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Well, it looks like the flood of products piggybacking on the launch of Sprint’s XOHM WiMAX network isn’t showing any signs of letting up just yet, with Toshiba only the latest to hop on board with its new WiMAX-ready Satellite U405-ST550W laptop. That welcome connectivity addition comes in the form of what Toshiba describes as the “first ever” combined WiFi /WiMAX module, formerly codenamed “Echo Peak,” which is about the only stand-out feature among the laptop’s high-end but otherwise unremarkable specs, including 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, and a 13.3-inch screen with Toshiba’s trademark TruBrite technology. No word on a price just yet, but it’ll apparently be available “soon.”

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Since we heard those “Brick” rumors the other day, the mill has been all but silent… until now. It’s hard to tell exactly what we’re looking at here, but damned if this doesn’t look like some fancy new MacBook Pro carved out of a single piece of metal (except for those sides, so, there goes that theory). We’ll let you make your own decisions after giving this the once over, but if this is what Apple has in store for us, our curiosity is definitely piqued.

Update: MacRumors reports that the pic originates from this Chinese site.

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It’s a big day in Baltimore with the proper launch of Sprint’s XOHM WiMAX network, and Lenovo’s making sure it snags a bit of that limelight to announce this. Starting this day, prospective customers can snatch up a ThinkPad SL300, SL500, X301 and T400 with integrated WiMAX capability, meaning that you can hop on the ultra-fast mobile internet highway in Baltimore and elsewhere if you’re really lucky. Later this year, the laptop maker will be adding the option on its business-focused ThinkPad W500, W700, SL400 and X200 models as well as the consumer-minded IdeaPad Y530. There’s no word on how much this capability adds to the cost of a machine, but WiMAX-enabled lappies can be had starting at $720 right now.

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Hey guys / gals, check this out. Best Purchase is practically admitting that it is just now starting to “gather insights from customers and work with manufacturers to design products that address [consumers’] needs.” In a rather odd release, the massive box retailer is announcing two new laptops that’ll be exclusive to its store: the 14.1-inch Toshiba Satellite E105-S1402 (we which already knew of) and the 13.3-inch HP Pavilion dv3510nr. As for the former, anticipate a 1.2-inch thin frame, WXGA (1,280 x 800) panel, backlit keyboard, DVD burner, 5.5-hours of battery life and an $1,199 price tag. The HP (shown after the break) will include a LED-backlit WXGA display, up to 4-hours of battery life, inbuilt webcam and precisely the same retail price. Eventually, Best Buy is hoping to expand the Blue Label series to other product lines, though there’s no word on where to find these elusive input cards that it’s supposedly using to pick and choose wares.

Continue reading Exclusive HP / Toshiba laptops first in Best Buy’s Blue Label lineup

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Similar in size to a standard skateboard, the Boom Borda 2 is far from normal. Continue reading to see more. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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Dubbed the Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower, “‘inspired by the geometrical order of a snowflake and the aerodynamics of a Formula 1′, won’t only appear in Dubai but in six other cities around the world.” Click here for first picture in gallery.

A series of reflective fins generates a vertical dynamic and gives the building a constantly changing appearance. The fins track the sun, control the solar shading and dissolve the rationality of the plan into a continuously evolving building volume.

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The Stylophone pocket synth from ThinkGeek “features a metal keyboard played by touching it with a stylus.” Video after the break. Click here for one more picture.

There is a switch to add vibrato and you can select from one of three different retro organ type sounds. The tuning knob on the bottom grants for some pitch-bend effects if you must.

[via ThinkGeek]

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Unlike the console versions, you’ll need Windows XP SP2,Intel Pentium D or superior processor, 2GB of memory, 18GB free hard disk space, a 512MB Direct3D 10 compatible video card or Direct3D 9 card compatible with Shader, and a DVD-ROM dual-layer drive to run Grand Theft Auto 4 Personal computer. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The Games for Windows web site posted recommended system requirements for Grand Theft Auto IV last Friday (thanks Voodoo Extreme), but the specifications were recently removed.

[via IGN]

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Researchers in Germany have teamed with Sony to develop a flexible, laser display that produces “3D multi-color images from laser beams — chemical reaction called photoexcitation to render images.” Video after the break.

The screens are made up of organic molecules that emit light in all directions to produce an image, which gives an nearly infinite viewing angle.

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Called the Cinematograph HD, this personal comes “complete with two 22-inch LCDs, lots (and lots) of diamond plate and ‘zero compromises.’” Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

..this massively potent video editing system also packs a Blu-ray drive, inbuilt speakers and a storage compartment for mice, keyboards and copious amounts of BAWLS.

[via Engadget - Moddeers-inc]

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