Voodoo can't just come clean, has to tease yet another new product

Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/392482874/

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops

Most everyone digs a surprise, but the novelty tends to wear off after the third or fourth iteration of the same trick, wouldn't you say? Rather than just coming right out and showing us the wares, Voodoo's Rahul Sood is playing the tease card again with an obviously undisclosed new product. In an apparent attempt to keep the wave (started by the Omen and Envy 133, by the way) rolling, Mr. Sood has dropped a sliver of a hint on The Next Bench. He states that "there's also this other thing [Voodoo is] working on right now," but he very purposefully fails to elaborate. Just keep it sexy and overpowered and we won't kvetch about the build up... too much.

[Thanks, William]

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Is ASUS prepping a 5-megapixel Omnia challenger?

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Filed under: Cellphones

It looks like ASUS has more in store when it comes to touchscreen phones than that P552w we saw the other day. According to pictures leaked to the Mobile01 forums, the company is planning an Omnia-esque device that will feature a large (WQVGA or WVGA) touchscreen, a 5-megapixel camera, a trackball for non-touch navigation, and the predictable 3G radios / WiFi. Not much is known about the device at this point, though speculation is running rampant on the forum as to CPU specs and on-board memory. It's likely this will be at least competitive in comparison to recent Window Mobile devices we've seen of this variety, though nothing's certain till we get word from ASUS... which we're waiting patiently for, fellas.

[Via wmpoweruser]

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Dell's E4300 and E4200 Latitude laptops available this Tuesday

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Filed under: Laptops

Hey, remember those totally slick Latitude E4300 and E4200 13.3- or 12.1-inch laptops we told you about last month? Well if you've been itching to get your hands on one, they're going to be available very, very soon (September 16th, that is). If you'll recall, these little dudes boast Dell's new Latitude ON feature, the SplashTop-esque, instant-on desktop that gives you quick access to Firefox and a handful of other Linux-based apps. They also happen to tread that fine line between geek-lust design and hard-nose business machine guts. The systems will be available with Core 2 Duo CPUs, DDR3 RAM up to 8GB, hard drives up to 250GB (or a 64GB SSD), WiFi, and sport 1280 x 800 widescreen displays. Hit the read link for more details, and make sure to double check your account balances.

[Thanks, Filip]

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OnionMap Maps Interactive Guides of Popular Destinations [Travel]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/391039057/onionmap-maps-interactive-guides-of-popular-destinations

Web site OnionMap hosts interactive, high-resolution tourist maps of popular destination cities across the globe. From New York to Tokyo and San Francisco to London, OnionMap brings the look and feel common to tourist maps to a Google Maps-like drag-and-drop interface. You can browse popular attractions, find your hotel, pick out a restaurant, and in general just find your way around. It's probably not what you want to use to map out your entire trip, but if you're in search of tourist traps and trappings, OnionMap might be worth a look.

OnionMap [via Digital Inspiration]

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Speed.io Measures Your Bandwidth and More [Bandwidth]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/391071507/speedio-measures-your-bandwidth-and-more

Web site Speed.io is a web-based speed-testing tool for measuring your upload and download bandwidth. Speed tests like this aren't really new—for example, I've always been partial to Speakeasy's Speed Test—but Speed.io rounds out its test with a few other cool measurements, including number of connections per minute and average ping time. It's always useful to have a bandwidth test like this in your bookmarks when you're troubleshooting your connection (and making sure your ISP is giving you what you're paying for), and Speed.io certainly looks bookmarkable. Don't like it? Share your favorite bandwidth test in the comments.

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