Dell

Ben "The PC Guy" Rudolph catches up with Dell at CES 2011.

Laptop, Desktop, now Fliptop. Dell may state their new Inspiron Duo PC has a flip-hinge design, but I think Fliptop is a much better way to describe their innovative new form factor. At first glance, the Duo looks like a standard 10.1” notebook, but give that screen a little tap, and it’ll flip…

Call me a sucker for a good design, but I love Dell’s new candy-colored mini computers. New for this year’s holiday season the computer manufacturer has just launched a line of desktop PCs with small form factors…and surprisingly, quite a lot of power too.  Called the Dell Inspiron Zino HD,…

When you think of the phrase “Social Computing,” you probably think of teenagers sharing pictures with their BFFs or folks “micro-blogging” on Twitter, but if you think that’s all social computing is all about, you’re wrong. There can be tangible business benefits to embracing the principles of…

At CES, Dell unveiled several new additions to their netbook line, including the new Dell Mini 10. This little computer features an "edge-to-edge" 720p 10-inch display, an “edge-to-edge” keyboard, a built-in TV tuner, integrated 3G WWAN / GPS, 802.11n Wi-Fi, a multi-touch trackpad, an…

Thinking about getting a netbook but don’t like their aesthetic appeal? Sure, you might be able to find a netbook in blue or red, but you’ll never find any that look like this. This new line of netbooks from Dell – the Inspiron Minis - are true works of art. Like their big brothers, the Studio 15…

Oh sweet! I just installed the Dell Dock on my PC. You may remember hearing a while ago about how Dell was pre-installing their own custom app launcher on their Studio Laptops. However, back then there didn’t appear to be any way to get access to their proprietary software short of actually buying…

At long last, the new “green” PCs that have been under development at Dell have finally arrived. The Dell Studio Hybrid PC is 80% smaller than the conventional desktop mini-tower while also using 70% less power than typical desktop PCs. Their small form factor lets them fit almost anywhere and the…

With the release of the Windows SideShow Managed API SDK and the Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile Developer Preview, the Windows SideShow Team is encouraging developers to write some great gadgets by partnering up with NVIDIA to sponsor a gadget-writing contest. All finalists will get a trip to…

Multi-touch, which started at Bell Labs nearly 25 years ago, is the hot technology this year and without a doubt one of the technologies I get asked about most by family and friends. So obviously there are a lot of companies working on multi-touch products. A couple weeks ago, Charles Torre took us…