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Six 'MacBook Pro' stories May 2011 - April 2015

9to5Toys Lunch Break: Nexus Player w/ $20 Google Play GC $72, Galaxy Note 4 $420, Beats Tour 2.0 $95, more

Stephen Hall Apr 30 2015 - 11:56 am PT

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Today’s can’t miss deals:

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Get a $20 Google Play credit when you buy a Nexus Player from Amazon: $69.27 shipped (Reg. $100)

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 32GB new Blossom Pink (unlocked): $420 shipped (Reg. $700)

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Headphones: Beats Tour 2.0 in-ears $95 (Orig. $150), AIAIAI TMA-1 on-ears $100 (Orig. $250), more

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LG G3 w/ free $100 Amazon gift card for $0.01 w/ 2-yr contract or $400 w/o (AT&T)

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New Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 4G LTE GSM unlocked 7-inch 16GB: $100 shipped (Reg. $200+)

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Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone 32GB (unlocked) GSM: $630 shipped (Reg. $899)

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Small States Review: Grovemade’s Laptop Stand combines quality craftsmanship & thoughtful design, giveaway

More new gear from today:

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Network: Netgear’s best-selling Wi-Fi extender $30 (Reg. $37), TP-LINK AV200 Powerline kit $20 (Reg. $28+)

Games/Apps: Select Star Wars titles for Android/iOS drop to lowest prices ever, more

New! HP Envy 4500 Wireless All-in-One Printer w/ AirPrint $50 shipped (Orig. $100)
New! Daily Deals: Garmin Fitness Band (refurb) $45, Pioneer GPS Receiver $350, more
New! Regal’s $1 Summer Movies promo includes The Lego Movie, Paddington, more
New! Free Kindle books: Cooking, Travel, Health, Money, more (save up to $15 per title)
New! Connected Cycle’s smart pedals will track your riding and help you find a lost bicycle

More deals still alive:

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Hulu just paid $180 million for Seinfeld, but this deal on the entire series for $65 is real and it’s spectacular

Spigen unveils Apple Watch stand, get 15% off + 70-80% off iPhone cases
LifeProof frē iPhone 6 waterproof case: $55 + $5 flat rate shipping (Reg. $80)
Free Xbox Live games for May: Mafia 2, F1 2013, CastleStorm DE, Pool Nation FX, more
Free PlayStation Plus games for May: Guacamelee!, Unfinished Swan, more
Samsung 40-Inch 60Hz Smart LED 4K Ultra HDTV $629 (Reg. $900)
Home: Dyson upright/handheld vacs from $175, Cuisinart knife set & stand $43, more
Add AirPlay streaming w/ JBL’s SoundFly Air Wi-Fi Speaker for $39 shipped (Orig. $200)
Harman Kardon AE in-ears w/mic & remote $49 shipped (Reg. $125+), more
Griffin WatchStand Apple Watch Charging Dock $27 Shipped (Orig. $30, shipping this week)
Media: Manny rental $0.99, Boxing films on iTunes $10 ea, 8 free country music tracks, more
Hours Time Tracking app from Apple Design Award winner Tapity goes free ($7 value)
djay 2 for iPhone & iPad go free for the very first time
Your choice of two rugged Lumsing Bluetooth speakers: $20 (Reg. $24+)
Samsung 60″ 1080p 240Hz HDTV $1,100, LG 34″ UltraWide Monitor w/ Thunderbolt 2 $751
Earjax ‘Lyrics’ Noise-Isolating Earbuds: $35 Shipped (Orig. $100)
Apple-certified MFi Lightning cables: 2-Pack 1.3-ft $10, 3-ft $7, 6-ft $10, 10-ft $10, more
New Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 trailer and early access to multiplayer beta
Baytek PartyMix Portable Bluetooth Speaker $22 Prime shipped (Orig. $46)
iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit Bundle $65 shipped (Orig. $110)
EC Technology portable foldable Bluetooth keyboard $27 Prime shipped (Orig. $70)
5-Pack of HDMI 6-ft cables $6 shipped (Orig. $12+)

New products & more:

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Give your Android phone a shake to create exciting videos with TomTom’s new Bandit action cam

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Patriot’s USB-C Flash Drives are primed for Chromebook Pixel owners

The ON magnetic portable charging station from RUBIX takes inductive charging on the road
Review: Omaker M4 Splashproof Bluetooth 4.0 Speaker: $25 Prime shipped (Orig. $70)
Rock out with this scaled down Bluetooth-connected Iron Man Mark XLIII mask
Samsung expands its smart audio lineup with new touch control on-ears, more
The Flyte levitating light bulb works like magic and looks like a dream
This voice-activated sensor turns any regular trashcan into an iOS connected smartcan
This iOS connected hybrid trash can vacuum is “the world’s first smartcan”
ElevationLab’s NightStand is a versatile charging dock for your Apple Watch
SquareTrade takes on AppleCare+ for Apple Watch with its own 2-yr protection plans
popSlate’s new case puts an E Ink display on the back of your iPhone 6
Wakē uses infrared sensors and parametric speakers to wake up one person at a time

Review: $279 Acer C710 Chromebook, delightfully snappy and simple with a reasonable battery life

Seth Weintraub Jul 5 2013 - 10:21 am PT

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Acer’s C710. A bigger, thicker battery and more RAM (compared to Pixel and Samsung Chrombooks)

I’m an Apple snob – I’ve been using MacBook Pros and Airs almost exclusively for over a decade – in fact, it has gotten so bad that I can barely use or figure out Windows anymore. I often find the experience with anti-viruses, updates and crapware infuriating to the point where I’m no longer curious what happens in the Windows world.

