Entries from February 2008

Gaming on Everex Cloudbook CE1200V - Grand Theft Auto, HalfLife and Halo Tested

February 26, 2008

This is probably what a lot of potential Cloudbook buyers wants to know - how does the Cloudbook fair in gaming? Luckily for us, Hey BaccalĂ ! decided to install WinXP in his Cloudbook and ran a few games. The games Chris tested were Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, HalfLife Blue Shift and Halo.
As can […]

Wired Reviews Everex Cloudbook CE1200V and Gives it a Passing Grade

February 26, 2008

Wired has just posted a short review on Everex Cloudbook CE1200V. It looks like the reviewer was not very impressed with the ultra portable and gave it a 5-pointer (on a scale of 10). This is what he has to say about the Cloudbook:
WIRED So small you don’t know it’s there. Decent keyboard. 30GB of […]

Zyrex Ubud: Cloudbook Variant for the Indonesia Market

February 25, 2008

Planning for a vacation to Bali in Indonesia? Maybe you will be able to pick up Zyrex Ubud, an ultra portable based on the Via Nanobook UMD reference design.
There is no price tag on the UMPC yet and I have not been able to get an email response from the company.
Here are the specifications of […]

Reinstall gOS in Cloudbook? Send it back to Everex

February 25, 2008

One of our forumers, mickeyboa, faced some issues with his Cloudbook and contacted Everex about reinstalling gOS. Everex reply was not good.
I just got off the phone with Everex and they gave me some bad news.
I’m having problems with X starting.
I ask them about reloading gOS they told me that you could not connect a […]

Pioneer Dreambook Light IL1 and Dreambook Light CE26

February 24, 2008

The ultra mobile portables market is getting crowded. Pioneer has released two new models for the Australia market, Dreambook Light IL1 and Dreambook Light CE26. The two mini laptops, especially Dreambook Light CE26, appear to be built around the Via Nanobook reference design.
While not as affordable as Everex Cloudbook or Asus EeePC, they do come […]