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Google laptops running Chrome system

“San Francisco (CNN) -- Google announced plans to bring out notebook computers running the company's new operating system, called Chrome OS, on June 15.

Samsung Electronics will sell a version with a 12.1-inch screen and Wi-Fi for $429, and another model with Verizon Wireless 3G connectivity for $499. Acer will also make a Chromebook with prices as low as $349.

Google will also lease the laptops to corporations and schools, a deal that includes the hardware, support services and management software, executives said at the company's annual I/O conference here on Wednesday. Monthly subscriptions will start at $28 per user for businesses and $20 per user for schools.

The new operating system is based on Google's Chrome Web browser but adds some extra features for connecting digital cameras and offline usage. Google says 160 million people actively browse the Web using Chrome, up from 70 million a year ago…”

 

  Wow.. How out of touch with the real world is Google?  I know saying Google is out of touch with the world sounds odd.  But who in their right mind is going to buy one of their notebook computers running Chrome OS at those prices?  Answer is no one.
  You can get some kick ass real laptop computers for those prices.
  It is odd to see a big smart company like Google make such an error.
  Now if they sell one of their Chrome OS notebooks for at the most $250.00 they might sell a few.  I think the price needs to be more like $100.00 and then they could charge a monthly fee for access to the Google cloud.  I think this is a fail but we will know soon.

  The video below they talk about “Rent a Chrome.”

Dynadock U and Screen Display

  After I posted about the Dynadock U in “I love Amazon Prime” I decided to just hook up the monitor not to the laptop but to the VGA connection on the Dynadock and give it a long try and live with it until Saturday when I get the digital cable and can hook up the monitor from the HDMI on the monitor to the DVI on the Dynadock.
  I had a little bit of lag not bad and nothing like it was before I installed the new Display Link driver.
  Well after I posted that blog entry I went to play the only game I play on the computer and that is Civ IV. The display was flashing on and off and I had problems moving the mouse around just to get it running.  I am going to keep the hook up I have now and on Saturday trying to play the game will be a good test to see if a digital cable and hook makes any difference.

I love Amazon Prime

  I took the free trial of Amazon Prime for 30 day.  I hope I have the money to pay for the one year of service when my free month is up.  I love Amazon Prime.  I just ordered a HDMI to DVI D cable and it only cost me $6.47 and I will have it in about two days and I do not have to pay anything for shipping.

 
  I want to see if the cable will make any difference with hooking up my monitor to the Toshiba Dynadock. 
  I do not hook up my monitor to the Dynadock.  I just go right into the laptop computer.  There was a delay on the display when I went from monitor to the VGA connection on the Dynadock.  I want to try DVI to HDMI and see if that makes a difference.  My grandson says it will not make a difference.  I guess I will find out on Saturday.

   Update:  I went to DisplayLink and got a new driver for the video for the Dynadock.  I then installed and hooked up my HP w2338h monitor to the VGA on the Dynadock.  There is still a little bit of lag but not very much.  I can live with it.
   So I got it hooked up like that now.
   I hope when I get the DVI to HDMI cable that I will see some improvement. 

Logitech Wireless Mouse M305

  I went to the mall to have blood drawn.  Doctor wanted lab work done after about a week.  I got it done a month later. 
  Since the lab is across the street from Best Buy I got a new mouse.  It is a Logitech Wireless Mouse M305.  Nice little mouse. I feel a bit like a little sissy (it is small -  the the mouse.. come on guys).  It has a small “nano-receiver” that goes in the usb of the laptop.  It is very small.  So I can just leave it in.  It frees up a usb port on the docking station.  It seems to work great. 
  I wanted to get a cable (HTML to DVI) but it was $25.00 and I had to decide on the cable or eating this week. I picked food over computer stuff.  I know you were thinking I was a computer geek and I let you down.

 

Review of Toshiba Dynadock U Docking Station

3D Glasses

  I ordered some 3D glasses from Amazon.  When I get them I am going to be checking them out.  I guess I will check out some of the 3D videos on YouTube and I will let you know what I learn.
  I do not think 3D is ready for prime time yet. 
  If you want to see 3D make it big and be a success then they need to make porn in 3D.  Very soon after that the software and hardware for 3D would be  perfected.  The VCR, DVD player, hard drive and many other things we got because of the porn industry.  I suspect it has given us more high tech useful stuff than the space program.
  So if the porn people turn out 3D porn we will have all the cheap 3D hardware and software we want.

  I am not looking forward to 3D.  But I do want to see what it looks like now on line. 
  I look for 3D to be here for us all in about 15 years.  I will be 70 next month.  I am not sure I am going to see real successful 3D.

Toshiba Dynadock U Universal USB Docking Station

  I use a Toshiba laptop computer as my only computer.  So I use it like a desktop.  I got it on my desk and got the 23 inch monitor plugged into it.  I got my usb mike going into it.  I got a speaker plug in it.  Then I got a usb hub going into it.
  Then I got my keyboard, mouse, Logitech Pro 9000 webcam going into the hub.  You get the idea. 

  I been wanting a docking station. So I can plug in one USB cable to laptop and have everything else going into the docking station.
  I have had the Toshiba Dynadock U Universal USB Connect Docking Station on my Amazon Wish List for a long time.  It is been right at $100.00 or a bit over that in price for as long as I can remember.
  Well right now it is $79.99 and now that I am an Amazon Prime member I get free two day shipping.  I just ordered it and I should have it on Friday. 

 

  
  I think I got a good deal on this…  I got it for $80.00 and no shipping and I will have it on Friday.  I will do a review of it on YouTube after I get it.

New Virgin Mobile Phone Soon

  It sounds like Virgin Mobile may have a new phone soon.  It sounds like it will have a 4.1 WVGA screen.  It will have a 5.0 MP camera.  The will be Android 2.2 and 3G and WiFi.  It will have an HDMI output and a Snapdragon processor.
  See Engadget

  I am using the Samsung Intercept with Virgin Mobile right now.   I just paid for it last month.  I also just moved into a new apartment and am paying more money and I expect the utility bill to be more each month. 
  I do not think I can afford to be buying a new Virgin Mobile phone unless I win the lottery.  I better start buying a lottery ticket  each week because it sounds like the cell phone that I want.

  With a 5 MP camera I might just sell my digital camera and just carry the cell phone and use it for photos.  I hope they hold off on coming out with the new phone so I do not have to consider which body part I can sell to get the phone.

Sony 3D cameras out in April of 2011

  I found this video on YouTube about the Sony 3D cameras.  They will be out in April of this year.

I should get my antenna today

 

  I ordered the PowerQ POWERHD-100 Indoor Portable Pop-Up Digital HDTV Antenna on the 26th.  Today is the 28th and it looks like I am going to get it today in the mail.
  It helps I guess that it was sent from Mesquite (TX) and I am in Fort Worth (TX).
  I have a usb device hooked up to my laptop computer that lets me see TV on my laptop computer.  I use my laptop as a desktop computer so I end up watching TV on my HP 23 inch monitor. 
  I am just using an old set of rabbit ears.  So it will be interesting to see how this antenna works.  If it works out I could take it with my laptop if I go someplace and watch over the air TV.