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Hey, we’ve no qualms with Frontier crafting a 12.1-inch laptop that weighs less than some obese MIDs, but c’mon, a 800MHz Intel A110 processor? Yep, the same chip that resides in quite a few UMPCs has somehow found its way into this creature, along with 1GB of RAM, a WXGA (1,280 x 800) panel, 80GB hard drive, 802.11a/b/g WiFi, 4-in-1 multicard reader, integrated graphics and a built-in 1-watt speaker. Additionally, you’ll find an integrated microphone, a pair of USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet, a 56k modem, VGA out and a biometric scanner to keep your files under wraps. Granted, it does weigh just 2.73-pounds, but until this thing gets a handle on the processor situation, we’d divert that

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Check it high-enders. DigiTimes has been milking their Taiwanese motherboard sources for information about Intel’s laptop-class, Core 2 Extreme QX9300 processor. They’ve come away with a Q3 ship date and price of $1,038 when purchasing the quad-core proc in bulk. Digitimes‘ own sources had originally pegged the QX9300 for a May release. But such is the life of the muckraker.

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At $169, the solar-powered MediaStreet eMotion PMP sports a 3-inch display, 2GB of internal memory, video support, preinstalled emulators (NES / SEGA Genesis), audio playback capabilities, photo viewer, SD card slot, and an integrated speaker. Click here for first picture in gallery. Here’s the bottom line:

You’re absolutely getting what you pay for with this relatively cheap PMP, but since it’s got features you won’t find on mainstream players (for legal reasons and otherwise), it is a decent buy. Besides, if you have sunlight, you won’t have to worry about a charger

[via Gizmodo]

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This Spy Hunter-inspired Pontiac G8 GT commercial could quite possibly be the coolest video game/automobile mashup commercial we’ve seen. Continue reading to watch.

Finally, a commercial for a GM product that actually manages to evoke the few positives of the malaise era while at the same time making it clear it’s a totally different beast

[via Jalopnik]

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To make your own Bristlebot 2.0, you’ll need a battery, computer chip with the pins folded and slanted forward, and a cell phone vibrator. Video after the break. Click here for one more picture.

The inventors at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories created the excellent Bristlebot with just a battery, a toothbrush head, and a cell phone vibrator. Now, one of the website’s clever readers has combined those ideas and invented the chipbot

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The USBee is a portable USB drive that features an elastic neck, a smart cooling system, and lid-snap system for easy storage. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The USBee flash drive is attention-grabbing, not only because of its bee-themed appearance, but also because of bendable neck, and curvaceous shape

[via Gizmodo]

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Most business cards are boring, the “Grow Card” is not. Simply water the card, wait four days, and you’ve got a surprise that really grows on you. Click here for one more picture.

[via YankoDesign]

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This nifty Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard from ThinkGeek “laser-projects a keyboard on any flat surface — you can then type away accompanied by simulated key click sounds.” Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

With 63 keys and and full size QWERTY layout the Laser Virtual Keyboard can approach typing speeds of a standard keyboard… in a size a little bigger than a matchbook

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Created by Kyle Cherry, the “Canvas” concept enables “a user with tiny or no experience to make the switch from traditional to digital workflows by building the system around a more familiar interface.” Click here for first picture in gallery.

Called simply “Canvas”, the personal is designed to increase the quality and productivity of the designer or artist

[via YankoDesign]

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It hasn’t even been a year since Gateway dropped the M-series laptop on us, but with all the other children getting fancy new Penryn shoes, it’s time for an upgrade — state ‘allo to the M-151X and M-151XL. Only the XL gets the fancy new 2.4GHz T8300 Core 2 Duo, actually — poor X here’s still wearing last year’s 65nm 1.66GHz T5450 fashions. Both feature a 15-inch glossy screen, though, as well as 256MB ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT graphics with HDMI out, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, fingerprint reader, 5-in-1 memory card reader, slot-loading dual-layer burner, 250GB drive, and Vista Home Premium. Not a bad little package, especially for the price: the X will set you back a cool grand, while the XL runs $1,299.

[Via Laptoping]

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