
ACER Japan has recently released the X263Wbid LCD screen in Japan. This 25.5-Inch LCD screen offers 1,920×1,200 resolution, DVI/HDMI/Analog RGB interface, a brightness of 350cd/m², a contrast ratio of 3,000:1, a response time of 5ms and a view angle of 170 degrees. It is priced €390. [Acer]

BMW today released its new X6 Sports Activity Coupe in Korea. The car offers the safety and convenience of a command driving position with the on-road performance of a sports car, all wrapped in the svelte lines of a coupe. Priced at 93,900,000(KRW, VAT included), the BMW X6 is powered by a single-turbocharged six-cylinder diesel engine that produces 235hp at 4,000rpm. [AVING]

The Apple MacBook Air is now priced at $2598, down from the $3098. The cut is a result of price cuts to two separate components including the 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor upgrade by $100 to just $200 and the Flash memory-based 64GB SSD drive upgrade to $599 from $999. In addition, the 1.6GHz MacBook Air with an SSD drive now retails for $2398. [AppleInsider via Laptop Blog]

Check out this Apple iPhone timeline that contains all the historic moments including domain registrations, trademarks, the famous 3% stock drop and the new iPhone 3G. [iPhoneGold via Upcoming Cell Phones]

eMachines has unveiled some new desktop PCs and widescreen LCD displays. These new products are include the T3656, T5274, and W3653 that feature SuperMulti DVD drive, 15-in-1 digital media card reader, six USB 2.0 ports, 6 channel HD audio and amplified stereo speakers, preloaded with Microsoft Works 9.0 and Microsoft Windows Vista with Service Pack 1. The 17 inch and 19 inch widescreen variant are priced at $189.99 and $209.99, respectively. [UberGizmo]

That’s right! It is official! The Mozilla Firefox 3 browser has gained new world record for the largest number of software downloads within 24 hours. More than 8 million people downloaded this browser on the same day. [Reuters]

Designed by Patrik Pettersson, the Barista is a concept coffee machine that is smart enough to find out how you like your coffee after a few tries. It has a carousel design, which is able to conjure up multiple cups of coffee simultaneously. The Barista Concept Coffee Machine is available in two modes – Docking and Portable. See more pictures to see what it’s like. [Yanko] Read more

Here is the new rugged laptop from Asus. The Asus B51E is constructed from magnesium alloy and comes with rubber edge protection and a protective film to protect from scratches on the chassis and display. The notebook also comes with a keyboard with integrated drainage path that is capable of withstanding mojito spills of up to 120 cc / 4 ounces and tabletop drops from 75 cm / 2.5 feet. Its hard drive is floated on a sponge protection system. The ASUS B51E Rugged Laptop is powered by a 14.37-inch wide LCD screen with a Core 2 Duo T8300 CPU, up to 4GB of memory, Intel GMA X3100 graphics, up to 320GB disk, and integrated 1.3MP webcam. [Engadget via Laptop Blog] Read more

Brightonnet comes back with the BI-SPMINI Series of portable speakers for iPod. Available in black or white, the speaker has an output power of only 1.5 watts. However, there is no word on pricing so far. [Akihabara via iPod and MP3 Players Blog]