Geeks and gadgets

HP Voodoo Envy 133 – MacBook Air killer?

As the world’s press (at least, those not covering [WWDC](http://apple.com/wwdc)!) starts filing stories, I think one great angle to cover is how HP’s new superslim laptop, the [Voodoo Envy 133](http://www.voodoopc.com/), compares with Apple’s [MacBook Pro](http://www.apple.com/macbookair) for form factor. Is it a MacBook Air killer, or just a pretender to the throne? Or do they simply …

HP launches TouchSmart PC

HP aims to change personal computing with their new TouchSmart PC, with a completely touch-sensitive monitor and sleek user interface. [Official press release](http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2008/connecting/consumer-desktops.html) Just added to HP’s website: [Interactive guide](http://h30440.www3.hp.com/campaigns/touchsmart/IQ500_NA/Model.html) to the TouchSmart PC. Here are the VERY FIRST photos from the global launch. Stay tuned!!! Check out this YouTube video I shot of the …

MacBook Air = chick magnet

Yesterday evening, [Walter](http://coolinsights.blogspot.com/), [Ivan](http://ramblinglibrarian.blogspot.com/), [Lucian](http://tribolum.com/) and I met for dinner and drinks at [Brussels Sprouts](http://www.brusselssprouts.com.sg/), a place I’ve been wanting to try for a while. In the midst of our conversations, I whipped out my iPhone and demonstrated all the things I could do with it, like taking photos, checking emails, strumming a guitar and …

Dinner at Geek Terminal

I haven’t been to [Geek Terminal](http://www.geekterminal.com/) in a while, but [Melvin](http://thepr2.0universe.com/) had cleverly suggested revisiting it with our newly-returned Wilson Tan, of [Dell Blog](http://direct2dell.com/) [fame](http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/12/10/37832.aspx). When I arrived, the two guys were chatting to Danny, the owner. We had dinner together. He recommended the soft shell chilli crab pasta, which we all ordered, and we …