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Steve Jobs will appear as a guest speaker at the All Things Digital conference hosted by The Wall Street Journal in Los Angeles.

The Apple CEO is scheduled for an onstage interview on June 1, the opening night of the tech conference.

“There is much to talk to Jobs about, obviously, including the new iPad, the mobile market and the iPhone, its tense relationship with Google (GOOG) and the next innovations from the Silicon Valley computer icon,” wrote All Things Digital columnist Kara Swisher.

Jobs has appeared a number of times at previous All Things Digital events. In 2007, Jobs and co-founder Bill Gates spoke in a joint session about their long history in the technology industry.

These onstage interviews tend to be interesting, as Jobs rarely speaks at events other than those carefully planned (and scripted) by his own company. At the 2003 All Things Digital Conference, for example, Jobs told writer Walt Mossberg that Apple wasn’t planning to produce a tablet, among other sneaky statements demonstrating the businessman’s knack for masterful misdirection.

This year’s All Things Digital conference takes place from June 1 to June 3 near Los Angeles. Other guests include director James Cameron, Microfot CEO Steve Ballmer and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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In case you hadn’t noticed, there are just a few folks in China heck bent on building every conceivable tablet form factor, and your potential indifference, horror, or focus-on-the-software pleas can’t stop them. Here’s an interesting example: the GBook tablet from Great Wall. The 11-inch number runs a 1.2GHz Intel ULV SU2300 processor with integrated Intel graphics and 2GB of RAM. There will apparently be options for a 2.5-inch HDD or SSD for storage, but most refreshing is the 10-point multitouch panel Great Wall has on top of Windows 7 here. There’s no word on price or when this will be hitting the market, but we’re sure it will be out just in time and priced just appropriately to disappoint us completely and utterly. There’s video after the break.

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You need a bag to carry your laptop, but you certainly don’t want it looking like a laptop bag. To help you out, iSkin is introducing its first line of fashion laptop carriers. The line includes three bag styles (Silo Slim, Silo Tote, and Silo Messenger). To create a distinctive look, iSkin commissioned illustrator Cako Martin and designer Ester Sanchez.

The Silo Tote was created for maximum space and organization, with room for your laptop and all your extras. It lists for $145.

The Silo Slim was made for the minimalist. The case conforms to the laptop and contains one exterior pocket. It lists for $140.

The Silo Messenger is perfect for those always on the go. It holds room for a laptop and legal-size documents.

The Silo Messenger offers adjustable straps and a stitched woven handle. Look for it at $150.  

Waiting sucks. We don’t have to suffer with 14.4 modems anymore or Web pages that take more than a few seconds to load, but large file transfers can still take time. That will change with the adoption of USB 3.0, which is why LaCie is offering its first USB 3.0 drive, the LaCie Rugged USB 3.0. You’ll be able to move big files faster than ever before, with speeds up to 110MB/second.

And those orange edges aren’t just for good looks: This drive can sustain a 2.2-meter drop and still keep your data safe. You’ll even get a few extras, such as backup software and 10GB of online storage for one year, thanks to Wuala. The Rugged 3.0 offers 500GB of storage and lists for $149.99.

That kind of transfer rate might sound appealing, but it works only if your computer supports USB 3.0. Otherwise, this backwards-compatible drive will work as a slower rate. To upgrade your computer, LaCie offers the USB 3.0 PCIe card and the USB 3.0 PICe Express card.

Creative’s new flagship wireless speaker is now shipping for $299.