The search giant announced Thursday the arrival of its latest cloud-computing portable computer. The new Chromebook Pixel includes a 13-inch display screen that responds to the touch or swipe of the finger. That’s a key feature in Microsoft Corp.’s Windows 8, a dramatic makeover of the world’s leading operating system for PCs.

The Pixel’s high-resolution screen displays 239 pixels per inch, slightly more than Apple Inc.’s MacBooks with high-resolution Retina displays.

Google will begin selling the Pixel on Thursday in its Web store, Play. A laptop with Wi-Fi and 32 gigabytes of flash storage will sell for $1,299. A 64-gigabyte machine that can connect on a 4G LTE network will cost $1,499.

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Sony plans to make a host of “new playing options” in its next console the focus of the device when it’s unveiled on February 20, Japan-based news outlet Nikkei is reporting today, citing an unidentified Sony Computer Entertainment official. Engadget was first to report on the Nikkei’s findings.

Rumors have suggested that Sony will unveil a major upgrade to its PlayStation 3. Those rumors have said that the company could include an eight-core AMD processor and other major hardware updates. However, the Nikkei’s report, according to Engadget, seems to suggest that if Sony delivers new higher-powered components in its next device, they’ll take a backseat to the playing options.
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So, what sort of playing options are coming? According to Engadget, the Nikkei’s source says the console will be able to connect with mobile devices and share data across the two devices. Multiscreen efforts have long been a component in Sony’s strategy. The company’s PlayStation Vita, for example, can sync up with the PlayStation 3 to create a dual-screen gaming experience.

The source also indicated that Sony was planning to turn the next PlayStation into a “nerve center” for home entertainment and would be unveiled at Sony’s February 20 event. The console is expected to launch at some point later this year.
CNET has contacted Sony for comment on the Nikkei report. We will update this story when we have more information.

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Asus launched with Google the Nexus 7 which came in at $199, and the Nexus 10 was launched with Samsung and Google at $399 aiming for the higher-end market.

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Crap! Christmas is here. And here soon, one week in fact. With that we have little time to shop for all our friends, family, loved ones, mailmen, and loves or love interests.

The time to move is now. Luckily we have the best deals for a wide arrange of people to shop for to get it handled for you at TechnologyReviewed. All feature in-store pick-up so you can avoid the crowds, or free shipping.

If you need it there really fast we recommend Amazon Prime. Free 2-day shipping for just about everything for a one-time fee of $79 with many other numerous bonuses including unlimited free streaming of all of Amazon’s goodies. Goodbye, Netflix! If you buy online even a few times a year, the price is more than worth it.

So, let’s get to it.
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HP Pavilion 14 Sleekbook Laptop (C2K01UA) for $450 – $100 off coupon code 82773 – $50 rebate = $300. Shipping is free.

Laptops! Who does’t need a new laptop? Not only that, who doesn’t need an awesomely powerful laptop with long battery life for only $300? Staples has one of the best deals yet on the HP Pavillion 14 Sleekbook. Use coupon code 82773, and the $50 rebate, and it’s a steal at $300 with free shipping. Intel’s Core i3 processor is extremely powerful, and 500GB of hard drive space with Windows 8 should last a long, long time. Get a bargain, and wow your friends.

Specs
Intel Core i3-2377M 1.50GHz
4GB DDR3
500GB HDD
14″ 1366×768 LED
Intel HD Graphics 3000
WiFi N
4-cell Battery
Windows 8

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Cabela’s Fishing Utility Bag $10

Dad…Dad. What do you buy Dad?! Well if he likes to fish at all, or anyone you know who does, we have you covered. Cabela’s has a fishing utility bag which looks actually quite nice for $25 off at $10 with free in-store pick-up. No fighting or waiting through long lines and crowds. Get in, get out.

 
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PC Gaming Download Bargains

What better gift than the instant download of PC games? GameFly has numerous hot bagains that can’t be beat. Mass Effect 3 – $12, Max Payne 3 – $15, GTA4 – $2.50, Battlefield 3 – $14. Just make sure whoever your buying them for is using a PC, not the XBox 360 or PS3. Ultimate last minute gift though, since you can buy, and have your purchase right away.

No Stress Chess – $19

 Love Chess, but hate stress!? Amazon has a fanastic deal on the No Stress Chess board game. Each piece contains a card, and how it can move on the board so you can learn, and teach yourself chess. Once you know the moves, flip the board over and play regular chess.

