Comments on: RadioShack’s 14-Foot Laptop: The Technologizer Review http://technologizer.com/2009/08/07/radioshacks-14-foot-laptop-the-technologizer-review/ Reviews, News, and Opinion About Personal Technology by Harry McCracken & Friends Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:49:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Radio (The) Shack | unconventional branding http://technologizer.com/2009/08/07/radioshacks-14-foot-laptop-the-technologizer-review/comment-page-1/#comment-29546 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:07:20 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=15407#comment-29546 [...] to our real name”. So, no new logo, no new brand, no new creative advertising. Just some stunts to glean publicity, and a new typeface on the website. They will, however, offer a wider range of products, both [...]

]]> By: Andrew http://technologizer.com/2009/08/07/radioshacks-14-foot-laptop-the-technologizer-review/comment-page-1/#comment-22816 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:10:35 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=15407#comment-22816 I’ll let you in on a little secret. It’s actually a Hackintosh! It may look like a PC on the outside, but when the system crashed and they had to restart the live feed, you could clearly see iChat and other iIcons, indicating that it is actually running Mac OS.

I was actually at the event in NYC (I’m the “crazy” Andrew that stayed for a total of 31 hours). A lot of the crewmembers that were using computers were using Macbooks, though I never did see the control room, so I don’t know for sure that that’s all they used.

]]> By: Top Posts « WordPress.com http://technologizer.com/2009/08/07/radioshacks-14-foot-laptop-the-technologizer-review/comment-page-1/#comment-22807 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:18:10 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=15407#comment-22807 [...] RadioShack’s 14-Foot Laptop: The Technologizer Review Earlier this week, I was worried about RadioShack’s apparent plan to rebrand itself as THE SHACK but intrigued by [...] [...]

]]> By: darkgilbert http://technologizer.com/2009/08/07/radioshacks-14-foot-laptop-the-technologizer-review/comment-page-1/#comment-22805 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:10:52 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=15407#comment-22805 Harry… you can do better than this. I found this article pretty crappy.

]]> By: tom b http://technologizer.com/2009/08/07/radioshacks-14-foot-laptop-the-technologizer-review/comment-page-1/#comment-22782 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:24:52 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=15407#comment-22782 How do you even get a crowd that small on the Embarcadero? Do you pull a Bill Gates and tell everyone you are releasing malaria-infected mosquitos?

]]> By: no http://technologizer.com/2009/08/07/radioshacks-14-foot-laptop-the-technologizer-review/comment-page-1/#comment-22771 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:38:49 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=15407#comment-22771 PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO US! THE INTERNETS ARE EATING OUR LUNCH! LOOK AT US! C’MON! PAY ATTENTION TO US!

]]> By: thehumanyawn http://technologizer.com/2009/08/07/radioshacks-14-foot-laptop-the-technologizer-review/comment-page-1/#comment-22754 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:17:49 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=15407#comment-22754 I think that the laptop is supposed to be an Acer Aspire Timeline. Note the distinct keyboard.

]]> By: Harry McCracken http://technologizer.com/2009/08/07/radioshacks-14-foot-laptop-the-technologizer-review/comment-page-1/#comment-22749 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:45:35 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=15407#comment-22749 Yeah, I told you my math isn’t so hot…

–Harry

]]> By: Steven Fisher http://technologizer.com/2009/08/07/radioshacks-14-foot-laptop-the-technologizer-review/comment-page-1/#comment-22748 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:42:37 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=15407#comment-22748 If it’s 12x taller, it’s also 12x wider and 12x deeper. So I’d guess you 70lbs weight is way off.

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