October, 2009

Microsoft [MSFT] and the European Union have come to an agreement over the bundling of Internet Explorer with Windows 7. Microsoft will offer a choice of browsers to Windows 7 users in Europe which will include Internet Explorer, as well as other popular web browsers like Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and Opera.

Getac, makers of rugged PCs have announced the launch of the Getac V100 Tablet PC, with a multitouch display that can be used with or without gloves. The Getac V100 features a resistive multitouch display, which means users can use the touchscreen with gloves, unlike devices like the iPhone which use a capacitive touchscreen.

Check out these cool lamps from designer Benjamin Hubert, the Labware Lamps. The Labware lamps are inspired by laboratory beakers, and each one is hand blown in glass, and plugged with Portuguese cork, inside the lamp are LED lights.

Zotac has launched the ZOTAC MAG Nettop PC, which it is calling ‘the world’s first everywhere PC’. The Zotac Mag comes with a choice of either an Intel Atom 300 or Atom 230 processors, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, and NVIDIA’s ION graphics processor.

Sanyo has launched a pair of iPod docks, the Sanyo DMP-P1 Cube Alarm clock radio and the Sanyo DMP-692 Dual Music Dock System. The Sanyo DMP-692 Dual Music Dock System, features an AM/FM digital stereo tuner with dual programmable alarms, and it can charge two iPods or an iPhone and an iPod at the same [...]

Folding bikes have been around for a while now, here is an interesting concept from designer Victor M Aleman, for a folding bike where everything including the wheels can been collapsed, the Folding Urban Bike Concept.

LBook who currently make ebook readers, may be branching out with the launch of the LBook T9 tablet PC. The LBook T9 will come with Windows 7, and will feature an 8.9 inch multitouch LCD display, an Intel Atom z530 1.6GHz processor, 2GB of RAM and a 120GB hard drive.

The other day we showed you the cool Kempler & Strauss W Watchphone, now Kempler & Strauss has launched a new Windows Mobile phone, the Billionair 6. The Kempler & Strauss Billionair 6 features a 2.8 inch TFT touchscreen display with a resolution of 240 x 320, it also has a 3 megapixel camera for [...]

Just a week after the launch of the new Sony PSP GO, a number of online retailers in the UK have already dropped the price. UK retailers Amazon, Play, HMV and Game have dropped the price of the PSP GO from £225 to £199, this is obviously an attempt by Sony to lure people away [...]

Here is a fun geeky toy for all the Alien fans out there, that might make a fun addition to this years Halloween costume, the Alien Facehugger Plush.

Gateway has launched a pair of new all in one desktop PCs, the Gateway One ZX6800, and the ZX4800. Both of these new all in one PCs will come with Windows 7, and feature a multi-touch LCD display, the ZX6810-01 will comes with a 23 inch multi-touch display with a resolution of 1,920 x 1080, [...]

Amazon has announced that it will now be selling a new version of its Kindle e-book reader, that can wirelessly download books in the US and more than 100 other countries around the world. The new kindle is almost identical to the existing model, it features a 6 inch display, and has 2GB of memory [...]