Gadget and Electronic news and reviews.

Asustek is planning a touch screen Eee PC in early 2009 according to Samson Hu, general manager of Eee PC business at Asustek. The low cost ultra portable Eee PC has been a popular item amongst laptop buyers. Light weight laptops have always been very expensive and desirable for consumers and now with the Eee PC they get a lightweight laptop that doesn’t cost much at all. The touchscreen features could be a big hit with people on the go who are used to the Iphone touchscreen.

Asustek Eee PC

Macrumors has looked at the upcoming iPhone Software 2.2., and according to them the controversial Google service Google Street View is on its way to the iPhone.

In addition to the Google Street View the new software update is expected to have support for “background push”, as an alternative to background processes. Also it is expected to have a feature where the user can turn off the built-automatic spell checker, a feature more than 20,000 irritated users has requested.

Look out for the 2.2 firmware in iTunes soon.

Iphone

Things are not looking good for Circuit City after reporting a 239 second quarter loss and then watching it’s shares drop below the 50 cent mark. Shopping season is right around the corner in what is looking like a grim holiday season for shoppers and retailers. We might see Circuit City bite the dust in the very near future. I like having options when it comes to buying electronics and it looks like we will have one less place to get deals on gadgets and electronics.

Slingbox owners who own Blackberrys have been waiting for the release of the Slingbox software for Blackberry devices since early this year when it was announced.  As the end of the year rolls around there is still no availability or release date listed on their website.

Here is a nice little video of the software working on a Blackberry.

This economy and stock market has many people worried and scared but if you are like many people out there you just don’t have time to sit down during the day and manage your finances. Now you can trade stocks right from your Blackberry device with Etrade Mobile Pro for Blackberrys. This came in handy for me friday when I decided to pick up some General Motors stock at a new 60 year low but was stuck at work all day.

You can download the app which is free but requires an Etrade account.  LINK

Etrade Mobile Pro

The Blackberry 9530 for Verizon is coming soon. The new Blackbery touchscreen is slick and slim. It should be a favorite for those who want a touchscreen phone similar to the Iphone but don’t want to switch service to AT&T. Here is a picture of the Blackberry Storm and a link to Verizon’s Storm page.