I remember when Blu-ray drives for computers first starting coming to the market. The internal drives were over $1000 to purchase making them far too expensive for most of the people interested in them to afford. Thankfully, as things happen in the technology industry, prices have dropped significantly today.

Pioneer has announced a new Blu-ray writer called the BDR-2203 that can burn dual-layer Blu-ray discs at 8x speeds. The best part is that the internal optical drive retails for $249.99, about a quarter of what Blu-ray drives sold for not so long ago.

I am a big fan of shooters on PC; I typically prefer them to be of the first person variety. I have played some third person shooters and often times the controls are the weak link in third person titles. Konami has announced a new third person shooter is in development that could be the most realistic shooter ever produced.

The game is to be called Six Days in Fallujah and is based on historically accurate data from the battle for Fallujah during the Iraq war. The battle for Fallujah was the largest urban battle in 40 years. Konami says that to develop the game 32 US Marines were involved and the development team used battle plans, after action reports, photos, videos, and satellite maps of the area to add unmatched realism.

I am here to tell you that there are few things worse than roasting your chestnuts trying to use your laptop actually in your lap. There are tons of laptop coolers on the market, many of them are bulky metal things that need power from your PC to operate.

If all you want is some comforting insulation between your nads and your laptop that doesn’t need power, the HeatShift by ThermaPAK may be perfect for you. ThermaPAK has announced new colors and sizes for the HeatShift passive laptop cooler. The cooler is now available in 13-inch, 15-inch, and 17-inch sizes and black, white, or pink colors.

Randy Sarafan must be the kind of guy who gets people to pull his finger. You see, Randy has gas. Apparently so much that he modified his office chair with a sensor and hooked it up to his computer. The end result is this: Every time Randy farts, the chair sends out a tweet on Twitter.

So I can only surmise that following Randy on twitter is kinda like being there, but with no foul smells. Judging by the number of tweets he produces, I think he should seek medical help. We aren’t sure how to tell just by reading his tweets whether they are real earth-movers or just SBD’s.(Silent But Deadly)

The HMX-R10 HD camcorder from Samsung sports a tiny form factor that looks awesome. You’ll be able to actually get one starting as soon as next month. The camcorder was released in Korea today and measures in at just 4.9″ x 1.5″. Some specs include a 1,920 x 1,080 resolution from a 1/2.33-inch CMOS sensor and it has a 9-megapixel sensor for still photos.

Some other features include 5x optical zoom, a 2.7-inch touchscreen LCD with the proprietary Magic Touch UI, and a microSDHC memory slot with support for cards up to 32GB. You can also shoot in slow-motion at 60, 300 and 600 fps.

Today Packard Bell announced that they will soon be releasing the Acer supplied EasyNote Butterfly. It’s just a bit too large to qualify as a netbook, measuring in at 13.4-inches and it features a LED-backlit display. Some other specs include an Intel Ultra Low Voltage processor, a multitouch trackpad and ATI Mobility Radeon HD4330 graphics.

Some optional features include 3G and a choice between a standard hard drive or a solid-state drive. It should be pretty useful with eight-hours of battery life. No word on when exactly it will be released or how much it will cost, but it looks like this will be for Europe.

It’s important for a woman to check her breasts regularly. But doing breast exams at home isn’t easy. And I can’t offer my services to everybody. Even if women check their breasts regularly, I’m sure it can be hard to tell if they are doing it correctly.

The Breastlight can help with the home exam, making your breast checks more accurate. It works by shining a bright red beam of light through the breast tissue. The idea is to look for any dark clusters. That’s where blood may be collecting and leading to malignant lumps. If it works as advertised, it should be a huge comfort to women.

It’s that time of year again. iRiver has teamed up with Speedo to introduce the LZR Racer Aquabeat, an underwater MP3 player. The DAP can handle 3 meter depths and up to 30 minutes of underwater swimming.

The Aquabeat features 2 GB of internal memory and supports playback of MP3 and WMA files. There’s no display, but it has the basic controls like play,stop, change track and volume control. The Aquabeat is available in Japan only for about $145.

Remember that crazy slim Blu-Ray player that also happens to be the world slimmest? Well, the Samsung BD-P4600 is now available for purchase in Korea. Some features include BD-Live (2.0), DVD upscalling, DviX support, Wifi B/G/N, 1GB of internal memory, USB 2.0 etc.

The player is only 1.5-inches thick. We have no idea when, if ever, this makes it’s way to our shores, but it has us wanting an ultra-slim Blu-Ray player in our lives.

If it’s just too much work to drag your dirty behind into the shower and wash yourself, then you’ll love this. Forget showering upright. That;s so last century. Forget all that scrubbing and washing by hand. The Avant Santelubain 999 from Japan will treat you like a car in the car wash.

It’s called the “Human Washing Machine,”. Just climb in and close the top. You’ll be pampered like the lazy and filthy human you are. Have a Body Shampoo and Shower, an Infrared Heat and Steam, Sound Therapy, Aromatherapy, and more.

Do you suffer from cold wrists? Apparently it’s a real problem. So says IGM’s Heated Keyboard Wrist Pad. The idea is to sooth your bones while you type away. It’s powered by a USB port. You won’t have to suffer from cold wrists anymore.

And even if your wrists are fine, it probably feels nice in a cold office. It might just help relieve some pain from arthritis or Carpal Tunnel syndrome. Carbon fiber heating elements produce heat in the Far Infrared range which supposedly has some health benefits.

This is an interesting take on the whole Laptop Hunters campaign. It’s the usual setup. But in this case they get a homeless man to go shop for a PC. Of course homeless Frank ends up with a PC. It’s not like you can get a Mac for the price.

Frank complains about the cheap plastic on the laptops and at one point says that he’s “poor, not retarded.” Guess he’s not a PC fan. This one should make all the Mac fanboys feel all warm and fuzzy I guess.

Some of you have probably been itching to play with Apple’s new video connection standard, but would rather not shell out $800. Perfectly understandable. Collins America has announced the first new line of LCD monitors to use Apple’s new Mini Display Port standard. The CinemeView LCD displays are made specifically for Macs and the first three models will be available before September 1st, 2009.

The three initial CinemaView displays will be: 19 inches with 1440×900 resolution, 20.1 inches at 1650×1050 and 24 inches at 1920×1080. The prices are just $299, 399, and $499. All displays feature 3 USB 2.0 ports, a passthrough stereo audio jack, and an all in one cable to connect them to your new Unibody Mac, or desktop.

Sanyo’s latest prototype doesn’t seem to have a model name, but it’s huge, at 93- x 20- x 25-inches. Being large ain’t all it does. It will throw up a 100-inch 1080p image just 24-inches from the wall.

Pull it a foot back and it can scale up to 150-inches. That’s full 1,920 x 1,080 resolution. It also features 7,000 lumens of brightness. The no name projector has no price as far as we can tell and no word on when it might head into production.

When you have several prototypes rejected by carriers here in America, it might be time to try China. And that’s just what Michael Dell is doing. Reuters is reporting that Dell is aiming to launch multiple smartphones in the Chinese market before 2010.

A pair of analysts are saying that the firm is working with Chi Mei Communications for the hardware, while China-based Red Office is engineering the OS. Apparently if the China rollout goes good, the US and Europe are on Dell’s list of next-up launch markets.