Microsoft Kinect vs. Play Station Move: Scoring big in Holiday shopping season

Microsoft and Sony are now locked in a console sales war. On November 29, 2010, Microsoft announced that it sold 2.5 million units of its new Kinect Motion sensing gaming controls. The next day, Sony announced that it sold 4.1 million units of its Play Station move games bundle.

The interesting difference between these two sales figures is Sony disclosed the sales it made to retailers while Microsoft disclosed units it directly sold to consumers.

Kinect was launched on November 4, 2010 and within the first ten days, it sold one million units. Don Mattrick, President, Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft expects to sell more than 5 million Kinect sensors around the world by the end of 2010 crossing the sales figure of Apple’s popular iPad tablet PC.

What makes Kinect stands out from the rest of the crowd is that it does not use any controls like those of Sony and Nintendo. It is a single piece of hardware which connects to the user’s Xbox 360 game console. The standalone Kinect costs $149.99 while with Xbox 360 4G bundle costs $299.99 and Xbox 360 250GB bundle costs $399.99.

Sony on the other hand, launched its PlayStation Move back in September and reached one million sales figure in thirty days. The PlayStation Move Bundle is priced at $99.99 containing a PlayStation Eye, one PlayStation Move motion controller, a copy of Sports Champions on Blu-ray disc, and a PlayStation Move game demo disc. The move bundle with 320GB PlayStation 3 would cost $399.99.

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For any gadget manufacturer: It is time to Join the Tablet PC Bandwagon

When Asus came with Eee PC towards the end of 2007, it changed the game of wireless devices. Consumers for the first time got the idea that wireless gadgets would not need to be so expensive just because they are portable.

While Acer, HP, Dell- everyone joined the netbook race, Apple stayed calm and at the beginning of 2010, introduced another game changer in the wireless industry- iPad. iPad is a tablet PC and it is indeed the best and most popular tablet PC. Hardly anyone could think that this device would sell in millions. After all, a tablet device does not have keyboard.

In between of Eee PC and iPad, Amazon tried to score some points with its e-book reader called Kindle. While iPad or tablet PC could not totally destroy the markets of netbooks or e-book reader, it could surely emerge as the market leader and 2011 will definitely be the year of tablet devices.

Realizing the potential of this market, most companies are going to bring out some cool gadgets in 2011. For example, Acer has already showed us some tablets both in Windows and Android Platforms. Asus is going to bring Eee Pad in the next few week and Asus is also going to bring tablets based on both Android and Windows platforms. Samsung is doing well with Galaxy Tab. Dell and HP both are active here too. Blackberry has launched PlayBook.

With these companies entering in this market, still it is not a crowded market and there is a lot of room for growth and diversity. For example, Microsoft can try some more to increase the market share of Windows based tablets. Google has been doing this job very actively and promoting Android aggressively.

I feel that the main room for growth is in Asia- particularly in Japan. Sony, Sharp, Panasonic, Toshiba- all these companies are yet to take the tablet market seriously. So, in Japanese market it is now becoming the race between products of two foreign companies- Apple and Samsung. In Korea, Samsung is doing well but LG is largely silent about this device.

What is clear is that in the next 4-5 years, tablets will continue to become more popular. So, it is the right time to enter to this market. After 4-5 years, the game will again change to something else. If you are not now in this market then you are going to be late indeed. 

Android to become Market leader in Smartphone OS Industry in 2011

This is another good and exciting news for Google as Android is expected to overtake Symbian as the leading operating system of its smartphone in 2011. According to a report of Digitimes, in 2011, Android will have the highest market share in the whole world by capturing 29.7% market share. In 2011, Symbian is expected to have 28% share whereas iOS will get 16.7%.

This is a bad news for Nokia because Nokia is clearly losing the battle in operating system. Nokia phones are still popular globally because of countries like India and China. In fact, in India, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Indonesia, Nokia is very popular and you know these five or six countries have nearly 40% of the global population.

The main reason that Android is becoming so popular is the fact that it has got technological support from Google and it has accepted by many mobile phone companies. The only bad news is for Bill Gates whose Windows Phone 7 is yet to take any notable market share. Digitimes has predicted that in 2011, Windows Phone 7 will have nearly 5.1% of global market share. This is not bad but if you think of the difference between Google and Windows then it is something that will not make Bill Gates and his colleagues very happy. 

Asus officials worried about Tablet’s Impact on Netbook Market

Asus is expected to launch a tablet PC called Eee Pad in the next few weeks but the company officials are now concerned about the impact of tablet PC in netbook business. Tablet PC has become very popular and Apple iPad is dominating in this market. Samsung has also seen some success with its Galaxy Tab.

Asus as worked very hard to become a major player in the laptop or notebook industry and a lot of success has come thanks to the impressive result they could achieve with netbook or Eee PC. Now, since tablet devices are taking away some market share from netbooks, Asus is going to find itself in a bad position in the PC market. That is why, Asus officials are going to meet within a few days to talk about the strategy and how they can overcome this problem.

 I really wish to see that Asus can come up with a brilliant idea for tablet device and can give others a tough time in the matter of price. It was Asus who revolutionize the laptop market by coming out with the idea of Eee PC and suddenly the price of laptop fell down thanks to the efforts of Asus. Now, it will be a big challenge for the company to do something outstanding in the tablet market because Apple is in total domination in this market.

Apple also has been dominating the smartphone industry at least in the USA with its iPhone. 

China to have 270 Million 3G Users by 2010: Digitimes

China is not only the most populous country in the world but it has also the largest number of mobile phone users. So, it is becoming a very important market for 3G technology and according to a report of DG Times, in 2014, the country will have nearly 270 million 3G users.

From any point of view, this is a huge market. It will surely open up new business opportunities in the country and I wish that Chinese government becomes more active in adopting new technology in Internet. For example, we are now talking a lot about 4G technology and it is not clear yet when China will allow the implementation of 4G technology.

High speed internet is not a luxury anymore in any country. It is a basic necessity and if you have good internet connection then it will be helpful for your profession. In the country level, good speed of Internet is helpful to increase GDP or economic growth. Internet helps us to create new markets where it did not exist.

Still, many people live in rural areas of China and they are not getting the benefit of modern technology that much. Thus, there is a huge potential for 3G internet to increase beyond 2014. 

Project Magazine is now available at iTunes store: Get it for $2.90 per month

On November 30, 2010, Sir Richard Branson launched “Project Magazine,” the “first

All-digital magazine” launched on iPad. Soon it will be launched on iPhone and after that the Android version would come out. The iPhone version of the magazine would have mapping features.