Show all those chess club geeks who’s boss next semester, and wow your date with your cunning tactics.
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Canon PowerShot S110 12.1MP 5x Wide Angle Optical 3″ LCD Digital Camera w/ 1080p Video $320 + Free Shipping When You Checkout w/ V.me by Visa

Is your compact camera not high-end enough? Well, it doesn’t get much more high-end than Canon’s PowerShot S110. 1080p Digic 5 processor, 24mm wide-angle lens. It is a beast, and fits in the palm of your hand. Did I mention built in wi-fi, and RAW file format support? Yep. Nice. BuyDig has Canon PowerShot S110 12.1MP 5x Wide Angle Optical 3″ LCD Digital Camera w/ 1080p Video (Black or White) for $339.99 – $20 off promotion code VME20 = $319.99 when you checkout with V.me by Visa. Shipping is free.

Features:
Stunning images w/ 12.1MP Resolution, DIGIC 5 Image Processo and 24mm Wide-Angle, bright f/2.0 lens with 5x Optical Zoom
Full HD 1080p Video
ISO 12800, Multi-Aspect Ratio RAW
Built-in WiFi

 
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Something for the Ladies

If there’s two things girls like, it’s musicals, and hardcore BDSM sex novels. Why not both?!

Sound of Music $9.99

The hills are alive with full 5.1 DTS sound. The Sound of Music is out on Blu-ray, and comes in at only $9.99 at Amazon. Get Amazon’s Prime for a year long 2-day free shipping. Also makes it much easier to return! See Julie Andrews as you’ve never seen her before in full 1080p glory, and re-mastered high-end picture and sound.

 
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Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One

Or if that’s not down your ladie’s aisle, why not 50 Shades of Grey, if she happens to be one of the few on the few women on the planet who has not yet read it.

If it’s good enough for Wal-Mart, isn’t it good enough for all of us? Julie Andrews approved.

 
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Bulova Women’s Diamonds Stainless Steel Watch (98R151) $89 + Free Shipping

When in doubt: jewelry. Ashford has a women’s diamond watch for $89 with free shipping. Use the cod 98R151, and you’ll have it in no time. For those on a budget, good quick fix.

 
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Marvel Avengers Action Figure Set of 8 $15

Kids…Something for the kids. What do kids like? Toys! What else do kids like? Action heroes! Combine them both, and you have Marvel’s Avenger Action Figures which includes a set of 8 from Walmart. Pickup in store, and your nice or nephew is taken care of.

 
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Dexter 16 oz. Pint Glasses Set of 4 – $9.99

How about something for our friends into cable dramas? ThinkGeek has a set of 4 16 oz pint glasses featuring the show Dexter for only $9.99. Wow or scare company, and do it at a bargain! Free shipping.

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AMD boasts the parts should be up the 70% faster than the previous 7000 generation, but of course that will have to be put to the test to find out.

Either way, prepare to have more fun fragging friends on whether in Battlefield, Call of Duty, with detail never before possible on a laptop.

Specifics should be released at CES next January.

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Christopher Chaney, 36, of Jacksonville, Florida, had hijacked photos that Johansson took of herself in the nude. They appeared online and showed her looking seductively at a phone camera as she snapped images of her bare breasts while lying on a bed. Another image showed her bare backside, taken as she looked into a mirror.

Chaney told a local Florida news station last year that his hacking began simply as a “curiosity” but soon turned into an addiction for stealing celebrity secrets.

“It just happened and snowballed,” he said. “I didn’t know how to stop doing it myself.”

Some of Chaney’s victims also include Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis and Renee Olstead. Dozens of other victims are identified by initials only.

U.S. District Judge S. James Otero of Los Angeles sentenced Chaney after reviewing a videotaped statement from a tearful Johansson.

Chaney, who used the online nicknames “trainreqsuckswhat,” “anonygrrl,” and “jaxjaguars911,” was indicted (.pdf) on nine counts of computer hacking, eight counts of aggravated identify theft, and nine counts of illegal wiretapping. His nickname “trainreqsuckswhat” is a reference to another alleged celebrity hacker named Josh Holly who told Threat Level in 2008 that he had hacked Miley Cyrus’ email account and stole suggestive photos of her that were later posted online.

Chaney was able to guess the passwords celebrities used for their email accounts by monitoring their social media accounts for possible clues — such as a pet’s name — that might point to a password.

