Asus Eee PC 900 on Sale on NewEgg [Update]

Topic: Hot Gadgets

Update:
NewEgg delisted the Asus Eee 900 PC product pages again. Either Asus pulled them back or they published the pages by mistake. In any case the Asus Eee 900 is supposed to be in stores on the 12th.

NewEgg started taking orders on the new Asus Eee 900 PCs and the new Eee PCs are ready to ship.

ASUS Eee PC 900 12G XP and the ASUS Eee PC 900 20G each sell for $549.99.
If you prefer Windows XP you get 8GB less of flash memory. Besides that difference both Asus Eee PC 900 are the same. Read more

Posted on Thu, 8 May 2008 10:09:02 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Disney WALL-E Robot Toys Coming Soon

Topic: Hot Gadgets

Disney announced a new robotic toy today that is programmable and built in conjunction with Pixar, Thinkway Toys and WowWee. The robotic toys are inspired by WALL-E from the film of the same name hitting the big screen this summer. Disney also says that a flying Tinker Bell toy is coming as well.

The first toy will be an iDance WALL-E dancing boombox available in June and the Tinker Bell flying toy will be available in the fall. Another WALL-E toy due in the fall is called the Ultimate WALL-E. This toy features 10 motors providing for advanced movement and animation. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:21:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

HYmini portable Power Generator on Sale

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Generate your own power on the go with the HYmini portable power generator. ThinkGeek has the HYmini portable Power Generator on sale starting at 49.99.

The portable Wind Turbine contains 1200mAh lithium-ion battery that can be charged by wind or by solar with the optional solar panel. Read more

Posted on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:40:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Amazon Kindle eBook Reader available again

Topic: Hot Gadgets

Remember the Amazon Kindle? The eBook reader was briefly available during the Holidays. Five months later Amazon apparently managed to get it in stock in reasonable numbers.

A month ago Jeff Bezos apologized for the ridiculous supply situation of the Kindle.
In November of 2007 Jeff Bezos said that the Kindle e-Book is the most important Thing Amazon has ever done (they just did not make enough...). Read more

Posted on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:25:01 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Unique PS3 Laptop up for Charity Auction

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The Ben Heck PS3 Laptop gaming console modding master piece is available in a Charity Auction organized by Engadget.

Ben Heck unveiled the cool PS3 Laptop a week ago. The Playstation 3 Portable has a 60GB Sony PS3 hardware inside and features a 17 inch HD Ready display. Measurements are 17x13.75x3 inches and the weight is 16 pounds.

Engadget will donate 100% of the proceeds of this auction will go to National Cancer Coalition. Read more

Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:23:41 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

BaselWorld 2008 Highlights

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Our watch news site Wrist Dreams takes a look back at the BaselWorld 2008 and features the watches that made the biggest impression.

This year Wrist Dreams saw a stronger trend towards very technical and futuristic styled watches. The color black is part of the new trend as it underlines the technical and sometimes minimalist look. Read more

Posted on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

11 - The most beautiful Foosball Table

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GRO design and TIM model makers from the Netherlands created what is to me the most beautiful foosball table. The designer tabletop soccer is dubbed Eleventh Game and will be exhibited at the Milan Design Week this month.

"11" breaks with this tradition by creating atmosphere through form, color, material and subtle use of light, bringing a heightened sense of drama and excitement to the game.
The table’s flowing lines express the dynamic aspect of football, while reducing unnecessary detail to allow the raw energy of the game to come to the fore. Read more

Posted on Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:50:09 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony HDR-TG1 available for Pre-Order

Topic: Hot Gadgets

Sony introduced the world's smallest full HD camcorder HDR-TG1 last week. Amazon.com started now to take pre-orders for the hottest camcorder in a while for $899.99.

Amazon states a shipping date of May 30th for the Sony HDR-TG1. Read more

Posted on Sat, 5 Apr 2008 09:29:30 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

16GB iPhone Top Seller in Apple Store

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We get weekly reports on what the top 10 selling products in the online Apple Store are. In the last week of March the 16GB iPhone took the lead by sales amount and items sold.

The 2nd spot is held by the 8GB iPhone.
The Apple iPhones can now be had with the new unlimited AT&T plan that gives you unlimited minutes in addition to unlimited data for $119.99/month. Read more

Posted on Fri, 4 Apr 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

The new Dream Watches from BaselWorld 2008

Topic: Hot Gadgets

The largest watch trade show on the planet opened its doors officially today in Basel, Switzerland. Our watch news site Wrist Dreams has already covered lots of new timepieces that have been announced at BaselWorld 2008.

Tag Heuer dazzles again with a new concept watch design pushing the limits of mechanical watch technology. At the BaselWorld 2008 Tag Heuer unveiled the Tag Heuer CARRERA Calibre 36 RS Caliper Concept Chrono. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Apr 2008 08:59:39 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ZapCam - YouTube Tazer

Topic: Hot Gadgets

The ZapCam - YouTube Tazer is a cool new gadget that combines two gadgets into one: a Tazer and a video camera.

With the ZapCam you can tazer your friends and capture his funny moves on video and upload it directly to Youtube via Bluetooth. Read more

Posted on Tue, 1 Apr 2008 07:17:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr