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Any tablets with WiDi? Yes!

Tuesday, 2013.04.30 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Q. Are there any tablets with wireless display (WiDi) capability available out there? A. Yes! While they are relatively uncommon, the main Windows tablet with WiDi that I know of is the Samsung series 7 tablet: Samsung Series 7 XE700T1A-A02US 11.6-Inch Slate (128GB SSD)http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006KYY1AU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006KYY1AU&linkCode=as2&tag=pixensity-20A lightweight slate computer with full PC capabilities running, the Samsung Series 7 Slate PC (model XE700T1A-A02US) offers all of the features of a full-sized laptop… There are plenty of Miracast capable tablets and phones out there

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Work laptops for 2013

Tuesday, 2013.04.30 J.D. H. Leave a comment

I recently dropped my Dell Latitude E6430. This was a pretty serious drop onto some pavement and while the laptop still works, it has a rather large dent in it. 🙁 I have had a few previous issues with the laptop, mainly software related (Intel wifi driver issues, occasional lockups) so with the new dent being the final straw, it is now time for a new laptop 😉 Here are a few I considered: (dimensions/weight courtesy of notebookcheck.net) E6530 35

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Using PTV3000 with Samsung Galaxy S4 or Note 2

Thursday, 2013.04.25 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Here are the steps that I took to get my PTV3000 working with ‘AllShare Cast’ on my SGN2 and the SGS4: #1 Download the latest firmware for the PTV3000: (dl link) #2 Connect power and HDMI to the PTV3000 #3 Press the button on the side of the PTV3000 for 7 seconds #4 Connect to the ‘PushTV’ wifi network #5 Open http://192.168.3.1 in my web browser #6 Follow the web page prompts to upload new firmware #7 Wait for PTV3000

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Does AO756 support 16GB memory? [YES!]

Wednesday, 2013.04.24 J.D. H. 10 comments

Q. Does the Acer Aspire One AO756 support 16GB of RAM? A. Yes it does! I installed 16GB and everything works perfectly. You can find screenshots and info below. 🙂 Q. How do I go about upgrading the memory? Complete memory upgrade instructions for the AO756 are available here. Q. What memory do you recommend? Corsair 16GB Dual Channel DDR3 SODIMM Memory Kit (CMSO16GX3M2A1333C9)http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006DI9PG8/[…] A. Corsair 16GB DDR3 SODIMM Memory Kit (features a lifetime warranty and free shipping :-)) Not bad

Recommended Amazon Seller: Hyperion Electronics 5/5 stars

Tuesday, 2013.04.23 J.D. H. 2 comments

I am writing this to highlight the exceptional customer support that I received from Hyperion Electronics, I truly rate them 5/5 stars and they have exceeded my expectations. To learn why I am so happy with their customer support, please continue reading… 🙂 Ordering a case and cover I recently ordered an extended battery for my Samsung Galaxy Note 2. I was happy to order from Hyperion via Amazon because I had good luck with a Hyperion extended battery on my

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Use Motorola Lapdock with other phones? [yes]

Friday, 2013.04.19 J.D. H. 4 comments

The Motorola lapdock can be used with phones other than Motoroloa phones (Atrix/Photon). As a matter of fact you can use some lapdock features with popular phones like the Samsung Galaxy S III or the HTC One EVO. The only limitation comes with the fact that most phones these days have a single micro-USB connector which can either: Charge the phone / transfer data Output HDMI via MHL Act as a USB host via USB OTG (on the go) This

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Dell Inspiron 14z (N411z) ACPISMO8800 Windows 7 driver [SOLVED!]

Thursday, 2013.04.18 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Question: Hello Sir/s, I have faced the same problem after formating the orginal windows 7 64bit operating system in my dell inspiron N 411z model no it ask every time to install SMO8800 driver for your unknown device in device manager please send me this driver to my e mail adddress,thanks from your kind help –M M K Answer: That unknown device is a ST Microelectronics DE351DL Motion Sensor. You can get the driver here: (Dell download link) Installation Instructions