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...

In advance of CES 2012, HP announced their very first 27-inch All-in-One PC and a new desktop gaming PC earlier this week. Wow. Ok, so where to begin on the new HP Omni 27 ? HP really packed a lot into this All-in-One PC! The HP Omni 27 has an edge-to-edge glass 27-inch-diagonal HD screen that can be...

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...

Carrian is the foodie behind Sweet Basil, the food blog. Sweet Basil is all about getting everyone back into the kitchen where good food is approachable and where friends and family can build healthy and happy relationships. Carrian has been writing Sweet Basil for about three years and is a wife, and...

After 3 days on the show floor in Vegas, it’s nice to sneak away for a little peace and quiet.  Darren Gladstone, HP’s Blogger-in-Chief, agreed with me, so we camped out in one of the Microsoft booth meeting rooms to talk about HP’s brand new, AMD Fusion powered Pavilion dm1, and the ultra-premium...

Behind door number one: If you’re in the market for a new PC, I’ve got a deal for you. For a limited time, the Microsoft Store is offering an HP Pavilion DM4 with Windows 7 Home Premium and an Xbox 360 Arcade for less than the price of the PC (you save $200). Ben will have a review of...

A few weeks ago, John Obeto published a very extensive review of HP's 2nd generation TouchSmart PC . The new HP TouchSmart PCs are a follow-up to the 1st generation HP TouchSmart PCs which were released in January of 2007. The 1st generation HP TouchSmart PC was one of the first consumer PCs that took...

I’m sitting here in on my in-laws’ deck overlooking beautiful Lake Chelan . Evan sleeping by my side, Audrey is down for a nap and the house is otherwise empty, so I thought I’d take my mother-in-law’s HP G62 out for a test drive. Yes, this is the same one I was conscripted to configure just a few weeks...

I used to volunteer in the NICU at the Georgetown University Hospital in Washington DC. For those of you who don’t know NICU stands for Newborn Intensive Care Unit. The NICU is where the sickest little babies go and for those who have never been, it’s the most surreal experience. You see all in one space...

Almost a year ago at Windows 7 GA on Oct. 22nd, our friends at Autodesk did a guest blog post talking about a new product they were showing off called “Project Cooper”. Project Cooper was to be a new offering from Autodesk specifically targeting design enthusiasts that utilizes advantage of Windows Touch...

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...

It’s summer! Well maybe not so much up here in Seattle, where we’re still dealing with 60-degree temps and cloudy skies, but definitely in other parts of the country. That means it’s time to get out of the house and enjoy the sunshine with a few days away from the office. If you’re like me, your PC comes...

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...

This summer HP is launching a brand new Extender for Windows Media Center device - the HP MediaSmart Connect . The HP MediaSmart Connect will let you wirelessly stream your Windows Media Center experience including content such as Live TV, Recorded TV Shows, Music, Photos and Videos to any TV in your...

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...

If you love music, then you will love the HP ENVY 14 with Beats Audio . Not only is it a heck of a good PC in terms of design and performance, but it delivers some of the best sound I’ve ever heard out of a laptop. While I haven’t had a chance to put the ENVY 14 through my normal battery of performance...

As you may have seen last week, Windows partnered with HP to talk about music at Artist#Talk with special guest Flo Rida . The event was as fun as you may imagine given Flo Rida’s new album, Wild Ones. However, it was also loud and perfectly tuned for listening pleasure due to one specific thing – the...

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...

There are millions of kids around the world who are eager to learn, but don’t have the resources to get a great education. That bothers us at Microsoft and there are a lot of great things our company does to support education. So we partnered with our friends at the “ Oprah ” show and HP to help some...

HP has announced their new lineup of Ultrabooks, notebooks, desktops, displays and thin clients that are all built for business. These PCs are designed to handle the specific needs and challenges facing businesses today, and in the future. I have a sweet spot in my heart for small business owners (my...

Last night Microsoft Hardware hosted a launch reception at the Greene Space in New York City to unveil the Studio Series: Artist Edition , a brand new collection of Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500’s designed in partnership with artists Kirra Jamison, Matt Moore, Linn Olofsdotter, Mike Perry and Jonny Wan...

UPDATED 5/5/10: New, earlier ENVY 17 release date, and pictures! Big news from HP today! They’re introducing major upgrades to their ENVY , Pavilion and Mini lines, meaning there’s something new for just about anyone looking for a new laptop. First up are the new ENVY 14 and 17 , which join the already...

Answer:  Probably yes.  Next question:  How did such a weird topic ever come up? Well, one of the questions I get the most from friends who are PC shopping is “Do you think that my new PC can power my TV/monitor?” It’s a good question – if you’re going to drop a few hundred bucks on a...

It was a busy morning for our friends at HP! Earlier today they announced a number of new notebooks from their consumer and commercial lineup, and from what I’ve seen so far, they look great. On the consumer side of things, HP announced the newly redesigned Mini 210 netbook , which now includes Beats...