The magazine is now all ready available at the iTunes store. It has a subscription fee of $2.90 per month and the app would automatically update throughout the month. It is now available in Italy and the UK. Crave.cnet.co.uk says:

Project boasts in its tagline that it's "within shouting distance of the cutting edge". Its blog calls it a "bold new chapter in media, and a blind pitch into a potentially humiliating void". We had a virtual riffle through the pages to see which it turns out to be.

The first issue contains interview of actor Jeff Bridges and his upcoming science fiction movie, Tron: Legacy. Here is a video clip of Jeff Bridges:

PROJECT magazine cover video from PROJECT on Vimeo.

The magazine covers various subjects related to culture and technology. It integrates multitouch and multimedia technology making it highly interactive. You would have to swipe sideways to flip through articles and top down to read them.

Another digital magazine that is lined up uniquely for iPad is Daily owned Rupert Murdoch. The media mogul invested a lot in the project. Let’s see how it comes out.

Photofast halts MacBook Air SSD upgrade kit production on Apple’s request

Taiwanese firm, Photofast, had been requested by Apple to stop production of its SSD upgrade kit for the latest MacBook Air laptops. Last week, Apple contacted with the company and requested them to stop the production.

Photofast released the SSD upgrade kits last month. It offered 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB storage options and they were the first SSD upgrade kits to be launched in the market. The best thing about these upgrades is that they would fit into the cheaper 11.6-inch MacBook Air that comes with 64GB and 128GB option.

The Photofast SSD upgrade kit also increases performance by 30 percent with 250MB/sec sequential read/write speed and 50MB/sec random read/write speed.

Another great thing about the SSD upgrade kit is that it converts the replaced MacBook Air SSD into a USB storage device. The upgrade has a USB 3.0 adapter allowing the user to keep its old SSD.

Apple did not reveal the reason behind this halt but Photofast did not violate any regulations. The SSD upgrade uses standard mSATA connector that are also found in Toshiba SSDs used by Apple.

Photofast has nothing to do but oblige to Apple’s request for it is under MFi Accessories program that allows the company to produce accessories for Apple products. It would lose its license for not complying to Apple’s request.

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Cyber Monday 2010: More people shopped online than going to retail stores

After the recession plagued 2009 holiday shopping season, 2010 brings new hope among retailers. This year an estimated 107 million people shopped online during Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year. Retailers are hopeful that 2010 holiday season will be the best season in the last four years.

The National Retail Federation said that about 88 percent of online retailers offered Cyber Monday special. It also said that number of people who shopped online between Thanksgiving and Sunday rose 15 percent. About 70 million people shopped online while they were at work.

Compared to the Cyber Monday of 2009, sales at 500 retail stores went up about 20 percent according to the report of IBM Coremetrics, a leading web analytics firm that keeps track of the performance of various retail sites.

Another company, ShopperTrak, which specializes in monitoring traffics in brick and mortar stores, said that sales between Friday and Sunday remained flat compared to the same period last year but the big surge in online sales offset the poor business of retail stores.

All this indicates that American shoppers becoming more interested to shop online and this makes more sense. Even if you get great doorbuster deals in stores it comes at a cost of sleep and even missing the Thanksgiving dinner with your family and friends which is not so enjoyable. Shopping online not only saves your valuable time, money and energy but enables you to spend more time with your family and friends.

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Groupon acquisition reveals Google’s desperate attempt to counter Facebook’s growth

Rumor of Google acquiring “group buying site,” Groupon, spread all over Internet but no body could confirm it. The latest news came from Vator News, who had been tipped by an insider about the acquisition. Vator News said that Google acquired the social shopping site for $2.5 billion.

On the other hand, New York Times reported that Google is about to close the deal with Groupon for an amount ranging from $5 billion to $6billion.

Neither Google nor Groupon talked about the deal but this is going to be the biggest acquisition in Google’s history. It would be also the company’s biggest foray into local business online advertisement.

The name “Groupon” derives from “Group” and “Coupon.” It offers various location-based shopping deals. Subscribers then pass the deal via email and social networking sites. New York Times says:

Subscribers receive a deal each day, tailored to the users’ location and profile. Although Groupon will offer smaller side deals, the objective is to highlight one discount for each user. A typical deal is 50 to 90 percent off retail goods and services, like restaurant certificates, sky diving lessons and spa services.

Established in 2008 by Andrew Mason, Groupon has become one of the fastest growing companies on Internet with a subscriber base of 12 million and an annual revenue of more than $350 million.

Such large scale acquisition also reveals Google’s desperate attempt to overpower Facebook, the new Internet juggernaut. Recent news reports said that Facebook took over 25 percent of all the pageviews in the U.S. topping Google, Youtube and Yahoo in the week ending on November 13, 2010. No wonder, Google would try every possible way to counter Facebook’s rise and protect its business turf.

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Microsoft to Enter TV Market after Google and Apple?

Microsoft is the richest company but in the last few years, we have noticed that it is doing badly when it comes to adopting new technology such as tablet PC and smartphones. Another area that Microsoft’s main two competitors Google and Apple have already scored some points is television.

We already have Google TV and Apple TV but there is no Microsoft TV yet. Now, there is a report from Reuters that Microsoft is seriously considering to enter into this market. The company has very good experience with operating system and Windows operating system is still the most popular OS both in Desktop computes, laptops and netbooks.

Microsoft has also produced some good software in the multimedia side. I just have one advice for Microsoft and that is the company should not waste any time but try to come to the market as soon as possible. It should also try to compete with Google and Apple on price and not make Microsoft TV too much expensive compare to Google TV and Apple TV.

Sony PSP Users will get Qriocity service after Software Update

This is a very great news for every Sony PSP user. According to a report of their Blog, Sony is going to update the software of this device and version 6.35 will be launched very soon. The best part of this update is that a cloud based music service will be provided for the software. In other words, the users will be able to access unlimited music hosted at Qriocity which is a cloud based service.

Sony has not yet made it clear that when the update in the software will take place. However, many websites in Internet are thinking that it may be an indication that Sony is going to introduce a play station phone sooner rather than later. If it really happens, then iPhone will have a new competitor. Sony has good record in the gaming industry and multimedia industry. So, if Sony can really come up with something in the smartphone category then there is a good possibility that it will be able to challenge iPhone’s dominance in some countries at least. 

Asus Eee Note EA800 is launched in Taiwan: Hong Kong is the next destination

It looks like Asia would be the first to get the all new Asus Eee Note EA800 formerly known as the Asus Eee Tablet had been released in Taiwan on November 29, 2010 and the device comes with a price tag of NT$6,999 ($230). This will followed by launch in Hong Kong, Germany, Italy and Russia. In the first quarter of 2011, the device will be launched in China and the U.S.

