Filed under: Displays, Misc. Gadgets

Alright, the whole touchscreen thing is getting a little out of hand. In the latest example of touch-frenzy, luxe clothier Ralph Lauren is converting a large window at its London flagship store into a giant touchscreen shopping experience as part of its Wimbledon marketing campaign. Much like Microsoft’s Big-Ass Table, the 78-inch window is coated with touch-sensitive foil, and the image is beamed onto it by a hidden projector — allowing users to purchase Ralph’s latest duds and even take in a tennis lesson or two. Purchases are paid for via phone or email the next day — so you can’t explain away that $75 pink polo by saying you accidentally brushed the screen.

[Via Switched]

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Filed under: Laptops

Think Dell can’t design a laptop? Well, best check that brickbat boy while getting up close and personal with their m1330 hotness. Not only do we have these big, beautiful pics for you, we’ve also received further confirmation of the glorious specs while landing the ready to ship (RTS) date from a trusted insider: July 10, 2007, globally. So giddy up and get to clicking on those pics… time’s a-wastin’.

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Filed under: Desktops

When Dell’s gaming powerhouse XPS 700 was delayed last year, the company attempted to make things right by promising a free Core 2 Duo upgrade when those boards became availabile — and now the Direct2Dell blog has some shots of the kit 700 owners can expect to receive when the program goes live. It’s pretty much what you’d expect: the new mobo from the XPS 720, and the mounting hardware and front I/O panel to match. Somewhat more interesting is the option to upgrade to an Intel QX6700 Core 2 Quad for 25% off Dell’s usual price, and the fact that XPS 710 owners can will also be able to get in on the upgrade action — although they’ll have to pay for the privilege. We gotta hand it to Dell — lately they’ve been pretty good at the whole lemons / lemonade thing. Let’s hope a few more companies take the hint.

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

If wildly gesticulating to your Pantera records didn’t seem “realistic” enough, toymaker Takara Tomy should be able to help. Like the bastard child of Guitar Hero and those keychains you bought as a kid that make explosion noises, this handheld device works by allowing you to press chord buttons on its fretboard and then strum your fingers across IR sensors in the neck. If you’re not sure of your soloing abilities, you can play along to preloaded tracks like Walk This Way or Smoke on the Water. Available on July 25th for around $27.

[Thanks, Veronica B.]

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

In a move seemingly influenced in equal parts by Halo and David Lynch’s film Dune, Darpa has announced that it’s ponying up $15 million to develop one-way-invisible, self-healing, shoot-through shields for use in urban combat. While the Pentagon’s research division acknowledges that there are “significant technical obstacles” in the process, it’s fairly gung-ho about developing a technology combining metamaterials, ‘coded’ obscurant systems, and a bunch of other stuff no one really understands. Trust us, you’ll thank them if the Harkonens try and overthrow your spice-mining operation.

[Via Digg]

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!