If you’re the type of person who likes a bargain, and are thinking of picking up Apple’s iPad, you might want to take note of this. According to Credit Suisse analyst Bill Shope, Apple executives have said that the pricing will be “nimble”, hinting that the pricing could change if needed. Of course, that’s not an official confirmation that there will be a price drop, but considering that Apple has lowered the asking price of the iPhone by $200 in the past after just a few months, it’s certainly a possibility. It’s worth taking note that the $499 price point of the entry-level iPad is already quite competitive, so if Apple does further lower the price, it’ll certainly have competitors worried. If you’re a fence-sitter on the whole iPad issue, would a lower price be enough to entice you to get one?

If you’ve been keeping up with the Nexus One news, you’ll most certainly have read about Google’s Equipment Recovery Fee, which is essentially an ETF (early termination fee) imposed by Google if you get out of your contract early, on top of T-Mobile’s ETF. When it was reported and brought to light a while back most people didn’t like it, and fortunately, it seems that Google has decided to look into the issue. The Equipment Recovery Fee is still there, but it’s been reduced from $350 to $150. Folks will probably still complain about it, but at least there is a $200 reduction now, right? If the ETF was something that was deterring you from picking up a Nexus One, does this latest update change you mind about it? If you need more information on the Nexus One’s features, check out our review on it.

With the recent Core i7 MacBook Pro Geekbench scores being leaked, it certainly seems like we’ll be getting an update to Apple’s line of MacBook Pros. Now reports are going around that Best Buy’s inventory system is showing current MacBook Pros in its system as “deleted”, so does it mean that stock is unavailable for the moment, or are they just gearing up for a new version of the MacBook Pro? Hopefully an update is just around the corner, after all, who wouldn’t want to a laptop powered by Intel’s Core i7 processor, right? Have you thought about what new features you’d want in an updated MacBook Pro?

For years, NVIDIA has kept eye on the potential of external graphics accelerators, although nothing concrete is mentioned just yet. Many questions still need to be answered including whether the size of its target market is large enough to make such a venture feasible. While there are many scenarios to be considered, we think that the market is effectively very small. The future of portable computing is definitely not adding stuff via an external PCI-E bus. If NVIDIA sees an market opportunity, it can deliver a product very quickly, after all external GPUs are just like PCI-E based ones. Would you get one and at what price?

The power supply unit (PSU) of any computer is an essential part since it provides all the juice required to run your rig, so for those who intend to cram in high performance parts alongside a couple of video cards, a high voltage PSU is of utmost importance. Thermaltake understands this and has offered its new Toughpower XT line that boasts 25 more watts compared to other brands in the market, bnring special features including DC-DC Converter Module, Double Forward technology and the new Active PFC circuit design. The new Toughpower XT 575W, 675W, 775W and 875W models will retail for approximately $109, $135, $145 and $159, respectively.

Corsair enhances its computer memory portfolio with a couple of new SSDs in the form of the Nova and Reactor, where the former will come in 64GB and 128GB capacities, while the Reactor series comprises of 60GB and 120GB capacities. The Nova is a 2.5" SSD which will rely on MLC NAND chips and 64MB of cache to get the job done, hitting read speeds of up to 215MB/s on both the V128 and V64, whereas writing speeds are 130MB/s for the V64 drive and 195MB/s for the larger V128. As for the Reactor series, these drives will be equipped with a 128MB cache and read/write speeds of up to 250/110 MB/s for the 60GB model and 250/170 MB/s for the 120GB model. Apart from the standard SATA 3.0Gbps interface, the Reactor series also boasts a mini USB port. Prices start from €151.67 upwards, hitting €303.35 on the high range of things.

Just as you will see plenty of cellphone announcements at Mobile World Congress, PMA 2010 is the place to be if you fancy digital cameras. Canon has unveiled a quartet of new PowerShots there, where two of those are highly advanced models which we'll look at. The SX210 IS will target advanced users as it boasts an extremely long-range 14X (28-392mm equivalent) lens and a 14-megapixel sensor. You can also record 720p videos on it, while storage shouldn't be a problem with it playing nice with the new SDXC memory card format. Available in bright black, gold and purple colors, the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS will retail for $350 when it ships later next month. More on the Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS in the extended post.

