Microsoft’s new controller-free Kinect for the Xbox 360 will be hitting the US on November 4th. But what about Europe? Well, we’ve learned that it will officially hit Europe, the Middle East, and Africa on November 10th.

Sure, that’s quite a wait, but until then you still have your hands and plenty of titles to play. And just so you are aware, we’re looking at the same 15 exclusive Kinect game titles already announced at E3. Otherwise nothing new.

IGN spotted a listing today for a slim PlayStation 3 with 160GB of storage, with a shipping date of today for $299.99. The listing has been removed since then, but it has shown up at Newegg for the same price with a projected arrival date of August 19 .

Interestingly, Sony has a press conference lined up at GamesCom for mid-afternoon ET tomorrow, where this might be announced. It’s getting hard to keep up with all of these capacities.

True to its word, Toshiba has started selling the Libretto W100 in the US. The system is the same model available worldwide and uses twin seven-inch, multi-touch screens as virtually its only interface. One of the screens can either serve as a touchscreen keyboard, a custom interface or as a second display for tasks like reading.

The device will cost you a cool $1,100 and runs on a 1.2GHz Pentium US400, 2GB of RAM and a solid-state drive. It has just one USB port and a microSDHC slot, along with Bluetooth.

Dell’s 5-inch Streak tablet may just ship with Android 2.2 in North America, according to a Twitter response from a Dell spokesperson. Lionel Menchaca said that his information has the device sporting the latest Android OS in the US.

Previously, the device launched on Friday was only known to be moving to 2.1 at a later point in the year. To refresh your memory the tablet has phone calling capabilities, and base models start at $550 at Dell without a contract. Accesories include peripherals such as Bluetooth headsets, microSD memory cards, docks for your home or car and cases.

Here’s a simple yet versatile stand that should last you a long time since it works with many common devices. The new iCarpus stand is certainly worth a look. It uses a large spring loaded leg to keep your device firmly in place, while viewing devices both in and out of their protective cases.

The edges of the iCarpus stand are coated in rubber for extra grip too so it won’t slip. It’s only $12. At that price what’s not to love?

Every party should measure the beer flow so that they don’t run out and have to make an unexpected beer run. Now, it’s easy, with the new KegMate iPad application developed by the team over at yelp.com

KegMate can monitor who is drinking from certain kegs via RFID tags, how much they have drunk and even allow them to rate the beer on screen. Sounds like fun, but people will likely be too drunk to operate it, or they will get beer all over your iPad.

Here’s the latest AV product designed for the bathroom. It comes from a company called Twinbird and they’ve got a new waterproof video system for the bath that can be submerged under 1 meter of water for half an hour. Should you want to watch underwater anyway.

It’s called the Link Zabady and includes a 7-inch display that features an 800 x 480 pixel resolution. It also comes equipped with an SD card slot that you can play media from and stereo speakers built-in. The battery life offers up to 3.5 hours of non-stop video playback. That’s one long bath.

Will Nokia’s latest Nokia N8 smartphone save the company? We shall see. Those of us living in the US will be able to place a pre-order for the N8 for $550 and it is expected to ship at the end of September 2010.

So it will likely hit the scene after the Nokia World Event ends on September 15th. The N8 is the first 12-megapixel smartphone from Nokia, offering HD video recording, HDMI output and 16GB of internal memory. It’s no iPhone. That’s for sure.

First spotted back in February, Philips’ newest GoGear Connect is foregoing the proprietary OS in favor of Android. The product listing shows that the 3.2-inch media player features Android 2.1, 16GB of internal storage space, a battery good for 5 hours of video playback (and 25 hours of audio), FM radio tuner, a touchpanel and a microSD expansion slot.

Interestingly enough, GPS is also thrown in, as well as headphones. It’s listed for €264.99 (that’s $340). No word yet on international release.

The 3D onslaught continues. Now Panasonic has a new pair of 3D plasmas for gamers, with their Viera 3D GT25 range. There’s the 50-inch TC-P50GT25 and the 42-inch TC-P42G25.

The latter is the company’s first-ever 42-inch Full HD 3D plasma. Both will require active shutter glasses in order to use. Features include a 1080p panel, 600Hz sub-field drive, 24p playback and 2D-to-3D conversion. The pair should hit retail shelves by the end of the month.

I have talked before about Robonaut 2 or R2 as it is known. R2 is a robot built by NASA and GM to work in space with humans. R2 is one of the most capable robots ever built and can handle a wide variety of tools thanks to complex articulating hands.

The mission that will take R2 to the ISS this fall is coming close to launch. NASA has been looking at how to pack up R2 safely for the trip aboard the space shuttle while still making it easy for astronauts to unpack R2.

When we talk about smartphones, we are used to seeing touchscreens as a big feature. A smartphone from a company called H’andy dubbed the sana 210 is set to launch soon in the UK and will have a feature we don’t usually see in a smartphone – ECG or electrocardiogram support.

The sana 210 has a 2.8-inch touchscreen and the other capabilities that you expect to see on a phone today. Those features include multimedia support, mobile web surfing, and an integrated camera. The big feature of the phone is a very important one for people who have a heart condition that requires monitoring by a doctor.

Thecus has announced a cool new network adapter called the C10GT that supports a blazing fast new Ethernet protocol that will be coming soon. The new networking protocol is coming and will greatly increase the performance available on a network.

The C10GT plugs into any mainboard with a x4 or a x8 PCI Express slot. The card is a full height adapter so it won’t fit in some compact computer cases. The C10GT supports IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ak, and IEEE 802.1q VLAN.

The folks over at Boy Genius Report have received some inside information about some new Android smartphones and tablets that are headed to Verizon Wireless. Looks like there will be a Motorola Droid Pro with a 4 inch display, a 1.3GHz processor, and global roaming, that should be set to launch in November 2010.

There will also be a business edition of the Motorola Droid 2, with a world edition global roaming feature, plus it looks like there may also be an Android based tablet, or maybe a slab style touchscreen smartphone.

Home theater fans have a new reason to be excited today as Onkyo adds a pair of new AV receivers to its already impressive line. The two new receivers are said to be mid-range offerings for the Onkyo line, which means they are still rather expensive by some standards.

The new parts include the RC270 and the RC260 receivers. Both of the receivers support 3D with HDMI 1.4a and 7.2 -channel surround sound. Supported codecs include Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. The receivers also have Audyssey DSX and Dolby Pro Logic IIz.