Nokia launches the N79 and N85

Nokia promised us two new handsets today, and just as we heard last week, it’s the N85 and N79. Not a lot of surprises with the N85 since it popped in the FCC database a couple weeks ago and started appearing in the wild: 2.6-inch AMOLED screen, GPS, five megapixel cam, N-Gage compatibility, 8GB of [...]

Nokia’s N96 grabs a Q4 North America launch date

You’ve seen the review, now get ready as Nokia just announced a Q4, North American release for its high-end, N96. That means localized 850/1900 HSDPA radios to go along with its GSM quad-band set, 2.8-inch QVGA display, 16GB of storage, a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with Carl Zeiss optics, WiFi, and assisted GPS. Interestingly, there’s [...]

Demand for HP’s Mini-Note growing fast?

HP has always been confident that the 2133 Mini-Note would sell quickly, to the point where the company planned to build some two million units this year, and it sounds like that bet’s paying off — China’s Apply Daily is citing sources at HP Taiwan quoting worldwide sales growing 50 percent monthly. That’s pretty good [...]

Philippine All-Stars – 2008 World Hip Hop Champions

Besting 1000 competitors from over 33 countries, the Philippine All-Stars show in the video above why they were crowned the2008 World Hip Hop Champions.

Canon EOS 50D Preview

The blogosphere is buzzing this morning about the release of Canon’s EOS 50D, the successor to Canon’s ESO 40D prosumer model. Features include a 15-megapixel DIGIC 4 processor, ISO sensitivity up to 12,800, a 3-inch 920,000 dot LCD, Live View, a self-cleaning system, and more.

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport

1001 hp and topless. What more could you ask for in the world’s fastest production car? How about a smaller price tag? I know it’ll be awhile before I can save up $2.25 million for one of these bad boys.
Check out these sweet pics of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport.

Nozomi Sasaki Mini Photobook

Our favorite new Japanese idol, Nozomi Sasaki, has a new mini photobook out in newstands today — Nothing But, Nozomi. I’m digging the title and the photos!

50 Cent is the 2008 Hip-Hop Cash King

Move over Jay-Z. There’s a new Hip-Hop Cash King in town. According to Forbes, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson raked in $150 million over the past 12 months — almost twice what Jay-Z made.
The new king can thank his deal with VitaminWater which netted him $100 million after taxes. Coming in third is for [...]

Limited Edition Eee PC 901 and 1000H ready to candy-coat Korean hearts

After suffering a presumed Jolly Rancher infestation, ASUS is prepped to loose these artificially flavored Eee PCs onto Korea. Available for pre-order now, the limited edition “pink” (hey, that’s what they say) and Jell-O green Eee PC 901 and Eee PC 1000H ship on the 22nd of August for an undetermined price. Hmmm, blood-red snowflakes [...]

Funai aims to bring LCD HDTV / Blu-ray combo units to North America

When Westinghouse launched its 40-inch LCD HDTV / DVD combo unit earlier this year, we really began to think of just how nice it’d be to broaden Blu-ray’s appeal by shoving a drive into a new set for those looking for simplicity. Enter Funai — the company currently responsible for the lowest priced standalone BD [...]