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The Interead Cool-er e-book reader is just $250, cheaper than Sony’s PRS e-reader and Amazon’s Kindle. But is it worth the price? Here’s a quick visual tour around the device.

If money is no object and total immersion is your goal, NEC’s CRV43 — a 43 in. curved display with a 2880 by 900 pixel resolution — is paramount to your setup. The downside? The $7,999 price tag.

Dell announced and made available today its Studio 14z, its budget, ultrathin, ultralight notebook with a 16:9 HD screen, Nvidia 9400m graphics and no optical drive for $649. The notebook fills the gap between the traditional laptop segment and the growing netbook segment.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in action as he reveals the Amazon Kindle DX e-reader live in New York.

Shots of the Amazon Kindle DX, straight from the live press conference in New York.

Screenshots of Windows 7 build 7077 have started to appear around the Web, with reports that the 32-bit version has been fully leaked and is downloadable from several websites. Here’s a look at what’s floating around.

Beta testers of Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system are four times as likely to be happy with the new OS than early users of Windows Vista, according to a recent poll of corporate IT pros.

Nokia’s Ovi Store intends to “offer consumers relevant, targeted media through their social connections and their physical location information. The company’s Adobe Flash-based content vehicle will distinguish itself by offering content based on your location and your contacts in your address book.

Logitech today introduced its Cooling Pad N100 and Notebook Riser N110, which are intended to make your laptop experience a bit cooler, so to speak.

Dell today announced its Studio One 19, an all-in-one desktop computer that the company says looks just as good in the family room as it does in the the kitchen. Intended for the “shared computing experience,” the Studio One 19 comes with optional touch capability for a more interactive feel.

Laptop security is a top-shelf issue for IT pros, and there’s nothing worse than data corruption from drops, spills and tech complications thanks to an employee or the environment they’re in. Enter Dell’s Latitude E6400 XFR, the company’s next-gen “fully rugged” platform, engineered to meet the needs of the most demanding customers: the military, first responders, field service technicians and those who require systems that meet MIL STD 810F specs: drop tests, sea fog, temperature extremes, thermal shock and explosive environments.

First spotted at this year’s CES, Samsung’s Q1EX-71G UMPC is ditching its original split QWERTY keyboard for a full 7-inch, touchscreen display with 1,024 x 600 pixel resolution.