Last summer Dell mentioned they were going to launch their tiny Inspiron Zine PC and now its here. It looks like an excellent addition to any home theater or desktop, especially if you configure it with a terabyte of hard disk space, 8GB of RAM, 64-bit Windows 7, a 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4330 graphics card capable of blasting out 1080p, and its upcoming optional TV tuner. Sounds like hot competition for Apple’s newly updated Mac Mini.
There’s no Intel Atom processor or the NVIDIA Ion platform on board as we had hoped, but we’re still satisfied with the highest-end processor available on it, the 1.8GHz dual-core AMD Athlon Neo X2 6850e. Decked out with all this goodness, the Zino’s not the cheapest home theater PC in the world, but its price of around $700 fully configured ain’t bad. Or if you go with its basic trim, you’ll have a fully functioning PC for a rock-bottom $229.
Dell has revealed their new Dell Adamo XPS notebook which looks like it will overtake the MacBook Air as being the thinnest laptop in the market.
Unfortunately the device was only shown for a moment before it was tucked away with no other details provided at this time. It does however look like the unit uses a new way of flipping open which in turn allows Dell to thin out the overall design.
Once the specs on the Dell Adamo XPS are released we will have them all here on Crenk.
Dell has bought out a new laptop for its play for the luxury set, the Dell Latitude Z Laptop. Only costing a mere $2,000 you get two 256 GB solid slate drives, Intel Core 2 Duo processor and a 16 inch HD display. Additionally you get a 2 megapixel camera with face recognition technology and it even acts as a business card scanner, plus a full multi-touch screen, a fingerprint reader and an “Instant-On” mode that lets you access email and the web while the computer boots up.
Optional extras include a inductive charging pad – no cords needed – and a wireless docking station.
I really need a new laptop, so Im still trying to find a way to get a laptop company to sponsor Crenk, but they dont seem to be getting in touch at the moment.
A Dell smartphone has been a long-standing rumor, and now we’ve finally seen solid evidence. In addition to the two blurry photographs in the gallery, there are some specs available.
Dell’s Mini 3i smartphone operates on GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks, over which it can send instant messages (Google, Yahoo!, AIM and MSN) and e-mails. A virtual QWERTY keyboard lets you type those messages efficiently, though a physical one would have been preferred, of course.
Other specs include a 3.5-inch 640 x 360 display, a 3-megapixel camera with auto-focus, flash, and video capturing capability, AGPS, Bluetooth, and Microsoft Exchange support. Unfortunately evidence only points to a Chinese release for the Mini 3i.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Dell has been developing a Mobile Internet Device (MID) based on Google’s Android operating system. The device is reportedly slightly larger than Apple’s iPod touch, with which Dell’s offering would presumably compete in many respects should it eventually be released.
Another person who was briefed on the company’s plans said Dell may begin selling the device later this year, though this person said the plan could be delayed or scrapped entirely.
The development effort is one of the first experiments by a big-name PC maker in a nascent category of products known as mobile Internet devices, or MIDs,which are designed to fill a perceived gap between mobile phones and laptop computers.
Dell is expected to use ARM processors for the new device, the same platform that powers the iPhone and iPod touch. Back in 2003, Dell introduced its “Dell DJ” music players to compete with the iPod, but the line was discontinued by the end of 2006.
Dell has finally launched their new download store. Dell has partnered with French company Nexway to release the download store which offers music, games and software. The Dell download store allows all worldwide users to purchase games and software, but there currently is a restriction on music because of “publishing and licencing agreements with [Dell's] digital music partners.”
The music files will be available from major labels and will include leading artists, all without digital right managements solutions as MP3 files.
The store currently sells the Brit Awards 2009 for £9.99; both Play.com and Amazon did not have the album available for digital download.
Single tracks are available for 79 pence but the user interface lacks the intuitiveness of other available solutions like 7digital.
