Asus Eee PC 1004DN: First Eee with Optical Drive

Asus Eee PC 1004DN

Asus Eee PC 1004DN


Notebook or netbook? One of the key features that separate a netbook from a notebook is the presence of an optical drive.

Now Asus comes and blurs that line with its newest installment for the Eee series – the Asus Eee PC 1004DN. This shiny new creation sports a ‘super-multi optical disc drive’. In other words, it is a CD/DVD writer. How’s that for revolutionary, eh?

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Dell’s Sexy Mystery Not Up to Par?

Adamo Laptop by Dell

Adamo Laptop by Dell

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last January, Dell unveiled this sleek, sexy, ultrathin notebook called Adamo which had techies speculating furiously. Is this going to be a Macbook Air nemesis? Will this be the notebook that will give Apple a run for its money?

Sadly, answers could not immediately be found, because Dell revealed no specs nor internal features (booting wasn’t even allowed, reportedly). The sleek, black Adamo was literally just displayed for all to see and nothing else. On the outside, the machine sports a 13″ display covered edge-to-edge in glass, three USB ports, an eSATA jack, a backlit keyboard. It also is 0.65″ thick.

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Gadget of the Week: Dirt Devil’s new KWIK Vacuum Cleaner

Dirt Devils new KWIK vacuum cleaner

Dirt Devil's new KWIK vacuum cleaner


Time for a Cleanup!

Are the keys on your keyboard having a hard time going back up, or is it momentarily stuck? Are you leaving fingerprints on the dust off your monitor? Or perhaps your Wii remote has this noticeable film of dust?

Then it’s time to get Dirt Devil’s new KWIK vacuum cleaner. We rarely feature household appliances in this space, but this one is a wet dream come true.

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