I’m not certain if the UMPC (Ultra-mobile Personal Computer) market has been overshadowed by the netbook industry, but ARCHOS is making a bold move into the miniPC market with the ARCHOS 9 PCtablet.

The ARCHOS 9, presumably named for its 9 inch screen, and it is quite a piece of work. It is also very thin at just 0.63 inches, and weighs in at 22.29 ounces.

It has internal power of the Z515 Intel processor, plus Microsoft Windows 7 Operating system. It also features Bluetooth 2.1 and 802.11b/g connectivity for all email and web-surfing needs.

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I honestly can’t believe that this gadget wasn’t released sooner.  After all, it’s a pretty logical combination, taking the tentacles of an octopus and turning them into little USB ports.  This would be the way to jam 15 different ports into one device and keep it looking fun.  As opposed to the other massive USB ports that just look plain boring.

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The winner of last week’s coolest gadget competition is the Free Loader Solar Charger.

Want to make a really important call, but your phone has gone flat? iPod died halfway through your favourite song? It’s annoying isn’t it? But now there’s a simple solution to the horror of failing batteries. Simply connect your gadget to the Free Loader Solar Charger using one of the many adaptors supplied, and you can get back on track- it can power a phone for 44 hours! Then you simply leave the Free Loader with its solar panels out in a sunny spot, and bag yourself some spare charge for free. Save the environment and never miss the end of ‘Black Velvet’

Congrats again to gaj-it.com.
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Swiss Army's 32GB Laser Pointer is ideal for the corporate jungle.

Swiss Army Knives are always the standard in pocket knives. With high quality engineering, they are the desire of every camper and backpacker looking for a tool to use out in the wild. But sometimes, it’s a jungle out there in the workplace, but now the SwissFlash has you covered.

The SwissFlash 16GB Laser Pointer contains all the usual refinements of a Swiss Army Knife - namely the blade, nail file, screwdriver, scissor clippers, et al - but they a 32 gigabyte flash drive and laser pointer. This means that business types can not only bring their presentation on the drive, but use the pointer to provide proper emphasis as well.

Cost is a hefty $145, but how many times can you buy a piece of camping gear and have it deducted as a business expense?

Hat Tip - 7 Gadgets http://www.7gadgets.com/2009/07/01/16gb-swissflashknife/12703

The E-Ink Coaches Playboard could give coaches a high tech edge.

From our friends at Yanko comes designer Gordon Yeh’s game clipboard that utilizes the newly developed technology known as “E-Ink” to create a digital clipboard for hi-tech coaching on the sidelines.

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USB speakers are pretty much a dime a dozen these days.  Most definitely fall into the boring category, but they all have their ways that they attempt to stand out from the crowd.  Well these are probably going to appeal to the Transformer fans out there.  This seems more like it’s for the younger Transformer fans, but I’m sure that won’t stop the hardcore fans from loving these speakers anyway.

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If the illuminated mouse pad with a calculator wasn’t really your style, you should check out this slightly more professional looking mouse pad.  Granted, most people have had zero need for a mouse pad for quite some time, but there are those that prefer to still use one anyway.  If you do like to have one around, this one has plenty of other uses that make it easily justifiable.

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