The Asus Eee Note EA800 is an e-book reader cum note-taker. The device is not so sleek in terms of design but it has some great functions. It has a 8-inch TFT-LCD screen offering 64-levels of grey and has a resolution of 1024x768p and 2,450 dpi input sensitivity but it is not E-Ink display. The device has a battery backup of 13.5 hours which compared to other monochromatic eBook readers in the market is not so powerful. It has built-in 2-megapixel camera to take picture of lecture slides and microphone for recording notes and 3.5mm headphone jack for playback. It also has a microSD slot. Here is a video clip:

Aside from reading books and texts, users can take notes using the built-in notepad templates and can store, tag, and annotate their notes. You can also add annotation to your lecture slides that you captured via camera.

The device runs on Linux. Asus first unveiled the device at Computex as Asus Eee Tablet but later renamed Asus Eee Note EA800. The device will also be showcased at the upcoming CES 2011 in Las Vegas.

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Can Google Chrome OS generate new Interest about Netbooks among Consumers?

There have been mixed signals about the arrival of Google Chrome from Google top officials. Someone said that it would take another few months while another top official said that a Chrome notbook may come to the market in the next few weeks.

Anyway, it is clear that Google Chrome OS will first come at a netbook not in any desktop or even in a laptop. There is even no indication that Chrome OS will come in a tablet PC or in a smartphone or even in the next one year. Anyway, it is perhaps a bit late for Google to enter into a market which is having its downside. When iPad was launched then it was thought that it would be a netbook killer and after ten months, it seems that there is some truth in this fear. Interest about netbook is decreasing and the companies are not releasing that many netbooks. So, Google is entering into this market with its Chrome OS at a perhaps some bad time.

Of course, Google will have to do something exceptional in order to regenerate interest among netbooks among the consumers. One factor always can be attractive to consumers is the matter of price. If Google can give a Chrome OS run netbook within $200 then naturally it will attract many consumers. However, I feel that if the price is nearly $300 then not too many people will be interested about it because then they can buy an iPad from Apple for just $499.

Apple is going to introduce iPad version 2 in the next few months and at that time there is a good and very strong possibility that the price of the original iPad or version 1 will decrease significantly. I will not be shocked if the price of original iPad falls down to $399 or $350. So, we have to wait for another few months to see whether Chrome OS can really make any major impact in the interest about netbooks among consumers.

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iPad Only Daily from Rupert Murdoch: Will it be Successful?

We came to know recently that Mr. Rupert Murdoch was keen to publish an iPad based newspaper called Daily. This is going to be a new style of publishing and we are excited to see how it goes. However, not everyone is very hopeful about its future potential. I just finished reading an opinion article by Emily Bell at the Guardian website titled: Rupert Murdoch's iPad experiment is unlikely to succeed

The title indicates everything and it is clear that Miss Bell is not hopeful at all about the success of the Daily. You should read the whole article to understand what her argument is. I partly agree with her but at the same time I have to say that he could not clearly state her reasons.

From the article, I came to know that Mr. Murdoch has most probably invested nearly $30 million for the venture. It is quite a lot of money and if the rumors are true then nearly 100 journalists are working on it. You can easily understand that it will take a lot of money to give regular salary to these 100 workers. Some of the workers are famous names in the journalism industry and naturally their salary will be high.

The market of iPad is growing and in the next one year, a lot of iPads will be sold. So, Rupert Murdoch will already have a large potential customer base but the main challenge is whether many people will pay near 99 cents a week to read this newspaper in their iPads.

When people will pay money to read a newspaper in the iPad then naturally they will expect that the advertisements will be minimum. So, it will be a real challenge for Mr Murdoch to make it a profitable venture.

I agree with this kind of argument of Miss Bell. However, if the newspaper is read in other tablet devices like Samsung Galaxy Tab in the user based can increase significantly in one or two years. Secondly, when you start a business you don’t expect that it will go profitable within a year. So, if Rupert Murdoch can get millions of readers then even by giving some loss then it will be a huge market for the advertisers.

Naturally, Mr. Murdoch will have to face immense competition in this market. Miss Bell stated that on December 9 2010 (the same day the launching ceremony of the Daily is supposed to take place) an American publisher will come up with a similar kind of partnership with Google. If it really happens then naturally Mr. Murdoch will have to face competition because we can expect that the venture of Google will be free to do the readers. 

Apple is hiring up top IP lawyers for its legal tussle with Nokia

Apple is now going head-to-head with Nokia, the Finnish mobile phone giant. The Cupertino California-based company accused Nokia of patent infringement and the stakes are very high. The losing party would lose its rights to sell their products in US and would have to seek license from the other party.

Apple is now hiring lawyers who are highly experienced in handling intellectual properly related cases. This legal tussle between these two companies goes back in 2009. It was Nokia who attacked first. In October 2009, Nokia filed ITC complaint. That same year and also in the beginning of 2010, Nokia sued Apple over copyright infringement. Nokia claimed that Apple is using its wireless technologies in most of its products. In December 2009, Apple countersued Nokia saying it infringed 13 of its patents.

Apple hired Robert Kruka of Kirkland & Ellish. In 2005, Krupka worked on the case of Apple vs Creative Technology Ltd. where Apple paid $100 million in settlement.

William Lee is another lawyer who works for WilmerHale in Boston. He represented Broadcom Corp. in the Broadcom vs. Qualcomm Inc. case that continued for four years and ended in 2009 with Qualcomm paying $891million in settlement. The case ran for four years.

Then there is Matt Powers of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. He represented Merck & Co. and defended the company’s biggest product, an asthma drug called Singulair.

Apple also hired an in-house attorney, Noreen Krall, to handle its IP related matter. Krall served as chief IP counsel for Sun Microsystems Inc. He is also a staff attorney at IBM.

As per Apple Insider’s latest report, staff of the U.S. International Trade Commission said that Apple’s evidence are not strong enough to establish that Nokia infringed any patent but this would not affect the outcome of the case. The ITC trail will start this week in Washington.

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Twelve useful iPad applications for your family

I do not need to tell you how great the iPad is and how good it would sell this Christmas and how you and your family are looking forward to buy one. Say, you got your favorite iPad but then comes the question of apps. The Apple App store has hundreds and thousands of apps and finding the right kind of apps would take a lot of time. GeekDad here brings a list top twelve iPad apps that would help you share the joy of this great device with your family.