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Like the One X before it, the M7 is supposedly slated for a Mobile World Congress unveiling — and although it won’t quite match the One X’s bar-raising inclusion of a quad-core processor, the M7 will be one of the first full HD handsets in the 4.7-inch class, giving it a reported pixel density of 468PPI (over 40% higher than the iPhone 5, with which it will share optical lamination technology). What’s more, this so-called SoLux display is said to offer a number of visual improvements over the previous generation Super LCD2, boosting viewing angles, outdoor visibility, and color accuracy.

Supposedly powering the M7 is a second-generation quad-core processor from Qualcomm, clocking in at 1.7GHz per core, alongside 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal flash storage. The LTE-capable device is expected to ship running Android Jelly Bean, skinned with the latest iteration of HTC’s love-it-or-hate-it UX enhancement, Sense 5.

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A new full length trailer for Star Trek: Into the Darkness has been released, and to quote Samuel L. Jackson from Jurassic Park, “Hold onto your butts.” Thrill ride seems like an understatement as Star Trek goes dark, with a trailer deep with CGI special effects and characters making grim faces.

Can May 2013 come soon enough? Here’s the synopsis from Paramount.

With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

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Android users will need to shell out a $1.22, but we think it’s worth it.

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lantronics have annouced their highest end headset yet, the GameCom Commander. I had a chance to take a look at one at QuakeCon earlier this month and was very impressed by the durability and features of the headset. The headset harkens back to the military roots of the company.

It boasts amazing noise cancelling features which came in handy as the cheers and yells were going up at QuakeCon I was able to listen to music pristinely through the headphones. The build quality was also exceptional in the time that we had with the headset.

Plantronics is limiting production to 10,000 units, and it will retail for $299. We hope to have more on it at a later date, but for now here’s the press release and some images.

When the competition is fierce and the stakes go beyond bragging rights, gamers need every possible advantage to win. Where adrenaline is the common fuel and superb skills are the norm, the competitive edge for world-class gamers is focus. More than the opponents, distractions are the enemy to beat. The new limited edition Plantronics (PLT) GameCom Commander™ headset lets competitive PC gamers hear and be heard no matter how harsh the playing field.

With exceptional noise isolation, the GameCom Commander distills the roar of the crowd into a silent current of energy so gamers can stay plugged in while distractions are tuned out. The extremely durable and comfortable headset boasts Plantronics’ best audio and voice technologies that ensure gamers will hear every crucial command, signal, and strategy whether competing in front of thousands on the main stage or sharpening their skills at home between competitions. The GameCom Commander also features easily accessible controls, breakaway cords and includes a custom built durable carrying case for convenient storage and transport.

“Professional gamers have unique needs which make the performance of their equipment as important as the skills they possess. The GameCom Commander headset is one of the most important weapons in the gamer’s arsenal, engineered in the long-standing tradition of Plantronics headsets for astronauts, pilots, emergency workers, and others on the frontlines,” said Tanguy Leborgne, vice president of consumer solutions at Plantronics.

The GameCom Commander features:

• Unparalleled noise isolation technology
• Dolby® Pro Logic® IIx and Dolby Headphone technologies for a realistic 7.1 experience
• Superior professional grade fit and comfort with over-the-head ruggedized design
• Quick connect controls to PC, mobile or tablet with breakaway cords
• Numbered Limited Edition
• Case for tournament travel and storage
• Adhesive headband strip for branding and personalization

PAX Prime attendees can experience the new GameCom Commander first hand at the Plantronics booth #1232 from August 31-September 2 in Seattle.

Pricing and Availability

The GameCom Commander is available for pre-order for $299 MSRP today on Plantronics.comand Amazon.com with expanded availability in September.

About Plantronics – Simply Smarter Communications

Plantronics is a global leader in audio communications for businesses and consumers. We have pioneered new trends in audio technology for 50 years, creating innovative products that allow people to simply communicate. From unified communication solutions to Bluetooth® headsets, we deliver uncompromising quality, an ideal experience, and extraordinary service. Plantronics is used by every company in the Fortune 100, as well as 911 dispatches, air traffic control and the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.plantronics.com or call (800) 544-4660.

Plantronics, GameCom Commander, and Simply Smart Communications are trademarks or registered trademarks of Plantronics, Inc. Dolby and Pro Logic are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. The Bluetooth trademark is owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of the mark by Plantronics, Inc. is under license.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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