According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple is going to unveil its revolutionary touch tablet later this month at a conference in San Francisco.

Apple’s tablet would retail for around $1000 and be equipped with a 10- to 11-inch touch screen, according to WSJ. The tablets may come with a nationwide WiFi plan. Tablets will be shipped in March.

The product sounds like a large iPhone to us, without the phone. Will it replace laptops? Only time will tell.

Technology has changed the way we do things. Emails are sent more often than letters; people visit movie theaters more often than drama theatres; text messages replace short phone calls. Even books have tried to make the change, with audio books, e-books, and services such as Book Glutton. But when it comes down to it, physical books are still the most preferred way to read. The Amazon Kindle aims to change that.

The Amazon Kindle, which has been on the drawing board for several years now, is finally ready to go. Essentially, the Kindle is a handheld e-book reader. Users purchase books and read them on the Kindle, and can also pay to access their favorite blogs on it. But at $400, $10 per book, and $1 per blog, is the Kindle really worth it?

Considering that most people don’t mind carrying a book or two around, and staring at a digital screen too long is a surefire way to get a headache, there are probably few people who really need it. Yes, with the Kindle you can carry fifty books with you at once if you’d like, but who reads fifty books at once? In addition to that, it’s UI has gotten less than positive reviews and, technically, one can get a good PDA or phone that can hold readable content, has better uses (and, most likely, a better interface) for a comparable price.

Not to mention, the Kindle is not the first gadget of its type. The Sony Reader may have fewer features, but it’s cheaper, you don’t have to pay for media you already get free (such as blogs), and it can actually open PDFs. But people still want the Kindle. My book crazy, non tech-savvy mom is one of them. But until it’s dropped in price and worked a few bugs out, Amazon can keep it. Learn more about the Kindle at amazon.com.

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I like the Mogul, it’s made of a nice, gunmetal grey plastic with a brushed-aluminum plate around the screen giving a nice, solid feel. I am not a huge fan of the Windows Mobile operating system, but it’s impossible to deny its extensive user base, capacity to sync with corporate networks, and the host of applications available to extend its functionality.

But thirteen buttons, a 3 way jog-wheel, a Querty keyboard, five way directional pad and a WLAN switch make for one too many as far as I’m concerned. And, as with many of the recent smart phone offerings, this one can’t decide whether it’s a PDA or a phone. In the end, it provides a little bit of both without being exceptional in either departments. The usual specs for this type of phone include:

Processor: Qualcomm MSM7500, 400 MHz
OS: Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional (Pocket PC)
Display: 240 x 320 TFT Touch Screen LCD
Memory: 64 MB DDR SDRAM; 256 MB ROM
Size & Weight: 4.3″ long x 2.3″ wide x 0.7″ thick; 5.82 ounces (with battery)
Expansion: Single Micro SD slot
Network: CDMA2000 1xRTT/1xEVDO Dual-band 800/1900 MHz
Communication: Dual band CDMA/EVDO; 802.11b/g; Bluetooth 2.0
Audio: ExtUSB headphone/headset jack
Battery: 1500 mAh Lithium Ion cell
Navigation: QWERTY thumb keyboard; 5-way directional pad; application buttons; 3-way jog wheel; touch screen

Performance wise, the HTC Mogul is about as expected; the camera is adequate, audio quality acceptable, but nothing to write home about, and the keyboard is usable. Due to the relatively large weight and size, it is sensibly supplied with a hip holster, although it wouldn’t be the first time I’ve worn out a perfectly good pair of jeans by stuffing something this big in the pocket. I wouldn’t want to pay full retail for this, because it’s not worth the price of an EEE.

It looks as though Sony’s decision to introduce a budget version PS3 has paid off. Sales jumped through the roof in Japan immediately making the PS3 the likely best-seller this Christmas. The huge increase in sales enabled the PS3 to take the top spot in full-sized console sales from Nintendo’s Wii console for the first time in Japan. The Wii typically sells less than 35,000 per week in Japan, although sales have risen to 37,500 following the release of Super Mario Galaxy.

The 40GB unit retails for $100 less than older models. The new console also lacks a few features, such as a flash memory device reader, two of the original four USB ports, and backwards compatibility with PS2 games. The Japanese version of the 40GB PS3 features a new ‘Ceramic White’ case color.

Amazon are banging out the slightly less-trendy black version for less than $400 with a free Spiderman Movie pack. As I mentioned previously, the Playstation makes a sensible alternative to a Blu-ray disc player. It might not have all the special features, but who on earth wants to watch an interview with the cameraman’s second assistant’s third cousin anyway?

This is worth buying just for Ratchet and Clank’s Tools of Destruction. Get ‘em while they’re hot.

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Jensen has just announced the NVX300PC “Anywhere” UPMC which features GPS navigation, a 7-inch touch screen (800×480,) 30GB hard drive, and 256MB of RAM. This UPMC comes with a car mount kit, remote control, and a ton more features making this the first UPMC in the US to specifically target the automobile market.

There’s not an awful lot of information about this device yet (even the Jensen website fails to provide any,) but rumors suggest a price point around $1500, which seems like a high price to pay for this sort of specification. It seems to be a solid looking piece of kit, but that’s a lot of money.

Most UMPCs are designed to be hand held devices, but this one is aimed at the car driver. If it’s as intricate and difficult to use as some of the other Jensen models, I see a few law suits in the offing. It’s bad enough getting advice from the back seat without getting it from the dashboard at the same time. As soon as a definite release date is confirmed, we will be covering this one in more detail. For now, what little information there is, is available here.

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