Those that think a notebook should replace their solid personal computer have an alternative from Fujitsu. Fujitsu LifeBook N6460, that was presented a few weeks ago in Singapore is now available in the United States. It’s a 17-inch with a XGA+ panel that runs on Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 at 2GHz, has 2GB of RAM and can be upgraded at 4GB, has a hard drive of up to 500GB and works with a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 graphics card with 512MB HyperMemory. Just telling you that, and I am sure you like it. But there are more goodies inside: Blu-Ray / HD DVD drive, fingerprint sensor, TV tuner, five USB connectors, multicard reader, an Express Card opening to boot, a remote control, 56k modem and Gigabit Etherne and runs on Windows Vista.

Now how fun is that? Starting from $1499 with the standard configuration will reach $2599 if you put everything on. It’s available right now on the Fujitsu store.

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Who would like a car system that can provide both high quality video and audio playback along with MP3 players connectivity and other juices? Sony announced their first multi-channel Super Audio CD (SA-CD) for your car, the new Sony XAV-W1. A few small things that you can do with the new Sony XAV-W1 are setting wallpapers with anything you like and personalize the sound settings the way you like.

Now to bring you more info about the world’s first in-car head to support 5.1 SA-CD. It uses a 7-inch WGA display, supports Sony HD Radio tuner and the system brings in 52W to all those 4 channels. It’s also happy to connect your iPod and satellite radio if you got bought the receiver separately. Sony XAV-W1 supports CDs and DVD video playback, MP3 and WMA audio playback and an image viewer for JPEGs.

The price is $800 and it will be available from August.

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For some time now, many scientists came up with ideas for detergentless washing machines. Haier says they have it now, and that they will be releasing it to the public very soon. The solution Haier WasH2O brings is related to OH- and H+ ions which are responsible for cleaning your clothes and taking the smell off.

Haier WasH2O works by breaking down water molecules in OH-ions – which are responsible to attracting and retaining the stains – and H+ ions to sterilize the clothes. This sounds like real chemistry, and it’s been a while since my last course that I’ve attended but I am worried not getting other colors out of the soap-free washing machine or with the same smell. It’s going to be released in France for $699 ($957).

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Fear no more, iPhone users. Though tests say you won’t need a new battery soon, it looks like the guys at iPodJuice .com has a $45 battery to replace your used one, only for $45 (add $20 for shipping). That means that if you choose third parties to change the battery, you won’t pay the $85.95 Apple asks.

The iPodJuice product is a 1400 mAh lithium-ion battery which will get you a ten year guarantee after you get it installed. Did I mention that you can do it yourself? It would only cost you $25 to buy it (add $20 for shipping). The battery is designed for the 4GB and 8GB iPhone models and though you may not need anything right now, you have an alternative in case anything happens.

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After having San Francisco covered with WiFi from Google and Earthlink it’s time for another big announcement. A massive WiFi network will be built to cover 37 cities in Silicon Valley, by a group of companies including IBM and Cisco that will spend somewhere between $85M and $150M. Basically the WiFi network will offer high-speed free internet to everyone in the area and extremely safe communications.

Tests will begin in Palo Alto and San Carlos this year and the whole network will begin the building process in 2008.

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As you know smart computers have already beaten top players of chess, backgammon or checkers. It looks like poker is the next challenge. The University of Alberta developed a computer several years ago that was defeated by poker champion Phil Laak but only because the scientists allowed him examine the programming code to see how the computer will play the hand. Neat, but this time it won’t be like that.

The game will be held at the annual conference of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Monday where Laak will play with his pro colleague Ali Eslami. Each of them will be in separate rooms where they will virtually play against of eachother with Eslami getting the cards the computer is getting in the other room, and viceversa.

This is supposed to be the first man-machine confrontation where they expect to eliminate the luck of the draw.

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News came in that the iPhone Bluetooth Headset is starting to kick in. A Flickr member, Nomad, have already seen it in an Apple store in Marlton, NJ and snapped pictures while unboxing it.

It comes in a black box that has the duo dock to charge both the iPhone and the headset at the same time and the travel charger to do it on the go. It also has a very nice feature : the magsafe connector, that allows to connect safely to the dock or to the cable. Another nice feature is that you get to see the charging status of the Bluetooth Headset directly on the iPhone if they are both seated in the dock.

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This Christmas will bring more than one Zune model in stores since Microsoft apparently confirmed the rumours regarding the second generation of its wireless portable device. As anticipated, the news confirms the coming of more than one flavored Zune but it doesn’t reveal details concerning what the coming models will be (Draco, Scorpio and maybe more …).

To better battle Apple’s dominance on the market the new Zune models will support more iPod like features (podcasts), but some extra ones as well. One thing is for sure there will definitely be WiFi support and it will probably be expanded beyond what we see in Zune 1.0.

The portable device is set to come in time for the Holiday season and Microsoft promises also ” to expand the international footprint of Zune” for other geographical markets.

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August 24th is the debut of the elite version of the Xbox 360 in Great Britain and even though no Microsoft official release mentions anything about the prices, three UK retailers – WHM, GAME and Play – are already gearing to take pre-orders on Xbox 360 Elite at £330. Voices say the three retailers have been tipped from other European regions where they have a live presence so that should be the price for the new Xbox 360 deluxe version in the UK. Add to it, that all the pre-ordering prices are the same in three sources, so I guess that’s confirmed.

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HP Japan announced that the wait for the new 12-inch tablet pc, HP Compaq 2710p, is finally over. The lightweight 1.6kg (3.5-pound) notebook wasn’t presented in an official press release or anything, it just popped out on the official website. All the notebooks run Windows Vista Business 32/64 on Intel Core 2 Duo ULV processors U7500/7600 at 1.2 or 1.06 MHz, with Wireless and Bluetooth as a standard. The prices vary from $1649 to $2478 depending on what configuration you choose. With a very professional design and a very functional display I am sure this one will become a success soon.

If you buy it today chances are to be shipped from July 25th or August 3rd if you need the 1xEV-DO (Verizon) Broadband module that costs $199.

[via Engadget]