The iPad mini is the tablet the whole web has been buzzing about, and as we expected Apple has officially announced it today. The new iPad mini comes with a 7.9 inch display and boasts a 10 hour battery life. This mini tablet could very well be the knockout punch Apple has been looking for, to crush lower priced rivals such as the Amazon Kindle Fire.

Apple also announced a 4th Gen iPad with a Retina display. It features an all new A6X processor and many other new features.

Find out more from the official Apple iPad mini website.

Yeah those tablet rumors were very true, and the new Apple iPad tablet was revealed today. This 9.7″ touchscreen tablet measures just .5″ thick. It features a 1Ghz Apple A4 processor, 802.11n wi-fi, Bluetooth, 3G (on some models) and hardware accelerated OpenGL graphics. It is available with your choice of 16GB, 32GB or 64GB SSD drive.

The iPad starts at just $499 for the 16GB model, $599 for the 32GB model and $699 for 64GB. To add 3G support, it costs and additional $130 up front, with unlimited 3G data from AT&T for $29.99 a month (with no contract).

Want to know more? Click here to get the full details and specs of the new Apple iPad.

The Google Nexus One smartphone officially went on sale today. The phone is available for purchase from Google’s website here, and it is available with 2 carrier options. You can get it unlocked, or you can get it from T-Mobile.

The unlocked version is available for $530 dollars and the T-Mobile version is available for $179 with  a 2-year contract.

The phone features a 5 megapixel camera, wi-fi, AGPS and a 4GB micro-sd (expandable to 32gb). You can see the complete specifications here.

The most stunning feature is the dual 7-inch screens, making this more a Booklet than a Tablet. They are multi-touch, designed for writing, drawing, and flicking with a finger or a stylus. They are connected with a single home button. The Courier also features a camera on the back and may be charged with an inductive pad, like the Pre with its Touchstone.

Microsoft has always done well dreaming up prototypes and producing beautiful renders, but when they are finally released they seem to be mediocre realizations. The Courier is described as being in a “late prototype stage,” so there is reason to be hopeful.

What do you think of the Courier? Will it ever come to fruition or will Apple release something that will stun and amazing everyone?

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So what makes this new device so special? Several reasons, but the first standout is Android. With the many pre-installed application (ranging from documents to twitter,) there is also the AppsLib. The AppsLib is a library of free and paid downloadable apps—and Archos is promising 300–450 apps that are in the pipe-line ready to go. Another amazing feature is an HDMI port. With this addition, you could be watching a movie as you commuting home and once you get there, simply plug the device into your TV and finish watching it. But, paired with the next features makes that port even more amazing. The Archos 5 supports an external keyboard connected either by Bluetooth 2.0 or the USB 2.0 host port. So now, why even take a laptop when you travel? Plug this into your TV and type away on an external keyboard to keep in touch. While it can come with either a 160 or 500 GB HDD, you can also take advantage of that port by plugging in an external hard drive and pretty much have infinite storage. Lastly, one of the best features of all, it features a kickstand on the back, making it so easy to watch movies or type using an external keyboard.

This is just the tip of what the Archos 5 Internet Tablet can accomplish. It has all these great features—Hi-Def video, TV output, Music, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth and USB connectivity—all in a tiny device, barely bigger than a 3 x 5 notecard. In a couple months time, once more and more apps are released, I expect some amazing things. It is available in four models, a flash-based 16 or 32 GB version for $299.99 or $379.99, respectively, or the aforementioned HDD-based 160 and 500 GB versions priced at $329.99 and $429.99, respectively.

So, what do you think of the new Archos 5 Internet Tablet?

We may have seen a little too many new bicycle concepts and designs for urban mobility. Not many of them come enter the production lines. But here comes Grant Ryan, from New Zealand, with his foldable electric two-wheeler for urban travel. It is known as the YikeBike. It is marketed as “the world’s first super light electric folding bike” and CNET has called it “the alternative to the Segway.”

The YikeBike will be available in 2010 at the price tag of US$4,860 (Country laws concerning wheeled vehicles apply).

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The phone itself may be not as good looking as the iPhone, in this reviewer’s opinion, it is better than what HTC has been producing. It is being called the “first phone with social skills,” it features Motorola’s new, innovative, Android skin called MOTOBLUR. This provides widgets that integrate with Twitter, Facebook, Gmail, MySpace, Yahoo, Last.fm and more. It also features over-the-air syncing and backups, and aggregates all your contacts into a single address book.The phone will be available in two colors, Winter White and Titanium. It will have a 3.1″ 320 x 480 screen, WiFi, and a 5 MP camera that also shoots video at 24 fps. The CLIQ will be exclusive to T-Mobile and be released later this fall. Internationally, the CLIQ will be knows an the DEXT and be available on Orange, Telefonica, and America Movil.

What do you think of Motorola’s first try? Let us know in the comments.

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Now that the school year has started, here’s a gadget for your dorm’s kitchen: the Fagor Portable Induction Cooktop. Compared to traditional cooktops, induction cookers are more energy-efficient and they heat at a faster rate. If you have ever used an electric stovetop, I am sure you know how hot it gets. It can even easily burn your skin upon contact. The genius of induction cookers is that it does not warm the air around it resulting in less possibility of injuries and energy efficiency. It uses magnetic induction to only heat up your pots or pans, yet it won’t burn anything else such as clothing or drapes that get too close.

Now you can enjoy your frisbee night with friends on the campus lawn while your pasta is cooking, without the worries of burning down the dorm and risking your degree.

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A few weeks ago, we told you about the Backpack shelf for you iMac. Now we bring you the BookArc, a sleek and aesthetically pleasing product acts as a desktop stand for your Macbook.

Apart from freeing up valuable desk space, the BoookArc turns your Macbook into a mini-desktop tower. This is capable of holding any Macbook design – from the Macbook Air to the 17-inch Macbook Pro – thanks to its three different sized, scratch-free, silicone cushions. It has silicone footpads for extra grip and to protect your desk surface. Twelve South, the designers of this product, also claim that this can speed up the performance of your Macbook. Free Shipping for a limited time at the price of $ 49.99. If you’re with a team or company buying with a group of 6, get a discount at $ 249.99 for a 6-pack.

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Although they want you to think the new LP features are amazing, for young folks, most probably won’t care. For them, the big news is improved syncing and social media integration. With the new syncing you can now drag, organize, and delete apps from inside iTunes. The new social media integration allows you to send albums to Facebook or Twitter.

The iPod Classic recieved the standard upgrade we predicted, remaining $249, while gaining a boost to 160GB. The new control-free iPod Shuffle remains, now in several colors (and a special edition stainless steel) and starting at $59 for 2 GB and $79 for 4 GB.

The iPod Touch, like the Classic, only got the standard upgrade. The price of the 8 GB was dropped to an amazing $199, $299 buys you 32 GB, and they introduced at 64 GB for $399. After a long talk about how great the Touch is, surprisingly, it did not receive a camera. There rumors that there were hardware issues, but it could also be a differentiation problem between it and the iPhone. When you keep adding all these features, what reason would you have to buy the iPhone over the iPod Touch?

But, the big news is the iPod Nano, which added several features, most shockingly a video camera. It shoots 640 x 480 video at 30 fps and has 15 real-time special effects (a la Photo Booth with effects like Sepia, Black and White, Film Grain, Thermal, Dent, Stretch.) With the camera, it also received a microphone, which allows a new voice recorder, a speaker, and surprisingly an FM Radio. The 8GB model is $149, but for a cheap $30 more you can double your storage to 16 GB.

So, what do you think the big news of the day was, if anything was even note-worthy?