June 2, 2008 11:58 AM PDT

Head of Voodoo hints at possible new Voodoo-HP laptop

by Dan Ackerman
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(Credit: http://rahulsood.com)

Longtime custom PC maker Rahul Sood has a clever way hinting at a new laptop. The Voodoo PC founder, now the chief technology officer of HP's Global Gaming Business, celebrated his birthday by cutting a cake--using a MacBook Air as a knife.

This could very well be a reference to the slicing and dicing stories about the MacBook Air we saw last week, but he also throws in a teaser hint about possible upcoming projects from HP-Voodoo that may lean more toward the MacBook Air model than hardcore gaming.

On his personal blog, Sood blames the cake-cutting stunt on, "a combination of some fantastic wine, constant ribbing from my friends, and a hand rolled cigar," but mysteriously adds, "Ahh well, I wouldn't be needing this notebook for long anyways... :) Stay tuned for more..."

New York native Dan Ackerman, a former radio DJ turned journalist, has written about technology and music for publications including Spin, Blender, The Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today. He hosts the weekly Digital City podcast and the New York edition of Editors' Office Hours. Dan's new album, Tales Out of Night School, is available now. E-mail Dan.
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by PascalForget June 2, 2008 3:51 PM PDT
Is it just me or every time I see this picture, I see some free publicity for the MacBook Air, not for HP?

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by PascalForget June 2, 2008 3:58 PM PDT
The message might be "something is coming from HP", but everytime I see the cake-cutting picture I see free publicity for the MacBook Air, not for HP...
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by manualfunky June 2, 2008 4:30 PM PDT
a hand rolled cigar huh?
i think we call them joints in NZ, spliffs in Australia and Blunts in the states....
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