Want a quick way to mute your Android smartphone? Well, a new Android App called RD Mute mutes your smartphone when you place it facedown on a surface. It also has some other features to notify callers you are driving.

The application is free to download and can be started by flipping the phone on its face or when the GPS registers a traveling speed of 31 mph. It will automatically SMS anyone who calls you while driving to notify them that your at the wheel and will call them back later. Pretty handy app.

Acer has unveiled their newest all-in-one desktop PC in Japan. It sports a Blu-ray drive and goes by the model number AZ5750-F54. Like othe all-in-ones, this will save you some desktop space.

Other features include a 23-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD display, a 3.2GHz Intel Core i5-650 dual-core processor, 4GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive, a webcam, a card reader, TV tuner, WiFi and it runs Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit).

At last we have some dates on these two devices. One of Best Buy’s official Facebook pages have confirmed when the Motorola Xoom and HTC Thunderbolt will be arriving. Earlier insider leaks had the Xoom arriving on February 17th, but Best Buy is now promising to have the tablet on February 24th.

The other news regards HTC’s LTE-equipped 4.3-inche device, the Thunderbolt. That one will arriving on Valentine’s Day, a day after the similarly sized Inspire 4G hits AT&T. We don’t have long to wait now.

Well, that was quick. It took Verizon just two hours of having the iPhone 4 available for pre-order to break its all-time record for first day sales of a single device. That’s even more impressive when you consider the fact that it only opened up pre-orders to its own subscribers, and it started at the dead of night.

This means that between 3AM and 5AM yesterday morning, more people ordered the iPhone 4 than Verizon has been able to sell on any full product launch day. We don’t have actual numbers, but it is obviously a lot.

The Nook Color has apparently been pulled from store shelves, but only temporarily. The ereader is backordered at Best Buy, and the Barnes & Noble site says that the device is not shipping for two weeks. They gave no reason, but several outlets are reporting that Barnes & Noble wants to make the Nook Color hack proof.

You might remember that the Nook Color was rooted and new unofficial Android OS firmware was available to turn it into a full blown Android tablet. It’s possible that Barnes & Noble feels that custom firmware allows users to download competing e-reading apps like Kindle. But who is going to want it after they “fix” it?

Mad Catz, the well known manufacturers of all kinds of video game accessories has just struck a deal with Microsoft for exclusive rights to produce wireless gaming headphones for the Xbox 360.

The Mad Catz headsets will feature Dolby 5.1 technology, but other than that we have no details. We do know that we can expect these headsets in stores this holiday season. Mad Catz should do very well with this exclusive deal. Maybe next they will corner the wireless PS3 headset market.

Fancy making your Xbox 360 controller look like a Borg? The attachment gives your Xbox controller a complete overhaul and it is now shipping. It’s basically a shell full of levers that wraps around the gamepad to provide simultaneous control over a bunch of inputs at once.

With this, you won’t need to take your thumbs off the analog sticks to swap weapons or reload etc. It will cost you $39.99 and might improve your game.

Despite a small 6% dip in quarterly sales year-over-year, “due to a decrease in sales in the game business resulting primarily from unfavorable foreign exchange rates,” Sony’s Networked Products & Services group, which houses the PlayStation brand, managed to post ¥45.7 billion (about $564 million) in profits for the third quarter period, which ended December 31. That’s a 135% gain over the prior-year’s period.

Even though quarterly sales of the PlayStation 3 and PSP have lagged year-over-year, Sony is predicting 15 million PS3 consoles sold for the fiscal year, compared to 13 million for the year prior. This has a lot to do with “cost reductions” on the PS3 and significant gains in PlayStation 3 software sales. So things are looking great for the PS3 right now. As for the PSP and PS2, not so much.

AT&T will begin pre-sales for the Froyo-powered Motorola Atrix 4G Android superphone on February 13th, for the usual $199.99 with a two-year contract. It should be available on March 6th “or earlier,”. The Laptop Dock bundle will get you an Atrix 4G and a dock for $499.99 on contract. If you opt to buy the dock at a later time it will cost you $499.99, but on day one it will also include the phone.

The bundle only applies if you also sign up for a Data Pro plan and tethering add-on. The carrier is also offering an Entertainment Access Kit for Atrix 4G customers that includes the Motorola HD Multimedia Dock, a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, and a remote control for $189.99. Have you spent enough money yet?

Remember the Chucky movies? The ones with the psycho doll that killed people? Well, he’s back. This time he’s on a PC case. The modder who made this must really love Chucky. It was made by Omar Majzoub who spent over six months and $2000 on this Child’s Play computer. As you can see it’s designed to look like a giant Good Guys box.

Good guy my arse! Chucky is outside of the box, but there’s a mini-me Chucky, Bride of Chucky and Son of Chucky inside the case. I hope he doesn’t hang around this thing at night.

A TV commercial for the Xperia Play from Sony Ericsson has surfaced online. It shows the Android mascot getting some stitched on thumbs so he can game with the PSP-style controls. It’s a bit creepy. This Playstation phone is expected to debut at Mobile World Congress later this month if you have thumbs with which to check it out.

Unofficial specs include a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, a backside touchpad and the PlayStation buttons and the ability to play PlayStation Suite games made for Android. Other specs may include a five-megapixel camera with 720p recording and a four-inch touchscreen that has technology from Sony’s Bravia HDTVs.

If you have been waiting for the Cowon D3 Plenue PMP, we have some good news for you. Amazon has now started taking pre-orders for this new Android PMP.

The Cowon D3 Plenue features a 3.7 inch ALOMED display with a resolution of 800 x 400 pixels, comes with Android 2.2, and has a microSD card slot that can support up to 32GB of storage. It also packs 802.11 b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, a gravity sensor, a DMB TV tuner, FM Radio, and even comes with several apps built in, like Twitter, an eBook reader and a photo album.

You own an iPad for convenience, so don’t think you have to leave it at home when you go to the beach. Instead, check out this new waterproof and sand proof case, called the DryCase. The manufactures says it’s completely waterproof.

The DryCase keeps your iPad waterproof by using a vacuum which is created in the case using a small pump to extract all of the air from the pouch. The case tightly seals around your iPad, but still allows the touchscreen to function. It’s like a spacesuit for your gadget.

If you own a Mac it can be a pain in the neck, or the fingers, always pressing the ‘fn’ key to access the f1-12 keys on the keyboard. But now there is an application called FunctionFlip that allows you to program the keys and their functions to your requirements.

FunctionFlip individually controls your MacBook or MacBook Pro’s function keys, turning special keys back to regular F-keys, or vice-versa. It’s compatible with all MacBooks and MacBook Pros, recent Apple external keyboards, iBooks, and PowerBooks. This will make life just a tad easier.

Buffalo has announced a new line of MiniStation portable hard drives in Japan. The MiniStation 3.0 series is sleek, with a glossy black or white coating, and uses SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connectivity.

They come in 500GB and 1TB storage capacities and are backed by a one-year warranty. They also come bundled with software for data backup, encryption and power saving. The 500GB and 1TB Buffalo MiniStation 3.0 retail for $141 and $206. Not bad at all.