Personally, I don’t get much of a thrill out of unboxings. Besides, we have already seen the Eee Personal computer 901 topless, so the mystery is all but gone. Still, if you cant get enough of this strange gadget strip show, Laptop Magazine has the filthy images you so desperately crave. And if you are not interested in unboxings, they also came up with some initial impressions saying that they were generally pleased with what they saw so far—despite an initial problem with a bent keyboard. Hit the link for the full gallery of pics. [Laptopmag]

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What the hell is with all these damn iPhone posts?! It would be a small miracle if you haven’t heard, but Apple’s developer focused WWDC keynote will be happening this Monday, and word has it that iPhones and operating systems might drop from the sky. We’ll start liveblogging before the actual event at 10AM, California time, but you can look up the time we’ll begin in your Zone using this nifty converter.

We also recognize that not each reader gets as worked up about Apple news as we do, so here’s a link to a version of Giz avoiding all Apple news. What’s new this time? All our international sites will be joining in with live translations, along with some other new tricks (and sacrifices to the Gods of server stability) to make the liveblog faster and superior than at Macworld. [live.gizmodo.com]

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Much like its huge brother the Fastpack 250, the Flipside 200, has been a great addition to my arsenal of travel luggage for gadgets and cameras alike. The Flipside 200, however, has primarily been my camera bag for the superior part of the last three months. My Pentax K200D with battery grip and two extra […]

Much like its huge brother the Fastpack 250, the Flipside 200, has been a great addition to my arsenal of travel luggage for gadgets and cameras alike. The Flipside 200, however, has primarily been my camera bag for the better part of the last three months. My Pentax K200D with battery grip and two extra lenses fit nice and snug into the compartments that are revealed by zipping open the main pouch that’s accessed through the back of the bag. Some might think this is a pain in the rear, but it protects you and your gear from being ripped off if the zippers were exposed. On the exterior of the bag at the base there’s a concealed compartment that can be unvelcroed and taken out to support the feet of a tripod. It’s pretty handy, but it’s not as deep as I would have liked it to be. The Manfrotto tripod I’ve been using wasn’t very stable at times, but it never popped out, thankfully.

On the inside you’ll find four compartments for varying size lenses, but you won’t be toting around any telephoto lenses save for one that’ll fit along the main slot for the body and lens. There’s also a zippered pouch at the top of the inside of the Flipside for whatever you feel like storing there. On the side of the bag you’ll find a zippered pocket with little slots for memory cards and filters. A comfortable and padded handle on the outside makes it easy to maneuver through tight spots where a bag on your back might not be conducive.

Overall, the Flipside 200 is perfect for the prosumer with a DSLR and a few extra lenses. For only $80, the lightweight pack does the trick and it’s built like any other Lowepro pack. I give it two thumbs up.

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Here’s a small form factor PC by Shuttle meant to function as a media server. What’s clever is the 7-inch touchscreen and I hope some general UI for getting around your files and programs. I’ve stashed a Shuttle box or two in a closet, and it fit great but using a keyboard and mouse in the closet is rough. So is planting a monitor between your shirts and pants. So this is a nice idea. (Please ignore the photoshopped floating screenshots to the sides of the LCD.)[Shuttle]

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Amazon’s site has been down off and on this day, completely out of service. The company’s been mum on the topic, but it went down shortly after the Playstation 3/Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle the fans have been drooling over went on sale. Gamers in the PS3 forums have been speculating that the demand for the […]

Amazon’s site has been down off and on today, completely out of service. The company’s been mum on the topic, but it went down shortly after the Playstation 3/Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle the fans have been drooling over went on sale. Gamers in the PS3 forums have been speculating that the demand for the bundle is at fault.

It makes sense that the fanboys would be all trying to get their orders in, as there are only a limited amount of units rumored to be available. The game is going to be one of the hottest of the year, despite the 15 hour load time and 54 hours worth of cut scenes.

Until we get official word from Amazon, which might never happen, we’ll never know for sure, but it sure sounds like something that could happen when fanboys get into a tizzy.

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We’ve already seen a version of this: Autoliv’s hood airbag system, but Toyota Gosei (an offshoot of, no prizes for etc etc, Toyota) has gone one superior. As well as protecting the pedestrian from being squished like a bug on a windscreen, it has airbags down the side of the vehicle, both front and back, protecting passengers from injury in the event of a nasty shunt from every which way in the vehicle.

The two cushions on the hood are supposed to protect the pedestrian’s head and waist. There’s no saying if and when Toyota will implement them in their automobiles. The system also includes an inbuilt radar and camera for pedestrian detecting, but my personal thought is that too much “helping-hand” tech turns drivers into lobotomized eejits. If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it. [FarEastGizmos via Technabob]

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