The first-ever Windows PC Holiday Showcase was a huge success! Over 40 press, analysts, enthusiasts and contest winners joined me , Brandon , Ryan and dozens of the season’s hottest Windows PCs for a night of great food, cool music, and fun gadget talk. Rather than make you to read a long, wordy post...

I recently got in a shipment of HP Pavilion dm4’s , the same machine that is part of today’s offer that Ashley just told you about . The dm4 is a capable machine, and given that it starts at little over $700 it’s very friendly on the bank account, too. The model the Microsoft Store...

Microsoft Hardware is announcing today the Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 5000 . This is like the “little brother” to the Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000 – but without the separate number pad. The Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 500 0 is a full-size keyboard and is light-weight with a very slim design. It features...

Kristina is off on vacation likely with her toes in the sand and watching the sun set over the Pacific. So this week I’m covering our Tech Tuesday Live Twitter Chat! And this week we’ll be talking about gaming PCs! That’s right; the conversation will be on awesome games for your PC, the best PCs for...

The holidays are here, and that usually means spending time with family and friends. For some of you however, that might mean logging in heavy hours online mercilessly shredding your friends on some sort of virtual war-torn landscape. I thought I would take a moment to offer up a recommendation for 7...

Last week I got my hands on a brand new ASUS VX7 Lamborghini gaming laptop.  It’s a beautiful PC, as I noted in my unboxing photo gallery blog , so I wanted to devote this piece to the PC’s performance, which looks to be seriously impressive.  What’s inside My VX7 is loaded with a second-generation...

One of the most common misconceptions about PCs is that the bigger the screen, the more items you’ll be able to pack on it. After all, bigger is better, right? Well, sort of. There’s a big difference between screen size and screen resolution, and that’s what Ryan and I are talking...

For this month’s roundup, Ryan and I wanted to share some of our favorite netbooks. Unlike the “original” crop of netbooks that were small, underpowered, and cramped to type on, today’s netbooks are bigger, faster, and more beautiful – and run any version of Windows 7 like a dream. Some even have full...

Lately, folks have been talking a bit about HDMI. HDMI is a special type of connection designed to deliver digital content from one device to another audio or video device through a single connection. That content can be standard definition (SD) or high definition (HD) movies or something as simple as...

For those of you who are regular readers of my posts, you know that I’ve waxed poetic about the ASUS UL30vt a few times. Those mentions generated a lot of questions, so I wanted to dig a little deeper into the machine that I said I loved so much, I felt like I was cheating on my wife . The ASUS UL series...

Unless you were on Mars, living in a cave with your eyes shut and fingers in your ears , you know that yesterday was kind of a big day for the Windows Phone team . Along with the Phone team, we were there (as were our friends from Xbox , Microsoft Hardware and Office ), focusing on great holiday PCs...

Yesterday morning I did a quick run-through of some of my favorite new PCs with Jessica Corbin , Microsoft’s “Roving Reporter” at CES.   Check it out for some new views and more hands on time with the convertible Dell Inspiron duo , the ASUS EP121 slate PC , the Samsung Notebook 9 Series ultrathin...

This morning I took part in 21 (yes, 21) live TV and radio interviews with stations from all around the country showing off some of the latest and greatest Windows PCs for the back-to-school season. Not all of the stations made their clips available online, but luckily the Microsoft News Center did....

You’ve probably heard the saying “the clothes make the man (or woman).”   It’s true; clothes aren’t there to simply shield us from the elements, they are the front-line of self expression.  Today’s Windows PCs are the same way.  They are not just tools to get work done, connect and...

As hard as it was to leave 85-and-sunny weather, the team and I are back in Redmond from a really fun PC Showcase in Miami .  The Spa at the Viceroy was beautiful, the crowd was interesting (and interested), and the PCs looked and performed great.   Below are some of my favorite photos...

Well, Decibel Festival week is finally here and I want to give you the rundown on everything Windows-related. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, KEXP’s Darek Mazzone and fellow Windows DJ Dave Pezzner will be sharing their knowledge at the 7 th annual Decibel Conference (dB Conference). dB Conference...

This is the next in the series of “PC Snapshots” - short 2-3 minute overview of PCs that Ryan and I think are awesome. If there’s a PC that you’d like to see us cover, hit me on Twitter , send me mail , or leave a comment. We’ll try to get to it ASAP! Today’s PC is the ASUS U36 , which I reviewed on...

This is a guest blog post from industry analyst Rob Enderle, President and Principal Analyst of the Enderle Group. Well it is that time again and I’ve been going through my office and looking at the products I’ve looked at over the last several weeks that stood out. From the new class of stunning Ultrabook...

For those of you who didn’t see my intro post, here’s the deal – send your PC buying questions to benthepcguy@live.com , find me on Twitter , or leave a question in the comments of one of my posts, and I’ll pick a few each month to answer publicly. I’ll always look to answer...

Interesting news from our pals at Toshiba today with the launch of the libretto W100, their new ultra-mobile dual-screen concept PC. The libretto sports an interesting design – two 7” 1024 x 600 capacitive multi-touch screens arranged side-by-side (like a book, hence the name “libretto”). As the first...

For the last 16 years, Michele has been helping women find support online for their hobbies and healthy lifestyles. Michele is a mom of 4, CEO of Mom Geek Media and creator of ScrapsofMyGeekLife.com , a blog offering daily commentary, advice, reviews and shared experiences of how her real life and the...

Ever since Apple announced the new MacBook Air last week, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about ultraportable PCs. Mostly folks are intrigued by the trend toward small, sleek laptops - but don’t want to pay Apple prices or jump ship from Windows 7 to Mac OS X. Evidently the TechCrunch gang has been...

This morning ASUS gave me the heads up on the launch of the new G74SX power gaming laptop . Part of the venerable and well-respected Republic of Gamers lineup, the PC features the latest and greatest in gaming technology, like an HD 3D display, new SandyBridge i7 CPU and NVIDIA’s new GTX 560M GPU that...

“I ONLY HAVE THREE SHOPPING DAYS LEFT BEFORE CHRISTMAS! WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?” Chances are, you or one of your friends/significant others/loved ones have uttered something similar in the last few days.  To help, I’m pulling a list of my favorite PCs, gadgets and tech accessories that make great...

By now you’ve probably already read Lisa’s blog on the “Holiday Photos on the Fly” partnership we’re hosting with Southwest Airlines .  But did you know that the gang is in Bryant Park in New York City today to kick the whole thing off, and demoing the experience on some of my favorite Holiday PCs...