Hardware Geeks

If I had to guess, I would say they will do it in a month but I wouldn’t bet on it. However if you are the type to put money where your mouth is then head over to YouWager.com and place a bet on how fast Apple will sell 1 million units. You can choose over or under 74 days.

Here are the Odds:
Time for iPad to reach 1,000,000 units sold from first date of sale (March 12).

Over 74 days -250 (72%)
Under 74 days +125 (44%)

For more information visit: http://www.youwager.com

Today T-Mobile USA announced that the HTC HD2 will be available on the 24th of March and it will cost you $199.99 with a 2 year contract and $449.99 for customers on their Even More Plus plan (Out of Contract Plan).

The HTC HD2 was first unveiled last month in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress. For more information on the phone and to view some pictures of the device, visit our sister site CellRants.com. 

Today Microsoft Hardware announced three new LifeCams featuring their TrueColor Technology. A technology that supposedly improves the picture in the most challenging of light conditions. Having used the technology before it doesn’t always work as advertised.

The three new cameras are the LifeCam HD-5000, HD-5001 and the HD-6000. The three cameras can deliver 720p HD Widescreen video auto focus and a compact design. The HD-5000 will cost you under 50 USD and the HD-6000 will be available for $59.95. The HD-5001 will be available exclusively at Best buy for $49.95.

Microsoft Hardware has also launched a new blog today and it can be accessed at http://www.microsofthardwareblog.com. 

Maingear like HP today announced they are updating their Everyday Super Computer to include the new intel i7 980x CPU. The new processor will give users the ability to run up to 12 threads in parallel allowing your computer to execute multiple CPU hungry applications at once.

“The new Intel Core i7 980X is the fastest, smartest Desktop PC microprocessor on the planet, and it only makes sense that it’s prominently featured in the masterfully hand crafted MAINGEAR SHIFT,” said CJ Bruno, VP, GM Intel Americas. 

Today Western Digital announced a 1 TB and a 750 GB My Passport SE for Macs. The portable USB drive which is available directly from WD are formatted for Macs and are compatible with Apple Time Machine software.

“With over 10 billion songs downloaded from the iTunes® store, the enormous capacity of the new My Passport SE for Mac drives makes them the perfect travel-friendly storage device to hold all the rich media content collected by videographers, creative professionals and digital media enthusiasts with large digital media collections,” said Dale Pistilli, vice president of marketing for WD’s branded products group.

The WD My Passport SE for Mac will cost you $179.99 for the 750 GB and $199.99 for the 1 TB. For more info visit http://store.westerndigital.com

HP today will start allowing their customers to configure their HPE-180t with an Intel Core i7-980x six core processor. The starting price with the i7-98x will be $1909 starting today the 16th of March. Starting the 31st of March HP will also offer a new HPE. The HP3-190t which will come standard with the i7-980x, Blu-Ray player, 1.5 TB HDD and will have a starting price of $1899.99.

For more information on these systems visit http://www.hp.com

Today NVIDIA announced 3DTV Play, its latest software solution that will allow consmers to connect their GeForce powered systems to a 3D Television. For the launch of 3DTV Play, NVIDIA has teamed up wth Panasonic for a coast to coast ctour where consuers will beable to test drive 3DTV Play on a Panasonic Viera Full D 3D TV that ws just launhed.

“NVIDIA is all about raising the bar of PC gaming, and gamers are going to love playing in 3D on one of the new Panasonic VIERA 50-inch full HD 3D TVs,” said Phil Eisler, general manager of 3D Vision technology at NVIDIA. “This is truly one of those ‘must experience to believe it’ moments, and we are ecstatic that consumers will have the chance to try it for themselves on any of our 15 stops across the US.”

Today Sprint introduced the new Motorola i890, a slip phone designed for their Nextel network.

The phone is loaded with all the features you’d expect such as bluetooh, camera and MP3 functionality. Although support for just an 8 GB microSD card is sort of disappointing. For more information on the phone check out the post on our sister site CellRants.com.

I bet you didn’t know that there are probably more people in Maryland using GPS then in the state you are in, or that Wal-Mart is the most searched for destination while people are on the road with Starbucks coming in at number two.

The data also shows that Pizza was the number one food searched, residents in Chicago leading the way in that category, but those of us i New York City preferred Chinese food which was the second most searched food. As if we need a GPS to find a Chinese restaurant. There is one on every corner out here.

Telenav gathered he data during December 2009, so that could explain why Wal-Mart is number one on the most searched for destination, it would be interesting to see where it ranks when averaging a years worth of data.