Tag Archives: tablet

Any laptops powered by USB? [yes, sort of]

Q. Hello,I am something of a minimalist when it comes to traveling. Therefore  I would like to standardize on one charger for my gadgets: USB charging works for everything except my laptop. Do you now of any any laptops that can be powered by USB? –R.S. A. Hi R.S., Yes there are a few laptops that use USB for charging… however, almost all of them are of the convertible tablet/laptop type. Here is a prime example: Lenovo IdeaPad K3 Lynx

Ordered a Yoga 13 (Lenovo)

Tonight I ordered a Yoga 13 laptop and tomorrow I pick it up at Best Buy in Springfield MO. Currently Lenovo’s onlinte site lists a 4 week wait, Amazon.com has a $400 markup, and all the other local Best Buy stores were out of them. So I am very excited to get my hands on this new machine! I was also able to order the protective sleeve that covers the keyboard when the Yoga 13 is in tablet mode. Full

How to take screenshots on BlackBerry PlayBook

If you are wondering how to take screenshots on the Blackberry PlayBook, it is very easy! Simple press the Volume UP and Volume DOWN buttons simultaneously and it will take a screenshot 🙂 To view your screenshots, go to the Pictures app on your tablet. That’s all there is to it! PS this blog entry is a result of me recently purchasing a 64GB PlayBook from Office Depot for $199 and checking out all of its features. I am very

7″ Android ICS tablet for less than $100 [birthday]

Samantha got me a really cool little Android tablet for my birthday. 🙂 I will write more about it soon. But to start with, here are the specs: Size: 190*120*10mm, Weight: About 450 g. LCD Resolution: 7 inch 800 x 480 pixels. Output: Cable, HDMI & CVBS Output to HDTV. Touchscreen: 5 point. CPU: 1.Processor: A10 1GHZ-1.2GHZ (1.5GHz at Max) Multi Core. 2. PMU (Power Management system): AXP209. 3.GPU ( 3D Graph Engine): Mali-400 GPU @350MHZ. Camera: Front Camera 0.3MP,

How to sideload Android apps onto the Kindle Fire & Nook Tablet

Thank goodness both of the hottest new 7″ tablets support side loading Android apps onto the devices! There are a LOT of tutorials out there, some of them pretty complicated, so here are the TWO best sideloading tutorials I have found… Sideloading for the B&N Nook Tablet:   How to sideload apps on the NOOK Tablet (Amazon Appstore, GO Launcher EX) – Liliputinghttp://liliputing.com/2011/11/how-to-sideload-apps-on-the-nook-tablet-amazon-appstore-go-launcher-ex.htmlFortunately it’s pretty easy to install third party apps on the NOOK Tablet. You don’t even need to