Sports fans, remember Michael Chang? How about his kicks? They're making a comeback, you can find the Pump Victory II's at Zappos if you want to throw it back to something a little old school. Gotta love the commercial.
If Mac came out with a netbook, wonder if it would sell? This is a concept by the famed Isamu Sanada, the great mac mockup designer.
...and I came across this one. Hot or not?
Think of them as a tiny, portable computer solution with the bare necessities you need for tasks such as surfing the web, emailing, document creating and chatting. For those of us who live and die by the iPhone, Blackberry, or any other mobile phone which offers internet capabilities, the netbook might not be that essential in our on-the-go computer diet. Why carry an additional mini PC when you already have your handy-dandy-all-in-one super-mega-ultra phone? But for those of us who never seem to stick around in the same place for long and desire a bit of a bigger screen and don't want to lug around a full-sized laptop, a netbook might offer that instant internet access and minimal computer gratification.
The PC industry also seems to be targeting more women with mini notebooks, netbooks, lifestyle PCs, whatever their parent companies have labeled them. HP has partnered with Vivienne Tam, fashion design extraordinaire, to bring out a swanky fashionable version of the netbook that may entice us girlie girls with its pink and red mix. The Sony P is not as blatantly catered towards women, but hints at women with its multiple color options, and clutch-sized feel perfect for a purse.
Each tiny PC varies in specs so it was hard to decide which one ranks best. Pricewise, the Samsung is clearly a winner, just because I cannot justify dropping $899 on the Sony one, when I can get a regular sized full-featured notebook for the same price if not less. But overall, the Sony P Series is probably the best bet in terms of features – with a 60GB HDD, 1600 x 768 res screen and it looks as slim as a tin mint-box weighing in at only 1.4lbs. Not pictured, the Dell Mini 9 and the Asus EEE PC are other popular comparable mini PCs.
Oh, by the way, if you ever want to customize your notebook with a unique design, there are also companies that offer stickable skins, such as http://www.skinit.com or a little more permanent pro color jobs like http://www.colorware.com
As for me, I'll stick to my iPhone for now.