1. Scrabble: You would have to shell out $10 but it is all worthed. Even Oprah enjoys playing scrabble on her iPad.
2. Catan: This is a popular board game more or less similar to Facebook’s Farmville. Here you would have to build civilizations in the island of Catan.
3. Lorax: iPad is used as an ebook reader. It is a story that teaches children the value of the environment.
4. Animalia: Created by Australian author and picture book artist, Graeme Base, the book became immensely popular among children and now it is in iPad.
5. Fotobabble: This app allows you to create talking photos.
6. VLC: It is one of the my most favorite multimedia app and now it has come to iPad. The app was released on iPad in September 2010.
7. Dinosaurs: This app is created by American Museum of Natural History and it is a great way to teach your kids about dinosaurs.
8. Park Math: Want to teach your little children maths? Then go for this app.
9. Chimes: It is a musical game app created for young children.
10. Peekaboo Barn: Another interesting children’s app. It would help you to learn your kids about names of different animals and have fun at the same time.
11. Epicurious: Winner of the Best Mobile Application of 2009 by American Society of Magazine Editors, Epicurious comes with a collection of great recipes that you would like to cook for your family and friends.
12. Flipboard: Another great app where you can easily share your favorite newspaper and magazine articles, photos, videos and stories with your friends.

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Sam’s Club Cyber Monday Online deal: Get your favorite laptop and save money

Sam’s Club is having its Cyber Week offers for Cyber Monday. They have offered great deals on electronic items. You can get

• HP Pavilion dv6 Entertainment Notebook (#564210) 2.26GHz, 500GB, 15.6", for $649.00.
• 42" Sharp Aquos Edge Lit LED LCD (#774004) 1080p 120Hz HDTV for $628.00.

For more Cyber Week deals, visit: http://www.samsclub.com/sams/pagedetails/content.jsp?pageName=cyber2010&iid=CYBER|Homepage|POV|POV1

If you are looking forward to gift electronic products to some one you can visit the gift page of Sam’s Club. It has some great offers such as:

• Dell Inspiron 1012 netbook (Item #: 431738) with 1.66Ghz Intel Atom N450, 160GB HDD, 1GB DDR2, 160GB hard drive, Windows 7 Starter edition for $279.86 with free shipping. (Visit: http://goo.gl/HPf1)
• Dell Mini 10 netbook (Item#: 507359) 10.1" screen, 1.66GHz Intel Atom processor N450, 250GB HDD, 1GB DDR2 Windows 7 Starter edition for $228.00.(Visit: http://goo.gl/7VWBq)
• Toshiba NB305 netbook (Item #: 332247) 1.66GHz Intel Atom Processor N450, 10.1", 250GB HDD, 1GB DDR2 RAM, Windows 7 Starter 32 for $349.00. (Visit: http://goo.gl/sjFOw)

To see more gift ideas, visit: http://goo.gl/hr8Zq

Sam’s Club is also offering free shipping on selected cameras. For more information, visit: http://goo.gl/2yBRp.

You can also check out the “New Items” page as I found some great electronics offer on this page such as Wii Limited Edition Red Console with Wii Sports and New Super Mario Bros. for$197.88. (Visit: http://goo.gl/md0Y0)

There is also the “Instant Saving offers” that contains many attractive deals. (Visit: http://goo.gl/Rk5Zf )

The “Last Chance Buys” has some GPS navigation systems. If you are looking forward to buy one, you can check it out. (Visit: http://goo.gl/t8ndg)

There is also “Special Buy of the Day.” Today’s offer includes 46" Samsung LED 1080p HDTV (Model: UN46C5000 & Item #: 761050) for $898.00 with free shipping to home/business. (Visit: http://goo.gl/oyyy1)

Last but not least you can also check out the day’s top sellers on the homepage.

Office Depot Cyber Monday Online deals: Get your favorite electronic products at great price

Office Depot Cyber Monday would start from 7:00 AM (EST)-4:00 AM (PST) and would continue as long as supplies last. Some of the hot deals are:

HP G62-337NR laptop (Item #804903 & Manufacturer # XX385UA#ABA) with 15.6" LED-backlit screen, 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium P6100 Dual-Core processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM (Max 8GB), 320GB HDD, DVD±RW/DVD-RAM/DVD±R Double Layer and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit for $379.99 which is valid through 11/29/2010. (Visit: http://goo.gl/yEmaF)

Toshiba Satellite L655-S5097 laptop (Item #287106 & Manufacturer # PSK2CU-0C401U) with 15.6" LED-Backlit Screen, 2.0GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core P6100 Processor, 4GB Memory (Max 8GB), 320GB HDD, DVD±RW/DVD-RAM/DVD±R Double Layer and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit for $499.99 effective through December 4, 2010. (Visit: http://goo.gl/XmhKN)

Office Depot is also offering the Weekly Hot Deals on various electronic products. Some of the hot deals are:

• LG M2762D (Item# 757359) 27" widescreen 1080p LCD HDTV for $329.99.
• TomTom XL 350-T Lifetime Traffic Edition GPS Navigation System (Item# 526767) for $119.99.
• TomTom XL 350-TM GPS Navigation System (Item# 478023) for $139.99.
• Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370 digital camera (Item# 222309) 14.1-Megapixel, silver for $169.99.

To see more Weekly Hot Deals, visit: http://www.officedepot.com/promo/list5.do?listtype=e2

There is also the “Save On Supplies” offer. For more information, visit: http://www.officedepot.com/promo/list5.do?listtype=a6

You can also check out the weekly ads. You can also sign up and get deal alerts via email. For more information, visit: http://goo.gl/HttKG

Last but not least, Office Depot is offering great deals at its local stores and they would continue offering deals till December 4, 2010. For more information, visit: http://www.officedepot.com/promo/list5.do?listtype=bm

Staples Cyber Monday Online deals: Dell Inspiron 15.6-inch laptop for $529

Staples, the biggest office supply retailer, has come up with its Cyber Monday deals.

Some of the major Cyber Monday deals are:

• HP 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor for $99.98.
• eMachines 23" Widescreen LCD monitor for $119.98.
• HP Pavilion 15.6” Laptop with Intel Core i3-350M processor and Blu-ray for $599.98.
• Garmin nuvi 265WT Portable GPS for $119.99.

To see all the Cyber Monday deals, visit: http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/cyber-monday/

You should visit the laptops page and netbook page where you can get great laptop and netbook deals.

