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Samsung creates a digital mutant

You say you want an all-in-one device? Be careful what you ask for. Samsung has created something that looks like it would have been created by Dr. Frankenstein if he were a computing engineer instead of a nut job with a lab.

Where to begin: The SPH-P9000 is part PC (Windows XP, 1GHz Transmeta processor, 30GB hard drive), part multimedia player (5-inch screen, MP3, video on demand), part PDA (QWERTY keyboard, WiMax) and part smart phone, without the phone part (1.3-megapixel camera, CDMA, Bluetooth). And it all folds up into a 5.6- by 3.7-inch case that's … Read more

A PC we're still trying to figure out

The first question we find ourselves asking is: Why? Tangent's site touts its Rugged Mini for its size at four pounds and 9.6 inches wide, but a lot of laptops can compete with those stats. Its performance specs appear pretty average too. The one thing that seems to set the Rugged Mini apart is the ability to mount it on a wall or the back of a large display for custom presentations. Again, not exactly a mass-market killer.

Perhaps all this is why the company's e-mail pitch stressed its energy efficiency, achieved through a fanless cooling system … Read more