The Nautiz X3 is Handheld’s smallest and lightest rugged handheld PDA to date. The Nautiz X3 weighs less than 260 grams and measures 150x67x23 mm yet includes a 3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, WLAN, and 3G cellular capabilities.

Apple may not be happy to hear this, but someone hacked their iPad to replace the OS with Chrome. This page includes a short video showing the device in action.

Google Goggles lets you do a visual search for an item using a photo. While still sort of rough, the application is now available for the iPhone.

A concept phone from Fujitsu uses dual screens which can be re-positioned as needed to adjust the display. This page includes a 3-minute video of the phone.

appMobi announced availability of their appMobi Cross Platform Development kit (XDK) which lets developers use existing web development tools to create native mobile apps. With the XDK, native iPhone, iPad, and Android apps can be created with tools such as DreamWeaver, Eclipse, or Visual Studio.

The heat from your laptop computer may feel nice on a cold day, but it appears that working with the computer in your lap for hours at a time can actually cause skin damage in some people. Doctors have dubbed the condition “toasted skin syndrome” or “Erythema ab Igne”.

Customers of internet service provider Comcast may soon get notifications if their computers become infected with bots. A “warning” message will be displayed as a banner overlay in the browser window.

RIM is enticing developers to build applications for the new PlayBook by letting them use Adobe’s Flash and AIR, both banned by Apple. RIM’s decision on supporting Java has not yet been announced.

Microsoft has announced the date for release of their new mobile operating system. After the short life of the Kin smartphones, Microsoft is having to reassure partners they’re behind this effort.

Round Solutions offers the ORG4472 GPS module based on the new SiRF IV chipset. Available in an automotive and industrial compliant module it measures only 7 x 7x 1.4 mm.