Cowon S9 delayed til early 09

GenerationMP3 is reporting that due to production issues in Korea the long awaited Cowon S9 might be delayed til early 2009. Minus the lack of wifi this is truly an iPod touch killer. First it has an excellent AMOLED screen that in person looks awesome. It has capacitive touchscreen same as the iTouch. Comes with Bluetooth, mic, fm tuner, flash interface, g-sensor, and tv out.

via GenerationMP3

TG Lluon Mobbit UMPC

Here is a UMPC by TG called the Lluon Mobbit. The Korean UMPC features an 1.33Ghz Atom chip, Windows XP, 30GB hard drive with option for 16GB SSD, and 4.8 inch touchscreen. There is a chace this might be released in the U.S. if Averatec decides to rebrand it.

via Pocketables

HP Vivienne Tam Edition Mini 1000 now for sale

The Vivienne Tam Edition of the HP mini 1000 is now available. It is the same spec wise but with a custom design as you can see. It comes with 10 inch screen, 1.6ghz Atom, 1gb ram, and 60gb hard drive. Starting price is $699.

Order today at HP HERE

OQO Announces Live Chat Support

OQO now offers live chat support. This would be good to those who don't want to call with their issues. With customer service across the board terrible. At least OQO is making steps to offer better service.

OQO is pleased to announce a new support offering for OQO customers seeking assistance: Live Help.

With this free offering, customers can initiate interactive live chat sessions with technical and customer support agents at any time during our posted support hours.

Live Help will provide additional flexibility for our customers, and improve the level of support we can provide to customers from all around the world.

To access a trained agent via Live Help, simply click on the “live help” link from the main OQO Support page (www.oqo.com/support) and submit your request for support.

Support hours for live chat are the same as phone support hours:

* U.S.: Monday - Friday, 8:00 - 18:00 (PST)
* International: Monday - Friday, 14:00-22:00 (GMT)

Coby to release $99.95 Netbook

Coby will release a Netbook nay a Midget PC? And it's going to start at $99.95. The new Midget PC will be called “PogetMate-7″ and “Poget-Mate-9″. Screen size will range for 7 inch and 9 inch screens. To keep the costs low it will run Linux and will be available in March of 2009.

via indymedia

MSI EX300 laptop for $999.99

MSI has released the MSI EX300 for $999. It is available not at select retailers. It features a 13.3 inch screen, a Core 2 Duo P7350 CPU, ATI's 256MB Mobility Radeon HD3450 GPU, WiFi / Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, a 3-in-1 card reader and a 2.0-megapixel webcam. The whole laptop weighs a mere 4.5 pounds.

MSI EXPANDS ENTERTAINMENT NOTEBOOK LINE WITH THE SLEEK NEW EX300

EX300 Features Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, ATI HD3450 Graphics Card

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA – December 3, 2008 – MSI Computer, a leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions, is pleased to announce the US release of its new EX300 Notebook. The EX300 features an Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile Processor P7350 and Intel® PM45 + ICH9-M Express Chipset to deliver unrivaled processor performance, great wireless connectivity, and a longer battery life. MSI also included the highly advanced ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD3450 graphic card with DDR3 256MB VRAM, to deliver a fluid and detailed movie viewing experience.

MSI packs all these features into a fashionable Brilliant Red or Dazzling Blue ultra lightweight alloy case, which weighs just 4.5 pounds (including 8-cell battery). Its clean lines and sharp contours combine with the powerful colors to make the EX300 one of the most aesthetically pleasing notebooks available. Furthermore, the EX300's 13.3 inch widescreen display is the optimum convergence of size and mobility. It offers a superior viewing experience when compared to other ultra-portables with 12 inch displays, without sacrificing mobility with unnecessary bulk.

The EX300 also sets users free from cabled connections. EX300 owners can easily access the Internet over high-speed 802.11 a/g/n, and the built-in Bluetooth V2.0+EDR allows you to simultaneously connect to various kinds of Bluetooth peripherals, including keyboards, mice, PDAs, cell phones and more with data transfer rates 3 times that of previous the version. The notebook also features a built-in 3 in 1 Card Reader, 2.0 webcam, a multimedia burner drive, and finger print scanner for added security.

The MSI EX300 is priced at $999 MSRP, and is available online at Amazon, Zip Zoom Fly, mWave, Micro Center, and Buy.com.

Order now here in Blue or Red
MSI EX300-024US 13.3-Inch Laptop (2.0 GHz Intel Centrino 2 P7350 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, 256 MB ATI HD3450 Graphics, Vista Premium) Blue

MSI EX300-018US 13.3-Inch Laptop (2.0 GHz Intel Centrino 2 P7350 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, 256 MB ATI HD3450 Graphics, Vista Premium) Red

Aluminum Hard-Side Wallet

Protect your money like your protect your laptop with this Aluminum Hard-Side Wallet. Thinkgeek offers a replacement if it happens to break.

Features

* Black painted aluminum wallet
* Dimensions: 117 x 93 x 18mm
* Weight: 90 grams
* 7 compartments holds your cash and up to 10 cards

Order now at Thinkgeek.com

Zune 16GB with free car pack for $160.51

Amazon has the Microsoft Zune 16GB for sale for $160.51. That's $39.48 off retail. Plus you get a free Car Pack with purchase.

Zune 16 GB Video MP3 Player (Black)

New Xbox 360 Arcade includes 256mb built in memory

With parts getting cheaper MS has decided to make a minor upgrade of their lowest cost 360. All new Xbox 360's will have 256mb of built in memory to save games and download content right off the bat. I think this is good as too often companies make optional things not include when they should be.

via Xbox 360 fanboy

Instant Cashback for some

Microsoft's Live Cashback offer just got alot better. At random people have been getting instant cashback. Just today I purchased a $499.99 Asus EEE 1002ha from Ebay and received an instant $150 back to my paypal account. Normally you have to wait 60 days to clear Cashback payment. So far no one knows the formula MS is using to decide what gives you instant Cashback savings.