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Walking on a treadmill is terribly boring. Everyone knows that. That’s probably why most of you aren’t interested in walking on a treadmill. Neuroscientist Bill Softky has come up with a solution for your problem. He knows that guys and girls that love their computers tend to not love getting on the treadmill, but he believes that if you can have your laptop with you, this may change your attitude towards physical exercises. That’s why he designed what he calls the CardioDesk. It’s still in the prototype stage but it’s designed to fit most treadmills and it creates a handy surface that you can place your laptop on while you do your workout.

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Belkin knows that for some of you there’s nothing worse than a dorky computer bag. It makes it so obvious that you’re carrying around a laptop that you can’t help but feel a little nerdy. That’s why they’ve created a line of trendy laptop bags designed to make you look and feel a little better when you’re heading to school or work. Plus, if it’s less obvious that you’re carrying an expensive computer you’re less likely to be targeted by someone that steals laptops.

The Sling Bag is built for notebooks up to 15.4″ and it looks like a backpack. It’s ideal for students and the major benefit is that you can wear it like a backpack and save yourself the aches of having your laptop dragging down one side of your body. If you have a bigger laptop then try the Messenger Bag. It’s meant for laptops up to 17″ and has lots of space for all your accessories. It’s not quite as convenient as the backpack model but it still gets the job done well.

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Our small photo contest is over and I’m happy to announce the winner. I must admit it was a tough decision and till the last moment I was hesitating in my choice between Maria’s rabbit, Julia’s sheepdog, Hudson, and Chris’s cat, Tom. The nameless rabbit was definitely the most unusual, and arguably the most cute (to my taste at least), so this photo became a winner.

I took the liberty of retouching a photo a little

Maria, an email was sent to m******a@gmail.com with a $75 Amazon gift card code. It’s a pity that you didn’t make a blog post about us – this could have upped your prize to $100. I would be thankful if you let us know where you are from and what the name of your rabbit is.

We thank all the contestants for the participation and wish you a happy 2012.

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Like many other products from HP, the HP Pavilion dv4-2173nr comes with great value in terms of performance, durability and style. For users looking to keep an all-purpose Laptop, the loaded multimedia features are great new. The dv4-2137nr from HP can work as an ideal entertainment laptop, which delivers high end mobile performance. This machine runs as good as it looks. The latest Core i5 processor working at the back end supplies high end graphics technologies. It’ll deliver finest mobile performance for making your life easier and speedier.

• 2.26 Gigahertz Core i5-430M processor from Intel with Turbo Boost Technology. This pulls the performance up till 2.53 Gigahertz
• 4 Gigabyte of DDR3 System Memory works @ 2×2048 MB, which can expand till 8 GB
• 1280×800-resolution 14.1″ Widescreen Display showcases high end performance of Diagonal WXGA HD BrightView technology
• Network interface powered by Base-T (10/100) technology. This goes hand in hand with integrated wireless 802.11b/g/n WLAN system
• Three USB 2.0 and a HDMI port
• Altec Lansing high quality SRS Premium Sound
• 640 x 480 pixels webcam

Ultra portability is one of the biggest strength of this gizmo. Buy HP dv4-2173nr for seamlessly editing photos or videos with real comfort. It’s equally dexterous when it comes to burning files on mainstream CDs or DVDs. And guess what! HP dv4-2173nr can burn labels on discs by using specialized LightScribe Technology. As its optical drive is removable, it’s super easy to take it off the laptop for reducing the weight while you’re on the go or traveling. The novel Core i5 processor won’t let you repent they buy. This is true especially when you consider the combined effect of the 4 Gigabyte RAM and a whipping 7200RPM configuration that the machine’s 500GB HDD runs on.

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The Ideapad G550 2958-9PU from Lenovo won’t let you lose. It is designed as a highly resourceful, yet affordable notebook, which is built for superb durability. This model was designed as an update to G530 notebook with some slight changes in hardware and design. The screen of the G550 was replaced with 16:9 and the chassis is textured with black weave pattern. As with all cheaper laptops, the chassis is entirely made of plastic, nevertheless it feels really sturdy. The most obvious hardware upgrade is a transition to faster DDR3 memory that has become much cheaper, which definitely improves the overall system performance. All in all, the Lenovo G550 is aimed at small businesses and students, and handles most tasks a typical user may do with ease, be it surfing the internet sites, watching movies, or playing occasional games.

