HP's updated the HDX with improved specs and an optional Blu-ray disc drive. This updated 20.1-inch notebook starts at less than $1,999, but extras can push the price tag to more than $4,500. Check out the following video of the new HDX. 
Stuffing an old laptop inside a guitar seems seems like a perfectly good way to give old tech new life. This guitar uses the laptop's display as a visualizer. 
Here's another new Zune Commercial from Microsoft, where an actor wanders around in a fantasy world. The ad is obviously high-budget and creative, but I think Microsoft should focus on getting people to understand how it's different from the iPod. 
Here's a funny parody of Apple's latest iPod nano TV commercial. This Mad TV clip pokes fun at Apple and how your iPod seems obsolete the just after you get it. 
Michael Dell demoed the new Latitude XT Tablet at Oracle's OpenWorld conference today. The Dell Latitude XT is the thinnest 12.1-inch convertible notebook and has a multi-touch display. 
Here's a long video demo of the new Zune's interface. No touchscreen like the iPod Touch or iPhone, but the Zune pad looks easy enough to use. 
Here's a first look at Adroid, Google's new mobile operating system. The Google execs show off two gPhone prototypes running Android. The rich graphical geatures are demoed on an iPhone-like touchscreen phone. 
Micorosft sure doesn't tell us much about the new Zune 2 one of its new TV ads. Instead, the company just shows an actress taking an Alice in Wonderland-esque trip where she dances with pink rabbits and swims with a giant jelly fish will. I'm glad Microsoft's putting some marketing muscle behind the Zune 2, but this TV ad really misses the mark. 
The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg reviewed Leopard, Apple's latest operating system, and says its better than Vista. There are a handful of new features that he finds particularly useful, including Time Machine, an intuitive backup utility that 'just works.' 
Intel's Mark Parker walks us through a few future Ultra Mobile PC concepts and talks about the Silverthorne chip. The new Silverthorne processors are tiny, with 2500 of them fitting on a single wafer. 
One MacBook owner went a little nuts because he didn't like how Apple handled his repair request. He claimed he woke up one morning and his MacBook wouldn't boot. Instead of paying more than $700 for the repair he decided that smashing his MacBook would send a message to Apple. 
This notebook is turned on with a Victorian-era key and features claw feet. Designed by a New Yorker in his basement,the 'SteamPunk' style notebook started life as a mainstream HP computer and ended up being a work of art. Check out the video after the jump. 
Dell's running some videos on YouTube of frustrated Tablet PC 'users' destroying their non-Dell tablets. While the videos are somewhat ammusing, they'll probably turn some people off of the Tablet PC category. "If you had a Tablet PC that drove you crazy...what would you do with it?" Maybe punish it with a golf club or saw? Hopefully Dell's new tablets live up to the hype. 
Logtiech announced the Alto Express and Alto Connect notebook stands today. Both are stylish and designed to improve users' comfort and posture. The Alto Connect is more robust and features a built-in USB hub and cord management. 
Lenovo's new ThinkPads feature dual roll-cages for added protection from drops and falls. This video shows how a ThinkPad R61 stands up to a motorcycle being driven over it. 
A computer's voice recognition can be frustrating to deal with. Most applications, including Vista's built-in voice recognition require training and customization. 
The most hyped mobile phone in history is will start selling in just a few short weeks. Apple started running a series of commercials last night that show off several features and its intuitive interface.
Whether or not the iPhone will become as popular as the iPod is still questionable, but one things for sure: iPhones will be nearly impossible to score when they first launch. 
Microsoft's Bill Gates is pitching table-top computer system dubbed 'The Surface' for between $5,000 and $10,000. The Surface is touch-sensitive and interacts with mobile phones, digital cameras an other objects that are placed on it.
Gates thinks the technology could go mainstream in the near future. 
Apple CEO Steve Jobs and WSJ's Walt Mossberg chatted about the upcoming iPhone launch, Apple's computers and iTunes Plus today. Jobs says the iPhone is "Internet in your pocket for the first time." He points to iTune's many successes, including more than 300 million installs of the music application.