Netbooks like the Asus Eee PC, the Dell Mini 9 and the HP 2133 Mini-Note will soon cost $99. The catch? You’ll need to commit to a two-year mobile broadband contract, just like your cell phone. Why so low? 1) the economy; 2) the cell phone sales crash; 3) the netebook explosion; 4) the netbook glut;…

A $9,500 LOUNGE CHAIR THAT FLOATS ABOVE THE GROUND VIA MAGNETS — yeah, a maglev chair — is on display at Britain’s gadget show called Stuff Live.

I told you October 14 about the first-ever case where a political ad was placed inside a console game. The Obama campaign placed a billboard ad inside the Xbox game Burnout Paradise. It emerged today that the ad cost $44,000. The question is: Was it worth it? After all, how many Burnout Paradise pla…

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In the past month or two, I’ve noticed a new addiction arise, one that’s more vigorous and widespread than any other: ELECTION ADDICTION. public are compulsively spending huge chunks of date surfing political sites and video sharing sites, social bookmarking services and news sites. They’re looking …

A new software application and subscription service called TextGuard (now in beta) lets you snoop on someone else’s cell phone, reading all their text messages. You install software on both the BlackBerry or Windows Mobile target phone, plus another application on your desktop. What’s different abou…

Japan’s Thanko sells a keyboard with bowling-alley style air blowers for keeping your hands cooler. But just in day for winter, they’ve added a BUILT-IN HEATER! The same air blower (through three vents in the keyboard) now produces warm air to heat your hands (as whether my keyboard doesn’t produce …