Posted Jan 24th 2008 7:56AM by Thomas RickerFiled under: LaptopsWhoa Dell, what’s this? An exclusive, XPS M1330 in Germany sporting an Ubuntu 7.10 pre-load with full DVD and webcam support? Where’s the Stateside love, yo?[Thanks, Roland K.]Tags: audio, PDA, buyers guides, AAC (Read the full post about ‘Dell’s XPS M1330 with Ubuntu pre-load in Germany, only’…)

Posted Jan 24th 2008 2:34AM by Ryan BlockFiled under: Cellphones Mobile World Congress isn’t for a bit yet, but Sony Ericsson is getting the party started early with four new lower-end devices aimed at developing nations. (Read the full post about ‘Sony Ericsson fires off four low-enders: T270, T280, R300, and R306′…)

Looks like Sharper Image has opened yet another avenue of revenue by selling an unlocked PocketPC phone that is probably manufactured by one of them regular OEMs. For $500, you get the following features below. Half a grand sounds rather steep - do you think it is better to rough it out with a two year contract instead? (Read the full post about ‘Sharper Image Carries Unlocked PocketPC Phone’…)

These two high-end consumer cameras from Fujifilm both have fairly high zooms (12x on the S100fd and 18x on the S8100fd), but they’ve got a few other interesting functions as well. The S1000fd succeeds the Fuji S700 by having 10-megapixels, that 12x zoom, facial detection, automatic red-eye removal, panorama shooting mode, a 2.7-inch LCD, max 1600 ISO (or 3200 ISO at a decreased 3-megapixel resolution), picture stabilization, manual mode, 30fps VGA movies, high speed shooting (7.5fps at 2-megapixels for 15 shots, 3.3fps at 5-megapixels for 6 shots, 1.4fps at 10-megapixels for 3 shots) and an xD/SD/SD-HD slot. This will retail in April for $249. (Read the full post about ‘Fujifilm’s S1000fd and S8100fd Ultra-Zoom Pro-sumer Cameras Have 12x and 18x Zoom [Digital Cameras]’…)

This is one of those gadgets that you think to yourself… “damn, I wish I would’ve thought of that!” The MagnoGrip is simply a magnetic wristband guaranteed to securely hold nails, screws, drill bits, fasteners and tools. It allows professionals and do-it yourselfers to finish jobs in less time and with less frustration. The magnogrip is built to handle the most rugged of jobs. Its fabric construct consists of durable heavy duty canvas, industrial grade velcro and high-powered magnets that are strong enough to hold a hammer. Brilliant… yet so simple. Gimmie! (Read the full post about ‘MagnoGrip’…)

Fujifilm has delivered an upgrade to its stylish Z-series lineup with the Z20fd. This 10-megapixel “ultra-glam” cam is available in four colors: Jet Black, Wasabi Green, Hot Pink and Ice Blue. galleryPost(’z20fd’, 3, ”); Its face recognition tech catches 10 faces in a scene, and sets exposure. “Beam it” referrers to Fujifilm’s IrSimple technology that allows users to share the image wirelessly to friends with an IrSimple compatible device. “Blog it” is all about the Dual Blog Mode feature that automatically resizes any still image or movie on the camera, making it easier to post pictures and videos to blogs, video-sharing websites, and via email. (Read the full post about ‘Fujifilm’s Z20fd Slim Cam In Fresh Colors, With Dual Blog Mode [Digital Cameras]’…)

Posted Jan 23rd 2008 7:03PM by Nilay PatelFiled under: Desktops We wouldn’t normally get excited about two more random HP enterprise desktops, but you know how we love all things SSD, and if the HP Compaq dc7800 Ultra-Slim Desktop with SSD lights a fire in corporate IT departments, sales volumes may actually drive the price of SSD units down. So, uh, wow, check out this hot new HP Compaq dc7800 Ultra-Slim Desktop! Man, can you imagine how worker productivity would increase due to its speedy 2.3GHz Core 2 Duo processor? And how many more charts and folders you could fit on a desk thanks to its 46 percent smaller footprint? And let’s not even talk about the energy savings due to its compliance with the latest (Read the full post about ‘HP bumps SSD to business class with new enterprise desktops’…)

HP has announced an update to their ultra-slim line of desktops, now offering the option to include SSD storage. The Compaq DC7800 is currently available and pricing begins at just $729, however the optional 16GB SSD will run you an extra $328, which is almost half the price of the computer itself. The DC7800 comes standard with a 80GB 7200 rpm hard drive with an additional option to add a 160GB 7200 rpm hard drive for an additional $16. While SSD storage seems like a nice option, at this point I would be more willing to spend the extra money if I were purchasing a laptop. Is SSD storage on a desktop really worth the premium price that it currently demands? (Read the full post about ‘HP updates Compaq DC7800 with optional 16GB SSD’…)

AT&T has just upped their free Wayport Wi-Fi offer, previously it had been available only to premium customers but now will be available to anyone with a 1.5Mbps plan or higher. To take advantage of the access users will have to sign up through AT&T’s website. AT&T’s partnership with Wayport will give users access to free Wi-Fi at about 9,000 McDonalds locations and also 1,000 other locations which include Hertz, some hotels, airports and healthcare facilities. Nothing better than combining a nice laptop with greasy fingers, at least now, assuming you are an AT&T customer you will not have to pay extra for the pleasure of turning your laptop into a grease machine. (Read the full post about ‘AT&T offers free Wayport Wi-Fi to most DSL customers’…)

Gizmondo, the portable game console designed to appeal to investors rather than gamers, is back. Or it will be in the bizarre fantasy world of whoever is behind this website, based on a $66 flash template, claiming the $400 slab is coming for another attack run. This act of brand necrophilia coincides with the release from jail of Stefan Ericksson, who was behind the whole thing in the first place. The makers burned through millions pitching the GPS-equipped, kid-tracking Gizmondo, now held to be a kind of VC shakedown scam rather than a viable product. Once more around the block, Stefan? Don’t take the Ferrari. Gizmodo, the blog whose name was stolen to market this worthless piece of junk in the first place, (Read the full post about ‘Gizmondo Not Rising From Its Grave’…)