Personal photo printing has been around for quite some time, except that getting your photos printed out right after you’ve taken them isn’t exactly something you can do without the right equipment. Sure, one can argue that portable photo printers such as Canon’s Selphy ES-series do let you print on the go without having to find a wall socket to plug in for power, but getting one that literally fits into your pocket wasn’t really possible. Until of course, Dell came into the picture with their Wasabi photo printer.

I had the opportunity to bring one around for a while, and while it certainly has its limitations, it turned out to be one heck of a fun printer. Continue reading →

Awhile back during the weekend Singapore was hosting the first ever F1 night race, I had the opportunity to chill out at the F1 Paddock Club courtesy of the dudes at Dell Singapore. Dell happens to be a sponsor for the BMW-Sauber team, and had a couple of invites for members of the media. While waiting at the Dell Singapore offices for our ride to the Paddock Club, I had the opportunity to get some hands-on time with a production unit of the new Dell Inspiron Mini 9 laptop.

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 - in perspective

First impressions: the laptop is seriously small, ss you can see in the picture above, with my Nokia N82 placed next to it for some perspective. Then again, netbooks are meant to be small and compact; the Inspiron Mini 9 is no larger than most other netbooks i’ve had the opportunity to check out in recent months.

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