The details are few at this time, but DigiTimes is reporting that Hewlett-Packard is working on busting out some pico projector support in its laptops and tablets in 2010. Currently the wee beamers haven’t found much of a home in the pockets of consumers, but integrating them into these devices might just make sense. There they could serve as additional displays without adding the bulk of some of the other solutions we’ve seen in the past. HP’s VP of Personal Computing Systems Monty Wong indicated that the projectors would be placed on top of the screens on notebooks, where a webcam would traditionally be found — though presumably pointed the other way ’round. It remains to be seen what kind of bulk this would add to a traditional laptop lid and what kind of a cost premium, but we’re at least vaguely intrigued by the idea. HP launching tablets and notebooks with integrated pico projectors this year?

There are laptops and then there are laptops . The Envy 15 has fallen into that second category ever since we got our hands-on : it’s the first PC we’ve seen that really equals the MacBook Pro’s unibody design and it packs a scorching-fast Intel Core i7 processor, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850 graphics and Beats speakers. On paper, this is easily the hottest laptop we’ve seen in some time, but has HP really managed to deliver on that promise? We spent a few days with this $1,800 monster, so read on to see if it lives up to the hype. Gallery: HP Envy 15 review Continue reading HP Envy 15 review HP Envy 15 review originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .

Youch. So that’s what would happen if HP built astromech droids. Can’t say I blame Leia, those error messages make me want to break something, too. Though maybe a lightsaber would’ve looked more dignified than the baseball bat.

We’re really into the new influx of inexpensive CULV-based laptops that’s arrived with Windows 7, and just like the ASUS UL80Vt , we knew we had to check out the starts-at-$599 HP dm3t the second we saw the first leak . In many ways, it’s the perfect throw-it-in-a-bag-and-go portable on paper, with a sleek and rigid case design, a 1.3GHz Intel SU7300 Core 2 Duo processor, and a 13.3-inch screen, but there’s a big difference between loving a machine’s spec sheets and reviews and loving it in real life, so we spent a couple days playing with a spec’d-up $819 model — read on for our impressions. Gallery: HP dm3t unboxing and hands-on Continue reading HP dm3t review Filed under: Laptops HP dm3t review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Our curious British fingers managed to stumble upon a European HP Pavilion dv3 blessed with Windows 7 and multitouch on both the screen and the trackpad. The keyboard was great to type on with negligible flex, but the trackpad suffers from the same glossy issues on other recent HPs — although it responded to our multitouch gestures better than the capacitive screen did. Our major annoyance came from the attempts to rotate pictures on the screen: we learned the hard way that the laptop (or Windows 7 itself) seemed to prefer more exaggerated rotation gestures than the MacBooks — perhaps one would get used to it over time. The hinge is fairly solid, but we still preferred holding the screen while touching it. On a brighter note we totally dig the inclusion of an HDMI port and an eSATA port, plus you’ll get up to seven hours of sweet battery juice from this 2.24kg (4.94 pounds) machine

Since today really needs a good heap of news to somewhat balance out yesterday’s glut , HP has updated its online store to give it an abundance of new and revised Windows 7 machines, including the Envy series ( Beats edition and all), Pavilion dm3 with AMD Neo or Intel CULV chips, Core i7 -packing dv6t/ dv7t / dv8t Quad editions, and the not-so-netbook CQ61 . We’re still not seeing the previously-leaked dm1 ultraportable anywhere, but the Mini 311 and a slightly updated Mini 110 are, with the option to jump from Windows XP to 7 for a cool $50 / $30 respectively. Most everything in the store, desktops and laptops, has been updated to at least include Windows 7 as the standard shipping OS, and while all claim free 2-day shipping, estimated shipping dates begin sometime the week after 7’s Oct 22nd launch — no early chances here, folks. Browse the read links and keep an eye on the shiny red “new” icons (no flashing GIFs, we’re afraid) for the entire revised lineup. Update: As a number of you have pointed, the Envy product page is a bit, well, sloppy.

Okay, so here’s a big way the HP’s new Envy 15 isn’t like the MacBook Pro: its case is made of magnesium, not aluminum. Take that, haters. Of course, there’s still the note-perfect reproduction of the MBP’s unibody looks, that buttonless glass multitouch trackpad, and the overall sense that HP’s designers did their homework in an Apple store to deal with, but hey, at least you’re getting a Core i7 processor when this thing launches on October 18th, right? Oh, and in case you’re not into Windows 7, you’re in luck — there are quite a few references to Linux scattered about, so we’d expect a penguin-friendly configuration to be announced at some point. [Warning: PDF read link] [Via Wireless Goodness ] Filed under: Laptops HP Envy 15 FCC filing reveals magnesium casing, Linux options originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .

We’re a couple days late, but the podcast is back, people. Join Josh, Paul, and Nilay as they run down another hectic week in news, including the Zune HD, some hands-on impressions of the Motorola CLIQ, and the latest in the ongoing Apple / Google saga. Get clicking! P.S.- Josh recorded this on on the road, so he had some audio troubles — thanks for bearing with us. Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller Producer: Trent Wolbe Song: NOISEWAVES - As Days Go By (Family Matters Theme Song) Hear the podcast 00:03:00 - Google says Phil Schiller himself rejected Google Voice from the App Store 00:13:35 - Zune HD review 00:37:50 - Archos 5 Internet Tablet makes an honest PMP out of Android 00:44:04 - HP’s new DreamScreens pack Pandora and Facebook into a wireless photo frame 00:50:00 - HP ENVY 13 and 15 bring luxury to the everyman, look like MacBooks 00:59:39 - HTC Hero for Sprint hands-on and impressions 01:04:05 - Motorola CLIQ Subscribe to the podcast [ iTunes ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (enhanced AAC). [ RSS MP3 ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically. [ RSS AAC ] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator

In a presumed effort to shake up the Japanese wireless industry and provide consumers with 3G-equipped PCs that aren’t tied to multi-year contracts, Hewlett-Packard has quietly announced a deal with Japan Communications that will allow its machines to be sold with SIM cards that can be used on a pay-as-you-go basis. For those unaware, JCI leases network space from NTT DoCoMo, and as part of the agreement, HP will not only get to choose which devices can connect, but it’ll get to keep a nice slice of the mobile data revenue as well. Here’s the crazy part: the initial wave of netbooks will be sold for between $50 and $100 sans contract. That’s about what users pay in America now for subsidized WWAN-ready netbooks , but there’s a two-year contract tagging along.

As readers of this site know, Greenpeace has quite an active sideline in rating (and berating) technology companies that generate excessive toxic landfill. In fact, we’ve seen so many of these reports that we almost forgot what the organization does best: chasing down whaling vessels, trespassing, hanging banners, and generally bedeviling polluters in the name of Mother Earth. And now, after repeatedly calling out HP for using PVC and hazardous chemicals in its devices, the group has taken matters into its own hands — specifically, by slipping into the company’s Palo Alto headquarters and painting “hazardous products” on the roof, in really big letters, with non-toxic childrens paint. Congratulations to the activist group for finally finding a way to spread their message to low-flying pilots in the San Francisco Bay area! One more pic after the break. [Via Switched ] Continue reading Greenpeace takes a break from issuing reports to vandalize HP corporate HQ Filed under: Misc