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What Makes A Laptop An Ultrabook? We Take A Look At The Requirements

If you have you been shopping around for a laptop lately then you will have almost certainly noticed  the name “Ultrabook”, a name which numerous computer manufacturers seem to be applying to their laptops lately.

Now although the name Ultrabook may not be truly imaginative or catch consumer attention for the right reasons (marketing folk’ tend to overuse terms to draw consumer eyes), there is a genuine reason that the Ultrabook name is cropping up everywhere currently.

If you are confused about what an Ultrabook actually is, I aim to try to explain this, the best I can in this article. If you are shopping around online for an Ultrabook and already know what one is, then this handy Ultrabook buyers guide should help you out a lot. Read on to find out what makes a laptop an Ultrabook.

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Wall Of Sound: The Biggest iPod Speaker In The World!

So when exactly could an iPod speaker be considered over the top? When the neighbours come knocking? When the police get called? Nope, now it seems there is a new benchmark – size.

Introducing the Wall Of Sound which dwarfs any personal speaker I have ever seen in my lifetime. Weighing in at 225 pounds and completely handmade, the Wall Of Sound can be purchased for mammoth price of $4,495.

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iPhone Docking Station Keyboard – A Pointless Smartphone Stand?

We have all seen our fair share of useless gadgets which when looking at them makes us think ‘who on earth thought of that’. Stupidity lies in the eye of the beholder, or now, it seems, the creator. Matias, who is fairly well known for their electrical goods accessories, has seen fit to create an iPhone 3GS / iPod Touch dock which does pretty much nothing.

Perhaps the greatest part of this complete mis-concept is the fact that this ‘iPhone dock’, which looks (well is) just a standard keyboard with a blank space next to the the numerical keypad, does nothing to increase the devices functionality in any way.

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