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Forget Peak Oil. Peak ipod is the hard-scrabble economic reality mankind faces here and now. Apple, already hit kicked hard in the stocks by the downturn, is doomed to suffer during the expected recession — or so the story goes. Its gear is pure consumer candy. It’s just hung its hat on an extravagant fashion laptop that does almost nothing useful. Is Apple finally losing its way? It’s got one thing it can always rely on: a stellar reputation. If it brings its quality and style to cheaper gear, it’ll skip the next three years in style. Here’s how Apple could pull it off. 1. Beautiful Budget Hardware No-one’s going to buy pricey UMPCs and Mobile Internet Devices when the money’s tight: Cheap, lightweight subnotebooks are the next recession’s killer app. (Read the full post about ‘3 Gifts Apple’s Wise Men Should Bring To Ride Out The Recession’…)

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There were a lot of announcements at Mobile World Congress this week. Surprisingly, Microsoft had a number of them, including an acquisition. Is Microsoft gearing up to aggressively go after the consumer mobile space? Read today’s newsletter for our latest analysis. Please note: This is the archived version of Geek.com’s newsletter. If you do not receive our newsletter in your inbox each week, but would like to, you can visit this page to register. February 8th - February 14th sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;color:#333;width:552px;vertical-align:top;background-color:#efe7e2;padding:10px 15px 7px 15px;”> Make the Move First up is a business white paper for users of Linux operating systems which explains in detail how to Make the Move to SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop. (Read the full post about ‘Geek Newsletter February 14, 2008 — Can Microsoft Rule the Mobile Space?’…)

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Posted Feb 15th 2008 12:21PM by Darren MurphFiled under: Laptops Merely hours after we first wondered where all those CloudBooks were on launch day, here they come — fashionably late, of course. As of this moment, Everex’s CE1200V is up on NewEgg’s site, but is still sporting a “deactivated item” status. Nevertheless, Packard Bell’s XS20-006 (as it’s so eloquently dubbed across the pond) is currently for sale at PC World for £349.99 ($686). (Read the full post about ‘Everex’s CloudBook sneaks into shopping carts, gets unboxed’…)

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Dell is happy to announce that they’ve updated their XPS line with the new M1730. This sucker features a Core 2 Extreme X9000 mobile CPU running at 2.8GHz, a pair of GeForce 8800M GTX cards in SLI, and two 200GB 7200 RPM drives in RAID 0 configuration. So if you’re looking for a fast laptop then this might be your best bet. Unfortunately the price is about $4,500 so you might have to save up. [Source] (Read the full post about ‘Dell XPS M1730: Fast Mobile CPU on the Market’…)

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Olympus will drop a new digicam called the E-430 and the specs have now surfaced the net. The E-430 will come with 12-megapixels, a live-view, flip-out 2.5-inch LCD, a wired remote option, and a higher continuous shooting frame rate as well as larger raw buffer. No other specs or availability has been unveiled yet. [Source:techfresh] (Read the full post about ‘Olympus E-430′…)

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While it may not have the same sexy aluminum exterior of the macbook air, the ThinkPad X300 is still not a laptop to ignore. We have already seen the specs and expected pricing, now we have found some nice clear shots showing off the nice look of the yet-to-be-released X300, and when you are dreaming of new products nothing is better than those “in-the-wild” style pics. Hit the read link below to check out the X300 in all its glory. Read [Flickr] Via [Engadget] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! (Read the full post about ‘Lenovo ThinkPad X300; new images surface’…)

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Posted Feb 15th 2008 3:43AM by Thomas RickerFiled under: WirelessYes sir, you’re looking at a tiny 4.5 x 23 x 14-mm USB Bluetooth adapter with a hearty 100-meter range. It’s also Bluetooth 2.0+EDR so you can expect to push a data rate of up to 3Mbps. Princeton’s 10-meter adapter released in August now looks like school on Sundays — no Class 1. Look for the PTM-UBT4 to hit Japan and beyond for ¥2,980 (about $28) later this month. [Via Impress] (Read the full post about ‘Princeton’s tiny Bluetooth adapter with big 300-foot range’…)

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Posted Feb 14th 2008 10:33PM by Nilay PatelFiled under: cellphones While we certainly thought Modu’s modular handset had promise when we played with it at MWC a couple days ago, the company’s founder seems to think the little handset is about to shake things up in a big way — in an interview with Israel’s TheMarker Dov Moran said that “all Nokia can do is go the church on Sunday and pray.” According to Moran, the Modu is based on the reverse of Nokia’s build-it-all-in philosophy, which has led to stagnation in the Finnish company’s devices — “I’ve been to the Nokia booth, and it’s boring. Same device only with 16GB instead of 8″ — and the Modu’s flexible nature will combat that. We’re not sure (Read the full post about ‘Modu CEO says all Nokia can do is pray’…)

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Rado’s latest innovation “Blue Fascination” exudes eminence. This stylish watch puts a full stop to your search. This new Blue fascination is something that is for sure to grab attention of people with a discerning taste.You cannot fault the Blue Fascination watch when it comes to magnetize the consideration of people who love gorgeous and elegant things. Technically this bewitching “Blue Fascination” is the outcome of intensive investigation for years. The engineers accomplished the making of a homogenous diamond layer giving the coated hard metal components the hardness and imperviousness of real diamond. The materialistic properties of rado include High tech diamond, high tech ceramic, scratch proof hard metal and scratch proof sapphire crystal. (Read the full post about ‘Rado Blue Fascination Watch’…)

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Posted Feb 15th 2008 1:02AM by Chris ZieglerFiled under: cellphones, Features Our up-close experiences with mobile wizardry at Mobile World Congress this year have ranged from the mild to the wild, and today, we’ve got the whole range. Any guesses which are which in this particular batch, hmm?Read - Motorola’s bargain basement MWC offeringsRead - Nokia’s S60 touch UI at MWCRead - Polymer Vision’s e-ink ReadiusRead - Nokia’s high-rolling N96 (Read the full post about ‘MWC 2008: the hands-ons continue’…)

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