Google has announced an unbranded Google Cr-48 laptop. The name comes from the symbol for the chromium isotope on the periodic table. The device will be distributed through a Chrome OS Pilot Program, which is in public beta.

Google is hoping that early users will provide valuable feedback, but there isn’t a purchase option right now. Retail units from Acer and Samsung will be available in 2011. The Cr-48 will feature a 12.1-inch display, a full keyboard over a capacious trackpad, world roaming support for 3G mobile broadband with Verizon support in the U.S., 802.11n dual-band WiFi, 8+ hours of battery life and 8+ days of standby time, a webcam, and flash storage.

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It must be awesome to be a kid and have rich parents. For those people, a company called PoshTots is offering Deep Space Fighter Beds that look like space ships. Specifically TIE Fighters. Forget counting sheep. Instead go pew pew pew on some X-Wings.

You’ll be able to pick and choose what yours looks like since they are customizable with accompanying wall murals and such. The base price is around $18,000. Pew pew pew.

HipBox from Pure-Acoustics is a portable speaker that will let you connect any audio device whether it be your iPod, iPhone, iPad, laptop etc. It looks like it lives up to its name since it looks pretty sleek and hip and portable.

The device also has a SD card slot, is rechargable up-to 4 hours and comes in some neat colors. The HipBox will cost you just $39.95. It’s one of the coolest designed portable speakers we’ve seen in some time.

OnLive has expanded its scope beyond gaming with plans to stream regular apps and websites to other devices. The company is targeting it at mobile users and showed apps and features running through the OnLive Viewer iPad client (free in the App Store) that wouldn’t have been possible otherwise. Users could Internet Explorer with Flash on Apple’s tablet, or even a high-end professional rendering app like Autodesk’s Maya.

The support would also extend to Android through a beta for the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and on all platforms it would support spectating on someone else’s session. However, collaborative editing isn’t possible with the current version, even though it hasn’t been ruled out.

Good news for classic gaming fans. Publisher SNK Playmore has released details of a new “Neo Geo Station’ its looking to add to the PlayStation Network starting December 21st 2010. The Neo Geo collection of games will be released for both the PS3 and PSP. They will cost $8.99 for the PS3 and $6.99 each on the PSP.

These are not emulated versions of the originals, which is good news and SNK has also been able to add Ad-Hoc Party support on PSP with online co-op and versus play features on the PS3.

We always need more memory and so Patriot Memory has just added two new storage capacities to its LX Class 10 microSDHC card line-up with the announcement of 16GB and 32GB models.

Both of these cards meet the SD Associations Class 10 specifications, and promise to deliver transfer speeds of at least 10MB/s. Right now, we just don’t have any word on pricing yet.

Giada has a new super-slim nettop PC called the Giada D2301. The device measures 9.1-inches x 6.9-inches x 2.2-inches and is powered by either an Intel Core i3, Core i5, or Core i7 processor, second generation nVidia ION graphics, a slot-loading disc drive (with DVD and Blu-Ray options) and an optional digital TV tuner.

The D2301 also supports 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, has a couple of RAM slots, an HDMI port, a card reader, an eSATA port, four USB 2.0 ports and a single USB 3.0 port. Sadly, there’s no info on pricing or availability.

Golfers will love these Golf Ball Speakers. They are called ‘Shinekkusuinfotekku’ and will look good on any golfer’s desk. It has a diameter of 42.5 mm and weighs just 25 grams. It also comes with a stand so it won’t roll around everywhere.

That’s not all. It comes with voice messages from Japanese comedian Serizawa and the battery is rechargeable and provides up to six hours of continuous play on a full charge. It can also be charged using USB.

3D is all the rage this year and even vending machines in Japan are getting into the action. That’s because Coca-Cola Japan has decided to give their traditional vending machine a face-lift with “three-dimensional curves” and design.

The company plans to install almost a million units across the country by 2020. The CFC free units which are also called 3D Vis will have solar panels, LED lighting, a display and the option to process multiple cashless payments.

Taxis in Tokyo are among the most expensive in the world. But now NTT DoCoMo is planning to add value to the taxis by offering free Wi-Fi. 820 vehicles to be exact. Though I doubt your taxi will be surrounded by beautiful babes like in this picture.

Also about 100 of the taxis will get PSP’s to keep customers distracted from the meter as much as possible. The service is in testing phase now and will roll out fully by March 2011.

Netflix owns subscription-based streaming TV at the moment, but it may have some new competition soon. Word is that Amazon is in the early stages of developing a subscription streaming service that will compete with Netflix.

If these rumors are true, the service will be included as a bundle with the company’s Amazon Prime shipping service which costs $79 a year. In case you are not familiar with it, Amazon Prime offers members free two-day shipping on all Amazon orders and allows for overnight shipping at $3.99 per item.

Looks like Hulu wants a larger slice of the TV pie. The company has apparently put out a casting call in search of hosts for a new clip show that it’s working on. If these reports are correct, the new show will run about five minutes per episode and will appear on the site, recapping the day’s events in Internet and TV culture.

In the long term, maybe Hulu is setting things up to compete directly against networks and cable providers. Who knows what other content will spring from this.

Here’s something that we’ve all wanted to install in our homes. Now we know how to do it. I’m talking Star Trek doors baby! Instructables has posted a step-by-step guide on installing these sliding doors which are powered by an air compressor.

Of course they are super cool. It requires some work, but the results will have you strolling around your home like it’s a starship. The doors are controlled by a panel switch and have a key which can lock them open or shut.

According to DigiTimes, three new Toshiba tablets are set for their debut at CES in a month. Two of them feature 10.1-inch screens and the third sports 11.6 inches. They each have a different os: Microsoft’s Windows 7 and Google’s Chrome OS and Android.

I guess Toshiba wants to see which one wins the hearts of consumers. At least you will have your OS of choice. We will learn more in a few weeks.

Just shortly after Google released the Android 2.3 SDK, developers have already spotted some new code that appears to be related to buttons on Sony’s PlayStation controllers. This discovery corroborates earlier rumors and leaks, including videos and images showing a PlayStation phone with a control configuration similar to the PSP Go.

The new code includes references to the L1, L2, R1 and R2 triggers found on PlayStation controllers, while Google has given generic labels to what looks like the Square, Triangle, X and Circle buttons.