It is safe to assume that most, if not all, of us would like to feel welcome wherever we go, but the Scale Rug that you see here might not offer the same emotional comfort especially when it deals with folks who are overweight. After all, it shows your previous weight, present weight and goal weight each time you step on it, constantly prodding your conscience to do something about the ballooning waistline of yours. On the bright side of this concept, the rug itself can be removed and sent for cleaning. Sounds neat, but on the practical aspects of things, this is one concept that shouldn't see the light of day anytime soon.

We are pretty surprised that it took this long for a stethoscope to go the way of hands-free headsets, picking up Bluetooth technology in the process. 3M ensures this happens by working with Zargis Medical, where their partnership resulted in the 3M Littmann Bluetooth Stethoscope. As the name implies, it increases the physician's ability to get more out of an exam, boasting the capability of transfering recordings to a computer so that one can have a historical set of audio playback for future analysis, or perhaps even share selective sounds with colleagues for a second opinion. You get 24x sound amplification and proprietary Ambient Noise Reduction (ANR) Technology with each of the 3M Littmann Bluetooth Stethoscope, but it can't be used to tune in to Lady Gaga's latest on your iPod.

Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2010 which will be held at Barcelona, Spain, next week is the platform where Inbrics announces its new Android-powered MID M1 which will come with a 3.7" AMOLED touchscreen display alongside a slide-out QWERTY keyboard just in case dealing with a virtual keyboard is just not your cup of tea. Of course, you get the entire range of connectivity options that most of us take for granted these days, including Wi-Fi, GPS support, Bluetooth, 3G or WiMAX. Apart from that, there is a 3-megapixel camera to capture your impromptu memories on the go, a front-facing VGA camera for video calls, 16GB of internal memory and a microSD memory card slot. The Inbrics M1 doubles up as a phone and a media controller for multiple devices, and we are still wary on how well this will sell. We believe a lot of it will hinge on the price point, so let us wait until Inbrics rolls it out to the mass market officially this year or early 2011.

Gary of Bit-tech forums has come up with the case mod you see up here, where it receives most of its inspiration from the early era of electronics during the first couple of decades in the past century. Interestingly enough, Gary managed a feat that many would not have noticed at first glance - he put in a whole water cooling system within, and has come up with a pretty detailed dossier on the steps taken to achieve such lovely retro perfection. Let us hope that the wood is treated so that termites won't go ahead and make a literal meal out of it over the course of a few years.

Here's what the HTC Legend looks like in real life, thanks to the folks at Engadget who managed to snag a photo of it without all the important essentials such as specifications of its innards. It does seem to point towards the Sense user interface, and the Legend certainly seems to forge a brand new direction ahead for HTC thanks to the inclusion of a more pronounced logo located on the back of the aluminum shell. Well, if you are holding out for a smartphone as your next purchase, which route would you take – iPhone OS, Android, Symbian or Windows Mobile?

There is a new tablet PC in town from Netbook Navigator, where it is known as the Nav9 with a starting price of $799 a pop. While that amount of dough can let you pick up a couple of decent netbooks, you won't be able to tote around a tablet while looking cool, can you? Features of the Nav9 include an 8.9" multitouch display at 1,024 x 600 resolution, an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, integrated Intel GMA 950 graphics, 2GB of RAM and Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and optional 3G HSDPA or CDMA connectivity. Storage-wise, you get a 16GB SSD within, although we would prefer to have more substantial space, never mind if it is a hard drive. The 3-cell 1700mAh seems to be a disappointment though with a mere 2.5 hour battery life. If you happen to have a really deep bank account, then you can always top up the $799 starting price to pick up a 32GB, 64GB or 128GB SSD.

Considering that Canon released its Rebel T1i/500D not too long ago, the announcement of the Rebel T2i is probably going to surprise many folks out there, especially those who just bought a Rebel T1i. While the T1i is a good camera, the T2i bumps the specs up ever so slightly. So now instead of 15.1-megapixels, you’ll get 18-megapixels. The T2i can shoot also up to 1080p 30fps videos, which certainly seems like fun. The Canon EOS Rebel T2i is scheduled to be delivered to US dealers in early March; it’ll be sold in a body-only configuration for around $800, while the version with the kit lens should be going for around $899.99. If you want to know the full details, you might want to read up on the full report regarding this.