9 posts and columns on Adamo

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New Dell Computer Upstaged by Apple Event

in News on September 9, 2009 at 1:55 pm PT

The tech world came to a halt briefly on Wednesday as people watched, blogged, and tweeted Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s appearance at an event unveiling a new line of iPods. Out of the spotlight another computer maker, Dell, made a product announcement of its own. Sort of.

New Mac Laptops Use Batteries Sealed for Power

in Personal Technology on June 24, 2009 at 6:04 pm PT

More electronic products are being designed with their rechargeable batteries sealed inside. Walt Mossberg tests two new Apple laptops with higher-capacity, sealed-in batteries.
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Weekend Update 5.03.09–Special Musical Chairs Edition

in News on May 2, 2009 at 12:00 am PT

If there was an over-arching theme for this last week on All Things D, it would have to be musical chairs. Brand new MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta started things off Monday with his first day on the job. He was joined by new COO and former AOL exec Mike Jones and new chief product officer and former Sling Media exec Jason Hirschhorn.
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Dell Aims for Style With New Laptop and Family Model

in Personal Technology on April 29, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT

Dell’s new Adamo laptop and Studio One 19 desktop are attractive and functional, but neither is ground-breaking, says Walt Mossberg.
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"Dell Design" No Longer an Oxymoron

in News on March 17, 2009 at 6:10 am PT

Dell’s new high-end laptop is called the Adamo, but a better name for it might be the Anomaly, its design is such a departure from the crude aesthetic for which Dell is known. Said a Dell spokesman “It’s for an affluent crowd, and somebody who’s fashion forward, style conscious–who wants to project an image of success and style.”
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“Dell Design” No Longer an Oxymoron

in News on March 17, 2009 at 6:10 am PT

Dell’s new high-end laptop is called the Adamo, but a better name for it might be the Anomaly, its design is such a departure from the crude aesthetic for which Dell is known. Said a Dell spokesman “It’s for an affluent crowd, and somebody who’s fashion forward, style conscious–who wants to project an image of success and style.”
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Dell Says We Will Fall in Love With Adamo

in News on January 9, 2009 at 4:15 pm PT

Dell called a bunch of reporters to a room at the Palms hotel in Las Vegas and gave them a sneak peek at a widely rumored laptop called Adamo. It was literally just a peek; the stylish, thin notebook PC was held up briefly by a stylish, thin fashion model who goes by the single name Hollis. A small mob of photographers was allowed to snap away for a minute or two, and then the Adamo was hustled out of the room.