Chiba, Japan, and here are the first impressions so far. - CrunchGear
The sophisticated, $469 Lenovo S10 laptop is said to be the best new notebook of 2008. - Wired

The Lenovo Commercial That Creeps the Hell Out of Me

GeekSugar — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:00:28 -0700

I get that Lenovo is trying to showcase its one-button recovery if the ThinkPad crashes, but did they really have to use the creepiest little creature ever to mock what happens when the older gentleman's less-sophisticated laptop crashes?

It's like one part David Lynch, one part this.

And by the way, the correct answer is no, they did not. I am disturbed.

Daily Tech: Introducing the BlackBerry Curve in Sunset

GeekSugar — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:02:32 -0700

The new BlackBerry Curve 8320 in Sunset comes with a 2-megapixel cam, WiFi, camera, video player, and will cost $149 with a two-year contract. - CrunchGear
Actor Gary Cole - which most of you will recognize from Desperate Housewives - admits to AOL's Switched that he doesn't have a romantic attachment to his cell phone. - Switched
Lenovo's IdeaPad, measuring in at 8.9 inches, was captured on video. - Engadget
If you need any health info about your beloved pets, a new site called WebVet has just launched. So far it includes articles about dogs, cats, birds, and other small animals, but will soon include exotic pets like fish and farm animals. - TechCrunch
Poof! Just like that, Apple has removed the popular Box Office app from its App Store. We're still asking ourselves why?! - Boing Boing

The ThinkPad X300: The Skinniest New Laptop on the Block

GeekSugar — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:02:55 -0800

Look out MacBook Air, there's a new lady in town and rumor has it, she weighs less than you - ouch! According to USA Today, computer manufacturer Lenovo will be announcing a new teeny laptop tailored for business travelers. Weighing in at only 2.9 pounds is the ThinkPad X300, which isn't as slender as the Air, but boasts a built-in optical drive, multiple USB ports, a removable battery and integrated WWAN. Now for the bad news, it's gonna cost you - $2,799 (starting price), compared to the $1,744.00 of the MB Air. That being said, would you pay the extra $1000 for the sleek design and additional features? Total toss up!

AT&T to Sell $200 Netbooks Online and in Stores

GeekSugar — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:58:29 -0700

AT&T has just announced that they will be expanding its line of broadband-enabled netbooks by bringing the slim Acer Aspire One, Dell Mini 10, and Lenovo S10 to stores nationwide. Best of all, they will only cost $199.99 after a mail-in rebate, but you must sign up for a two-year service contract.

The big thumbs down on this deal is the fact that contracts are priced at $40 a month for a 200MB plan or $60 for a 5GB plan.