Kids have been honing their computer smarts on Intel-based Classmate PCs for a few years now, and Lenovo’s just sewn its name inside the collar of its second generation of student-friendly lappies. Based on the chip maker’s “Learning Series,” Lenovo’s new boy comes in clamshell and convertible flavors, and brings an Atom N2600 processor, a max of 2GB DDR3 memory and up to a 320GB — or 32GB solid state — storage along to class. It’ll launch in uniform grey (like the first generation pictured), but orders that meet the minimum requirement can choose to splash a little color on top. As before, these things are designed to handle the daily rigors dished out by a nine-year-old, hence a new rotating hinge on the convertible, strengthened and designed to last “tens of thousands of cycles.” Should be enough to see you into adulthood then. It’s available to institutions as of this month, but if you want to know more, hit the PR after the break.

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At first glance, the N-Control Avenger looks like the fevered dream of a quirky lunatic, destined for fame and failure as a legendary crapgadget. When one showed up on our doorstep, we were admittedly skeptical. Could a lever- and pulley-laden Xbox 360 controller clamshell really give us a competitive edge? Wouldn’t all the extra bits and pieces only result in a cumbersome mess? Is this doodad really worth the asking price? We went hands-on to find out, and boy howdy, were we surprised.

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Ultimate Electronics for Geeks Flash drives are almost indispensable and they are capable of holding more data all the time and the prices have dropped dramatically. Now, these little gadgets are becoming fashion accessories as well. They are now available in specific pantone colors, lego blocks, sports balls, and mimobots to name a few.

The techs at apple are continuing to wow folks with electronic gadgets that are both stylish and functional. The i-Pod and its spin-offs are hot sellers because they are fun, compact, and hold a lot of music and other types of media files. The new MacBook Air has created a stir of excitement. It’s packed with power but is slim enough to fit in an envelope making it very portable.

Electronic Equipment: State-of-the-Art cell phones and PDAs continue to be hot gadgets with each company offering new and different bells and whistles or imitating others. The i-Phone looks hot and is spawning copycats everyday. The i-Phone is also being designed into a new model with a clear clamshell cover but we don’t know yet when it will be available to consumers.

For hands-free use of a cell phone, PDA, or media player there are a couple of cool new devices coming out. Jabra has an interesting looking bluetooth set. The BT3030 resembles a dog tag. It comes with bluetooth 2.0+EDR, HSP, HFP, A2DP and AVRCP support, and six buttons for sending / ending calls and controlling music playback, as well as volume control. Tonino Lamborghini has designed a lightweight bluetooth headset that comes with the legendary bull logo. The Lamborghini Bello weighs less than 9 grams and offers 6 hours of talk time or 160 hours of standby time.

The Blackberry Pearl is now available for AT&T users. This pocket-sized gadget is more than a phone. It comes with a 2 megapixel camera that is video capable, a headphone jack, Quadband GSM/EDGE connectivity, WiFi support, Push-to-talk, GPS navigation, memory card slot, and bluetooth.

Another way to stay connected is with Sagem’s new WiFi enabled Internet radio and clock. In addition to thousands of internet-based radio stations, this unit also features an FM radio, digital alarm clock with sleep and snooze functions and even a remote control.