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by Donald Melanson, posted Jun 16th 2008 at 5:43PM Fujitsu doesn’t seem to have gotten official with it just yet but, if the Virginia Tech University bookstore is any indication, it looks like the company is all but set to launch its new T5010 tablet pc. Assuming their specs are on the mark, you can apparently look forward to this one packing a 13.3-inch LED backlit WUXGA display, 2GB of RAM, an unspecified 45nm Core 2 Duo processor, a 120GB hard drive, the usual integrated Intel graphics, and a built-in DVD burner — plus the standard built-in webcam and fingerprint reader. All that’ll set you back $1,999 (including an HP all-in-one printer). While there’s no word on an exact release date, the bookstore will apparently have models on display in July, with units available for pick-up in time for the August move-in.

[Via GottaBeMobile]

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by Nilay Patel, posted Jun 16th 2008 at 3:29PM
NVIDIA just launched its new GeForce GTX 280 graphics cards earlier today, but you know the crazy kids over at Alienware don’t like to wait for the latest and greatest — Dell’s gaming division has already announced Area-51 configurations that include the new cards. The Area-51 7500 will support one GTX 280-based card, while the top-of-the-line Area-51 ALX will offer a three-way SLI option that’s sure to render an image of your empty wallet in no time — it’s a $1,700 option. No word on when these are scheduled to ship, but seeing as the cards are out tomorrow, we’d guess it’ll be soon.

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by Joshua Topolsky, posted Jun 16th 2008 at 2:02PM
Kensington has just unloaded a slew of new “back to school” items on the world — luckily for you, only about three of them are interesting. The first item worth your precious time is the ShareCentral ($39.99 - $79.99), a series of USB / peripheral hubs that allow you to share printers, scanners, or other USB devices amongst several computers without the typical mountain of cables. The other items of interest are the new $59.99 SlimBlade Bluetooth mouse, which is — you guessed it — a Bluetooth mouse / presentation remote, and the $39.99 Ci95m Wireless Mouse, a 2.4GHz input device with a “nano receiver” and rubberized exterior. Both mice are available now, the ShareCentral will be available at the end of the month.

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Other than slapping a generous amount of sunblock on yourself this summer, why not tote around this Portable UV Monitor? At least you get more accurate readings while spending time under the sun, knowing just when to get into the shade should things get too hot to handle. Measuring 8cm in length, this won’t be too much of a hassle to carry around with you, right? It offers a detailed analysis of what’s going on, letting you know how much exposure you are privy to depending on your skin type. This nifty device is also equipped with a user-defined countdown timer that alerts you with a beep, letting you know it is time to turn over lest you turn out like a baked lobster. The Portable UV Monitor will retail for £24.99 a pop.

For those making an effort to attend this year’s Glastonbury, you won’t have to panic when you realize that you have left your cell phone charger back home. Orange will ensure you can get your devices juiced up by erecting a seven-meter high recharge Pod tent. This is a green initiative since it uses 500-watt solar panels as well as a 500-watt wind turbine to generate electricity for public use. Orange has the intention of keeping up to 100 devices powered up each hour. Why can’t such brilliant ideas be implemented elsewhere around the world?

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Now is the Inno B0 mp3 player weird or what in terms of design - it is meant to be worn around the neck like a necklace, styled with the Taegeuk pattern found in Korea. Guess this is for the girls, and they can choose from hot pink, cacao black, white, orange and brown colors. The Inno B0 is tipped for a June 17th release, with the 1GB model going for approximately $55.

by Joshua Topolsky, posted Jun 16th 2008 at 1:37PM
The lucky chaps over at Boy Genius Report have managed to get their hands all over Sony Ericsson’s latest and greatest — the hotly anticipated Xperia X1. Early word is that the 800 x 480 screen, optical joystick, and speedy HSDPA data are all very welcome, but the keyboard (which looks like it would be a joy to type on) leaves a lot to be desired. Of course, the OS should come as no surprise, and they don’t seem to have any shots of Sony’s “panel interface,” so for now you’ll have to make do with some nice looks at the exteriors of the device. Hit the read link and check it out yourself.

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by Nilay Patel, posted Jun 16th 2008 at 3:41PM
We can’t say we know exactly what Microsoft has in mind with this patent application for a mobile device with a slide-out keyboard, flip-up screen, and a numeric keypad, but apparently it’s based around the idea that users won’t have to understand the inner functions of a computer if provided with enough hardware controls. According to the application, “in device mode, the computing system truly assumes the look and feel of a less intimidating multi-media device, rather than that of a sometimes more intimidating computer.” Similarly, the keypad lets you simply start dialing to use the phone — all very well and good, but we’ve got a feeling most people would rather figure out how to use a smaller handheld than cart this monster around.

[Via Unwired View, thanks Staska]

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NVIDIA is releasing two new high-end graphics cards called GeForce GTX 280 and GTX 260 (official photo gallery), both are part of the GTX 200 Series. The timing is perfect: it will allow the NVIDIA to sweep contracts for the second half of the year. In the GPU world, performance is the name of the game, and this is not a small update. Engineers have improved many aspects of the GPU, increasing efficiency and performance wherever they could, in addition of adding raw processing power by integrating more 240 stream processors* (versus 128 previously) along with additional internal memory and to optimize performance. Let’s cut to the chase: here is the minimum that you should know about the GTX 200 Series: