Dell Vostro V13 is $450, .65 inches thick, available ‘worldwide’ today (update: video!)

You had to know Dell’s comically secretive product launch strategy would eventually break down, and here we go: although the company is teasing an “unnamed $450 Vostro” to US media, Dell Singapore has just gone ahead and launched the thing officially as the Vostro V13, complete with specs. Oops. While Dell PR tries to put out that fire, we can dance in the rubble and tell you that Dell’s putting everything it learned building the Adamo XPS to some more practical use in the .65-inch thick, sub-3.5-pound V13, which packs either a 1.2GHz Celeron, 1.3GHz Core 2 Duo or 1.4GHz Core 2 Solo with integrated X4500MHD graphics under that 13.3-inch screen. Sure, the design isn’t as wild as the Adamo XPS, but the extra thickness means that it can accommodate an Ethernet port, along with eSATA, USB, an SD card slot and even a freaking ExpressCard slot. All this for just a confirmed US$450 on the low end? Okay, sign us up. Hit the Dell Singapore link for more pics and a nice 360-degree view.

Update: Added a video after the break so you can hear Dell pitch the V13 direct.

Update 2: It’s now official in America, starts at $449 and can be had “worldwide” starting today.

[Thanks, Daniel]

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XBMC ARM port teased, will manage HD playback from pocket-sized Beagleboard (video)

XBMC ARM port teased, will manage HD playback from pocket-sized Beagleboard (video)

There was a time when the X in XBMC stood for Xbox, but now just look at it. The open source project is showing up on everything from MIDs to Apple TVs and soon will be in the wild running on ARM-powered devices, with the development team posting a teaser video of the software running quite well on a tiny 600MHz Beagleboard. It’s a fraction of the size of most HTPCs and, at $150, a fraction of their cost, too. Right now the software seems to be struggling a bit with what looks to be 480p wide content, but the devs promise proper HD playback in the full release — though they’re not saying when that full release will be.

[Via Hack A Day]

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Sony Ericsson Rachael teaser video plays with our hearts

The Motorola DROID might be at the forefront of the Android scene right now, but it looks like it’s going to have some high-end competition soon — Sony Ericsson’s been hyping the Rachael / XPERIA X3 launch on November 3, and today it’s put out this little teaser video. Nothing much here other than some fleeting glimpses of the handset in Luster White, but it’s looking quite sharp, and if the final specs are close to the DROID’s we could have a real battle on our hands — especially since SE’s crazy Android UI skin looks pretty sweet. Check the video after the break.

[Thanks, Lars]

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Cowon teases iAudio 9 portable media player, waits for a reaction

It seems that the above pictured splash page has since been removed from Cowon‘s website, but given the outfit’s long, long history of teasing products before they’re actually introduced, we’ll give ’em the benefit of the doubt here. Reportedly, the decidedly ho hum looking media player will ship with a 2-inch LCD, built-in FM tuner, a microphone, TV output, internal speaker and support for plenty of formats. As of now, storage capacities and pricing remains a mystery, but we’re certain Cowon will be clearing that up in short order. Ahem.

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Video: Alienware invades TGS: will ‘shake the gaming world to its foundation’

Alienware’s been running a series of teasers hyping an invasion. Get it, invasion… aka, new product launch? The Round Rock mothership reveals that the big unveil will occur at the Tokyo Game Show, presumably Thursday when the event officially begins. A launch so big that it will “shake the gaming world to its foundation,” according to its Facebook page. Well, in that case anything less than a mutated lizard, gigantified by a diet of radiation and city buses will be a disappointment. It is Tokyo after all. Latest video tease after the break.

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Video: BudsGoBlue teaser hints at iPhone 3GS-controlling BT headphones

Itching to command your iPhone 3GS via voice control, yet aren’t willing to wrap one more cable around your precious dome? Your wildest dreams could possibly come true next month, when BudsGoBlue launches an iPhone-friendly set of Bluetooth earbuds that should act as headphones and a BT headset. We’re hearing that the loops on each earpiece are “completely flexible,” and judging by the teaser video hosted up just after the break, they look fairly seductive, too. Hop on down and have a peek for yourself, won’t you?

[Via mobilitysite, thanks Toni]

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Voodoo’s Rahul Sood emerges from hiding, gives us all the low-down

For years now, Voodoo PC’s fearless leader (that’d be Rahul Sood) barely went a month without teasing this or that, or better yet, introducing the new hotness. In terms of cutting-edge design, these guys were at the front of the class. And then came the HP tie-in, along with the worry that the Voodoo name (and “DNA”) would eventually be swallowed whole. After dishing out a smattering of VoodooDNA machines under the HP label, Rahul and his company went radio silent. In fact, we haven’t heard a peep from Mr. Sood for nine whole months, and we really began to wonder what was going on when HP issued the new Envy 13 and Envy 15 with nary an official hint of Voodoo’s fingerprints.

Now, at long last, Rahul has emerged from hiding, and he’s got a story to tell. In short, Voodoo is still alive and well, but it’s certainly not the same company that shocked the world with its ENVY m:790 laptop in late 2004. In fact, Rahul’s been working on some pretty unorthodox projects, ranging from healthcare (okay?) to futuristic stuff for HP’s Innovation Program Office. In a lengthy letter to the world, he explains that the initial push to get Voodoo completely underneath HP’s wings was done in order to give Voodoo access to global partners, and in turn, to ship its products to every corner of the world. When speaking about the Envy 13 / 15, he proclaims that HP’s own laptop team simply lifted ideas from Voodoo prototypes and designed them internally; the truth is that Voodoo didn’t design either machine, it only influenced them. The removal of the “VoodooDNA” tagline — according to Rahul — has to do with “the overall design language, the target market, and the fact that [Voodoo] wasn’t directly involved in the design.”

In the end, Sood admits that there’s still a chance you’ll see another Voodoo-branded machine in your lifetime, but he also confesses that it has transitioned from a desktop and laptop company to “something beyond.” He also makes clear that he hasn’t forgotten about his promise to change the future of desktop gaming, and that new products from HP will continue to boast Voodoo’s fingerprints. Typical Rahul — it just wouldn’t be a formal conclusion without a tease or two, now would it?

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Dell teases new ultrathin Adamo XPS

We’ve seen some thin laptops in our day, but 9.99mm is pretty dang thin (thinner than an iPhone, in fact). There’s no other info on this new Adamo, and Dell is calling it the “9.99mm Design Concept,” which doesn’t really help us know how far along it is. Let’s just hope Dell didn’t have to succumb to Atom to get the size down this far.

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Razer preys on unsuspecting StarCraft fanboys, teases new mouse, keyboard and headset

We wouldn’t go so far as to say that Razer is taking a note from the teasers over at Voodoo, but the gaming accessory outfit is definitely hoping to play on the emotions of anxious StarCraft fanatics. With the long (long!) awaited sequel finally nearing release, Razer has decided to link up with Blizzard in order to develop a new mouse, keyboard and headset designed specifically to cater to future StarCraft II gamers. For now, all we have to go on is the image above and whatever our imagination deems fit for believing, but we suspect all will be revealed when Blizzcon kicks off later this month. You can hardly wait, huh?

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Samsung’s ‘Tap and Take’ teaser hints at revolutionary, unicorn-approved Smart Cameras

Samsung sure has been milking this whole “teaser” thing for all it’s worth of late, with the newest mystery coming to us in the form of its fresh ‘Tap and Take’ campaign. From now until August 12th, users can give the read link a visit in order to ingest clues about the outfit’s upcoming line of Smart Cameras. These wildly intelligent shooters will purportedly “transform the way consumers take pictures,” and they just might provide each and every American with free health care, solve world hunger and put the mighty Hubble to shame. The whole thing will be revealed in full on August 13th, but for now, why not drop a comment below as to what you think will be so revolutionary about the forthcoming point-and-shoot range?

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