Staples is offering Dell Inspiron laptop (Item: 900305 & Model:iM5030-3413B3D) with 15.6" HD (1366x768) LED display, 2GHz AMD Athlon II Dual-Core Mobile Processor P340, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 8X CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive), Atheros 802.11g/n Wireless Card, 6-Cell Li-Ion battery, and Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) for $529.98 with $100 savings and the product qualifies for free delivery. (Visit: http://www.staples.com/Dell-Inspiron-M5030-15.6-Laptop/product_900305)

To check out all the laptop deals, visit: http://www.staples.com/Laptop-Computers-Computers/cat_DP4118

To check out all the netbook deals, visit: http://www.staples.com/Netbooks-Computers/cat_DP4510

There is also the Holiday Savings offering on various HP products. For more information, visit: http://goo.gl/Hde2t

You can sign up at Staples and get attractive deals via email. (Visit: http://goo.gl/ljYwX)

Staples is also having "Your Business.Your Savings." business offer. For more information, visit: http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/products/101128/merch9609/index.html

You can also get $10 extra under Staples Rewards program when you spend $60 on HP Ink. (Visit: http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/products/101121/merch9330/index.html)

You can also check out Staples weekly ad to get better deals. Staples is offering

great deals every week from November 28^th to December 4^th.

(Visit: http://goo.gl/OsTc)

Dell Cyber Monday Online deals: Get Dell laptops at attractive price

Dell online store has come up with great Cyber Monday offers. It has come up with many great laptops and electronics deals. Let’s look at some of the deals:

Dell Vostro 1015 laptop with 15.6 inch Wide display HD (1366 x 768) with Anti-glare, 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6570 with VT ( 2M L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) processor, 4GB DDR2 SDRAM, 320GB SATA HDD 6-cell Li-Ion battery, Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD, Wireless Network Card 802.11 b/g/n, 8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R, and Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium for $429.(Visit: http://goo.gl/sxrVo)

Dell Vostro 3500 laptop with 15.6" HD LED display with Anti-Glare, 2.4GHz Intel Core i3-370M processor (Dual Core/4 Threads, 3MB L3 cache), 4GB DDR3 RAM, 320GB SATA HDD, Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator HD, 8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R write and Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 32-bit for $569.(Visit: http://goo.gl/5XMgS)

FastTrack Vostro 3400 laptop with 14" HD LED Display (1366 x 768) with Anti-Glare, 2.4GHz Intel Core i3-370M processor, (Dual Core/4 Threads, 3MB L3 cache), 3GB DDR3 RAM, 250GB SATA HDD, Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator HD, Wireless Network Card 802.11 b/g/n, 8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R write and Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 32-bit for $619.(Visit: http://goo.gl/eP8NB)

To see more Cyber Monday deals, visit: http://www.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/us/segments/bsd/holiday?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&dgc=IR&lid=&cid=us:en:bsd:laptops&ref=gzilla

HP Cyber Monday deals: Get your favorite laptops at great price

HP is having its Cyber Monday sale. It is having "Outrageous Cyber deals” for three days with prices starting from $349.99. The Cyber deals would end on Tuesday. There is also the “Cyber Sale Hottest Desktop Deals of the Year” starting at $399.99 with memory and harddrive upgrades. It would continue for three days only. You can also check out the HP “Holiday Gift Guide” for great deals. If is offering free shipping on qualifying orders.

Blue color HP G62m series laptops with 15.6" screen, 2.20 GHZ Intel Celeron processor 900 (800MHz FSB, 1M Cache), 2GB DDR3 RAM, 250GB HDD,

Wireless-N Card, 6-cell battery providing 5.5 hours backup and Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit for 349.99. (Visit: http://goo.gl/WN20r)

Compaq Presario CQ62Z series with 15.6-inch screen, 2.3 GHz AMD V-Series processor V140 (512KB L2 Cache), 2GB DDR3 RAM, 250GB HDD, Wireless-N Card

and genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit from $349.99.

(Visit: http://goo.gl/uhNP)

To see more CyberMonday sales, visit:

http://www.shopping.hp.com/go/CyberMonday

You can check out the HP ENVY 14 series laptop (UPC: 8 85631 20557 0) which has been announced as “The Computer of the Year 2010” by Wired magazine 2010. The entry model comes with 14.5" diagonal HD HP BrightView Infinity LED display (1366x768), 2.40GHz Intel Core i3-370M Dual Core processor (3MB L3 Cache), 4GB DDR3 RAM (Max 8GB), 500GB HDD, 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 GPU, 8-cell Li-Ion battery, and SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support. Base price starts from $999. (Visit: http://www.shopping.hp.com/series/category/notebooks/ENVY14_series/3/computer_store)

You should also check out the “Outrageous Cyber deals” for computer and electronics offers. Visit: http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/store_access.do?template_type=computer_store&landing=notebooks&a1=Special+offers&v1=Great+gifts&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg_ipg/homepage/top/2/home_banner2_laptop_offers_1128

If you are looking for Desktop and All-in-One PCs visit:

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/store_access.do?template_type=computer_store&landing=desktops&a1=Special%20offers&v1=Great%20gifts&jumpid=in_R329_prodexp/hhoslp/psg_ipg/homepage/top/3/home_banner3_desktop_offers_1128

If you want to present electronics items as gift, you can check out Holiday Gift guides. It has some great offers. Visit:

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/shopping_guide.do?template_type=guide&guide=holiday10&jumpid=in_r329_ad_homepage/bottom/3

OfficeMax Cyber Monday online deals: Get HP Pavillion Entertainment notebook for $719

OfficeMax is offering its Cyber Monday deals. It has some great products. OfficeMax is offering free shipping on every product above $50 Let’s look at some of the deals:

Asus (Item #: 22398996 & Manufacturer #: K52F-RBR9) with Intel Core i3-370M mobile processor, 15.6" HD LED-backlit (1366x768) widescreen, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 640GB SATA, 802.11b/g/n WLAN, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit for $699.99.

(Visit: http://goo.gl/vCVkl)

HP Pavilion Entertainment Notebook PC (Item #: 22333887 & Manufacturer #: DV6-3031NR) 2.4GHz Intel Core i5-450M processor (3MB L2 cache), 15.6" diagonal HD HP BrightView widescreen LED display (1366 x 768), 500GB HDD, 4GB DDR3 RAM, LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW drive with Double Layer support, Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) for $719.99 with $180 savings.

(Visit: http://goo.gl/HR0K6)

Acer Aspire One netbook (Item #: 22258049 & Manufacturer #: A0532h – 2588)

10.1" WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED-backlit display, Intel Atom N450 processor, 1 GB RAM, 160GB HDD, up to 8 hours battery life, 1-Year Limited Warranty, for $279. (Visit: http://goo.gl/rOZSP)

You can check out the weekly ad to see attractive deals. Visit: http://officemax.shoplocal.com/officemax/Default.aspx?action=entryflash&

You can also check out the holiday gifts. Office Max is giving out some great products. Visit: http://www.officemax.com/home/custom.jsp?id=m7410013&cm_re=gift%20shop-_-slot1-_-gift%20shop

Chrome OS to take 60% of Windows Market Share: A Day Dream?

