The Nokia N810 tablet is a great buy, especially for hackers. It already ships with a Linux-based operating system, called OS2008, which is based upon Maemo 4.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.07.15 at 13:18
Dell announced today that it will be offering a free multitouch upgrade to their Latitude XT tablets. You may remember Microsoft using an XT when they first demoed the multitouch features in Windows 7.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.07.14 at 19:47
Macintosh makes a lot of wonderful pieces of technology, but they do not make a tablet. Pictured above is the Modbook, the closest you can currently get to a Mac tablet.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.07.14 at 15:40
OCAU member [Bismar] was in the market for an e-book reader, but all of his commercial options were too expensive. He decided to build one himself, and what he came up with is the Tabeee MK1, an e-book reader made from a 7" Eee PC, a touchscreen, and a custom case.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.07.07 at 15:41
Jkkmobile has just posted their touchscreen hack for an Eee PC 900, and it looks great. Installation of this kit is pretty easy, just fit the panel to the screen, connect the controller to the USB lines, close it up, calibrate it, and you're done.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.07.02 at 17:39
For $99, Apple will happily sell you a slick USB superdrive (aka DVD burner) that only works with the MacBook Air. [tnkgrl] swapped out the USB-IDE interface with a generic $9 unit to make it work with everything else.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.06.24 at 11:42
[Andrew] sent in something we've been considering for our 17 inch Dell. He squeezed a 100GB PATA notebook drive into the spare space in his Compaq laptop.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.06.23 at 12:11
Some people are really picky about their trackpads. [John] posted a guide on retrofitting a Synaptics pad in place of the newer, but less user friendly ALPS touchpad/stick combo used in the Dell Inspiron 8200.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.06.11 at 07:10
Back in November we asked what you would do with an old unused laptop. If you have an old laptop that's not doing much more than gathering dust, chances are you could put it to better use.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.05.22 at 15:01
While we haven't talked about the OLPC XO laptop much here, don't think we haven't had our eyes on its developments. Originally shipping last November, this unit captured the interest of many for its humanitarian goal, low cost, and potential hackability.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.05.21 at 20:13