Jeweller Casa Gi wants to introduce some refinement and glamour to the world of headphones, and hence they have decided to trump up an ordinary pair of headphones by slapping 18 carat gold all over it, accompanied by 118 diamonds encrusted in strategic places to help bring out the shine. Tipping the scales at a mere 18 grams, this pair of headphones will retail for a jaw-dropping £3,499. No idea which sheikh is going to pick this up, as we all know the rest of us ordinary Joes have more important bread and butter issues to worry about.

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CNET decided that HP, the world's leading manufacturer, will best be able to survive. A full third of its revenue comes from software, services, and enterprise storage, which won't take as big of a hit as consumer hardware. Their hardware is well balanced from consumer up to large businesses, including servers, storage, and printers as well as laptops and desktops. CNET does predict that VoodooPC isn't going to cut it, but that's a minor problem compared to HP's strengths.

Dell's move to services, software, and storage is helping it as well, and the company's move to China and India is a smart one. But Dell has recently undergone a change of direction with its smaller notebooks, and may have to scramble to figure out what sells in a depressed economy.

Acer has been sacrificing money for marketshare by aggressively pricing its netbook line, and may have to cut staff to make up for its losses.

According to CNET, Lenovo is totally screwed. They reported a quarterly loss of 78%, and is more focused on business than consumer lines. They're still doing fine in China but not so hot here in the States.

This is all guesswork, since nobody knows what the economy will look like next week, let alone two years in the future. And nobody's sure what's going to happen to the buying habits of computer users, or the market for business PCs. But I think the analysis on HP and Acer is dead-on: HP has the money and the depth to adapt to a changing market, but Acer will have to make all the right moves to stay competitive. [CNET]

• A quarterly sales volume measured in the hundreds is considered a rousing success.
• Neither Sany nor Ericssan have any intention of pulling out of the joint venture.
• "Outsourcing" of industrial design saves time, money, and staff.
• None of those pesky Windows Mobile licensing fees to worry about.
• GPRS data speed isn't a problem -- it's a way of life.

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Square Enix has announced that it will enter into a strategic partnership with Gas Powered Games that will lead to the creation of Supreme Commander 2, the sequel to Gas Powered Games’ large-scale real-time strategy game. The details are still sketchy about the partnership so we don’t know what role Square Enix will play in the creation of the game, the platforms it will be in, the game release date or even new features of the game.

I think this is unusual because we know that Square Enix deals with a vastly different set of game genres compared to Gas Powered Games. I know that Square Enix, just like other Japanese game makers are trying to create bigger presence in the Western market but this is still quite an unorthodox strategy. But it’s also quite interesting. I’d love to see how Supreme Commander 2 will look like — maybe we get to see Bahamut as an ultimate weapon.

It comes packed with features that give it optimal performance in the WoW game with specific keys assigned for Raiding and Player vs. Player (PvP) gameplay, strategic placement of color-coded labeled keys, one-touch macros for frequent commands like roll, duel and invite. It also allows for 7 simultaneous keystrokes, as opposed to the industry standard of 2-4. Order one today and it will come with such bonus features as “avoiding real people…failing to shower funk sensor…Cheeto resistant keys….and more. Ok, I made that last bit up.

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It comes packed with features that give it optimal performance in the WoW game with specific keys assigned for Raiding and Player vs. Player (PvP) gameplay, strategic placement of color-coded labeled keys, one-touch macros for frequent commands like roll, duel and invite. It also allows for 7 simultaneous keystrokes, as opposed to the industry standard of 2-4. Order one today and it will come with such bonus features as “avoiding real people…failing to shower funk sensor…Cheeto resistant keys….and more. Ok, I made that last bit up.

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