Boston-Power Inc, a Massachusetts-based company which has 6 Sigma-level mass manufacturing operations in China, today announced HP as first customer to offer its next generation notebook computer battery in a company's press release. The Boston-Power's next-generation Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cell, named Sonata, will be able to keep 80 percent of their initial charge after three years of use. Typically laptop battery time starts to drop significantly after around 150 charges while Boston-Power's batteries can be charged 1,000 times and get "like new" ...

HP launched its multitouch-capable TouchSmart tx2 yesterday hailing it the world's first multitouch consumer notebook. TouchSmart tx2 boasts a 12.1-inch swivel display (LED-backlit), 3GB DDR2 RAM, an AMD Turion X2 dual-core processor, a bezel-mounted fingerprint reader, integrated webcam with microphone, Bluetooth / WiFi, stereo speakers, a 5-in-1 multicard reader and a LightScribe SuperMulti DVD burner. The notebook comes loaded with Vista Home Premium OS and HP's own MediaSmart 2.0 software. It weighs around 5 lbs and sells for $1149 currently. Here are ...