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Lenovo ThinkPad X301

Well, as we all know that the X300 was a fair success due to its unique style and razor-slim design, though the price tag was not so friendly. So, if you are hungry for more, get ready for the X300 Upgrade. Its the new X301, containing all the best features of X300 and adding Intel’s Centrino 2 platform which is said to offer 20 percent faster performance, DisplayPort, and a speedy 64GB solid state drive.
As you can expect, quality matches price. It is priced just under $3000. So, if you want to buy a business-laptop, don’t compromise, and trust me, you won’t be disappointed.

Ex-Intel Employee accused of taking secret documents to AMD.

An employee named Biswahoman Pani, who moved from Intel over to the rival chip maker AMD, have been accused of dealing with top secret files, by the FBI. According to the FBI Agent, Timothy Russell, he was trying to impress his bosses in AMD by coping Classified Intel documents before shifting for his new job. According to the case filings, 13 files containing over 100 pages of top secret documentation and 19 drawings were found during a search of Pani’s house in July.
So far, Pani has totally denied this act. But, he has already lost his brand new job at AMD and his passport has been confiscated.

Perfect Desktop and Crysis Warhead, Both To Release on September 16th.

After the overwhelming success of Crysis, the producers are about to release another of its kind–Crysis Warhead, on September 16th. Oops, let me recall the system configuration for Crysis, its huge. And a desktop with the above kind of configuration will cost around $1000. Yes, I know, its not at all affordable. Spending $1000 just to play Crysis. Hey, wait a second. UltraPC, EA, Crytek and nVidia have come together to design a desktop which not only meets the system configuration of the Crysis but comes in a pretty affordable price too, $699.

The system has been named as The Crysis Warhead PC. The system configurations include Intel Core Duo e7300 (2.66GHz), 2GB RAM and an nVidia 9800GT. Yes, I know its really awesome. And, the PC is also being launched on the September 16. Hope it does on the market.

The New Pearl-Flip from Blackberry

The long rumor, just became official. The Pearl-Flip, the first-ever Blackberry flip phone. The features include Wi-Fi, 2 MP camera, full-on document editor, voice commands and micro SD memory expansion up to 16GB. This isn’t the slimmest phone from Blackberry with dimensions of 3.9 by 1.9 by 0.7 inches. The Flip also has a 240 by 320 pixels internal display. The keypad, the same pseudo-QWERTY thumbboard as on the Pearl.

This is a quad-band GSM phone, but it lacks 3G, just EDGE. So, if you are planning for non-mobile enhanced web pages or video streaming, start making other plans like checking emails and light web browsing. Overall, it looks good, hope it does well on the market.

Official Price Drop of 120GB Xbox 360 Hard Drive..Now just for $149.

Earlier this month, Microsoft cut the prices on its Xbox 360 hardware and consumers wondered if the company drops the price of the hard drive. Shortly, after the price reduction of Xbox 360, the company dropped the price of the 120GB hard drive from $179 to $149.
Arcade SKU is now just $199 and the Elite SKU is $399. But, it would be the best match for the consumers to go for the Arcade SKU for $199 and a 120GB of hard drive separately. So, get one today and start gaming.

Patent issued mysterious media player by Creative

This is about a mysterious device from Creative for which a patent was issued at the start of 2008. There is not much news about this device from the company itself, could be a next generation media player with an internet tablet. It could be a kind close to iPod, just a speculation.

Sony’s ZS-S4iP Boombox With An Engulfing Sound.

ZS-S4iP, a new boombox by Sony is a whole different product which is going to engulf your iPhones or iPods. Yes, ZS-S4iP has a tray that opens to allow the user to insert their iPod/iPhone into it, for some cool functions like charging and playback through the 2X 2.0 W speakers. It has got other features like FM/AM (with 30 presets), playback of regular CD’s and data CD-RW’s with MP3’s. It comes in two exciting colors-black and white. Other features include remote, Digital Mega Bass and ID3Tag Support. It has a simple yet cool appearance. So, people, you really want to have a go for it. It has already been launched in some Australian sites for preorder priced at $179AU, which is around $140USD. It is going to hit the US market in around October, so get prepared to see your iPhones/iPods get eaten up.

PC Food Toaster

Nope, that’s not a picture of a conventional toaster. That- is actually a computer’s CPU. If you want warm food while doing your geeky stuff on your computer, you can take advantage of Crazy PC 5.25 inch Bay Toaster. You can insert this gadget on a 5.25 drive bay and you can control food temperature via a Windows based software that comes with this gadget. You also need a USB port, 4 pin Molex power connector and PCI slot. Overheating is not an issue. It has a vent to exhaust hot air. You can get this cool, I mean, not-so-cool toaster, for only $29.99

Calculator SpyCam for your Office

So you think this is just an ordinary calculator? Think again! This quiet gadget here is actually a spy gadget. This clever gizmo, called the Calculator Spycam, can actually read images as far as 15 meters away. It also has a mini microphone that can record audio with a range of 4 meters. It is also jampacked with added features like 1/3 inch CMOS color sensor and a 2.4 in. LCD display for viewing. It can store up to 2GB of data using an SD card. This would be great to track down office supplies stealers! So the next time you see a calculator that looks harmless, be warned!

Get the Anime Look with Extra-Wide Contact Lens

Funny how everyone wants to look Japanese. With these extra-wide contacts you can immediately look like an anime character out of the boob tube. You can instantly have huge eyes without going through plastic surgery. Your wide irises would instantly brighten up your face. We just hope that you would not look like a funny cartoon character with this cosmetic accessory. Its selling price is anywhere from $30- $50. You can actually have a set of extra-wide contacts catered to your specific eye prescription. Well, see, aside from the fact that it is fun to use, these contacts are also functional!