If you have been waiting for the Archos Arnova 8, the Android tablet is now available for pre-order in the US via the J&R online store. It will cost you just $159.99. That price isn’t very painful.

To refresh your memory, the Arnova 8 features an 8-inch 800 x 600 resistive touchscreen display, a 600MHz processor, a 4GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, G-sensor, 720p HD video playback support, a USB 2.0 port, two built-in speakers, WiFi and Android 2.1 is running things.

If you are looking for a more old school way to type, check out the new Typescreen from Spinning Hat. It’s a typewriter style keyboard dock for the iPad and iPad 2 that allows you get all retro and actually type as if using a typewriter.

The Limited Edition Typescreen won’t allow you to rip a page out and toss it away in frustration, but it will allow you to experience the next best thing to writing on a typewriter. And you won’t have to replace any ink ribbons.

Razer’s new gaming headset called Chimaera features wireless connectivity, 5.1 stereo output with Surround Sound and large ear cups. The headsets are specially designed for Xbox gamers who want the best audio quality.

This headset delivers eight hours of battery life, which should be plenty of game time before you need a break to recharge them. The Razer Chimaera Wireless Gaming Headset for the Xbox will cost you about $199 and will be available this month.

Looking for an alternative to your air conditioner this summer? One that you don’t have to lift a finger to control? Well, this USB fan can help. The monoDO from Synnex is a USB powered Fan that comes with a voice control function allowing you to turn it on or off without even touching it.

Synnex’s monoDO Voice Controlled USB Fan is available in black and white for around 2,980 Yen. Keep cool my friends, without having to break a sweat by getting up.

Remember the Sony tablets from a few months ago? This might be one of them. The news is that Sony plans to release a tablet computer by the end of this summer, according to Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer.

The tablet will run Google’s Android 3.0 Honeycomb software, and will be arrive in the U.S. market first. We don’t know for sure if it’s the S1 tablet or something else entirely, but we should know more soon since it’s hard to keep a secret these days.

K-Touch has introduced the W700, an Android smartphone powered by dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, with Android 2.2, 512MB of RAM and 8GB internal memory. It packs in a 3.8-inch 480×800 capacitive touchscreen, a 5 Megapixel camera with 720p video recording and a 0.3 Megapixel front camera for your video chat needs.

The K-Touch W700 should prove a little tougher than normal thanks to it’s metal casing and it supports GPS/A-GPS, Bluetooth and WiFi. Since it was designed for China market, it comes with apps for Sina Weibo, QQ, Kaixin, and Youku. There’s also an FM tuner, microSD card slot, digital compass, accelerometer and an ambient light sensor.

TDK was a big name back in the days of cassettes, but they really haven’t done anything in the last many years, until recently with their retro boombox, and now this portable stereo. And judging by how awesome these devices look, we are glad to have them back.

The Sound Cube costs $300 and is part of TDK’s Life on Record audio series. The 17-pound portable enclosure measures 9.8″ x 9.8″ x 9.8″ and features a pair of 5-1/4″ full-range coax drivers, and the other two sides have passive reflectors that look like speakers. You place it in the center of your room and it pumps sound out.

Panasonic is finally ready to offer up its new triple layer BD-RE XL discs to the masses on April 15th in Japan. The LM-BE100J is the first rewriteable BDXL available and as such will cost you 10,000 yen ($118).

And don’t worry, the latest burners from Pioneer and Buffalo already support these new discs. If you have other hardware, it’s a good idea check your specs and make sure they are supported before ordering. Otherwise the mistake could be costly.

Nothing says geek like a circuit board and whether you are a programmer, or just a lover of all things electronic, your attire should reflect your personality. This circuit board tie is awesomely geek chic. You will look good while making other tech geeks jealous.

It was created by artist Michael Phipps and the circuit patterns are a combination of copper and metallic paint on a microfiber surface. It would go great with a Circuit board shirt, so you’ll just have to find one to complete the look.

You have to love that tactile feeling you get when you use your mouse’s scroll wheel. Logitech is hoping to give you more of that feeling with the M325 wireless mouse. It features a new “micro-precise” scroll wheel with 72 tiny ratchets, which is a lot more than your mouse wheel has.

Other features include an 18-month battery life and it uses a Logitech Unifying Receiver. If you absolutely must have this scroll wheel, it can be yours for $40 later this month, or £30 right now if you are in the UK. Get clickin’.

A new image may point to the iPod nano’s seventh generation regaining a camera. The part shows what looks like the current iPod, but with a cutout area that looks designed to fit a camera lens on the back.

If this is anywhere near the final product, it looks like Apple has found a way to include a camera in the touchscreen iPod nano redesign. You might remember that the last tall iPod nano actually had a video camera, but it was dropped in the new version, probably because of size and battery life problems. We don’t know if it will include still photography.

Brainwavz has unveiled a new high-end pair of earphones that are designed to offer a truly balanced and detailed sound signature. Despite the name, they won’t mess with your brain waves, but they are based on dual balanced armature configurations.

This means that these earphones produce great mids, clear highs, wide soundstage and a truly nice bass. The Brainwavz B2 earphones also come with a 1 year “swap for new” warranty, so they are confident in their product. The Brainwavz B2 will cost you $169.50.

Coby’s latest device is the Kyros MID7024. This tablet is powered by a 1GHz Samsung S5PV210 ARM Cortex A8 processor and has 512MB RAM, the Google Android 2.2 Froyo operating system and a 7-inch resistive touchscreen display with a 800 x 480 screen resolution.

Sound good? Well here are some other specs: You also get Wi-Fi, a front-facing camera, an HDMI output, a microSD memory card slot and 4GB of internal flash memory. What do you think? Is this tablet for you?

Those Alienware M14x rumors from earlier in the week are looking more confirmed thanks to Chinese tech site Zol.com.cn, who has posted a full review of the alleged M14x. There are photographs and a bunch of specs.

This M14x R1 build has an Intel Core i7-2820QM processor (Sandy Bridge), 8GB of RAM, Nvidia GeForce GT 555M graphics, 750GB drive, and a Cougar Point HM67 chipset. No info yet on the weight or dimensions, but it looks like it is the real thing. We will learn more when we get an official announcement.

The Fuuvi combines two gadgets in one and there’s also a slot for a MicroSD card at the bottom with the USB opposite. The Fuuvi camera features a 3.1 megapixel camera with 1280 x 1024 resolution and bright colors for anyone’s tastes.

You won’t be taking any serious photos with it, but it might be a handy little accessory if you like novelty toys and don’t always have your phone camera handy.