A few days ago, I wrote about Chrome OS and if you have read it, you must know that Google vice-president for Chrome software engineering Linus Upson said good things about this operating system. He also said that gradually Chrome OS will start to take market share from Windows operating system.

At that time, I didn’t give too much importance to what he said but when I found out that ZDnet has made headlines with this matter. Well, it is a bit surprising to most of us because until now, we know that Chrome OS was mainly for netbooks and inexpensive desktops. Chrome OS was not expected to be a competitor to Windows Operating system. To be honest with you, despite the fact that I am a very big fan of Google and I am waiting for Chrome OS early, I really do not agree with Mr. Upson.

I do not agree with him because first of all Chrome OS is based on cloud computing. In other words, if you do not have internet connection then it is a useless thing for you. Google has already made it perhaps very clear that you cannot download it but it will be a part of netbook or other kind of devices at you will buy. In other words, in my laptop or in my desktop, I cannot install Chrome OS.

Although Internet use is increasing but the reality is that most people in the world still do not have access to fast broadband Internet. 3G technology is not found in many countries and even in some countries it is expensive. Wimax is still expensive and in early stage in many countries. So, I really cannot understand how Google can take a large market share from Microsoft.

In theory, Chrome OS sounds to be very good because you do not need to update anything. The OS will automatically do all the things from Internet and your life will be always comfortable. However, as I mentioned earlier, it needs good Internet speed or else your main work will be a problem.

We wish Chrome OS all the best and I really hope that it can make any kind of significant difference in the OS market share. 

Acer AZ3750-A34D all in One PC to be Launched in Japan

Just the other day, Acer introduced a number of tablet PC and smartphone. Now, it seems that Acer has taken the Japanese market very seriously and has announced that it will launch an all in one PC on March 2011 (Acer AZ3750-A34D). Acer AZ3750-A34D in one PC will have 21.5-inch LCD display. It will run on Intel i3 processor. It has 4 GB RAM and 500 GB hard disk. Of course, there will be DVD burner and it will run with Windows 7 Home Premier (64 bit operating system which will come with the All in One PC).

There is going to be wireless LAN and other kind of internet option, webcam, and if you are a fan of Dolby then you will be happy to know that All in One PC will have Dolby home theater for good sound.

The weight of the product will be around 13 kilogram. Well, it will be fixed on your desk and that is why you do not need to move it. So, this kind of weight would not matter for most of the users. According to Engadget, the price will be around $832. All in One PC has some nice features especially who are interested to get Good multimedia experience from their computer. This 21.5-inch LCD display will naturally make watching movie or playing games with your computer enjoyable provided that it can meet your budget. 

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Upgrade of Android 2.1: Some Product Codes are More Equal

If you have a Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 mobile phone then you will be happy to know that Sony has been updating the phone set and as a part of the upgrade, you will be able to get Android 2.1 version operating system.

Sony Ericsson phones are always popular to those people who are looking for good quality music or sound. So, this phone set has got decent amount of customers and it is a good news for all of them. However, according to Electronista, there is no mention in the company blog that if the Xperia X8 handsets would be able to be upgraded to Android 2.2 or Android 2.3 versions.

Sony Ericsson is not doing that well in the smartphone market and they should provide more updates to their handsets so that people feel more interested. We are talking a lot about Android 2.3 OS version called Gingerbread. If Xperia 8 model can be upgraded to Gingerbread then it will be very nice. Remember that, not all the Sony Ericsson Xperia 8 will be a part of this upgrade. I found in the Blog of this company that there is some kind of product codes and if your phone set is a part of the code, only then you can upgrade. Most probably, in near future Sony will arrange the facility that all the Xperia 8 sets can be upgraded to Android 2.1. 

Walmart Cyber Monday online deals: HP Mini netbook bundle for $318

Walmart is having “Cyber Week Online Specials” which would continue till next Friday. Here are some of the major offers

Viore 24" LED-LCD TV (Model#: LED24VF60) with 1080p, 60Hz HDTV, 16:9 LCD panel, wide, 170° vertical and 160° horizontal angles, built-in ATSC digital tuner

for $199.00. The product qualifies for free shipping to home.(Visit: http://goo.gl/kWPs6)

Playstation 3 Entertainment value bundle with base price starting from $388. If you order now, you would be able to save up to $80. (Visit: http://goo.gl/0Eq2V)

4th gen Apple iPod Touch (8GB, 32GB, 64GB) bundle with accessory kit with base price starting from $210. Buyers would get 8GB Apple iPod touch, 8GB flash drive, and dock connector to USB Cable. (Visit: http://goo.gl/YFLiz)

6^th gen Apple iPod Nano (8GB, 16GB) bundle with accessory kit. The new iPod Nano has a 1.5-inch multi-touch color display with a 240 X 240 resolution, multi-touch user interface, built-in volume controls, FM radio with live pause and pedometer.

Base price starts from $138.00. (Visit: http://goo.gl/w23bF)

HP Mini 210-2061WM netbook bundle with 10.1" Bright View Infinity LED display,

Intel Atom N455 processor, 1GB RAM, 250GB HDD, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 GPU, Wi-Fi and Windows 7 Starter. Base price starts from $318. Bundle includes- netbook bags, wireless mobile mice, DD/DVDRW USB Drive, Microsoft Office, and printer. (Visit: http://goo.gl/joMjK)

For more electronics deals, visit: http://www.walmart.com/cp/Electronics/1029139

To see all the deals visit: http://goo.gl/vsfvj

You should also visit the official website and check out other departments for they have many great online deals.

Tiger Direct Pink Friday sale and Cyber Monday sale: Get the best deals online

If you have not found the ideal laptop or electronics deal, you can check out Tiger Direct online store. They have come up with some great electronics deal. Tiger Direct is having Pink Friday Sale and Cyber Monday deals. They would continue Pink Friday sale for the entire weekend.

ASUS laptop (Item Number: A50-15658 & Model: K52JT-XT1) with 1.73GHz Intel Core i7-740QM processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB HDD, DVDRW, 1GB ATI HD 6370, HDMI, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, and 1-Year Warranty/ 1-Year Accidental for $799.99. (Visit: http://goo.gl/o9PXJ)

Mitsubishi (Item Number:M402-6014 & Model:WD60738) 60" 3D Ready DLP Home Cinema TV - 1080p, 1920x1080, 16:9, USB Ports, HDMI for $1099 with $30 savings.

