In conclusion, the hardware is absolutely fantastic. Although the default software experience leaves a lot to be desired, it can be very easily remedied, at which time the M700 is by far one of the best tablets I?’ve used. When I was setting mine up, I had the same joy?– the "WOW" experience I had when I bought my first Tablet PC, the Toshiba Satellite R10. (Source: Matt, GottaBeMobile) Read more…

What do you get when you mix Vegas, CES, a rugged Tablet PC, and three destruction-hungry GBMr's? One of the best InkShows ever, that's what. In this InkShow, we take a look at the "secret" tablet I took with me to Vegas: the just announced xTablet T8700 from MobileDemand. With new specs like a 1.2 ghz Core 2 Duo processor, support for 2 gb of ram, SSD, and an outdoor viewable display, this button-activated touch + active digitizer Tablet PC took... Read more…

X-bit Labs writes the Hybrid SLI technology from NVIDIA won't be usable on systems with 30" LCD displays:Apparently, the first implementation of Hybrid SLI technology not only does not support multi-monitor output capability, but also does not support dual-link DVI output, which means that such a system cannot support 30 high-end displays with resolution of 2560x1600. Read more…

Amazon announced their MP3 service will go international this year:Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that in 2008 the company will begin an international rollout of Amazon MP3, Amazon's DRM-free MP3 digital music store where every song is playable on virtually any digital music-capable device, including the PC, Mac(R), iPod(R), Zune(R), Zen(R), iPhone(TM), RAZR(TM), and BlackBerry(R). Read more…

Sony Ericsson announced they've reached an agreement with ten music labels to add content to its PlayNow service: Sony Ericsson, owned by Ericsson and Sony, said the deals added 5 million new tracks to its catalog. Read more…

MSI shared some of its plans for 2008. One of the things the firm is working on is a low-cost notebook with a 10" LCD display. This computer will compete against the Asus Eee PC and will be presented at CeBIT 2008. Few details are known except that the device will use the Intel Basic Platform which features a 45nm Diamondville processor and the 945GSE chipset. Read more…

FUD Zilla heard NVIDIA is having heat issues with its MCP78U (GeForce 8200) IGP chipset:We've been informed that Nvidia is having some heat issues with its upcoming top of the range IGP, the MCP78U, as it produces too much heat and as such needs active cooling. This does't seem to have gone down well with Nvidia's partners and some have dropped this product before it even has launched. Read more…

DP Review has details about the features of the upcoming Nikon D60 digital SLR camera: Nikon D60 digital SLR camera : Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the D60, one of the smallest Nikon digital SLRs ever. The Nikon D60 makes it fun and easy to take breathtaking pictures while also offering plenty of features for those who want to deepen their interest in creative shooting. Read more…

The Inq got their hands on some information regarding the delay of the GeForce 9600 that NVIDIA send out to their partners:NVIDIA found a small percentage of GeForce 9600 GT boards exhibiting a voltage transient on the NVDD power supply during certain applications. They have reason to believe that this may cause a system hang under certain conditions. Read more…

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology say sound waves can help to increase the heat dissipation of liquid cooling systems by as much as 147%:Now Glezer's team has hit on a more efficient way to dislodge bubbles before they can coalesce into a film, using sound waves instead. Read more…