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by Joshua Topolsky, posted Apr 11th 2008 at 10:42AM
You know that Rebel XSi we saw pop up on Amazon? Well thanks to a tipster, we now know it’s appearing in more than one location. That photo above shows one of these babies fresh out of a shipping crate at Best Buy — so if you’ve been saving your pennies, they could find their way into the hands of a blue-shirted sales associate any day now.

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Making presentations in the corporate world is definitely one of the staple tasks in any office, and this is where the USB Wireless Presenter comes in handy. Not only does it allow you to scroll through your presentations as you like, it also comes with a laser button that helps keep the focus of the audience on one particular segment of the slide at the moment. Being wireless also brings along the benefits of moving away from the computer/notebook to have a closer interaction with the rest of the audience. The USB Wireless Presenter retails for $22 each.

by Thomas Ricker, posted Apr 11th 2008 at 2:15AM
When you call your product a Mobile Multimedia Solution it had better offer up a pretty robust set of connectivity options; especially when it costs $1,100. In that manner, Alpine’s new WXGA touch-screen IVA-W505 doesn’t disappoint. The 7-inch DVD/CD/MP3/AAC/WMA/DivX AV head unit offers Bluetooth hands-free connectivity and touch control over all your in-car digital media sources. The list includes HD/Sat radio (with iTunes tagging) and MP3/WMA players like iPods and USB sticks. The double-DIN unit is IMPRINT, acoustic-correction ready and serves as a dock for Alpine’s PMD-B200 portable GPS unit. Sweet. Available now through authorized dealers in North America.

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Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video, Transportation

by Ryan Block, posted Apr 10th 2008 at 10:41PM
Rewind back to late 2006. The PS3 was launching alongside the Wii and geeky editors like ourselves were having a field day. We’d already managed to convince our good pal Ben Heck to build another Xbox 360 laptop and the Wii Laptop, so it was only a matter of time before we started brainstorming on how the hell we could possibly fit a PS3 into a “portable” enclosure. That’s the part where Ben stepped up his game and worked his magic — on and off for almost a year and a half — to build… the PS3 Laptop!

The essential specs:

• Original backwards compatible 60GB model
• 17-inch LCD HDTV screen: 720p
• HDMI-DVI connection (same as last Xbox 360 laptop)
• Built-in keyboard, USB ports, stereo speakers, headphone jack
• Size: 17 x 13.75 x 3-inches
• Weight: 16 pounds!

You want this one of a kind piece of kit for your very own, playstation fanboys? You got it. We’re auctioning this thing for charity real soon, so watch out for details (we’ll also have some video of the PS3 Laptop in action on the site tomorrow). And, naturally, big ups to our pal Ben Heck for the long hours and love he put into this thing. The man is truly a hero of ours, so be sure to hit up his site to check out his other projects, as well as the other instructional stuff he’s done here on Engadget.

Update: Video of it in action is now live, check it out here!

Gallery: The PS3 Laptop: from Ben Heck to Engadget with love

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