Kindle Free Pick of the Week: Breaking News

Despite ABS News producer Bill Ramey’s distaste for seamy news stories, he pursues evidence that links Senator Gerald Smith to the disappearance of a beautiful blond coed. Nothing is as it appears and soon Bill uncovers dark secrets that someone would kill to protect. As the news story unfolds Bill Ramey and Senator Smith are swept into the funnel of a media tornado that neither of them can control. Though Bill tries to hang on to his integrity, he becomes one of the players in a dangerous game of media manipulation.

Give this a chance, it's free.

Star of CES: Lenovo YOGA

Is the Lenovo YOGA a laptop or a tablet?

It's neither, but it's also both.  Confused?  Turns out it's an ultrabook and a tablet all in one.

The 13.3 inch notebook from Lenovo has specs similar to other Ultrabooks; fast Intel dual core processors, up to 8 Gigabytes of RAM, a 256GB solid state drive for quick booting and wake-up.  It also promises of 8 hours of battery life, we'll see. It's also very light.

Using the 360-degree hinge, the screen will fold completely under the keyboard. Turn it upside down and you have a spacious tablet computer with a large 1600 x 900 multitouch screen. Turn it around again and it becomes a multimedia player.

It's currently running Windows 7, but the YOGA needs Windows 8 to make the switch to a tablet.

Expect the price to be over $1000 when it hits stores in 2012.  I wouldn't expect to see it until Windows 8 is released.

AT&T Last Minute Holiday Gifts

My friend Emily Edmonds made an appearance on Atlanta & Company this week to talk about some AT&T gadgets and devices you might want to pick up for yourself or a last minute gift.

Zagg.com to Give Away an iPad 2 Every Hour on Black Friday

One of my favorite companies, Zagg.com is going all out on Black Friday.

They are giving away 24 iPad 2's, one per hour in their iPad-an-hour contest.

All the details are here:

http://www.zagg.com/community/contest.php

Zagg.com is where you need to go to buy accessories for all your gadgets,

In 2010, Zagg began their iPad-a-week giveaway. Then in February 2011, they started the iPad-a-day giveaway. They continued the iPad-a-day giveaway until Apple sold out of iPads.  Now they are back and going to try it again.

New Online Magazine for Men, Extrove.com Launches Today

Riding on the trend of rising lifestyle consumption of men in their 20s and 30s, Extrove.com launched today to become one of the most-consulted online magazines that feature articles and reviews of different gadgets for men.

“A couple of decades ago, new product launches and ad campaigns mainly target the female demographic – marketing grooming products, clothes and shoes. Fast forward to the present, we see the same type of products but only this time they are for men who are mostly in their 20s and 30s. This market segment, which used to be ignored by marketers, are known to have a significant amount of disposable income.

“Catering to this revitalized market segment, we will provide articles and reviews that cover topics like gaming, music, fitness, sports, dating, fashion, cars, gadgets, and other stuff that interests the typical bachelor,” Marco Martinez, the founding editor of Extrove.com proclaims.

Of more than 200 articles already posted on the site, about half of these are about music and fitness. Take for instance the recent articles: Top Ten Beatles Songs Ever and Workout songs to Get You Pumped for Gym.
The articles are written by men with the same interest as the target readers. A team of three writers scour lifestyle sites, blogs, RSS feeds and company websites to capture the latest trends and feature new products and services on a daily basis.

“The great thing about Extrove.com is not only do they feature cool stuff and gadgets for men, but also allow me to interact with a community through Facbook and Twitter,” said Rod Dempsey.

This early, the website has already gained praises from its readers. As one person states, “Extrove.com is a great website for browsing through cool stuff. I think it would be a great help for the ladies since they have this general perception that men are finicky gift receivers.”