Visit: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=6277517&sku=M402-6014

Orange color Pentax Optio digital camera (Item Number: P925-1142 & Model:16441) with 12.1 Megapixel, 5X Optical Zoom, Waterproof, Shockproof, Dustproof, Coldproof, 2.7" LCD display for $199.99 with $80 savings. (Visit: http://goo.gl/T9Z3L)

Black color Toshiba Satellite Notebook PC (Item Number: T78-17341 & Model:PSK3AU-02E02S) with 17.3" TruBrite TFT LCD display, 2.0GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core P6100 processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 320GB HDD, DVDRW, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit for $499 with $130 savings. (Visit: http://goo.gl/k2Pra)

BlackBerry Torch 9800 in red and white from AT&T with free activation. The phone comes with full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, BlackBerry 6 OS, 5 megapixel camera,

full HTML Browser with pinch-to-zoom and tabbed browsing.

To see more Pink Friday electronic deals, visit:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/email/WEM2458pink.asp?cm_re=Homepage-_-Spot%2001-_-CatId_WEM2458_pinkFridaydeals

There is also the daily deals page where you can get many attractive deals:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/sectors/topdeals/index.asp?cm_sp=Right%20Nav-_-emailspot-_-DailyDealSheet

To see the Cyber Monday deals on Laptops and PCs, visit: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/campaigns/campaigntemplate.asp?CampaignID=1172

Kmart Cyber Monday online deals: Get Acer netbook for $299

Kmart has come up with some great Cyber Monday offers. Buyers would get free shipping on purchases over $49 by entering coupon code KMFREESHIP49. You would have to enter the coupon code at the time of check out and the offer would be valid until November 28, 2010.

Black Sylvania wireless netbook (Kmart Item# 020W029753250001 & Model# SYNET7WID) 7" High Resolution (800 x 480 pixels) display, 128MB Memory, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, 3USB ports, SD card slot (up to 8GB) for $109.99. The product qualifies for free shipping. (Visit: http://goo.gl/aZ8B8)

Black Acer Aspire One netbook (Kmart Item# 020W028459980001 & Model# 2845998) with 10.1'' TFT 1024 x 600 ( WSVGA ), 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, RAM 1 GB, 160GB HDD, WLAN : 802.11b/g/n and Windows 7 Starter for $299.99. (Visit: http://goo.gl/K8HZx)

Toshiba Satellite notebook (Kmart Item# 020V002998758000 & Model# C655S5090) 15.6'' screen, 2.2 GHz Intel Celeron processor 900 (1MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB),

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Processor, 2GB DDR3 (Max 4GB) for $470.99.

The product ships free with shipvantage. (Visit: http://goo.gl/WVrNx)

HP G62-340US notebook with 15.6" diagonal HD LED display featuring HP BrightView technology, AMD Athlon II Dual-Core Mobile Processor P340, 3GB DDR3 RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 GPU, 320GB HDD, 6-cell Li-Ion battery and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit for $549.99. (Visit: http://goo.gl/mY833)

To check out deals of Computers and Electronics products visit: http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/s_10151_10104_Computers+%26+Electronics_Laptops_View+All

To check out all the Electronics deals, visit: http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/v_10151_10104_Computers%20%26%20Electronics?adCell=WF

To check out weekly deals, visit: http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/dcp_10151_10104_Electrifying+Deals_Weekly+Electrifying+Deals?adcell=w2elecdeals&adCell=W2

To check out all the gaming consoles and games, visit:

http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/v_10151_10104_Movies+Music+%26+Gaming?adcell=w2gaming&adCell=W2

Radio Shack Cyber Monday Online shopping deals offer: HP 17.3" laptop for $589

Radio Shack is offering some great Cyber Monday online shopping deals. Here are some of the electronics deals

HP laptop (Model: G72-B63NR & Catalog #: 25-1496) 17.3" HD screen featuring HP BrightView LED display technogy, 2.0GHz Intel Pentium processor, 250GB HDD, 3GB DDR3 RAM, LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW, Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth for $589.99. Sale is valid till December 4, 2010. The laptop is currently out of stock but you can sign up to get back-in-stock email alert. (Visit: http://goo.gl/FJwDe)

To check out all the laptop deals visit: http://goo.gl/t842J

Get a Samsung Captivate smartphone from AT&T and get free activation after bill credit. The Samsung Captivate is an Android based smartphone it has 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Processor, SuperAMOLED 4-inc touchscreen display, 5 MP camera with HD video recording capability and 16GB memory expandable up to 32GB. (Visit: http://goo.gl/FHMyf)

To check out all the deals on Android phones, visit: http://goo.gl/6jMzA

To see the best online deals of Radio Shack visit: http://goo.gl/WkE9h

To see more laptop computer deals at Radio Shack visit: http://goo.gl/7I3Yv

You can also check out the Radio Shack weekly ads for electronics deals. To see the Radio Shack weekly ad visit: http://goo.gl/HWuRQ

For more information on Radio Shack rebate, visit: http://goo.gl/U3TIh

The Shack ships for free one thousand of the holiday season's hottest products. For more information, visit: http://goo.gl/IbTdO

You should also visit the official website to check out other electronics deals.

Last but not least, you can also sign up for email updates.

It is too early to Write Laptops off in favor of Smartphones

Smartphones are rapidly becoming popular in every part of the world. More and more popular even in not so rich but populous countries India, China, Nigeria, Indonesia are buying in smartphones in large number. So, now a days, a smartphone is more than a mobile phone and many of the works we do with our desktops or laptops like reading and writing emails, browsing Internet etc. So, with the growing popularity of smartphones, the sale of laptops and netbooks are bound to suffer.

Another competitor to Laptop is tablet. With tablets, we can do even more books and the display of tablet is from 7" to 10".

Both smartphone and tablet have some big problems. First of all, their display is yet smaller than laptops and netbooks. Especially, if you think of smartphones then most of their display is around 4" or 5" and it is like a torture to see a movie in this kind of small display.

For people like me, the matter of keyboard is indeed a very big matter. Frankly, I do not feel comfortable even with keyboards of laptops and netbooks. So, I really would not think of typing something in a smartphone or tablet device unless I am really forced.

Imagine playing games in your smartphone vs in your laptop. So, I really feel that it is indeed too early to write laptops off in favor of smartphones and tablets.

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Newegg Cyber Monday Online shopping deal: Get your favorite laptop this holiday season

Newegg, the online PC retailer, has some great online offers. The retailer is currently having “Black Friday Shop On.” Newegg is offering free shipping, 60-day returns and price guarantee on selected. They are offering Iron Egg Guarantee (restrictions apply). Here are some of the deals:

CPUs/Processors:

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX for $229.00.

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT55TFBGRBOX for $179.00.

AMD Phenom II X4 925 Deneb 2.8GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor HDX925WFGIBOX for $129.99.

AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDX945FBGIBOX for $135.99.

Mother board:

ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard for $179.99.

ECS Black Series A785GM-M AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard for $54.99.

