While buyers of previous models had to find their own motherboard and install it into the case, the HMC-2K53A-A3, as it is officially called, already ships with a Socket AM2 board made by MSI.

  Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) announced that it will build its U.

  Honda has upgraded its "humanoid"robot to allow Asimo to interact with other robots and humans.

  

  It may look a bit like a water skiing radiator, but this "Voodoo DNA"HP machine has got the goods to be a real gaming performer.

  

  TV services that depend on set top boxes like the Apple TV, are unlikely to see a considerable jump in sales in 2008, ABI Research believes.

  The Super Pro class world speed record for an all-electric dragster was set on December 15th at Speedworld Motorplex in Tucscon, Arizona. How fast did the electric dragster go? Faster than Tom Slick's Thunderbolt Greaseslapper.

  Toshiba has licensed the XDR memory controller interface cell (XIO) and XDR memory controller (XMC) technology for use in "next-generation"high-definition TVs, Rambus announced today.

  We have no doubt, the Mobile Internet Device will turn out to be what the UMPC was intended to become - a mass market pocket computing platform. And Intel finally develops the components such a platform needs to have, including a compact and economical mass storage device.

  It's no joke, in Q4 2008 an all-electric Typ-1 will be sold in Southern California for less than $30K delivered. With a 300 mpg hybrid coming close behind in 2009, the Typ-1 has the potential to reshape the alternative fuel automobile industry.

  

  A new proposal to bring 4x faster speeds over FireWire 800 is approaching the final ratification phase. Beginning in February, 2008, a 3.2 Gbps FireWire could be standard fare for future machines, using the same cables and connectors.

  Taipei (China) - The Chinese-language based Commercial Times is reporting (through Digitimes) that Chinese motherboard shipments will drop as much as 6% in December, following a 5% drop in November.