Summizer: Twitter search made easy on the iPhone

Hidden on Twitter amongst the chatter about today’s lunch menu and the best spots for happy hour lays a mound of up-to-the-minute user generated commentary on just about any major topic. While Twitter Search helps you wade through this endless torrent of tweets from within the browser, Mustache Inc’s iPhone application Summizer aims to squeeze that functionality into a package more friendly with on-the-go use.
Once you’ve punched in the topic of interest, Summizer uses the Twitter Search API to dig through the database for related tweets. If you’ve got a topic that you search for more often, you can save that search for later use for the sake of sparing your thumbs. Summizer also automatically pulls down the latest trending topics from Twitter, giving you a quick and easy way to see what’s on the collective mind at any given moment. It’s currently focused solely on searching and trend watching, so it doesn’t offer any means of logging in, tweeting, or following users.

While the application currently sits at version 1.0, an update was submitted for Apple’s approval just last night. Version 1.1 introduces automatic updates, link viewing without leaving the application, and the ability to view more tweets from any user you come across. I’ve been playing with the update throughout the evening, and everything seems to work well.

At $4.99, the price may be a bit steep for the general Twitterer. However, if work, research, or just plain old addiction have you digging through Twitter regularly, the time you’ll save with the native interface and saved search features might make it plenty worth the cost of admission. Personally, I’d love to see Mustache Inc. partner up with the folks behind Twinkle (Tapulous) or Twitterific (The Iconfactory) to get this functionality integrated into one of the popular iPhone Twitter posting/following applications.

ASUS VENTO TA-M1 Screwless Chassis with Thermal Efficiency

ASUS VENTO TA-M1 Chassis designed with thermal efficiency and ease of use in mind. The PC case can accommodate a front-mounted fan, another one on the rear and two more on the sides, all up to 4.7 inches (120mm) in diameter. Additionally, the side-mounted fans attach to a movable plate, which can then be slid to adjust their output where it is necessary, with an emphasis on the CPU and graphics cards. The front, top and side panels are made with an all-mesh design for maximum ventilation while venting holes in the HDD rack free up more space for air to move around in.

The case can accommodate a larger high-end PCI-E VGA up to 15 inches (380mm) in size or an SLI/Crossfire card up to 11 inches (280mm). Adding flexibility is the inclusion of a 5.25-inch rack that can be converted into a 3.5-inch version in order to hold card readers and floppy disc drives. Otherwise, the case has space for four external 5.25-inch optical drive bays and four 3.5-inch floppy disk drive bays, all attaching via a screwless design. The front panel sports two USB 2.0 ports along with a pair of audio outputs. There are also seven PCI card expansion slots.

BenQ Joybook Lite: Futuristic Figure of NetBook - Reviews

BenQ Joybook Lite: The company is said to be working on two such systems, both under the Joybook Lite moniker, with an 8.9-inch model due in October and a widescreen, 10.2-inch edition shipping in November. The systems should be equipped with Windows XP and Intel Atom processors, as well as built-in 3G connectivity. Pricing should be equivalent to $468 US, though this is based off of a domestic Taiwanese figure.

A separate report claims to have specifications for the 10.2-inch variant, identifying it has having a 1.6GHz Atom, along with 1GB of RAM, a 1024x600 display, and an unknown size of 5400rpm hard drive. Buyers may have the option of either Windows XP or Linux, and access to hardware such as Bluetooth, a webcam, a card reader and three USB ports.

iPod Touch

Apple has launched the second generation iPod touch featuring a thinner contoured metal design, and packed in a long list of most wanted features which makes buying an iPod Touch more attractive.

Browse along the 3.5-inch widescreen glass display, check out the new integrated volume control buttons, and a built-in speaker for casual listening. Browse the web with the powerful 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi wireless networking, and test the built-in accelerometer and other advanced sensors that power the Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface.

Playing games on the iPod Touch is more fun now as the built-in accelerometer actually responds to your movements, so you can tilt and turn your iPod touch to control the action. Use the Multi-Touch to give you precise fingertip control over game elements. The built in speaker lets you hear all the action. Choose from hundreds of game titles from iTunes or through the App Store application on the iPod touch.

Music got better on the iPod Touch with new Genius feature, that finds the songs in your library that go great together and makes a Genius Playlist for you. Cover Flow lets you flip through your CD or record collection. iPod touch also offers built-in wireless support for Nike + iPod - insert a Nike + iPod sensor into your shoe and start running.

Longer battery life ensures that your iPod touch provides up to 36 hours of audio playback or 6 hours of video playback. iPod touch is the ultra-portable way to enjoy your favorite music, TV shows, movies and games on the go. The 32GB model holds up to 7,000 songs, 25,000 photos or 40 hours of video; the 16GB model holds up to 3,500 songs, 20,000 photos or 20 hours of video, and the 8GB model holds up to 1,750 songs, 10,000 photos and 10 hours of video.

Buy the new iPod touch for $229 for 8GB model, $299 for 16GB and $399 for 32 GB model. Existing iPod touch users can update to the latest 2.1 software for just $9.95 to add the new Genius feature. iPod touch owners who already have the 2.0 software get the 2.1 software update for free.

Sony 18.4-inch VAIO AW Notebook

Sony VAIO AW replaces the AR and has some of the same barrel-hinged design cues as the FW. Also like its smaller cousin, the AW switches from a smaller 16:10 ratio display to a larger 16:9 display, in this case moving to a new 18.4-inch, 1920x1080 panel suited to playing movies from the notebook's stock Blu-ray drive. Sony claims extreme color accuracy at 104 percent of the NTSC color gamut for the base LCD; an LED-backlit screen is even richer at 137 percent of the spectrum.

The internals also receive a major upgrade and switch to a 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo, a GeForce 9600M GT for graphics, twin 250GB hard drives for storage and a minimum of 2GB of RAM. An 802.11n Wi-Fi adapter is standard, while optional storage can switch to dual 64GB solid-state drives in a RAID stripe when speed is more important than size.

Sony plans to ship the AW to Japan on September 20th and is unofficially expected to price its systems at the equivalent of $2,792 for the standard version and $2,978 for the LED-backlit model. A US release is expected but will likely have multiple and less expensive configurations.

Sony 14.1-inch VAIO CS NoteBook

Sony 14.1-inch VAIO CS replaces the VAIO CR with a similar 1280x800 display and hinge but a new keyboard and other visual touches. Its largest single change is the introduction of outer LED lights that match the mood, while the inside is upgraded to Centrino 2-era components that include a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo, Intel's X4500 integrated graphics for video and 802.11n wireless. A 160GB hard drive and 2GB of RAM are also part of the standard system.

Sony plans a quicker launch for the CS and will ship them to its home country on September 13th. A base white version should carry a street price of about $1,489 while more exotic black, pink and red colors raise the price slightly to $1,536.

New design. New features. Now in 8GB and 16GB. iPod nano rocks like never before.

New design. New features. Now in 8GB and 16GB. iPod nano rocks like never before.