On the other hand, I never have a problem jumping on a Chromebook (or Box) because it is almost exactly like using a browser in a desktop OS. That makes using Chromebooks quick, easy and productive for me. I liked the cheap, ARM-based Samsungs and loved the decked out Pixel even though I’m still not able to give native apps up entirely (Twitter, Skype, iTunes, etc keep pulling me back). But for a second computer to use as either as a backup or special occasion device or for light computer users, I wholeheartedly recommend Chromebooks.

Acer initially had a bad rep in their Chromebook department because the initial offerings seemed to be repurposed Windows netbooks (and the problems that come along with them – including little RAM, bad battery life, HDDs instead of SSDs and cramped plastic-y keyboards). To be fair, I’m going on a few minutes of use at a Best Buy and a bunch of online reviews for those assumptions.

Last month, I finally got my hands on the updated Acer ‘C710-2055’ version which has a 50% bigger battery pack than earlier models, 4 GB of RAM, and an Intel Celeron 847 processor. The price was also bumped to $279 from $199.

So, $80 later, does Acer have a compelling Chromebook here?

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Chromebook Pixel review: The notebook that will make a very small number of people very happy

Seth Weintraub Mar 4 2013 - 6:51 am PT

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: Stack Samsung, Pixel, Retina Mac 15

: Mac’s edges are thinner but about the same overall

: pretty close

: Backsides

: left sides

: Pixel siiiightly lower

: Screen height is similar to 15″ macbook pro

: $250, $1300, $2200

: who invited the guy on the end?

: the workstation

: Look at the text!

: Look at the text!

: Look at the text!

: familiar sized power brick

Long before the Chromebook Pixel was released, I, and surely many other Chromebook users, begged Google to create a high-end laptop that would allow technology professionals to use the Chrome OS to its fullest. To really give it a run against our high-end MacBook Pros and PC workstations, Google would have to throw more than the repurposed netbook hardware that OEMs like Samsung, Acer, HP, and others were giving this operating system.

Google’s Pixel is that high-end machine, but does it stack up where it needs to? First, the good:
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Samsung readying 11.8-inch 2560-by-1600 Galaxy Tab this year reveal court docs

Seth Weintraub Jul 30 2012 - 5:57 pm PT

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This Apple vs. Samsung trial is turning into a treasure trove of information on the two companies, with the latest bit of information being that Samsung is readying a 11.8-inch Galaxy Tab with an incredible 2,560-by-1, 600 pixel resolution. That is a 30-inch monitor brought down to the size of a netbook display, and it is somewhere between the screens on a retina MacBook Pro and a Retina iPad. This mega-tablet is labeled “P10” on slide 83 of Samsung’s presentation, so it has no one but itself to blame for this premature announcement.

A rough calculation on the size is just slightly bigger than the screen of the smaller MacBook Air. I will admit that I would love to try one of these out. And, before you go blaming Samsung for stealing Apple’s Retina invention, remember that Samsung makes the displays in Apple’s Retina iPad. Therefore, it has just as much right as anyone. As for the look and feel of the Tab, that is for the courts to decide.

(via the Verge)
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Along with the Motorola RAZR comes new accessories

Jake Smith Oct 18 2011 - 2:46 pm PT

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We just got back from the Motorola/Verizon event where the Motorola RAZR was announced. Along with the RAZR, Motorola announced a full line-up of accessories (as seen above). The most notable, as we mentioned on 9to5mac, is the lapdock that looks closely to the MacBook Pro. There are two versions of the Lapdock: the Lapdock 100 and Lapdock 500 Pro (hmm..). The Lapdock 500 pro features a larger 14-inch screen, VGA out, and wider keyboard.

Other accessories include a Bluetooth headset, Universal Travel Charger, Portable Power Pack, Navigation Dock, Wireless Keyboard, and Wireless Keyboard w/ touchpad. For TV connectivity, Motorola has unveiled the HD Station, HD dock, and Smart Controller. What a perfect combo for the living room.

Pre-orders for the RAZR start October 27 for $299 with an expected launch sometime in November. We’ll have a full review up then, and it’s sure to be a good one!

At Google I/O, everybody uses Mac notebooks (even Google)

9to5 Staff May 11 2011 - 12:17 pm PT

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(Cross-posted on 9to5Mac.com)

Just sayin’…

It’s a familiar scene. MacBook-toting journalists, bloggers and guests providing Apple with omnipresence and free advertising at rivals’ events, thanks in large part to the glowing Apple logo on the well-designed notebook family. Who knows, this time next year some of these folks might carry around machines with the Google logo on them if there’s any substance to the whispers of subscription-based Chrome OS notebooks. Check out seven additional Apple sightings below the fold and meet us in comments.

Check out the sticker: “My other computer is a data center”. Touche.

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