The much-criticized BMW iDrive central control dashboard has been updated to its fourth version, and it seems that this time they have got it right. Abandoning the previous compass-based user interface, the new iDrive adopts the hierarchical vertical menu system of the iPod, mixing it with an interface similar to the Xbox 360. Apart from the faster navigation this provides, they have also included new features to make it faster and more useful.
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Apple just released new notebooks, which follow the same line as the stunning iMac Look and Feel, Now with a Uni-Body structure which sure feels like a place to be. The Uni Body structure is a high grade piece of Aluminuim which has been cut down into one piece to fit the Mac books. The New Mac books have a new Chipset by nVidia, which expands the horizon on how laptops are being made. The MacBook Pro uses 2 Video Cards, An integrated and a discrete card. So you can switch between them, in any form or fashion. Logging Out and Back required no need to restart. Comes with a 9400 GM and a 9600GM GT. Both Mac Books share a Glass trackpad to ease the movement of the finger sliding across the pad, and also gives more room to the user, by taking off the button on the trackpad and making the trackpad a button, this give you more room for your finger, multi-touch is integrated into both of the Notebooks. The Displays are now powered by an LED Backlit Display. The Notebooks are now shipping and should arrive in stores tomorrow. 
Kevin Rose was right, The new Apple© iPod Nano™ and iPod Touch™ are out. Starting with the iPod Nano™ , a sleek Skinny Looking, Portrait feeling screen. It is officially, The skinniest iPod™ ever, The Nano™ is in all the colors, it has been in before. Sporting the same High Quality Screen as the 3rd Generation. New enhanced GUI which make it more productive. Includes Apple’s Integrated Genius™ Playlist featured in iTunes™ 8. Built in accelerometer to go from Portrait to Landscape in a matter of seconds, Also includes a new feature, Shake, Shake your Nano, and It will automatically shuffle your music, pretty neat feature. Sporting to Models an 8 Gb and a 16 Gb, wow, thats remarkable for a 16GB Nano. Going to get myself one of those. Running at $149 for the 8 Gb and $199 for the 16 Gb. Pretty fair prices.
The new iPhoney Looking iPod Touch™ is Very Skinny compared to its Elder model. With a Chromed round back this is the best yet. Has now a Built in Volume Control and Speaker, The speakers, how did they fit a speaker in such a skinny of a device remember Apple Engineering. The Speaker is meant for Causally listen to music with a couple of Friends. Also includes Apple’s Genius, Which is awesome using it right now. Same Models new prices, 8 Gb $229, 16 Gb $300, 32 Gb $400. 
