Filed under: Portable Audio We’ve been impatiently awaiting the red carpet arrival of Freestyle Audio’s Soundwave for a few seasons now, and at long last, it appears the units are shipping out — or, at least one made its way over to cousin site Gadling for a review. The Soundwave is pretty much exactly what you’d expect: a ho hum MP3 player with a rather unsightly design, a disgraceful user interface and the ability to operate where the vast majority of rivals cannot. The reviewer noted that controlling the action was a pain, though the internal battery could keep the jams flowing for well over a day.

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Freestyle Audio’s waterproof Soundwave DAP gets reviewed

Gregg Keizer / Computerworld : Ballmer: Microsoft working on App Store-like software distribution   —  But he rejects the idea of using WebKit to power IE  —  Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. is working on a software distribution scheme along the lines of Apple’s iPhone App Store, CEO Steve Ballmer said yesterday at a developer’s conference in Sydney, Australia.

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Ballmer: Microsoft working on App Store-like software distribution (Gregg Keizer/Computerworld)

Filed under: GPS What comes after the GPSmile 61 ? Why, the GPSmile 62, of course! The predictably titled successor to the big-bezeled unit we spotted at CES earlier this year has surfaced, though there’s no real indication that it’s coming stateside. Thus far, we’re seeing a 5-inch WQVGA display, an “edge-free” design, an SD card slot, integrated speakers and a removable rechargeable battery to boot

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Holux quietly introduces 5-inch GPSmile 62 navigator

Gabriel Madway / Reuters : Google CEO on Obama tech czar job: No thanks   —  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Friday he would not serve as technology czar in Barack Obama’s administration if he was asked.  —  “I love working at Google and I’m very happy to stay at Google …

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Google CEO on Obama tech czar job: No thanks (Gabriel Madway/Reuters)

When building a custom portable system, designing the case is usually the most time-intensive part of the process. That is, unless you reuse the case from a Lazer Doodle toy like this gamer. Continue reading to see more

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Feature: Gamer Builds Sleek Top-Loading N64 Portable

This Windows 7 multi-touch demonstration “comes via a 3rd-party app running pre-beta N-Trig drivers on a pre-beta Windows 7 build.” Continue reading to watch. Still, the demo is eye-catching once the guy gets it to work; not Apple multi-touch impressive, more of a Window’s novelty. [via Newlaunches - Crunchgear ]

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Windows 7 Multi-Touch Demonstration

Honda’s Walking Assist device have “been designed as a means to offer a helping leg to those who have difficult supporting themselves in day-to-day life but are capable of walking without assistance.” Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery. To use the legs, the wearer slips on the special (and extremely stylish) shoes and adjusts the seat so that it supports their weight.

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Honda’s Walking Assist Robot Legs

Apple has just released a new iPhone ad, titled “Shazam”.

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Apple Releases New "Shazam" iPhone Ad

Will someone knock some heads together at Ford. “But there are business reasons why we can’t sell it in the U.S.,” Ford America President Mark Fields

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Ford on selling 65MPG Euro-diesel car in U.S.: Nah, Americans won’t buy it

World-famous DJ/mashup artist Girl Talk (a.k.a. Greg Gillis) has gone on record: he’s a PC, and his sweatband may not be totally ironic. His “I’m a PC” short features a lot of his philosophies on music, which aren’t so interesting, and his habit of taping Saran wrap to his computer during shows, which is sort of interesting

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I’m a Gross, Sweaty Hipster, and I’m a PC [Girl Talk]