Bowers & Wilkins has 40-plus years of experience and know-how in speaker design in a single package. A new creation was announced on their website:

Bowers & Wilkins prepares to launch a new speaker especially designed for iPod. Called Zeppelin, the speaker will provide a level of sound quality usually available only through dedicated hi-fi separates. Zeppelin is certified “Made For iPod” and is designed for use with the current model range. The name was chosen due to its design line. The concept was created by Native Design, London.

Zeppelin will be available from September 2007 in Apple Stores or online (http://store.apple.com). The manufacturer recommends a retail price of $599.00.

Press release here.

Steve Jobs, Apple’s boss showed today their new series of iMac desktop computers. The company decided to go just for 20 and 24 inch displays with no 17″ version. However you now can get a 20″ iMac with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1 GB of RAM and 250 Hard Drive for just $1,199. So here are the three new options as they appear on Apple’s website:

The new 20-inch 2.0 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,199 (US), includes:

• 20-inch widescreen LCD display;
• 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
• 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB;
• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive® with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
• ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT with 128MB GDDR3 memory;
• built-in iSight video camera;
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
• 250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
• mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
• built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
• the new Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote.

The new 20-inch 2.4 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,499 (US), includes:

• 20-inch widescreen LCD display;
• 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
• 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB;
• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
• ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB GDDR3 memory;
• built-in iSight video camera;
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
• 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
• mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
• built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
• the new Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote.

The new 24-inch 2.4 GHz iMac, for a suggested retail price of $1,799 (US), includes:

• 24-inch widescreen LCD display;
• 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
• 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 4GB;
• a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
• ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB GDDR3 memory;
• built-in iSight video camera;
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
• 320GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
• mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
• built-in stereo speakers and microphone; and
• the new Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse and infrared Apple Remote.

Two new mobile phones were unveiled today by Nokia, world leader in the mobile phone manufacturing market. Benefiting from a gorgeous original design, the two handsets are set to hit the market in the third quarter of 2007 at EUR 210 (N7500) and respectively EUR 400 (N7900).

N7900 Prism comes with 3G and quad band GSM support so you it can practically support networks from all over the world, making it ideal for those who travel a lot. For multimedia Nokia added a 2 MP digital camera, and photos, videos or any other documents can be stored on the built-in 1 GB of available storage.

N7500 Prism is the a cheaper version of the previous model, but it also packs a 2 MP camera for taking photos or recording videos. Nokia also claims the N7500 supports up to 9 hours of continuous music playback so the multimedia support is one of its advantages. Apparently the internal storage doesn’t match the N7900, but a microSD slot can be used to add up to 2 GB (enough to hold 1500 songs according to Nokia).

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Microsoft has to be the worst company when it comes to keeping internal information secret. We had our proof this spring when rumours (and photos) of the Xbox 360 Elite version reached online magazines weeks before the official announcement.

Nothing apparently changed as Microsoft done it again with their announcement of the imminent Xbox 360 price drop. The confirmation came today, a week after some Walmart and Toys ‘R Us unpublished flyers spoiled the surprise for us. Microsoft decided to go for different cuts for the 3 versions of the console and here are the new prices:

• Core System $280 (- $20)
  
• Premium $350 (- $50)
  
• Elite $450 (-$30)

Dear iPhone users, we know that the biggest and the most annoying problem with your phone is that you are afraid your battery will let you down and you don’t feel like paying $85 for it. If you have some personal tech skills or at least you like to do things on your own then I have a solution for you. It’s a do it yourself kit, from Brando, to replace your iPhone’s battery in just a few easy steps.

The price for the iPhone battery replacement kit is only $20 and includes a non-official 1400mAh 3.7 VDC battery, a screwdriver and instructions. Keep in mind that you may break your device or lose the warranty so unless you can live without them, don’t do it.

[Buy it on Brando, via Xataka]

I love kayaking, or at least I love the concept of kayaking because I don’t practice. That is because it’s hard to keep your balance and after paddling for one hour you feel your muscles scream. Yes I am aware that’s healthy and I was really going to try it again, but after hearing what Surfango have just created, I think I won’t.

PowerKayak is a “boat” with a four-stroke engine installed in the back, that can fit only one person and can cut waves at a top speed of 28 miles per hour. With the two gallon fuel tank you can spend a couple of hours in the water playing with the steering. PowerKayak comes with two models Hawaii and Adventurer.

Now let’s get down to business. The price is $2899 according to Gizmag.

Imagine how geeky a plane with USB and Ethernet ports would look for someone not passioned by technology. Well, it looks like Artur Bergman got a tour on Virgin America planes and he really found some great geek stuff. Every seat has 110 volt AC, extremely smart in-flight entertainment system, USB and ethernet which makes me think they will have internet. How about the purple mood lightning?

There are other things worth mentioned like a server with about 3000 MP3s that allows you to save a playlist that will save under your name and will be used the next time you book a flight with Virgin America. You also get satellite TV, games (Doom), private chatrooms and messages.

Now if I think better, those ethernet ports which we are not sure if they have Internet, can be used for playing Doom with other passengers, right? Can you imagine the whole plane playing and screaming “die, die, die”? What will the secret services think?

[via Gizmodo]

It looks like Canon is ready to jump into the big league for hard disk based camcorders, with the new model Canon iVIS HG10, that will bring high-definition quality, available from September. It comes packed with a 40GB hard disk that you can store up to 5.5 hours of ACHD recording (highest quality), compressed at 15MBps.

Canon HG10, HDD based camcorder review

Gizmodo already had their hands on the Canon HG10 and it looks like they really tested it, so here is what these guys found out:

- The world’s smallest hard disk HD camcorder, is very compact, but it’s not too small and allows easy access to all those buttons and controls.

- A bit disappointing battery life for the standard battery that you can use for an hour of shooting. An extended battery however will cost, and will give you 2 hours and 15 minutes of shooting.

- Better AVCHD codec, than Sony and Panasonic.

- It records 1080i HD at a resolution of 1440 x 1080. Only 1440 pixels are written to on the disk to save space and then it’s stretched back to full 1920 x 1080 when you playback.

- Has a super range optical image stabilization, which results in very good stabilization for high-frequency shaking but also for those small hand movements.

The result is that Canon HG10, is a great camcorder, will cost $1299 and will ship from October in the United States.

I guess the looks of that G15 keyboard from Logitech where not enough for serious gamers and the update brought a GamePanel LCD display. You get to keep an eye to any serious problems that occur while you’re having a game. The GamePanel can be customized to see system status, CPU memory or anything else you set.

If you guys don’t know the Logitech G15 keyboard here are more info:

- Backlighted keys to see them when you play at night

- 6 programmable keys with 3 shift (or mode) states

- Game Mode to disable or to enable the Windows key

- 2 hi-speed USB hubs

- 256MB ram and 20MB internal memory

- CD-Rom drive

- 22cm x49cm x 4.3cm and weights 1.08kg

- Windows XP and Vista compatible.

Buy the new Logitech G15 keyboard with the GamePanel LCD for $99.99, available right away.
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