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LaCie just introduced two new USB keys- the LaCie CooKey and LaCie WhizKey. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10426061-269.html” class=”origPostedBlog”2010 CES/a/p

After T-Mobile says it has upgraded its entire 3G network to HSPA 7.2, ATT is quick to say “Us too!” Except not really, because it’s not done yet and they still need more capacity. Oh well, at least they’re trying. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10426012-269.html” class=”origPostedBlog”2010 CES/a/p

Marvell has a new smartbook design on display here with its Armada 510 processor under the hood, and it’s one of the skinniest we’ve seen yet. What’s more surprising, however, is that the device is actually built pretty well, and we even enjoyed the classic-style keyboard spread across its 12.1-inch expanse. The unit was built by an unnamed ODM who is currently shopping it around to manufacturers (or perhaps someone’s bitten already, who knows), and we’re getting a ballpark $200 pricepoint and a promise of about 4 hours of battery life with regular use. Apparently the big trend with these low-power ARM processor-based laptops is to trim down on battery size and therefore cost, and so we’ll have to see where the market settles on preferred batter life: 4 hours might be too few, but at $200 it’s surely tempting. The machine runs full Ubuntu plenty well, including 720p movies, and we were even digging the screen brightness and color — basically, if Marvell’s partners can get this on the market in short order, it might have a significant leg up on the rest of the smartbook competition, at least in terms of sheer quality and sex appeal.

Update: We grabbed a quick video — check it out after the break!

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Mac only: Wine has always been popular among Linux users for running Windows programs, but Wine is available for Mac, too—and now, free utility WineBottler can “bottle” Windows programs into separate application bundles that run as standalone Mac apps.

To use WineBottler, just download a Windows EXE, then drag and drop it onto the WineBottler app. You can install them in a fake C: drive located by default in your home folder, just as you would on Linux, and run them from there easily. However, if you want to create a standalone application bundle (so that you can give a Windows program to a fellow Mac user, for example), WineBottler will create a separate bundle with Wine included inside, so your friend doesn’t have to have Wine installed—the app acts just like any other OS X app.

Note that just like in Linux, not all Windows programs work in Wine—so you’ll have to see for yourself if the program you want to convert is compatible. (Notepad++ Portable, in the screenshot above, worked great.)

WineBottler is a free download, Mac OS X only. Thanks, Tristan!

The best microphone accessory for the iPhone and iPod Touch just got better, with improved circuitry, line-input, and USB pass-thru. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10425872-269.html” class=”origPostedBlog”2010 CES/a/p