Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops

There’s a ton of upcoming laptops and devices based around Intel’s Atom processor, and it looks like all the early interest is causing that best of all possible problems for the chipmaker: it’s gotten too many orders. Intel told the WSJ that it’s planning on producing “millions” of Atom chips that year, but that it’s “seeing better-than-expected demand” as production begins and that it’s “we are working quickly to address it.” Still, it looks like manufacturers are expecting a shortage to last for a while — ASUS predicted that supply would be constrained until the third quarter during its quarterly conference signal, for example — and various Chinese trade publications have reported the same. That’s definitely not encouraging news, and with AMD’s Puma and VIA’s Isaiah nipping at Atom’s heels, Intel might want to kick things into a higher gear.

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Original post by Nilay Patel

Filed under: Cellphones

Check it — Gigabyte has just revealed details about a swank new user interface for its GSmart mobiles, and it has been coined Smart Touch. Sadly, multi-touch gestures aren’t supported, but it does handle dragging / dropping and gives users oodles of customization options. Comically adequate, the note on the new UI actually admits that it “works like [the interface on the] iPhone,” but it claims to be superior due to its tight-knit integration and more “useful and interesting features.” certain, alrighty. We’ll let you be the judge on that one — jump on past the break for an excruciatingly faraway demonstration vid.

[Via the::unwired]

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Cellphones

Ready to have your brain blown out through the top of your head? Look above — you’re staring at the heretofore unseen BlackBerry clamshell, the Kickstart. The Boy Genius snagged a handful of photos of the device (which apparently he’s known about for “a while”), and has decided to share his good fortune with the rest of the world. The phone sports a Pearl-esque keyboard, typical trackball navigation, and apparently utilizes both an internal and external LCD screen. No word on specs, carriers, or a release moment, but BGR is saying that puppy is due before the end of the year. You’ll know more when we know more!

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Original post by Joshua Topolsky

The NeoCube is basically “composed of 216 individual high-energy sphere magnets, which can be formed into BILLIONS of shapes and patterns.” Video after the break.

Rubik’s Cubes are nice whether you actually want to think, but how about for those times when you’re just sitting there and you want something to fiddle with? The Neocube has 216 spherical neodymium magnets that connect and produce a cube, a sphere, or any other obscene shape that springs to mind.

[via Gizmodo - NeoCube]

Original post by TecheBlog Staff

Filed under: Portable Audio, Wireless

whether you’ve done anything other than mash F5 (or similar) at Hercules’ website the past few seasons, you’ve likely forgotten all about that sub-$100 Mobile DJ MP3 that surfaced over a year ago. For whatever reason, the thing is just now shipping, but we suppose obnoxiously late is better than never, right? Dubbed the world’s “first wireless digital mixing mini-controller,” it’s available as we speak in black or white hues for $99.99. Release is posted in full after the jump.

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Original post by Darren Murph

Fifth Gear’s Jonny Smith takes the all-new 2008 Mazda2 out for a road analysis in that segment. Find out how it fares when Britain’s strongest man becomes a passenger. Continue reading to watch. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Power is provided by either a MZR 1.3-liter four-cylinder producing 75 hp, the “High-Power” version that shovels out 86 hp or the 1.5-liter four which makes 103 hp. All models are sold with a five-speed manual transmission, including the 1.4-liter MZ-CD diesel.

[via Autoblog]

Original post by TecheBlog Staff

At $400,000, the Spada Codatronca is powered by a “supercharged LS7 V8, producing 600 hp”. whether you opt for the track-ready 700hp engine, you’ll rocket from 0-60mph in just 2.7-seconds. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The Spada Codatronca is slated for production, with 20 examples due to be built in the near future and priced somewhere north of 200,000-pounds

[via Autoblog - YankoDesign]

Original post by TecheBlog Staff