Although the price can start edging up to standard laptop levels, the Mini-Note has a few features that might appeal to parents or others looking for hardier hardware. Along with a scratch-resistant 8.9-inch color screen and protective keyboard coating, the Mini-Note PC also has an accelerometer to protect the hard drive if the computer is dropped.
SAMSUNG INSTINCT TAKES ON APPLE’S BABY
The Apple iPhone may have raised the ante for smartphone design last year, but the competition is not just sitting around. Although it has a similar slablike form and touch screen function, the new Samsung Instinct has a few special features of its own.
If you don’t actually have any calls to make, the phone offers plenty of multimedia options to pass the time, like e-mail, TV for live and on-demand video, wireless song downloads and radio channels. The Instinct has a GPS function that gives you directions on screen or by voice, as well as a built-in camcorder and 2-megapixel camera with a 2x zoom.
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