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Today we have two new contenders… Asami Tada (JP – 21 Years Old – 167 cm) on the left, and Park Si Hyun (KR – 23 Years Old– 170 cm) on the right.

Which of these beautiful babes won your heart this weekend?

Thanks again to F.B for his selection.

iBUYPOWER’s latest 4 “Paladin” Gaming PCs, the F890, F950, F970 and XLC V3 are all powered by Intel’s i 7 980x Extreme Edition processor (6×3.33GHz).

Paladin F950, F970 and XLC V3 have 12 GB of DDR3 memory, at least 1TB of storage, have Blu-Ray Disc players whereas F890 has 6GB DDR3 memory and 1 TB of storage. The F970 and XLC V3 also come standard with an 80GB SSD drive and Windows 7 Ultimate. They all feature either ATI Radeon or Nvidia GeForce HD video card with DirectX 11 support and have iBUYPOWER’s free liquid CPU cooling.

Their price start at $2, 159.

Press Release

El Monte, CA – March 18, 2010 – iBUYPOWER, a leading innovator of gaming PCs, is excited to announce four new Paladin gaming systems all powered by the new Intel Core i7 980X Extreme Edition Processor. The new 6 core processors are extremely overclockable, deliver benchmark shattering performance and allow unmatched multitasking capability. Gamers need not be concerned with having multiple browsers open, team speak, or MP3s files playing while gaming due to the new processor’s revolutionary hyper-threading technology.

The four new configurations all feature the finest components available, including the newest ATI Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce high-definition video cards, which all support DirectX 11 graphics. The Paladin F950, F970 and XLC V3 all pack 12GB of DDR3 Memory, provide at least a 1 TB of storage space and a Blu-ray drive. The fully loaded F970 and XLC V3 also come standard with an 80GB solid state drive and have been upgraded to Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate. Additionally, like all iBUYPOWER desktop systems, the newest Paladin model all feature free liquid CPU cooling.

Gamers looking to get the most out of their new six core systems can take advantage of the iBUYPOWER Labs’ Power Drive Overclocking Service, which overclocks the CPU by as much as 30% and comes standard on the Paladin XLC V3. Other innovative iBUYPOWER exclusive products and services include the Harmony Sound Reduction System, the Internal USB Expansion System, and iBUYPOWER’s Specialized Advanced Packaging System with expanding foam inserts to prevent damage during shipping.

The new Paladin systems start at $2,159 and are available now at www.iBUYPOWER.com.

Customers with more specific gaming needs can configure a fully customizable system at www.iBUYPOWER.com. All iBUYPOWER systems also come standard with 1 year limited warranty and lifetime technical support.

Taiwanese company IDTI (Integrated Digital Technologies) unveiled this 21.5” Full HD-video capable, touch-screen display during CeBIT 2010. It is a fully-fledged touchscreen display (not a PC) that comes equipped with HDMI/D-Sub input and supports Windows 7. You can only use the company’s stylus to work on the screen, though.

And all this come for the price of $300.

Here is a video from IDTI’s booth at the CEBIT 2010 exposing us to the display:

As you may have heard yesterday, Canon latest Firmware for the 5D MK II, the so called 2.0.3 included a nasty bug where audio tracks was not saved while using C1/C2 or C3 Custom Image Modes… Anyway let’s put this on the side since Canon released in Japan a new firmware upgrade, the 2.0.4 that just fix this problem once for all…

As far as I am concerned, I will wait next week to get my batch of 5D MK II and 7D bodies for an upcoming review to test this new firmware before applying it on mine !

Another familiar story for Fashion-Technology collaboration…this time it is Canon USA and the fashion brand LeSportsac having come up with an exclusive design digital camera case for Canon’s PowerShot ELPH digital cameras. Featuring a so-called “square dance” pattern, the case comes with a long strap as well as a swivel hook strap allowing you to carry it the way you are comfortable with.

Available on USA Canon Shop Direct online store for $ 38.

How many times I have wished I could hook my old Vaio G2 to a TV or Video projector in order to either enjoy watching a movie or for a presentation… Yes, Having a PC with a VGA connector (D-Sub) sucks… Fortunately there are many ways to overcome this problem and today Thanko have for us their new VGA to HDMI converter where you will be able to connect any D-Sub PC/Mac to any HDMI capable TV or Projector. Now don’t expect to have smashing Digital like video quality (D-Sub is below DVI quality) but this solution is better than nothing.

I really like Pentax’s approach lately to demystify photography by bringing a sense of humor and color to the DSLR world. Sure I may never invest in a Pink or Yellow DLSR, but I would understand others’ interests in such cameras. But today’s announcement of the “Cameraman” is a bit too far fetch for me.

Indeed, in cooperation with a Japanese artist, Ossu Syugeibu, Pentax now propose some kind of “kit” that will transform your DSLR or Point & Shoot into a doll-like setup. By fixing a rag doll body below your camera and changing your Lens Cap with one where a smiley face is painted on, you would get Pentax’s latest weird, but funny approach to photography.

Not officially announced, yet but the reports have it that Acer’s previous Aspire netbook tablets 1820PT and 1820PTZ, which were launched in Europe in October last year and apparently have never arrived in the US, got updated and soon to be available in Europe.

The updated versions are 1825 PT and 1825 PTZ. Both sport a 11.6 Inch Capacitive Touch Screen, 250GB HDD and Windows 7 Home Premium OS, however the first is higher end model with Intel Core 2 Duo SU 7300 CPU and 4GB RAM compared with 1825PTZ’s Intel Core 2 Duo SU 4100 CPU and 3GB RAM according to monclick.it and saveonlaptops.co.uk.

Proposed at 19,800 Yen, Umazone’s latest Camcorder, the UMA-HDDV-2 does have on the paper some pretty attractive specs including full HD support in 1080/30p, Slow Motion mode up to 240fps in WQVGA, a 5x Optical Zoom, IS, 128MB of internal memory, a 3” Touch Panel, a 5Mpix Censor allowing you to shoot pictures in 4000×3000 pixel, and SDHC Support.

Yep pretty interesting specs, but for this price, there must be a catch somewhere…