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TabRocket Sends Tabs Between Remote Chrome Sessions [Downloads]

Chrome: TabRocket is a small Chrome extension that allows you to shuttle open tabs between remote Chrome sessions. If you've ever wanted to send a tab to your home computer or your laptop across the room, TabRocket can help. More
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Will iOS 4 Supercharge the iPad? Maybe. [Ipad]

It's fall and thus a man's thoughts turn to operating system updates. I don't ache for as many changes to the iPad in iOS4 as one might think, but a few would make my laptop replacement even better. More
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Will iOS 4 Supercharge the iPad? Maybe. [Ipad]

It's fall and thus a man's thoughts turn to operating system updates. I don't ache for as many changes to the iPad in iOS4 as one might think, but a few would make my laptop replacement even better. More
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Repurposing an Old Computer for Any Room in the House [Computers]

Most of us have our computers on our desks or our laps, but there are so many other places in and out of our homes that can make a great spot for an old PC. More
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Schlepping Shifty Loads? Balance Them With Mission Workshop Messenger Bag

Product: Messenger Bag Manufacturer: Mission Workshop Wired Rating: 7 For easy access to your gear, a messenger bag beats the straps off of a standard backpack any day, and it invariably offers more room to play with, too. Mission Workshop offers three messenger bags, and they're clearly made with real messengers in mind instead of wannabe hipsters. The bags are tough, nylon beasts, with weatherproofing a key focus. The exterior is made from truck tarp and the interior compartment is completely coated in waterproof urethane. Even the zippers are rubberized. Plastic clips and massive Velcro pads round out the closures: If water does somehow get into the bag, which seems unlikely, it can be upturned to roll right out without a fuss. Tough and rugged, these bags can clearly take a beating — well beyond those described by the typical "ballistic nylon" marketing talk that most packs rely on. Available in three designs, the only major difference among the Monty, Rummy and Shed bags is size. The pint-sized Monty measures 16" x 10" x 5" while the Shed stretches out to 20" x 12" x 6." You also get a few more internal pockets with the two larger bags. Otherwise they're all available in the same five colors and the operation and usability is about the same. Consider the number of textbooks and the size of the laptop you'll be hauling and purchase accordingly. WIRED Good balance. Reasonable color and size selection. Feels military-grade in construction quality. Jumbo-sized shoulder pad. Top can fold down or roll up, as you like. TIRED Access to all compartments is a little tight; vast, monolithic interior may not be practical for carrying anything beyond books. Hardly aesthetically appealing.
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Clevo W860CU 3D and ASUS G51JX-3D bring three-dee to US laptopers

NVIDIA teased us with the introduction of the 3D-ready G51JX back at Computex (you may remember it as one of the founding " 3D PCs "), and now AVADirect is bringing that very machine to US soil. Said rig boasts a 15.6-inch display, Core i7-720QM processor, 6GB of DDR3 memory and a 1GB GeForce GTS 360M GPU. Better still, Clevo's W860CU offers an identically sized display, NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 285M (1GB), Core i5 or i7 CPU options and 8GB of DDR3 RAM. Both units ship with all the necessary 3D Vision components to get your 3D kick on right from the box, with the ASUS going for around $1,600 and the Clevo for $1,800. Humility is free with purchase, we're told. Continue reading Clevo W860CU 3D and ASUS G51JX-3D bring three-dee to US laptopers Clevo W860CU 3D and ASUS G51JX-3D bring three-dee to US laptopers originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Kensington’s Laptop Locking Station is a thief’s worst nightmare… maybe

Make no mistake, this one's no docking station -- rather, it's a l ocking station. Kensington , which has somehow managed to get a self-labeled lock slot embedded into nearly every modern Windows-based laptop, has just introduced a new duo meant to keep your lappie locked down and unavailable for thieves. The Kensington Laptop Locking Station ($79.99) boasts an all-steel backbone (one that resists cutting, drilling or prying), and ideally you'd mount it onto the desk or table where you typically leave your machine for extended periods of time. If you're in need of a little extra reach, there's an optional Tether Kit ($29.99) that keeps things secure regardless of where you're at. Specific details on both -- along with a video demonstration -- are embedded after the break, with the whole shebang capable of handling laptops from 13.3- to 17-inches. Continue reading Kensington's Laptop Locking Station is a thief's worst nightmare... maybe Kensington's Laptop Locking Station is a thief's worst nightmare... maybe originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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ASUS Eee PC 1018P and 1015PE review

You'd think after running into ASUS's next generation Eee PC 1018P and 1015PE over five months ago at CeBIT , our excitement may have waned for the stylish netbooks. Oh, but it's actually the opposite, and when the brand new netbooks arrived last week, we grabbed the X-Acto knife (safely, of course) and eagerly unboxed them to see if the aluminum clad little laptops were as svelte as we'd remembered them. Sure, the $350 1018P and 1015PE have standard netbook internals (an Intel Atom N450 CPU, 1GB of RAM and Windows 7 Starter), but without a doubt they're some of the best quality netbooks ASUS has made in quite a while. Hit that read more link for an in-depth look at these two, and to see if they're all we had hoped for and more. Gallery: ASUS Eee PC 1018P review Gallery: ASUS Eee PC 1015PE review Continue reading ASUS Eee PC 1018P and 1015PE review ASUS Eee PC 1018P and 1015PE review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Cooling Your Laptop, or Your Lap?

Will a laptop cooling device prolong the life of your laptop, or just cool your lap?
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ASUS U33Jc and U53Jc Bamboo Series laptops priced for UK consumption

Just when you were thinking the pandas had gobbled up all the bamboo laptops, ASUS has finally shipped some of its latest offerings to the UK. Unlike the US , however, the lucky tea-sipping Brits are spoiled with two size options: the 13-inch, 3.75-pound U33Jc and the 15-inch, 6.1-pound U53Jc. Apart from the extra inches and the bonus DVD burner on the U53Jc, these two Windows 7 machines are almost identical: there's a 2.26GHz Core i5-430M CPU, 1,366 x 768 LED-backlit LCD, NVIDIA GeForce 310M with Optimus technology, 4GB DDR3 RAM, and one USB 3.0 port along with two 2.0 ports. The prices?
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