ECS H55H-I LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Mini ITX Intel Motherboard for $59.99.

BIOSTAR T5 XE CFX-SLI LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard for $94.99.

BIOSTAR TA890GXB HD AM3 AMD 890GX HDMI SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX AMD Motherboard for $64.99.

Foxconn A7DA-S 3.0 AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard for $64.99.

Laptops and Notebooks:

Acer Aspire AS5745G-7671 NoteBook Intel Core i3 370M(2.40GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M for $599.99.

Recertified: HP Pavilion dv6-3025dx NoteBook AMD Phenom II Dual-Core N620(2.8GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 for $489.99.

Recertified: DELL Inspiron 1545 NoteBook Intel Pentium dual-core T4500 (2.30GHz) 15.6" 2GB Memory 250GB HDD DVD±R/RW for $379.99.

To see more “Black Friday Shop On” deals, visit: http://promotions.newegg.com/black-friday/index.html

To know more about free shipping, 60-day return, price guarantee, visit:

http://promotions.newegg.com/ironegg/index.html?cm_sp=BlackFridayList-_-IronEgg-_-na

Newegg has great offers on a wide range of products. It has 12 pages of special promotions. To see them, visit:

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SpecialPromotion.aspx?Page=1

If you are interested to buy Logitech accessories visit: http://goo.gl/xpMNg

Newegg has great holiday gift offers. If you want to present your loved one a laptop or digital camera, you can check out the holiday gift guide. For more information, visit: http://goo.gl/bVLqa

If you are planning to buy wireless routers and switch then visit: http://goo.gl/TZrEG

Newegg is also offering Holiday Monitor sales offer. If you are planning to buy new monitors for your PC, then you can check out these deals. For more information, visit: http://goo.gl/KvfOj

Future of Google TV Bleak of Bright?

Google TV was launched with a lot of fanfare earlier this year but it has not been exactly a big success for the company until now. Part of the problem lies in the matter that traditional players in this industry have not welcomed Google TV until now and that is why it is not moving that much.

Matt Burns in Techcrunch has written this entry: Google TV Already In Trouble? Sony Offering 25% Off Blu-ray Google TV Units

Black Friday 2010 did not bring a lot of success for Google TV either. So, it seems that the search engine giant might not have very good future in the television business.

Well, I think that it has a good potential in the long run because when I watch television then I often wish that it was possible for me to enjoy my favorite programs instead of the programs that my TV channels showing. Also, websites like YouTube are not available in television either. It is a great feeling to have the power of Internet in your television set. So, I think that more and more people will become fan of Google TV and thus, in the next 2-3 years, it will be a big business. 

HP Pavilion dv7-5000ea: First Laptop Based on Intel’s Sandy Bridge Processor based Laptop?

Well, it is not confirmed news yet and there is just some speculation about Intel’s Sandy Bridge desk processor laptops coming from HP and some other companies. Engadget has talked about it and in fact, Laptoping has given us even more information.

You can find some information in HP’s website about a laptop which contains a new kind of processor. Laptopping did some more search and pointed out that Acer and Gateway and Lenovo are also bringing out some notebooks that contain the same kind of processor. However, this processor is yet to be named. So, there is a strong possibility that this processor will be Sandy Bridge processor. Anyway, while I searched more in Internet, I found more information and most probably HP Pavilion dv7-5000ea is going to be among the first laptops containing Sandy Bridge processor.

It is a kind of second generation Intel core processor and it is expected to be launched at CES Show on January 5, 2011. So, this new processor has a lot of attraction for many consumers who are expecting to have high and powerful laptops. We could not find information about battery life of laptops containing the new generation processors. I am particularly curious to see whether companies like HP can provide 6-9 hours of battery life for laptops containing Sandy Bridge processors. 

Mac Connection Cyber Monday Holiday Apple Blowout deals

Mac Connection, a leading authorized retailer of Apple products, is having “Holiday Apple Blowout” offer that would end on November 29, 2010. You can save up to $240 and get a free printer with every computer purchase and free shipping. You will get free shipping with purchases over $99. Here are some of the major Cyber Monday deals:

Apple MacBook Pro (Item #: 11301221 & Mfr. Part#: MC375LL/A) with 13.3" LED-Backlit screen, 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 320GB SATA HDD, nVidia GeForce 320M, IEEE 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, Gigabit Ethernet and Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard for $1,299.00 and save $150. (Visit: http://goo.gl/zXgRV)

Apple Mac mini (Item #: 12257305 & Mfr. Part#: MC270LL/A) with 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 SDRAM (8 GB) 320GB HDD, NVIDIA 320M Snow Leopard, Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, IEEE 802.11n and SuperDrive for $599.99. (Visit: http://goo.gl/z7zGN)

They are offering Apple iPads with free cases. The 16GB Wi-Fi only iPad is priced at $499, 32GB $599, and 64GB $699 while the Wi-Fi+3G 16GB iPad is priced at $629, 32GB $729 and 64GB $829. (Visit: http://goo.gl/dr7Jp)

You can also get Apple MacBook Air (Item #: 12154980 & Mfr. Part#: MC505LL/A)

with 11.6" screen glossy LED-backlit screen, 1.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 64 GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce 320M, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, IEEE 802.11n, Lithium polymer battery and Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard for $948. (Visit: http://goo.gl/ixphg)

For more information, visit: http://www.macconnection.com/IPA/PM/Brands/Apple/AppleSuperSale.htm

There are many such attractive deals. You should visit the website and check them out.

Gateway EC19C-A52C/S 11.6" i5 laptop Launched in Japan

Engedget has praised the technical specification of this laptop as this 11.6-inch notebook from gateway has i5 processor, Bluetooth 3.0 technology and many other features that are perhaps a lot for a 11.6-inch laptop. A few years ago, it could have been a high end ultra portable laptop but in this age of netbook the price is around $775.

The Gateway EC19C-A52C/S laptop has Windows 7 Home Premium operating system, 1.3 mega pixel webcam, Wi-Fi facility, card reader and the design looks beautiful. It is supposed to be good for the environment or it is environment friendly.

Gateway has claimed in its website that its display is of very good technology.

I also noticed that the laptop has to 2 GB DDR3 RAM and its weight is only 1.35 kg. So, you can carry it almost everywhere. Hard drive is 300 GB SATA. There are three USB 2.0 ports and the battery will run around 6 hours.

So, if you want a powerful laptop in Japan then you can take a look at it. I just felt that Gateway should have increased battery power to like 8 hours. Of course, making powerful laptop work for 8 hours without battery charge is not that easy. Most probably, within 2 years, we will start to see laptops working for minimum 12-15 hours without recharging the battery.