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After I showed you the dual USB memory stick/bottle opener I definitely have to show you another memory stick mixed with alcohol. This time the beer will be inside the USB stick and not splashed around it. Budweiser’s Beer Drive looks interesting and it should head straight to AA meetings.

Besides beer you can have the stick in any other colors with any other logos on it. The USB stick should also come packed with various digital information related to your promotion. So if you’re a big compay, with lots of money available for publicity and some sense of humor, you might start ordering these USB sticks. They come in all sorts and sizes, but you’d have to order from 250 pieces and up. Maximum capacity is 8GB but it can go as low as 128MB.

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With 9 days left until the Mac event, more and more rumors are getting released. Most of recent ones talk about are either “leaked” shots or stories about how new Macs are being made.

This rumor right here says Apple is manufacturing MacBook cases from a single piece of Aluminum. That would be the MacBook Brick. If that’s true, may we please have a location of the plant that’s supposed to make them? If it’s true, how come we didn’t hear anything about it earlier?

I’m looking forward to see what Apple is going to pull of on October 14th. And I am interested in more than just the deign.

The USB memory stick which also works as a bottle opener is an inventive yet inefficient idea. Following a logical line of thinking you would end up realizing that if you desperately need a bottle opener with you at all times, then you shouldn’t mix one with an USB stick. In other words you’re likely to loose the stick after one too many beers. Because I am sure you won’t realize you need to get that beer opener in your pocket when heading for home.

However if you fancy this TrekStor creation then head to Europe. It’s there where where USB users lack bottle openers. You can choose various models, from 1 to 16GB and they will cost you from about $10 to $71.

I don’t know what’s happening with Apple, but the iPhone creator has just approved a VoIP application for the handset. Fring is available from the iTunes store for free now and you can use it for free, unlimited calls. Sure you’re going to pay for your data but I’d install it for all those times when a free WiFi spot is accessible. Better get it now too since you’ll never know when Apple changes its mind about the whole VoIP thing.

Here’s what Fring says:

You will have one searchable contact list with all your instant messaging buddies from Skype, MSN Messenger, Google Talk, ICQ, Twitter, Yahoo! and AIM, so you can easily see whose available and where they can be reached before dialing or starting a live chat session.

The ASUS N10 was announced in September with a release set for the Korean market, but the good news is that NewEgg has added the notebook to their catalog, and it can already be purchased on their website.

The specifications are already known, but the different prices taking in consideration the configurations are something new. With that in mind, check out the three N10 combinations:

N10E-A1 - cheapest model with a $600 price tag. Sports a 160GB hard-drive, WiFi, 1GB of RAM memory and Windows XP Home as the operative system.

N10J-A1 - more ram (2GB), a real graphics drive unit which is the GeForce 9300M with 256MB, a 6-cell battery, and an updated OS - Vista Home Premium. Priced at $700.

Sony has revealed its latest ebook reader, it is now in the third generation and is codenamed PRS-700. This one is small and light-weight, only 283 grams and the size of a paperback book.

The digital book reader has the usual touchscreen functions that in this case are similar to the iPhone, which means that to flip a page you only need to slide your finger across the screen. The screen size can be considered good, 6-inches with zoom in and zoom out features. In terms of text size there are 5 options you can pick.

Extra features include support for memory cards - SD and Memory Stick Duo, a built-in LED light, and the option to create notes.

iRiver has released a new portable media player which is said to have been designed with professionals in mind. That doesn’t mean you won’t be able to pick this iRiver P.Pie P20 up from your local store and start using it as soon as possible.

Here are some of its features:

• 4.1 Inch AMOLED display at 480 x 272 resolution
• 80GB/120GB storage capacity
• Support for MPEG4, XviD, WMV9, MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, APE, FLAC, JPEG, RAW, BMP, GIF, PNG formats
• Built-in DMB tuner
• Integrated FM tuner
• Microphone and speaker

The P.Pie P20 will come in 80GB for 300 Euro or $440 while the 120GB version will cost you 320 Euros or around $470.

After T-Mobile has confirmed its September 23rd event when the G1 will finally get released more rumors started to surface. Besides features, people are starting to ask around about the price.

One common answer is that the new G1 will come for just $200 provided you get a new plan. There aren’t any details about the length of the contract or the rebates that might be in place. We don’t even know if we can purchase it unsubsidized.

A $200 price for this HTC device is just in range of the iPhone’s price which wouldn’t all that bad. Do you know the price? Come on tell me! I won’t write about it… today!

I was telling you about EFi-X and its progress just a couple of days ago, but when I went ahead and tried to order one online I found out that’s not an available option yet.

And here we are a few days later when I hear the dongle is ready to ship to anyone. It will come in to versions: USB V1 for all users and USB V2 for developers. I guess it’s so fascinating being able to run Apple’s OS X on any PC that I am considering getting such a device. It’s just $155!

Question is, is EFi-X going to be OK with Apple later on? Or will Apple go after it in court?

I was telling you about EFi-X and its progress just a couple of days ago, but when I went ahead and tried to order one online I found out that’s not an available option yet.

And here we are a few days later when I hear the dongle is ready to ship to anyone. It will come in to versions: USB V1 for all users and USB V2 for developers. I guess it’s so fascinating being able to run Apple’s OS X on any PC that I am considering getting such a device. It’s just $155!

Question is, is EFi-X going to be OK with Apple later on? Or will Apple go after it in court?