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It is the season to buy gifts and wrap presents, and Laptop HQ is very pleased to announce the holiday “Pet with a laptop” photo contest. Our previous post about cats with laptops saw a definite success, so we decided to do something of that kind on our own.

We invite all our readers who are fascinated both about cool laptops and cute pets (is there anyone who isn’t, anyway?), to enter the photos that illustrate this theme for a chance to win a $75 or $100 Amazon gift card. The contest is open mostly to amateurs, but professional photos will be also welcomed.

The rules.
Nothing too fancy here.

1. The contest will start on Dec 15-th , 2011 and run till Dec 31-st, 2011.
2. One winner will be announced on January 2-nd, 2012. The most cute / funny / unusual photo will win, according to the discretion of Laptop HQ owner
3. The price for the contest will be a $75 Amazon Gift card. If the winner also makes a post about this contest in some forum or his/her blog, the prize will be bumped to $100 (see below)!
4. The picture submitted for the contest must be shot by the participant and should obviously showcase a laptop and a pet.
5. One contestant may submit up to 5 different photos.
6. The authors of the photos grant Laptop HQ a right to republish the pictures later in one of posts.

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The Apple MacBook Pro MC374LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop is carved in a single aluminum block. Thus MacBook Pro stands out in the crowd as a real engineering achievement. The unibody enclosure is really unique and patented. It takes pride in precision of engineering and machining. And this gets better with the latest green computing architecture which revolves around the principles of energy-efficiency. That’s how you get outstandingly longer battery life!
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There’s incredible competition among the big box retailers come the holiday shopping season (places like Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and Target, for instance). Everyone runs great deals on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving in case you’ve been living under a rock) and you can usually find laptops for cheap. However, the increasing competition means that some places come up with pre black Friday laptop deals to capture some of that consumer money before the doors open on the most hallowed shopping day of the year. It’s smart. There are plenty of consumers that don’t want to deal with the crowds and fighting for merchandise and would be happy to spend a little more money to get a good deal.

Best Buy was the first to strike with a pre black Friday laptop deal this year. On November 11 they launched what is said to be the lowest price laptop ever (not including Netbooks, which are barely computers). It’s an Acer Extensa EX5230E-2177 and it comes with a 2.2 GHz Intel Celeron 900 Processor, 2 GB of RAM, and a 160 GB hard drive. It’s a good computer for hitting the web to watch videos or browse for information, among other simple tasks. You can do basic word processing, manage your digital picture collection, etc. The best part is that the laptop goes for $250, which is an astoundingly good price. They must be looking to get rid of inventory because it’s hard to imagine they’re turning a profit on that. Bless them for starting the competition for customers early!

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Overall, the Acer Aspire TimelineX is a versatile all purpose and all day notebook line. It pursues many extremes by integrating normal voltage processor features with extensive battery life. And the whole thing comes in a spectacular slim and lightweight design. With this laptop You will feel like at home with your busy, fast-paced and mobile lifestyle.

The TimelineX AS4820T-5570 lets you to enjoy the freedom of roaming anywhere with a stylish notebook that features a smart 14-inch display configured with advanced HD LED-backlit view technology. The Intel Core i3 Processor guarantees you’re getting premium performance and with integrated Bluetooth connectivity it’s easy to connect your favorite gadgets and portable devices without compromise of quality.
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Asus has quietly become one of the most successful and inventive makers of gaming laptops and the latest and most powerful in their collection is the Asus G74SX. They call it a performance notebook (and you’ll pay for that performance, which you should expect) and it delivers. The latest and greatest games will run at 60 FPS and games released two years into the future will still look amazing. That’s the benefit of buying quality. You don’t have to replace it anytime soon.

The Intel Core i7 CPU pumps out serious power and even more impressive is the Nvidia GTX 560M video card with 3GB of GDDR5 VRAM. It will do all the work your games need, freeing the processor to make the rest of the experience even speedier. You can customize your hard drive up to 750GB and add up to 16GB of RAM. There’s a built in Blu-Ray player, an 8-in-1 card reader, an HD webcam, jacks galore for anything you need to plug in, impressive built in speakers, full-HD LED-backlit display, backlit gaming keyboard and more. If you don’t want to buy the top of the line Asus offers cheaper versions that pull back on some of the higher end components.

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